Djibril Sidibé (footballer, born 1982)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Djibril Sidibé

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1982|3|23}}

| birth_place = Bamako, Mali

| height = 1.80 m

| position = Defensive midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Centre Salif Keita

| years1 = 1999

| clubs1 = Centre Salif Keita

| caps1 = 20

| goals1 = 5

| years2 = 2000–2001

| clubs2 = Monaco B

| caps2 = 33

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2001–2002

| clubs3 = Monaco

| caps3 = 12

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2002–2004

| clubs4 = → Châteauroux (loan)

| caps4 = 60

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2004–2005

| clubs5 = → Bastia (loan)

| caps5 = 32

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2005–2008

| clubs6 = Châteauroux

| caps6 = 76

| goals6 = 6

| years7 = 2008–2010

| clubs7 = Sedan

| caps7 = 56

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2010–2011

| clubs8 = Maccabi Tel Aviv

| caps8 = 21

| goals8 = 2

| years9 = 2012–2013

| clubs9 = Hapoel Ramat Gan

| caps9 = 22

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2013–2014

| clubs10 = Hapoel Ashkelon

| caps10 = 17

| goals10 = 1

| years11 = 2014

| clubs11 = Red Star

| caps11 = 8

| goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2014

| clubs12 = Western United

| caps12 =

| goals12 =

| totalcaps =

| totalgoals =

| nationalyears1 = 2001–2008

| nationalteam1 = Mali{{NFT player|id=4217|name=Djibril Sidibé|accessdate= }}

| nationalcaps1 = 47

| nationalgoals1 = 4

}}

Djibril Sidibé (born 23 March 1982) is a Malian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Career

On 8 July 2010, Sidibé signed a two-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv after completing a successful five-day trial with the team.[http://www.malifootball.com/201007091143/djibril-sidibe-file-en-israelau-maccabi-tel-aviv.html Djibril Sidibé file en Israël....au Maccabi Tel-Aviv !] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714025257/http://www.malifootball.com/201007091143/djibril-sidibe-file-en-israelau-maccabi-tel-aviv.html |date=14 July 2011 }} On 27 June 2011, he was placed on the club's transfer list.{{cite web|url=http://maccabi-tlv.co.il/News.asp?id%3D1505%26lang%3Den |title=Sidibe will be placed in transfer list |accessdate=1 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001123239/http://maccabi-tlv.co.il/News.asp?id=1505&lang=en |archivedate=1 October 2011 }} On 31 August 2011, he was officially released from his contract.

Sidibé has represented Mali at international level earning 47 caps and scoring four goals.[http://www.malifootball.com/201005191123/les-etats-dame-de-djibril-sidibe.html Les états d'âme de Djibril Sidibé] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714025338/http://www.malifootball.com/201005191123/les-etats-dame-de-djibril-sidibe.html |date=14 July 2011 }}

Personal life

Sidibé acquired French nationality by naturalization in September 2009.{{Cite web |last=Bouchafra-Hennequin |first=Ismaël |title=Djibril Sidibé, nouveau Français |url=http://sport-et-nationalite.over-blog.com/article-36362602.html |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=Le blog d'Ismaël Bouchafra-Hennequin |language=fr}}