Youssouf Sabaly

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.

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
Place of birth Le Chesnay, France
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Full-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 1 (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 21 (0)
Honours
Association football
 Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up2019 Egypt
 France
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner2013 Turkey
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:59, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:50, 8 June 2021 (UTC)

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.[3]

In August 2016, he agreed to a contract extension until 2020, before joining Bordeaux on a season-long loan.[4]

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

International career

Sabaly was born in France to parents of Senegalese descent.[8] He has represented France at various youth levels, and was a member of the victorious squad at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[9]

In 2017, Sabaly received his first call-up from Senegal.[10] He made his debut in a 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification win over South Africa on 10 November 2017.[11]

In May 2018, he was named in Senegal's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 3 March 2022[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain II 2010–11 France Amateur 60———60
2011–12 France Amateur 150———150
2012–13 France Amateur 250———250
Total 460000000460
Evian (loan) 2013–14 Ligue 1 3600030—390
2014–15 Ligue 1 2902010—320
Total 650204000710
Nantes (loan) 2015–16 Ligue 1 2821010—302
Bordeaux (loan) 2016–17 Ligue 1 3001020—330
Bordeaux 2017–18 Ligue 1 35010102[lower-alpha 1]0390
2018–19 Ligue 1 23010304[lower-alpha 1]0310
2019–20 Ligue 1 1201010—140
2020–21 Ligue 1 3310000—331
Total 13314070601501
Betis 2021–22 La Liga 1040—1[lower-alpha 1]060
Career total 2733110120703033
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

International
As of 8 June 2021[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Senegal 201720
201880
201980
202030
Total210

Honours

Betis

Individual

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  3. "La fiche de Youssouf Sabalay" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionel. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  4. Johnson, Jonathan (4 August 2016). "Youssouf Sabaly seals Bordeaux loan after signing new PSG contract". ESPNFC. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  5. "Youssouf Sabaly, new Real Betis player". en.realbetisbalompie.es/. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  6. "Youssouf Sabaly, nuevo jugador del Real Betis". www.realbetisbalompie.es/ (in Spanish). 7 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  7. "Youssouf Sabaly débarque au Betis". Foot Mercato (in French). 7 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  8. "Équipe du Sénégal : Youssouf Sabaly sera sur la liste face au Burundi (Proches)". www.galsenfoot.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016.
  9. "Joueur: Youssouf Sabalay" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  10. "Former French juniors Niang & Sabaly called up by Senegal - 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers - Africa - Senegal". African Football. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  11. FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches - South Africa-Senegal - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017.
  12. Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  13. Youssouf Sabaly at Soccerway
  14. "Youssouf Sabaly". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  15. "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.


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