Christian Dibble

Christian Dibble

Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-05-11) 11 May 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Wilmslow, England
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Kidderminster Harriers
Number	21
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Bury	0	(0)
2013–2016	Barnsley	0	(0)
2014	→ Stockport County (loan)	4	(0)
2014	→ Nuneaton Town (loan)	5	(0)
2015	→ Nuneaton Town (loan)	5	(0)
2015	→ Chelmsford City (loan)	13	(0)
2016	Chelmsford City	15	(0)
2016	Boston United	7	(0)
2016–2017	Nuneaton Town	20	(0)
2017	Chorley	2	(0)
2017–2023	Wrexham	61	(0)
2023–	Kidderminster Harriers	95	(0)
International career
	Wales U16
	Wales U17
	Wales U19
	Wales U21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:28, 9 March 2025 (UTC)

Christian Dibble (born 11 May 1994) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National League club Kidderminster Harriers.

Early and personal life

Dibble was born in Wilmslow, England. ^[1] His father is Welsh former footballer Andy Dibble who played for Manchester City. ^{[2] [3]} The Dibble family are all Manchester City supporters. ^[2]

Club career

Dibble has played for Bury, Barnsley, Stockport County, Nuneaton Town, Chelmsford City, Boston United, Chorley and Wrexham. ^[1]

Throughout his Wrexham career Dibble served as backup to first-choice goalkeeper Rob Lainton, speaking about it in July 2018, ^[4] January 2019, ^[5] April 2019, ^[6] and again in April 2021. ^[7]

In August 2019 he was said by local media to have "impressed after being handed starting role", ^[8] and in October 2021 he was praised by Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson after appearing as a substitute after 13 minutes in a match, following a head injury to Lainton. ^[9]

In April 2022, he spoke about Wrexham's support. ^[10] In May 2022 he played for Wrexham in the 2022 FA Trophy final having appeared in the competition following further injury to Lainton. ^{[2] [3]} He left Wrexham by mutual consent in January 2023. ^[11]

He signed for Kidderminster Harriers on 27 January 2023. ^[12] On 26 May 2023, Dibble signed a new one year deal with Kidderminster Harriers. ^[13] Kidderminster earned promotion via the play-offs with Dibble starting in the play-off final win against Brackley Town. ^{[14] [15]}

International career

Dibble has played for Wales at youth level up to and including under-21. ^[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 September 2024 ^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bury	2012–13	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Barnsley	2013–14	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2014–15	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2015–16	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stockport County (loan)	2013–14	Conference North	4	0	0	0	—		0	0	4	0
Nuneaton Town (loan)	2014–15	Football Conference	5	0	0	0	—		1 [a]	0	6	0
Nuneaton Town (loan)	2014–15	Football Conference	5	0	0	0	—		0	0	5	0
Chelmsford City (loan)	2015–16	National League North	13	0	0	0	—		0	0	13	0
Chelmsford City	2015–16	National League North	15	0	0	0	—		0	0	15	0
Boston United	2016–17	National League North	7	0	0	0	—		0	0	7	0
Nuneaton Town	2016–17	National League North	20	0	0	0	—		3 [a]	0	23	0
Chorley	2016–17	National League North	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
Wrexham	2017–18	National League	5	0	0	0	—		1 [a]	0	6	0
	2018–19	National League	2	0	0	0	—		2 [a]	0	4	0
	2019–20	National League	16	0	0	0	—		2 [b]	0	18	0
	2020–21	National League	19	0	0	0	—		1 [a]	0	20	0
	2021–22	National League	19	0	2	0	—		3 [a]	0	24	0
	2022–23	National League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	Total		61	0	2	0	—		9	0	72	0
Kidderminster Harriers	2022–23	National League North	14	0	0	0	—		0	0	14	0
	2023–24	National League	46	0	2	0	—		2 [a]	0	50	0
	2024–25	National League North	9	0	0	0	—		0	0	9	0
	Total		69	0	2	0	—		2	0	73	0
Career total			201	0	4	0	0	0	15	0	220	0

1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
2. One appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup, One appearance in FA Trophy

Honours

Wrexham

• FA Trophy runner-up: 2021–22 ^[17]

Kidderminster Harriers

• National League North play-offs: 2023 ^[14]

References

1. Christian Dibble at Soccerway
2. "Dibble aiming to emulate dad's Wembley heroics". BBC Sport.
3. "WREXHAM AFC AT WEMBLEY: Christian Dibble can become a Wembley hero like his dad Andy". The Leader. 21 May 2022.
4. Griffiths, Rob (30 July 2018). "Christian Dibble hails team-spirit and competition for places at Wrexham AFC". North Wales Live.
5. "Wrexham AFC goalkeeper Christian Dibble will bide his time for more starts". The Leader. 18 January 2019.
6. Griffiths, Rob (30 April 2019). "Back-up Wrexham AFC keeper set to step aside for play-off clash". North Wales Live.
7. "You can count on me if I'm needed again says Wrexham AFC goalkeeper Christian Dibble". The Leader. 9 April 2021.
8. "Dibble shows his quality after seizing his opportunity with the Reds". The Leader. 17 August 2019.
9. "Wrexham AFC boss Phil Parkinson full of praise for Christian Dibble after starring in cup draw". The Leader. 19 October 2021.
10. "Wrexham AFC goalkeeper Christian Dibble praises "unbelievable" supporters ahead of Woking test". The Leader. 22 April 2022.
11. "TRANSFER NEWS | Christian Dibble departs the Club by mutual consent". www.wrexhamafc.co.uk.
12. "Christian Dibble joins Harriers". www.harriers.co.uk. 27 January 2023.
13. "Dibble inks new Harriers deal". 26 May 2023.
14. "Brackley Town vs. Kidderminster Harriers". Soccerway. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
15. "Kidderminster Harriers: National League promotion is 'mind-boggling'". BBC Sport. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
16. "Wrexham AFC goalkeeper Christian Dibble would love to follow in his father's footsteps". The Leader. 6 September 2017.
17. Aled Williams (22 May 2022). "Bromley beat Wrexham to lift FA Trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 February 2023.