Djibril Sidibé (footballer, born 1992)

Djibril Sidibé (French pronunciation: ​[dʒibʁil sidibe]: born 29 July 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays as a full back for Premier League club Everton, on loan from Monaco of Ligue 1, and the France national team.

For the footballer from Mali born in 1982, see Djibril Sidibé (footballer, born 1982).

Djibril Sidibé
Sidibé with France in 2018
Personal information
Full name Djibril Sidibé[1]
Date of birth (1992-07-29) 29 July 1992[2]
Place of birth Troyes, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Playing position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Everton
(on loan from Monaco)
Number 19
Youth career
2000–2010 Troyes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Troyes 41 (1)
2012–2016 Lille 96 (7)
2012–2016 Lille II 6 (1)
2016– Monaco 81 (4)
2019– → Everton (loan) 21 (0)
National team‡
2011–2013 France U20 10 (0)
2013 France U21 1 (0)
2016– France 18 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:31, 8 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:58, 26 June 2018 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Djibril Sidibé plays as a full back, but can also be utilized in midfield. He began his career at his hometown club Troyes in 2000 at the age of eight.[4] Sidibé made his club debut during the 2009–10 season while the club was playing in the Championnat National, the third division of French football. He made his professional debut on 17 September 2010 in a league match against Grenoble.[5]

Lille

After helping earn Troyes promotion to Ligue 1, the 19-year-old signed for Lille in July 2012, as cover for Mathieu Debuchy.[6] Sidibé made his debut for Lille on 25 August 2012 against OGC Nice, the start was his first appearance in Ligue 1 and he marked it with a goal, scoring a 59' minute equalizer in a 2–2 draw.[7][8] In Lille's 2012–13 UEFA Champions League group stage matchday 5 game against BATE Borisov in Minsk on 20 November, Sidibé helped Lille avenge their 3–1 matchday 1 home defeat against BATE Borisov by scoring from a long angled strike in the first half. Sidibé was sent off in the second half, for a second bookable offense, but Lille held on for a 2–0 victory, securing their only points of their 2012–13 UEFA Champions League group stage campaign.[9]

Sidibé scored Lille's equalizing goal against Paris Saint-Germain in the 2016 Coupe de la Ligue Final; however PSG won the match 2–1.

Monaco

On 8 July 2016, Sidibé joined AS Monaco on a five-year deal.[10] On 22 November, Sidibé headed home Benjamin Mendy's cross for Monaco's first goal in the 48th minute and provided the assist for Thomas Lemar in the 53rd minute to enable Monaco to defeat Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 at home in the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage Group E matchday 5 match and ensure that Monaco would finish on top of Group E at the conclusion of the group matches on 7 December.[11]

In his first season with Monaco, Sidibé played an integral role as the Principality club won the Ligue 1 title for the first time in 17 years and he was named to the UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year.[12]

Everton

On 7 August 2019, Sidibe joined Premier League side Everton on an initial season-long loan; the deal included an option to make the move permanent at the end of the loan.[13]

International career
Sidibé holding the FIFA World Cup Trophy

Sidibé was on stand by for France's UEFA Euro 2016 squad.[14]

On 25 August 2016, Sidibé was called up to the senior squad for the first time for a friendly against Italy and a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification against Belarus.[15] He made his debut on 1 September against the former at the Stadio San Nicola playing the whole match in a 3–1 victory.[16]

Sidibé scored his first goal for France in their 3–2 friendly victory over England on 13 June 2017.[17]

On 17 May 2018, he was called up to the 23-man French squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[18]

Personal life

Sidibé is a Muslim of Malian descent.[19]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 8 March 2020[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Troyes 2009–10 100000—10
2010–11 600000—60
2011–12 3413010—381
Total 4113010—451
Lille 2012–13 141201131—203
2013–14 2003010—240
2014–15 252103030—322
2015–16 3742042—436
Total 967819361—11911
Lille II 2012–13 30—30
2013–14 10—10
2014–15 21—21
Total 61—61
Monaco 2016–17 2922040121—473
2017–18 27210303011353
2018–19 25010104000310
Total 8144080191111136
Everton (loan) 2019–20 2101020—240
Career total 245131612032521130719

International
As of match played 26 June 2018[21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 201660
201781
201840
Total181

International goals
As of match played 23 March 2018. France score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sidibé goal.[21]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 13 June 2017Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France10 England2–13–2Friendly

Honours

Monaco

France

Individual

Orders

  • Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur: 2018[1]

References
  1. "Décret du 31 décembre 2018 portant promotion et nomination" [Decree of 31 December 2018 on promotion and appointment]. Journal Officiel de la République Française (in French). 2019 (0001). 1 January 2019. PRER1835394D. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  2. "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 11. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  3. "Djibril Sidibé: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  4. "Les bons débuts de Djibril Sidibé!" (in French). L'Est Eclair. 5 July 2010. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
  5. "Grenoble v. Troyes Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 17 September 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
  6. "Lille seal Sidibe capture". ESPNFC. 25 July 2012.
  7. "OGC NICE 2 - 2 LOSC". LILLE OSC. 25 August 2012. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014.
  8. "OGC Nice 2-2 LOSC Lille". LFP. 25 August 2012.
  9. "LOSC boys drain the life from BATE". UEFA. 20 November 2012.
  10. "Djibril Sidibé pour 5 saisons". AS Monaco. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  11. "AS Monaco vs Tottenham Hotspur 2016-2017 UEFA Champions League group stage Group E match summary". www.uefa.com. 22 November 2016.
  12. "Trophées UNFP : Le Palmarès Complet de l'Édition 2017". Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  13. "Everton seal loan deal for World Cup winner Djibril Sidibe". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  14. "N'Golo Kante in France's Euros squad; Lacazette, Gameiro, Ben Arfa miss out". espnfc.co.uk. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  15. "Corchia, Kurzawa et Sidibé appelés pour affronter l'Italie et la Biélorussie, pas Evra". lefigaro.fr. 25 August 2016.
  16. "Italy vs. France - 1 September 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  17. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40168358
  18. "Alexandre Lacazette and Anthony Martial on standby for France World Cup squad and Dimitri Payet out - Football News - Sky Sports". www.skysports.com.
  19. "Beautiful diversity: Football to spur social reform as Muslim players shine for France at World Cup". tribune.com.pk.
  20. "D. Sidibé: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  21. "Sidibé, Djibril". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  22. McNulty, Phil (15 July 2018). "France 4–2 Croatia". BBC. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
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