Simon Zibo

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Simon Zibo

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_place = Ghana

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|11|30|df=y}}

| height =

| currentclub = Sliema Wanderers

| clubnumber = 42

| position = Midfielder

| youthclubs1 =

| youthyears1 =

| years1 = 2016–2019

| clubs1 = Liberty Professionals

| caps1 = 55

| goals1 = 8

| years2 = 2019–2020

| clubs2 = Vitória Guimarães B

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2020–2022

| clubs3 = Esperança de Lagos

| caps3 = 23

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2023–2024

| clubs4 = Birkirkara

| caps4 = 40

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2024–

| clubs5 = Sliema Wanderers

| caps5 = 7

| goals5 = 0

|nationalyears1 = 2019

|nationalteam1 = Ghana U23

|nationalcaps1 = 2

|nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 16 October 2024

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Simon Zibo (born 30 November 1997){{Cite web|title=Simon Zibo Profile|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/simon-zibo/438611/|access-date=2021-08-30|website=Soccerway}} is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Maltese team Sliema Wanderers. He previously played for Portuguese teams Vitória Guimarães B and Esperança de Lagos and Ghana Premier League side Liberty Professionals.

Club career

= Liberty Professionals =

Zibo started his career with Liberty Professionals in 2016. On 3 April 2016, during his debut, he played the full 90 minutes and scored his debut premier league goal in a 5–1 victory over Ashanti Gold. Latif Blessing scored a brace in that match.{{Cite web|title=Match Report of Liberty Professionals FC vs Ashanti Gold SC - 2016-04-03 - Ghana Premier League|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2016-04-03/liberty-professionals-fc-vs-ashanti-gold-sc/590955/|access-date=2021-08-30|website=Global Sports Archive}} During the 2017 season, Zibo had become a key member of the team, starting and playing 21 league matches, whilst playing 13 league matches and scoring 2 goals during the truncated 2018 season.{{Cite web|title=Simon Zibo - Soccer player profile & career statistics|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/simon-zibo/115561/|access-date=2021-08-30|website=Global Sports Archive}} Zibo was appointed as the captain of the side ahead of the 2019 GFA Normalization Committee Special Competition. He played 13 out of the 14 matches played and scored 5 goals to help Liberty to a third-place finish in group B. At the end of the season, he was heavily linked to several clubs in Ghana Premier League including Hearts of Oak, Asante Kotoko and Aduana Stars.

= Vitória Guimarães B. =

In 2019, he joined Portuguese side Vitória S.C. B, the reserve team of Vitória Guimarães. He signed a two-year deal with club with an option of a year renewal.{{Cite web|title=EXCLUSIVE: Ghana U23 star Simon Zibo joins Portuguese club Vitoria SC|url=https://www.kickgh.com/world-football/7911-exclusive-ghana-u23-star-simon-zibo-joins-portuguese-club-vitoria-sc|access-date=2021-08-30|website=Kick Ghana}}{{Cite web|date=2019-09-04|title=Liberty captain Simon Zibo joins Portuguese side Vitória SC|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/liberty-captain-simon-zibo-joins-portuguese-side-vitoria-sc|access-date=2021-08-30|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}

After an unsuccessful spell at Victoria B, Zibo signed for Campeonato de Portugal side Esperança de Lagos on a one-year deal in December 2020. He played 9 matches and scored one goal in his debut season.

Personal life

He is the older brother of fellow Ghanaian footballer Kwasi Sibo.{{Cite web|title=Ghanaian midfielder Kwasi Sibo joins La Liga club Real Betis|url=https://www.kickgh.com/more/ghanaians-abroad/14585-ghanaian-midfielder-kwasi-sibo-joins-la-liga-club-real-betis|access-date=2021-08-30|website=Kick Ghana|language=}}