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 (age 31)
Place of birth Le Chesnay, France
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Betis
Number 23
Youth career
2001–2003 Cellois FC
2003–2011 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Paris Saint-Germain II 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)
2017–2021 Bordeaux 103 (1)
2021– Betis 36 (1)
International career‡
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 32 (1)
Medal record
Association football
 Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2019 Egypt
 France
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner 2013 Turkey
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:22, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:27, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Youssouf Sabaly (born 5 March 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for La Liga club Real Betis. Born in France, he represents Senegal at international level.

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.[2]

In August 2016, he agreed to a contract extension until 2020, before joining Bordeaux on a season-long loan.[3]

On 7 June 2021, Sabaly signed for La Liga club Real Betis on a free transfer, effective from 1 July.[4][5][6]

International career

Sabaly was born in France to Senegalese parents.[7] He has represented France at various youth levels, and was a member of the victorious squad at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[8]

In 2017, Sabaly received his first call-up from Senegal.[9] He made his debut in a 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification win over South Africa on 10 November 2017.[10]

In May 2018, he was named in Senegal's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[11]

Subsequently, Sabaly was called up to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, where Senegal finished as runners-up after a 1–0 defeat to Algeria in the final; Sabaly would end up being elected into the team of the tournament.

Salaby played in all four of Senegal's matches at the 2022 FIFA World Cup as the nation reached the round of 16 for the first time since its debut in 2002.[12]

In December 2023, he was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the Ivory Coast.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 August 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paris Saint-Germain II 2010–11 CFA 6 0 — — — — 6 0
2011–12 CFA 15 0 — — — — 15 0
2012–13 CFA 25 0 — — — — 25 0
Total 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0
Evian (loan) 2013–14 Ligue 1 36 0 0 0 3 0 — — 39 0
2014–15 Ligue 1 29 0 2 0 1 0 — — 32 0
Total 65 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 71 0
Nantes (loan) 2015–16 Ligue 1 28 2 1 0 1 0 — — 30 2
Bordeaux (loan) 2016–17 Ligue 1 30 0 1 0 2 0 — — 33 0
Bordeaux 2017–18 Ligue 1 35 0 1 0 1 0 2[a] 0 — 39 0
2018–19 Ligue 1 23 0 1 0 3 0 4[a] 0 — 31 0
2019–20 Ligue 1 12 0 1 0 1 0 — — 14 0
2020–21 Ligue 1 33 1 0 0 0 0 — — 33 1
Total 133 1 4 0 7 0 6 0 0 0 150 1
Real Betis 2021–22 La Liga 10 0 4 0 — 3[a] 0 — 17 0
2022–23 La Liga 23 1 1 1 — 3[a] 0 1[b] 0 28 2
2023–24 La Liga 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 3 0
Total 36 1 5 1 0 0 6 0 1 0 48 2
Career total 308 4 12 1 12 0 12 0 1 0 345 5
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España

International

As of match played 12 September 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Senegal 2017 2 0
2018 8 0
2019 8 0
2020 3 0
2022 7 0
2023 4 1
Total 32 1
Senegal score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sabaly goal.[15]
List of international goals scored by Youssouf Sabaly
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 24 March 2023 Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, Dakar, Senegal  Mozambique 1–0 5–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain U19

Betis

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. ^ "La fiche de Youssouf Sabalay" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionel. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  3. ^ Johnson, Jonathan (4 August 2016). "Youssouf Sabaly seals Bordeaux loan after signing new PSG contract". ESPNFC. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Youssouf Sabaly, new Real Betis player". en.realbetisbalompie.es/. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Youssouf Sabaly, nuevo jugador del Real Betis". www.realbetisbalompie.es/ (in Spanish). 7 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Youssouf Sabaly débarque au Betis". Foot Mercato (in French). 7 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Équipe du Sénégal : Youssouf Sabaly sera sur la liste face au Burundi (Proches)". www.galsenfoot.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Joueur: Youssouf Sabalay" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  9. ^ "Former French juniors Niang & Sabaly called up by Senegal - 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers - Africa - Senegal". African Football. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  10. ^ FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches - South Africa-Senegal - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017.
  11. ^ Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Senegal Squad". ESPN UK. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Afcon 2023: Senegal and Sadio Mane set for defence of title". BBC Sport Africa. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  14. ^ Youssouf Sabaly at Soccerway
  15. ^ a b "Youssouf Sabaly". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Que sont devenus les acteurs du doublé de 2011 ? (Partie 2 : U19)" [What have the actors of the 2011 double become? (Part 2: U19)]. CulturePSG (in French). 9 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  17. ^ "Real Betis 1–1 Valencia (5–4 on pens): Real Betis win Copa del Rey final on penalties". BBC Sport. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  18. ^ "Technical report" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 26 April 2012.

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