Jean-Clair Todibo

Jean-Clair Dimitri Roger Todibo (born 30 December 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for German club Schalke 04, on loan from Barcelona.

Jean-Clair Todibo
Todibo playing for France U20 in 2019
Personal information
Full name Jean-Clair Dimitri Roger Todibo[1]
Date of birth (1999-12-30) 30 December 1999
Place of birth Cayenne, French Guiana[2]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Playing position(s) Centre-back / Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Schalke 04
(on loan from Barcelona)
Number 21
Youth career
2007–2016 Les Lilas
2016–2018 Toulouse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Toulouse B 9 (0)
2018–2019 Toulouse 10 (1)
2019– Barcelona 4 (0)
2020– → Schalke 04 (loan) 8 (0)
National team‡
2018– France U20 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:45, 31 May 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019

Club career

Toulouse

Todibo joined the Toulouse in 2016, from FC Les Lilas.[4] He made his Ligue 1 debut on 19 August 2018 against Derby de la Garonne rivals Bordeaux, playing 89 minutes in an eventual 2–1 home win. On 1 September, he was sent off in 26 minutes of a 2–1 win at Guingamp.[5] He played ten games for the club and scored once, a late equaliser on 30 September in a 1–1 draw at Rennes.[6]

Barcelona

On 8 January 2019, Todibo reached an agreement with FC Barcelona which would see him join them on a free transfer in July 2019, when his contract with Toulouse was due to expire.[7] However, the Spanish side pushed the transfer forward and he joined the club on 31 January 2019. He became the 22nd French player to sign for Barcelona and was handed the number 6 shirt.[8] He made his debut for Barcelona in a La Liga match against SD Huesca on the 13th of April in a 0–0 draw. He earned high praise for his performance.

Schalke 04

On 15 January 2020, Todibo was loaned to Bundesliga club Schalke 04 until the end of the season with a buy option for €25 million, plus €5 million in add-ons.[9]. In March, Todibo was named Schalke's Player of the Month which was voted by the fans. [10]

International career

Todibo made his international debut for France under-20 on 16 November 2018, in a 1–1 friendly draw with Switzerland in Cartagena, Spain.[11]

Career statistics
As of 29 June 2020[12]
Club Season League National Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toulouse B 2016–17 CFA 2 10——10
2017–18 National 3 80——80
Total 90——90
Toulouse 2018–19 Ligue 1 10100—101
Total 10100—101
Barcelona 2018–19 La Liga 20000020
2019–20 La Liga 20001030
Total 40001050
Schalke 04 (loan) 2019–20 Bundesliga 8020—100
Career total 3112010341

Honours

Barcelona

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 31 May 2019. p. 4. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  2. "Calciomercato, chi è Jean-Clair Todibo: su di lui quattro club italiani" [Transfer market, who is Jean-Clair Todibo: four Italian clubs are tracking him] (in Italian). Fox Sports. 17 November 2018. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  3. "Jean-Clair Todibo". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  4. "À la découverte de Jean-Clair Todibo" [On the discovery of Jean-Clair Todibo] (in French). Les Violets. 7 July 2017.
  5. "Le TFC s'impose à Guingamp 2–1, revivez la victoire des Violets !" [TFC impose themselves on Guingamp with a 2–1 win, relive the Violets' victory!]. La Depeche (in French). 1 September 2018. Archived from the original on 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  6. "À 10 contre 11, le TFC obtient le nul 1–1 à Rennes en toute fin de match" [With 10 men against 11, TFC obtain a 1–1 draw at Rennes right at the death]. La Depeche (in French). 30 September 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  7. "Todibo, Barça's new signing for 2019–20". FC Barcelona. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  8. "Jean-Clair Todibo transfer to FC Barcelona brought forward". FC Barcelona. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  9. "Agreement with Schalke 04 for Todibo on loan". FC Barcelona. 15 January 2020.
  10. "Todibo named Player of the Month". FC Schalke 04. 22 March 2020.
  11. "Jean-Clair Todibo" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  12. "J. Todibo". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
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