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.

Youssouf Sabaly
Sabaly playing for Senegal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Youssouf Sabaly[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-05) 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)
* 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

International
As of 27 July 2019[10]
Senegal
YearAppsGoals
201720
201880
201980
Total180

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  3. "La fiche de Youssouf Sabalay" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionel. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  4. Johnson, Jonathan (4 August 2016). "Youssouf Sabaly seals Bordeaux loan after signing new PSG contract". ESPNFC. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  5. http://www.galsenfoot.com/2016/05/13/equipe-du-senegal-youssouf-sabaly-sera-sur-la-liste-face-au-burundi-proches/
  6. "Joueur: Youssouf Sabalay" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  7. "Former French juniors Niang & Sabaly called up by Senegal - 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers - Africa - Senegal". African Football. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  8. FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches - South Africa-Senegal - FIFA.com". FIFA.com.
  9. Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  10. Youssouf Sabaly at National-Football-Teams.com


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