Cheikh Tidiane Sidibé (born 25 April 1999) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a left back for the Senegal national team.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Cheikh Tidiane Sidibé | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Thiaroye, Senegal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left back | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Jaraaf | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Génération Foot | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Teungueth | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Azam | 27 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | HJK | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Klubi 04 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Senegal | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editSidibé started football in his native Senegal, representing Jaraaf, Génération Foot and Teungueth Rufisque in Senegal Ligue 1 during 2019–2023. With Jaraaf, Sidibé also played in CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup.
Since 2023, he played for Azam FC in Tanzanian Premier League, and represented the club in CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup.
In March 2025, Sidibé moved to Finland and signed with Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki on a two-year deal with a one-year option.[1][2][3] His contract was terminated on 25 August.[4]
International career
editSidibé made his international debut for the Senegal national team on 14 January 2023 in the 2022 African Nations Championship group stage match against Ivory Coast.[5] He made six appearances for Senegal in the tournament as they were crowned the champions.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 4 July 2025[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jaraaf | 2018–19 | Senegal Premier League | – | – | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Senegal Premier League | – | – | – | ||||||||
| Génération Foot | 2020–21 | Senegal Premier League | – | – | – | |||||||
| Teungueth | 2021–22 | Senegal Ligue 1 | – | – | – | |||||||
| 2022–23 | Senegal Ligue 1 | – | – | – | ||||||||
| Azam | 2023–24 | Tanzanian Premier League | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | Tanzanian Premier League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[c] | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Total | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| HJK Helsinki | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Klubi 04 | 2025 | Ykkösliiga | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in CAF Confederation Cup and CAF Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in CAF Confederation Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in CAF Champions League
International
editHonours
editReferences
edit- ↑ Vasen puolustaja Cheikh Sidibé Klubiin, hjk.fi, 7 March 2025
- ↑ HJK hankki seitsemän maaottelua pelanneen puolustajan, Helsingin Sanomat, 7 March 2025
- ↑ “HJK Helsinki right place to continue my progress” - Senegal's Cheikh Sidibe, panafricafootball.com, 8 March 2025
- ↑ Kiitos, Cheikh, hjk.fi, 25 August 2025
- 1 2 Cheikh Sidibé at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Cheikh Sidibé at Global Sports Archive
- ↑ Cheikh Sidibé at WorldFootball.net
External links
edit- Cheikh Sidibé at Soccerway