Djibril Sow
Mohameth Djibril Ibrahima Sow (born 6 February 1997) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.[2]
![]() Sow with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mohameth Djibril Ibrahima Sow[1] | ||
Date of birth | 6 February 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
BC Albisrieden | |||
–2015 | FC Zürich | ||
2015 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | FC Zürich II | 20 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 32 | (7) |
2016–2017 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Young Boys | 55 | (4) |
2019– | Eintracht Frankfurt | 30 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2013 | Switzerland U16 | 4 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Switzerland U17 | 14 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Switzerland U19 | 15 | (1) |
2016 | Switzerland U20 | 4 | (2) |
2016 | Switzerland U21 | 6 | (1) |
2018– | Switzerland | 11 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:02, 15 October 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:02, 15 October 2020 (UTC) |
Career
Sow made his professional debut for Borussia Mönchengladbach on 25 October 2016, in the second round of the 2016–17 edition of the DFB-Pokal, against second-division club VfB Stuttgart. Sow was substituted on in the 88th minute for Lars Stindl. The match finished as a 2–0 home win for Gladbach.[3]
In June 2017, Sow returned to Switzerland, agreeing to a four-year contract with Young Boys. The transfer fee paid to Borussia Mönchengladbach was reported as €1.7 million.[4][5]
He was part of the Young Boys squad that won the 2017–18 Swiss Super League, their first league title for 32 years.[6]
On 27 June 2019, Sow signed to Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt a contract until 2024.[7]
International career
Born in Switzerland, Sow is of Senegalese and Swiss descent.[8] He earned his first appearance for the Switzerland national team on 8 September 2018, coming on as a substitute for Steven Zuber in a 6–0 win against Iceland in the UEFA Nations League.In May 2019, he played in 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals, where his team finished 4th. [9]
Personal life
Sow is the cousin of the female footballer Coumba Sow.[10]
References
- "Djibril Sow". Swiss Super League (in German). Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- "Djibril Sow". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- "Bor. Mönchengladbach - VfB Stuttgart 2:0 (DFB-Pokal 2016/2017, 2. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- "Sow verkauft, Quartett startet vorab". RP Online (in German). 26 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- Trunz, Alex (26 June 2017). "Djibril Sow für vier Jahre zu YB". Der Bund (in German). Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- "Soccer - Young Boys end 32-year wait for Swiss title and end Basel dominance". reuters.com. Reuters. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- "Zweiter Neuzugang bei der Eintracht: Djibril Sow unterschreibt bis 2024". Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- "Lyon s'intéresse au jeune Djibril Sow, d'origine sénégalaise" [Lyon takes an interest in young Djibril Sow, of Senegalese origin]. footempo.com (in French). Footempo. 2 April 2019. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48191915
- "YB Djibril und seine FCZ Cousine Coumba - Familie Sow mischt den Schweizer Fussball auf" [YB Djibril and his FCZ cousin Coumba - The Sow family mixes up Swiss football]. blick.ch (in German). Blick. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.