Thomas Didillon (born 28 November 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 side Monaco, on loan from Cercle Brugge.[1]
![]() Didillon with France U20 at 2015 Toulon Tournament | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1995-11-28) 28 November 1995 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Seclin, France | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Monaco (on loan from Cercle Brugge) | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2013 | Metz | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2018 | Metz | 69 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → RFC Seraing (loan) | 31 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Anderlecht | 41 | (0) |
2020 | → Genk (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2020– | Cercle Brugge | 59 | (0) |
2022– | → Monaco (loan) | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2011 | France U16 | 4 | (0) |
2012 | France U18 | 1 | (0) |
2013 | France U19 | 4 | (0) |
2015 | France U20 | 5 | (0) |
2016 | France U21 | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:56, 20 July 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2016 |
Didillon is a youth exponent from Metz who signed with the first team in 2013.[2] He made his Ligue 2 debut in Metz's champion season on 16 May 2014 against Stade Lavallois in a 0–0 away draw.[3]
After spending a year on loan to RFC Seraing, Didillon returned to Metz for the 2015–16 Ligue 2 season and helped the club re-gain promotion to Ligue 1.[4]
On 13 August 2016, Didillon made his Ligue 1 debut in a 3–2 victory against Lille. It was the club's first first division win since securing promotion.[5] The following season; Didillon lost his role as starting goalkeeper to Japanese national team player, Eiji Kawashima.
During the 2014–15 season, he played 31 competitive games on loan for Belgian second division side RFC Seraing, where he had moved alongside fellow Metz-players Saliu Popoola and Samy Kehli.[6]
After ten years with Metz, Didillon signed with Belgian champions, Anderlecht of the Belgian Jupiler Pro League in June 2018.[7] On 20 September, he made his UEFA Europa League debut in a 1–0 loss against Slovakian club, Spartak Trnava.[8]
Didillon quickly established himself as the starter in the Anderlecht goal: in his first season he did not miss a single league match and was only replaced by backup Frank Boeckx in the cup match against Union Saint-Gilloise and the final Europa League group match against Dinamo Zagreb. Didillon was praised in the regular competition for his strong reflexes and leadership, and was even called a bright spot in an otherwise meagre season for Anderlecht.[9] However, in the first two days of the play-offs he made mistakes against Genk and Club Brugge after bad footwork, which changed the perception around him.[10][11]
During the 2019–20 pre-season, Didillon made mistakes on return balls in the friendlies against Ajax and AZ.[9][12] Because manager Vincent Kompany's system required a sweeper keeper and Didillon's footwork was not considered good enough for that, Anderlecht started looking for a new goalkeeper in the summer of 2019. On the opening day against Oostende he was the starter in goal, but he was since replaced by Hendrik Van Crombrugge. From the second matchday, Didillon alternated between the bench and reserves.[13]
In January 2020, Didillon was loaned by league rivals Genk until the end of the season with an option to purchase. Genk had a shortage of available goalkeepers at that time. At the end of the season, the purchase option was not used and Didillon returned to Anderlecht.[14]
In August 2020, Didillon signed a four-year contract with Cercle Brugge.[15]
On 20 July 2022, Didillion joined Monaco on a season-long loan.[16]
Didillon has represented France at the U16 through U21 levels. In 2015, Didillon participated in the Toulon Tournament, leading France to a victory over Morocco in the final.[17]
Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Metz | 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2015–16 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
2017–18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
Total | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | ||
RFC Seraing (loan) | 2014–15 | Belgian Second Division | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
Anderlecht | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 45 | 0 |
2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
Genk (loan) | 2019–20 | Belgian First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Cercle Brugge | 2020–21 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
2021–22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
Career total | 179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 186 | 0 |
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