Youssouf Sabaly
Youssouf Sabaly (born 5 March 1993) is a professional footballer who plays for French club Bordeaux and the Senegal national football team. He plays as a right-back, but is versatile and can also play at left-back.
![]() Sabaly playing for Senegal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
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 | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Bordeaux | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2003 | Cellois FC | ||
2003–2011 | 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– | Bordeaux | 88 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
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) |
Honours
| |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 July 2019 |
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]
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
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 at National-Football-Teams.com