El Chadaille Bitshiabu

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El Chadaille Bitshiabu
Personal information
Full name El Chadaille Bitshiabu [1]
Date of birth (2005-05-16) 16 May 2005 (age 19) [2]
Place of birth Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France [2]
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) [2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 RB Leipzig
Number 5
Youth career
2011–2016 US Saint-Denis
2016–2017 Boulogne-Billancourt
2017–2022 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 Paris Saint-Germain 14 (0)
2022 Paris Saint-Germain B 3 (0)
2023– RB Leipzig 14 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 France U17 9 (0)
2021–2022 France U18 6 (0)
2022–2024 France U19 5 (0)
2024– France U20 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner 2022 Israel
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2024

El Chadaille Bitshiabu (born 16 May 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig. [3]

Contents

Club career

Paris Saint-Germain

Bitshiabu is a former youth player of US Saint-Denis and Boulogne-Billancourt. He joined the Paris Saint-Germain Academy in 2017. [4] He caught attention of the media during a friendly tournament later that year due to his exceptional height at that age. [5]

On 27 July 2020, Bitshiabu signed a three-year aspiring contract with Paris Saint-Germain. [6] He made his first appearance for the senior team the following week on 5 August, in a 1–0 friendly win over Sochaux. [7] On 29 July 2021, Bitshiabu signed his first professional contract, tying him to the club until June 2024. [8] He made his debut for the club in a 3–0 Coupe de France win over Feignies Aulnoye on 19 December 2021. [9] His debut at the age of 16 years and 213 days made him the youngest player to appear in an official match for the club, a record which was previously held by Kingsley Coman. [10] On 20 April 2022, he made his Ligue 1 debut as a substitute in a 3–0 away win over Angers. [11]

On 28 December 2022, Bitshiabu made his first Ligue 1 start for PSG in a 2–1 home win over Strasbourg, playing as a left-back to fill in for the late withdrawal of Juan Bernat due to injury. After the match, manager Christophe Galtier hailed Bitshiabu's performance as "very good". [12] On 8 March 2023, he made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 2–0 defeat against Bayern Munich in the round of 16 second leg, replacing the injured Nordi Mukiele at half-time. [13]

RB Leipzig

On 18 July 2023, Bitshiabu signed for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig on a five-year contract, and was assigned the number 5 jersey. [14] The reported transfer fee was €15 million, with an additional €5 million in potential bonuses. [15]

International career

Bitshiabu is a French youth international. He started to receive call-ups to French youth teams in January 2020. [16] In 2021, Bitshiabu was called up to play for the France under-18s for the Tournoi International de Limoges. [17]

Personal life

Born in France, Bitshiabu is of DR Congolese descent. [18]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 January 2025 [3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain 2021–22 Ligue 1 1020000030
2022–23 Ligue 1130201 [b] 000160
Total140401000190
Paris Saint-Germain B 2021–22 Championnat National 3 30———30
RB Leipzig 2023–24 Bundesliga 6000000060
2024–25 Bundesliga80103 [b] 000120
Total140103000180
Career total310504000400

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

France U17

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  3. 1 2 El Chadaille Bitshiabu at Soccerway
  4. ↑ "Soupe matin, midi et soir! A 12 ans, le défenseur du PSG El Chadaille Bitshiabu mesure... 1,90 m" [Soup for breakfast, lunch, and dinner! At 12 years old, the PSG defender El Chadaille Bitshiabu measures... 1.90 m]. 20 minutes (in French). 8 March 2018. Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Football: PSG youngster makes eye-catching appearance at tournament". The New Zealand Herald . 1 January 2018. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "PSG : la pépite El Chadaille Bitshiabu s'engage jusqu'en 2023" [PSG: the gem El Chadaille Bitshiabu signs until 2023]. Le Parisien (in French). 27 July 2020. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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