| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adrien Tinashe Thibaut [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 July 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Slough, England [2] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Number | 29 [3] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | College Corinthians | ||
| 2020–2022 | Douglas Hall | ||
| 2022–2023 | Cobh Ramblers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Cobh Ramblers | 5 | (0) |
| 2024 | Macclesfield | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 9 | (2) |
| 2024– | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | (1) |
| 2025– | → Southport (loan) | 10 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:46, 5 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:54, 20 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Adrien Tinashe Thibaut (born 11 July 2004) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Crewe Alexandra. [4] He has also played for the Republic of Ireland U21 side.
Born in Slough, [2] Thibaut was raised in Ireland and came through the academies at College Corinthians, [5] Douglas Hall [6] and Cobh Ramblers. [7]
In February 2023, Thibaut was promoted to the first team at Cobh Ramblers, making his debut as he came on as a substitute and scored in the Munster Senior Cup Final against Cork City on 14 August 2023, which The Rams won 3–1. [8] [9] He made his league debut eleven days later, coming on as an 88th–minute substitute for Matthew McKevitt during a 4–1 defeat against Galway United. [10] [11] Thibaut made five more appearances before being released at the end of his contract on 30 November 2023. [12]
On 1 February 2024, Thibaut signed for English Northern Premier League Premier Division side Macclesfield on a free transfer. [13] He made his only appearance for the club during a 2–0 away win against Hampton & Richmond Borough in the Fifth Round of the FA Trophy. [14]
On 2 March 2024, Thibaut signed for fellow Northern Premier League Premier Division side, Bradford (Park Avenue) on a deal until the end of the season. [15] [16] After making nine appearances, Thibaut was offered a new deal in May 2024, [17] but opted to leave the club. [18]
On 20 August 2024, Thibaut moved into professional league football as he signed for EFL League Two side Crewe Alexandra on a free transfer, [4] and seven days later, he made his senior debut for Crewe during the first Group game in the EFL Trophy, against Liverpool U21s. [3] Thibaut came on as a 72nd minute substitute for Fin Roberts and scored his first goal for the club two minutes later, as the hosts won 5–1 at Gresty Road. [19] [20] The following month, on 28 September 2024, Thibaut scored on his league debut for Crewe, in the side's 2–1 defeat at Newport County. [21]
In October 2024, Thibaut signed a new contract running to summer 2026, with an option for a further 12 months. [22] [23]
In October 2025, after four Crewe appearances (scoring once), Thibaut went on a short-term loan to National League North side Southport, [24] scoring his first goal for the Sandgrounders in his second game, a 2–1 win at Oxford City on 18 October 2025. [25] He scored four goals in 10 league appearances for Southport during a two-month loan spell before being recalled by Crewe. [26] [27]
Thibaut scored the opening goal in a 1–1 draw (defeat on penalties) in an EFL Trophy tie at Stockport County on 3 December 2025, and impressed Crewe manager Lee Bell: "He's done really well on loan.... We needed him to play some games, get fit and score some goals. He works hard and he's now beginning to take chances better." [27]
In November 2024, Thibaut received his first call-up to the Republic of Ireland U21 team, being named in a 24-man squad for two friendlies in Spain against Sweden on 14 and 17 November. [28] [29] After being an unused substitute for the first fixture, he came on as a second-half substitute in the second match, a 3–2 win for Republic of Ireland U21s in Marbella. [30]
| Club | Season | Division | League | National Cup [a] | League Cup [b] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Cobh Ramblers | 2023 [12] | League of Ireland First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 [c] | 1 | 7 | 1 | |
| Macclesfield | 2023–24 [31] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [d] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bradford (Park Avenue) | 2023–24 [32] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | |||
| Crewe Alexandra | 2024–25 [33] | League Two | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [e] | 1 | 22 | 2 |
| 2025–26 [34] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [e] | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| Crewe total | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 4 | ||
| Southport (loan) | 2025–26 [34] | National League North | 10 | 4 | — | — | 1 [d] | 0 | 11 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 44 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 55 | 11 | ||