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'''Simon Zibo''' (born 30 November 1997)<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Simon Zibo Profile|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/simon-zibo/438611/|access-date=2021-08-30|website=Soccerway}}</ref> is a Ghanaian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for Maltese team [[Birkirkara F.C.|Birkirkara]]. He previously played for Portuguese teams [[Vitória S.C. B|Vitória Guimarães B]] and [[C.F. Esperança de Lagos|Esperança de Lagos]] and Ghana Premier League side [[Liberty Professionals F.C.|Liberty Professionals]].
'''Simon Zibo''' (born 30 November 1997)<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Simon Zibo Profile|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/simon-zibo/438611/|access-date=2021-08-30|website=Soccerway}}</ref> is a Ghanaian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for Maltese team [[Sliema Wanderers F.C.|Sliema Wanderers]]. He previously played for Portuguese teams [[Vitória S.C. B|Vitória Guimarães B]] and [[C.F. Esperança de Lagos|Esperança de Lagos]] and Ghana Premier League side [[Liberty Professionals F.C.|Liberty Professionals]].


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Revision as of 04:56, 10 September 2024

Simon Zibo
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-11-30) 30 November 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Ghana
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sliema Wanderers
Number 42
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Liberty Professionals 55 (8)
2019–2020 Vitória Guimarães B 0 (0)
2020–2022 Esperança de Lagos 23 (1)
2023–2024 Birkirkara 40 (3)
2024– Sliema Wanderers 3 (0)
International career
2019 Ghana U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 August 2024

Simon Zibo (born 30 November 1997)[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] Zibo was appointed as the captain of the side ahead of the 2019 GFA Normalization Committee Special Competition.[4] He played 13 out of the 14 matches played and scored 5 goals to help Liberty to a third-place finish in group B.[3] 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.[5]

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.[5][4]

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.[1]

Personal life

He is the older brother of fellow Ghanaian footballer Kwasi Sibo.[6]

Honours

Birkirkara F.C.

References

  1. ^ a b "Simon Zibo Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  2. ^ "Match Report of Liberty Professionals FC vs Ashanti Gold SC - 2016-04-03 - Ghana Premier League". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  3. ^ a b "Simon Zibo - Soccer player profile & career statistics". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  4. ^ a b "Liberty captain Simon Zibo joins Portuguese side Vitória SC". GhanaSoccernet. 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  5. ^ a b "EXCLUSIVE: Ghana U23 star Simon Zibo joins Portuguese club Vitoria SC". Kick Ghana. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  6. ^ "Ghanaian midfielder Kwasi Sibo joins La Liga club Real Betis". Kick Ghana. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
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