Kalidou Sidibé
_(cropped).jpg) Sidibé with Toulouse in August 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Montreuil, France | ||
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Akhmat Grozny | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Noisy Le Grand | ||
| 2008–2011 | Bry | ||
| 2011–2014 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| 2014–2017 | Paris FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Paris FC II | 12 | (1) |
| 2017–2022 | Toulouse II | 25 | (1) |
| 2018–2022 | Toulouse | 29 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Châteauroux (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Quevilly-Rouen (loan) | 27 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Quevilly-Rouen | 35 | (1) |
| 2023–2026 | Guingamp | 86 | (5) |
| 2026– | Akhmat Grozny | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2026– | Mali | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 June 2026 | |||
Kalidou Sidibé (born 28 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Russian Premier League club Akhmat Grozny. Born in France, Sidibé represents the Mali national team.
Career
Sidibé was a youth product of various clubs in Paris, before moving to Toulouse in 2017.[1] He made his professional debut with Toulouse in a 1–0 Coupe de la Ligue loss to Lorient on 31 October 2018.[2]
On 23 August 2021, Sidibé moved on a season-long loan to Quevilly-Rouen.[3] On 13 August 2022, he returned to Quevilly-Rouen on a two-year contract.[4]
On 21 August 2023, Sidibé joined Guingamp on a three-year contract.[5]
On 29 June 2026, Sidibé signed a three-year contract with Akhmat Grozny in Russia.[6]
International career
Sidibé was born in France and is of Malian descent, holding dual French and Malian citizenship.[7] He was called up to the Mali national team for a set of friendlies in June 2025.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paris FC II | 2016–17 | National 3 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Toulouse II | 2017–18 | National 3 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | National 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | National 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||||
| Toulouse | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| LB Châteauroux (loan) | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Quevilly Rouen (loan) | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 32 | 5 | |
| Quevilly Rouen | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||||
| Guingamp | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | Ligue 2 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| Total | 86 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 95 | 7 | |||
| Akhmat Grozny | 2026–27 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 225 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 246 | 15 | ||
- 1 2 Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
International
- As of match played 4 June 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2026 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ "Fiche de SIDIBE Kalidou (Toulouse F.C.)". www.foot-occitanie.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ↑ "Toulouse FC - FC Lorient (0-1) - Saison 2018/2019 - Coupe de la Ligue BKT". Archived from the original on 1 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ↑ "KALIDOU SIDIBÉ ARRIVE EN PROVENANCE DE TOULOUSE FC (PRÊT)" (in French). Quevilly-Rouen. 23 August 2021.
- ↑ "KALIDOU SIDIBÉ, DE RETOUR AU CLUB !" (in French). Quevilly-Rouen. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ Mindu, Antoine (21 August 2023). "Kalidou Sidibé est Guingampais !". En Avant Guingamp (in French). Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ↑ "Полузащитник с чемпионата Франции перешел в "Ахмат"" [Midfielder from the French league moved to Akhmat] (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 29 June 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ @LesVioletsCom. "Kalidou SIDIBE, joueur du TFC - LesViolets.Com". LesViolets.Com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ↑ "Match amical international des Aigles du Mali contre la RDC : 5 joueurs feront leur baptême du feu | Bamada.net".
External links
- Kalidou Sidibé – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Kalidou Sidibé at Soccerway
- TFC Profile Archived 24 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine
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- 1999 births
- Footballers from Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis
- Living people
- 21st-century Malian sportsmen
- 21st-century French sportsmen
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- Men's association football midfielders
- French men's footballers
- Malian men's footballers
- Mali men's international footballers
- Paris Saint-Germain FC players
- Paris FC players
- Toulouse FC players
- LB Châteauroux players
- US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole players
- En Avant Guingamp players
- FC Akhmat Grozny players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Russian Premier League players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Malian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
- French expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in Russia