Kalidou Sidibé

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kalidou Sidibé

| image = Kalidou Sidibé (2019-08-31) (cropped).jpg

| caption = Sidibé with Toulouse in August 2019

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|1|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Montreuil, France

| height = 2.00m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Guingamp

| clubnumber = 8

| youthyears1 = 2007–2008

| youthclubs1 = Noisy Le Grand

| youthyears2 = 2008–2011

| youthclubs2 = Bry

| youthyears3 = 2011–2014

| youthclubs3 = Paris Saint-Germain

| youthyears4 = 2014–2017

| youthclubs4 = Paris FC

| years1 = 2016–2017

| clubs1 = Paris FC II

| caps1 = 12

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2017–2022

| clubs2 = Toulouse II

| caps2 = 25

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2018–2022

| clubs3 = Toulouse

| caps3 = 29

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2021

| clubs4 = → Châteauroux (loan)

| caps4 = 11

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2021–2022

| clubs5 = → Quevilly-Rouen (loan)

| caps5 = 27

| goals5 = 3

| years6 = 2022–2023

| clubs6 = Quevilly-Rouen

| caps6 = 32

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2023–

| clubs7 = Guingamp

| caps7 = 26

| goals7 = 2

| club-update = 15 June 2024

}}

Kalidou Sidibé (born 28 January 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{French football updater|Guingamp}} club Guingamp.

Career

Sidibé was a youth product of various clubs in Paris, before moving to Toulouse in 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.foot-occitanie.com/effectif/fiche-joueur.php?id=230579|title=Fiche de SIDIBE Kalidou (Toulouse F.C.)|website=www.foot-occitanie.com|access-date=5 November 2018|archive-date=5 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105061857/http://www.foot-occitanie.com/effectif/fiche-joueur.php?id=230579|url-status=dead}} He made his professional debut with Toulouse in a 1–0 Coupe de la Ligue loss to Lorient on 31 October 2018.{{Cite web |url=https://www.lfp.fr/coupeLigue/feuille_match/85504 |title=Toulouse FC - FC Lorient (0-1) - Saison 2018/2019 - Coupe de la Ligue BKT |access-date=5 November 2018 |archive-date=1 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101022316/https://www.lfp.fr/coupeLigue/feuille_match/85504 |url-status=dead }}

On 23 August 2021, Sidibé moved on a season-long loan to Quevilly-Rouen.{{cite web|publisher=Quevilly-Rouen|url=https://qrm.fr/kalidou-sidibe-arrive-en-provenance-de-toulouse-fc-pret/|title=KALIDOU SIDIBÉ ARRIVE EN PROVENANCE DE TOULOUSE FC (PRÊT)|date=23 August 2021|language=fr}} On 13 August 2022, he returned to Quevilly-Rouen on a two-year contract.{{cite web|publisher=Quevilly-Rouen|url=https://qrm.fr/kalidou-sidibe-de-retour-au-club/|title=KALIDOU SIDIBÉ, DE RETOUR AU CLUB !|date=13 August 2022|access-date=16 August 2022|language=fr}}

On 21 August 2023, Sidibé joined Guingamp on a three-year contract.{{Cite web |last=Mindu |first=Antoine |date=2023-08-21 |title=Kalidou Sidibé est Guingampais ! |url=https://www.eaguingamp.com/kalidou-sidibe-est-guingampais/ |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=En Avant Guingamp |language=fr-FR}}

Personal life

Sidibé was born in Montreuil, France and has French nationality.{{cite web | url=https://www.unfp.org/joueur/kalidou-sidibe-22925/ | title=Kalidou SIDIBE - }} He is of Malian descent.{{cite web|url=https://www.lesviolets.com/fiches/sidibe-kalidou/80/|title=Kalidou SIDIBE, joueur du TFC - LesViolets.Com|last=@LesVioletsCom|website=LesViolets.Com|access-date=5 November 2018|archive-date=5 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105110754/https://www.lesviolets.com/fiches/sidibe-kalidou/80/|url-status=dead}}