Djibril Sidibé (footballer, born 1992)

Djibril Sidibé

With Monaco in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Djibril Sidibé
Date of birth	(1992-07-29) 29 July 1992 (age 24)
Place of birth	Troyes, France
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Right back / Left back
Club information
Current team	Monaco
Number	19
Youth career
2000–2010	Troyes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Troyes	41	(1)
2012–2016	Lille	96	(7)
2016–	Monaco	17	(2)
National team‡
2011–2013	France U20	10	(0)
2013	France U21	1	(0)
2016–	France	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016

Djibril Sidibé (born 29 July 1992 in Troyes) is a French footballer of Senegalese descent who plays for French club Monaco in Ligue 1.

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.

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.