Christian Dibble

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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*
YearsTeamApps(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 60 (0)
International career
Wales U16
Wales U17
Wales U19
Wales U21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:05, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

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

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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 has 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
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bury 2012–13 League One 0000000000
Barnsley 2013–14 Championship 000000—00
2014–15 League One0000000000
2015–16 League One0000000000
Total0000000000
Stockport County (loan) 2013–14 Conference North 4000—0040
Nuneaton Town (loan) 2014–15 Football Conference 5000—1 [lower-alpha 1] 060
Nuneaton Town (loan) 2014–15 Football Conference5000—0050
Chelmsford City (loan) 2015–16 National League North 13000—00130
Chelmsford City 2015–16 National League North15000—00150
Boston United 2016–17 National League North7000—0070
Nuneaton Town 2016–17 National League North20000—3 [lower-alpha 1] 0230
Chorley 2016–17 National League North2000—0020
Wrexham 2017–18 National League 5000—1 [lower-alpha 1] 060
2018–19 National League2000—2 [lower-alpha 1] 040
2019–20 National League16000—2 [lower-alpha 2] 0180
2020–21 National League19000—1 [lower-alpha 1] 0200
2021–22 National League19020—3 [lower-alpha 1] 0240
2022–23 National League0000—0000
Total61020—90720
Kidderminster Harriers 2022–23 National League North14000—00140
2023–24 National League46020—2 [lower-alpha 1] 0500
2024–25 National League North9000—0090
Total69020—20730
Career total201040001502200
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ One appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup, One appearance in FA Trophy

Honours

Wrexham

Kidderminster Harriers

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Christian Dibble at Soccerway
  2. 1 2 3 "Dibble aiming to emulate dad's Wembley heroics". BBC Sport.
  3. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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.


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