Jean-Clair Todibo
Todibo playing for France U20 in 2019
Personal information
Full name Clair Dimitri Roger Todibo[1]
Date of birth (1999-12-30) 30 December 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Cayenne, French Guiana[2]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Nice
Number 6
Youth career
2007–2016 Les Lilas
2016–2018 Toulouse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Toulouse B 9 (0)
2018–2019 Toulouse 10 (1)
2019–2021 Barcelona 4 (0)
2020 → Schalke 04 (loan) 8 (0)
2020–2021 → Benfica (loan) 0 (0)
2021 → Nice (loan) 15 (1)
2021– Nice 84 (1)
International career‡
2018–2019 France U20 9 (0)
2023– France 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

Jean-Clair Dimitri Roger Todibo (born 30 December 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Nice and the France national team.

Club career

Toulouse

Todibo joined the Toulouse in 2016, from FC Les Lilas.[4] He made his Ligue 1 debut on 19 August 2018 against Derby de la Garonne rivals Bordeaux, playing 89 minutes in an eventual 2–1 home win. On 1 September, he was sent off in 26 minutes of a 2–1 win at Guingamp.[5] He played ten games for the club and scored once, a late equaliser on 30 September in a 1–1 draw at Rennes.[6]

Barcelona

On 8 January 2019, Todibo reached an agreement with Barcelona which would see him join them on a free transfer in July 2019, when his contract with Toulouse was due to expire.[7] However, the Spanish side pushed the transfer forward and he joined the club on 31 January 2019. He became the 22nd French player to sign for Barcelona and was handed the number 6 shirt.[8]

Loan to Schalke 04

On 15 January 2020, Todibo was loaned to Bundesliga club Schalke 04 until the end of the season with a buy option for €25 million, plus €5 million in add-ons.[9] In March, Todibo was named Schalke's Player of the Month which was voted by the fans.[10]

Loan to Benfica

On 5 October 2020, Todibo joined Primeira Liga club Benfica on a one-year loan with an option to purchase for €20 million.[11]

Nice

On 1 February 2021, Todibo joined Ligue 1 club Nice on loan with an option to buy after his loan contract was mutually terminated by Barcelona and Benfica.[12] On 27 June, the move was made permanent by the club as they paid €8.5m (+ €7m in variables) to Barcelona. Barcelona also reserved rights to a percentage of his future sale.[13]

On 18 September 2022, he was sent off in a match against Angers after nine seconds, the fastest red card in Ligue 1 history.[14]

International career

Todibo made his international debut for France under-20 on 16 November 2018, in a 1–1 friendly draw with Switzerland in Cartagena, Spain.[15]

In March 2023, he received his first call-up to the France senior national team for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against the Netherlands and the Republic of Ireland.[16]

Todibo made his France debut in a 2–1 friendly loss to Germany on 12 September 2023.[17] His competitive debut came in France's record 14–0 win over Gibraltar on 18 November.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 January 2024[19]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Toulouse B 2016–17 CFA 2 1 0 — — — 1 0
2017–18 Championnat National 3 8 0 — — — 8 0
Total 9 0 — — — 9 0
Toulouse 2018–19 Ligue 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 — 10 1
Barcelona 2018–19 La Liga 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
2019–20 La Liga 2 0 0 0 — 1[c] 0 3 0
Total 4 0 0 0 — 1 0 5 0
Schalke 04 (loan) 2019–20 Bundesliga 8 0 2 0 — — 10 0
Benfica (loan) 2020–21 Primeira Liga 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Nice (loan) 2020–21 Ligue 1 15 1 2 0 — — 17 1
Nice 2021–22 Ligue 1 36 1 4 0 — — 40 1
2022–23 Ligue 1 34 0 1 0 — 11[d] 0 46 0
2023–24 Ligue 1 14 0 1 0 — — 15 0
Total 84 1 6 0 — 11 0 101 1
Career total 130 3 11 0 1 0 12 0 154 3
  1. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal, Taça de Portugal, Coupe de France
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 18 November 2023
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2023 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours

Barcelona

Nice

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Calciomercato, chi è Jean-Clair Todibo: su di lui quattro club italiani" [Transfer market, who is Jean-Clair Todibo: four Italian clubs are tracking him]. Fox Sports (in Italian). 17 November 2018. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Jean-Chair Todibo". OGC Nice. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  4. ^ "À la découverte de Jean-Clair Todibo" [On the discovery of Jean-Clair Todibo] (in French). Les Violets. 7 July 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Le TFC s'impose à Guingamp 2–1, revivez la victoire des Violets !" [TFC impose themselves on Guingamp with a 2–1 win, relive the Violets' victory!]. La Depeche (in French). 1 September 2018. Archived from the original on 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  6. ^ "À 10 contre 11, le TFC obtient le nul 1–1 à Rennes en toute fin de match" [With 10 men against 11, TFC obtain a 1–1 draw at Rennes right at the death]. La Depeche (in French). 30 September 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Todibo, Barça's new signing for 2019–20". FC Barcelona. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Jean-Clair Todibo transfer to FC Barcelona brought forward". FC Barcelona. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Agreement with Schalke 04 for Todibo on loan". FC Barcelona. 15 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Todibo named Player of the Month". FC Schalke 04. 22 March 2020. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Agreement with Benfica for loan of Todibo". www.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  12. ^ "Jean-Clair Todibo signs for OGC Nice". OGC Nice. 1 February 2021. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Todibo officially completes permanent move!". OGC Nice. 27 June 2021. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Todibo sent off after nine seconds in Nice defeat" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  15. ^ "Jean-Clair Todibo" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  16. ^ "La liste des vingt-trois Bleus". FFF (in French). 16 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  17. ^ "Todibo gets first France cap". OGC Nice. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  18. ^ "Todibo reveals France's half-time challenge". Ligue 1. 19 November 2023.
  19. ^ "J. Todibo". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  20. ^ "Barcelona 2018–19: Statistics". BDFutbol. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  21. ^ "Ludovic Blas penalty wins French Cup for Nantes". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.

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