Youssouf Sabaly (born 5 March 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for La Liga club Real Betis. He can also play as a left-back. Born in France, he represents Senegal at international level.
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Sabaly playing for Senegal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Youssouf Sabaly[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 (age 29) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Le Chesnay, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club 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 | 10 | (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 | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:59, 20 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:36, 4 June 2022 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
Sabaly was born in France to parents of Senegalese descent.[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]
Finally, he reaches with Senegal the final of the Africa Cup of Nations in 2019 against Algeria, and wins the ACN 2021 during which he played twice
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | 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 | 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 | 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | 150 | 1 | ||
| Betis | 2021–22 | La Liga | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Career total | 282 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 314 | 3 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Senegal | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 0 | |
Paris Saint-Germain U19
Betis
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2019 Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament | |
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| Forwards | |
| Coach | |
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