Youssouf Sabaly
 Sabaly playing for Senegal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Youssouf Sabaly[1] | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1993 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Le Chesnay, France | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back, left-back | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | Watford | ||||||||||
| Number | 20 | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Cellois FC | ||||||||||
| 2003–2013 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Paris Saint-Germain B | 46 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2013–2017 | Paris Saint-Germain | 0 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2013–2015 | → Evian (loan) | 65 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2015–2016 | → Nantes (loan) | 28 | (2) | ||||||||
| 2016–2017 | → Bordeaux (loan) | 30 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Bordeaux | 58 |
(0 clubs7 = Newcastle) | ||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | France U17 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2010–2011 | France U18 | 7 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2011 | France U19 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2012–2013 | France U20 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2017– | Senegal | 18 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:59, 3 June 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:28, 27 July 2019 (UTC) | |||||||||||
Youssouf Sabaly (born 5 March 1993) is a professional footballer who plays for Watford FC and the Senegal national football team. He plays as a right-back, but is versatile and can also play at left-back.
Career
Sabaly made his Ligue 1 debut with Evian in the opening game of the 2013–14 season against Sochaux-Montbéliard, playing the full game, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[3]
In August 2016, he agreed to a contract extension until 2020, before joining Bordeaux on a season-long loan.[4]
On the 6th of August 2019, he turned down the opportunity to join Watford and Newcastle in the Premier League, instead choosing to sign for NatWest FC in the AFC.
International career
Sabaly was born in France to parents of Senegalese descent.[5] He has represented France at various youth levels, and was a member of the victorious squad at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[6]
In 2017, Sabaly received his first call-up from Senegal.[7] He made his debut in a 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification win over South Africa on 10 November 2017.[8]
In May 2018, he was named in Senegal's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[9]
Career statistics
International
- As of 27 July 2019[10]
| Senegal | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 0 |
References
- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "La fiche de Youssouf Sabalay" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionel. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ Johnson, Jonathan (4 August 2016). "Youssouf Sabaly seals Bordeaux loan after signing new PSG contract". ESPNFC. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ http://www.galsenfoot.com/2016/05/13/equipe-du-senegal-youssouf-sabaly-sera-sur-la-liste-face-au-burundi-proches/
- ^ "Joueur: Youssouf Sabalay" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ "Former French juniors Niang & Sabaly called up by Senegal - 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers - Africa - Senegal". African Football. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches - South Africa-Senegal - FIFA.com". FIFA.com.
- ^ Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "Youssouf Sabaly". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
External links
- Youssouf Sabaly at L'Équipe Football (in French)
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- People from Le Chesnay
- Sportspeople from Yvelines
- Senegalese footballers
- Senegal international footballers
- French footballers
- France youth international footballers
- French people of Senegalese descent
- Association football defenders
- Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players
- Thonon Évian F.C. players
- FC Nantes players
- FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
- Ligue 1 players
- 2018 FIFA World Cup players
- 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
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