Simon Zibo

Simon Zibo (born 30 November 1997)[1] is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Portuguese side Esperança de Lagos. In 2019, he joined Vitória Guimarães B. He previously played for Ghana Premier League side Liberty Professionals.

Simon Zibo
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-11-30) 30 November 1997
Place of birth Ghana
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Esperança de Lagos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Liberty Professionals 55 (8)
2019–2020 Vitória Guimarães B 0 (0)
2020– Esperança de Lagos 20 (1)
National team
2019 Ghana U23 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:37, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Liberty Professionals

Zibo started his career with Liberty Professionals in 2016. On 3 April 2016, during his debut, he played the full 90 minutes and scored his debut premier league goal in a 5–1 victory over Ashanti Gold. Latif Blessing scored a brace in that match.[2] During the 2017 season, Zibo had become a key member of the team, starting and playing 21 league matches, whilst playing 13 league matches and scoring 2 goals during the truncated 2018 season.[3] Zibo was appointed as the captain of the side ahead of the 2019 GFA Normalization Committee Special Competition.[4] He played 13 out of the 14 matches played and scored 5 goals to help Liberty to a third-place finish in group B.[3] At the end of the season, he was heavily linked to several clubs in Ghana Premier League including Hearts of Oak, Asante Kotoko and Aduana Stars.[5]

Vitória Guimarães B.

In 2019, he joined Portuguese side Vitória S.C. B, the reserve team of Vitória Guimarães. He signed a two-year deal with club with an option of a year renewal.[5][4]

After an unsuccessful spell at Victoria B, Zibo signed for Campeonato de Portugal side Esperança de Lagos on a one-year deal in December 2020. He played 9 matches and scored one goal in his debut season.[1]

Personal life

He is the older brother of fellow Ghanaian footballer Kwasi Sibo.[6]

References
  1. "Simon Zibo Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  2. "Match Report of Liberty Professionals FC vs Ashanti Gold SC - 2016-04-03 - Ghana Premier League". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  3. "Simon Zibo - Soccer player profile & career statistics". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  4. "Liberty captain Simon Zibo joins Portuguese side Vitória SC". GhanaSoccernet. 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  5. "EXCLUSIVE: Ghana U23 star Simon Zibo joins Portuguese club Vitoria SC". Kick Ghana. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  6. "Ghanaian midfielder Kwasi Sibo joins La Liga club Real Betis". Kick Ghana. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
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