Full name Djibril Sidibé Playing position 2000–2010 Troyes Nationality French Career start 2010 | Place of birth Troyes, France Number 19 Height 1.82 m Weight 71 kg | |
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Date of birth (1992-07-29) 29 July 1992 (age 24) Current team AS Monaco FC (#19 / Defender) Similar Tiemoué Bakayoko, Thomas Lemar, Jemerson, Fabinho, Valère Germain Profiles | ||
Djibril Sidibé (born 29 July 1992 in Troyes) is a French footballer who plays for Monaco in Ligue 1.
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Early career
Djibril Sidibé plays as a full back, but can also be utilized in the midfield. He began his career at his hometown club Troyes in 2000 at the age of eight. 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.
Lille
After helping earn Troyes promotion to Ligue 1, the 19-year-old signed for Lille in July 2012, as cover for Mathieu Debuchy. 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 the 2-2 draw. 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.
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.
2016-2017 season
On 8 July 2016, Sidibé joined AS Monaco on five-year deal. 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 Dec.
International career
Sidibé was on stand by for France's UEFA Euro 2016 squad.
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. He made his debut on 1 September against the former at the Stadio San Nicola playing the whole match in a 3–1 victory.
Club
(Correct as of 21 February 2017)