Jean-Clair Todibo

Jean-Clair Todibo

Jean-Clair Todibo in 2024.
Personal information
Full name	Jean-Clair Dimitri Roger Todibo [1]
Date of birth	(1999-12-30) 30 December 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth	Cayenne, French Guiana [2]
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [3]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	West Ham United (on loan from Nice)
Number	25
Youth career
2007–2016	Les Lilas
2016–2018	Toulouse
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Toulouse B	9	(0)
2018–2019	Toulouse	10	(1)
2019–2021	Barcelona	4	(0)
2020	→ Schalke 04 (loan)	8	(0)
2020–2021	→ Benfica (loan)	0	(0)
2021	→ Nice (loan)	15	(1)
2021–	Nice	100	(1)
2024–	→ West Ham United (loan)	8	(0)
International career‡
2018–2019	France U20	9	(0)
2023–	France	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:57, 9 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

Jean-Clair Dimitri Roger Todibo (born 30 December 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club West Ham United, on loan from Ligue 1 club Nice, and the France national team.

Early life

Todibo was born in French Guiana and grew up in the northeastern suburbs of Paris. At nine years old, he was struck by a motor vehicle with doubts he would walk again, let alone play football. ^[4] He eventually made a full recovery and continued playing with Les Lilas, the club which signed him at six years old. ^[4]

Club career

Toulouse

Todibo left Les Lilas for Toulouse in 2016. ^[5] He made his Ligue 1 debut on 19 August 2018 against Derby de la Garonne rivals Bordeaux, playing 89 minutes in an eventual 2–1 home win. On 1 September, he was sent off in 26 minutes of a 2–1 win at Guingamp. ^[6] He played ten games for the club and scored once, a late equaliser on 30 September in a 1–1 draw at Rennes. ^[7]

Barcelona

On 8 January 2019, Todibo reached an agreement with Barcelona which would see him join them on a free transfer in July 2019, when his contract with Toulouse was due to expire. ^[8] However, the Spanish side pushed the transfer forward and he joined the club on 31 January 2019. He became the 22nd French player to sign for Barcelona and was handed the number 6 shirt. ^[9] He made only four appearances total for Barcelona. ^[4]

Loan to Schalke 04

On 15 January 2020, Todibo was loaned to Bundesliga club Schalke 04 until the end of the season with a buy option for €25 million, plus €5 million in add-ons. ^[10] In March, Todibo was named Schalke's Player of the Month which was voted by the fans. ^[11]

Loan to Benfica

On 5 October 2020, Todibo joined Primeira Liga club Benfica on a one-year loan with an option to purchase for €20 million. ^[12]

Nice

On 1 February 2021, Todibo joined Ligue 1 club Nice on loan with an option to buy after his loan contract was mutually terminated by Barcelona and Benfica. ^[13] On 27 June, the move was made permanent by the club as they paid €8.5m (+ €7m in variables) to Barcelona. Barcelona also reserved rights to a percentage of his future sale. ^[14]

On 18 September 2022, he was sent off in a match against Angers after nine seconds, the fastest red card in Ligue 1 history. ^[15]

West Ham United

On 10 August 2024, Todibo signed for Premier League team West Ham United on loan for the 2024–25 season. ^[16] The deal reportedly includes an option to buy at the end of the season for €40 million. ^{[17] [18]}

International career

Todibo playing for France U20 in 2019.

Todibo made his international debut for France under-20 on 16 November 2018, in a 1–1 friendly draw with Switzerland in Cartagena, Spain. ^[19]

In March 2023, he received his first call-up to the France senior national team for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against the Netherlands and the Republic of Ireland. ^[20]

Todibo made his France debut in a 2–1 friendly loss to Germany on 12 September 2023. ^[21] His competitive debut came in France's record 14–0 win over Gibraltar on 18 November. ^[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 November 2024 ^[23]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		League cup [b]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Toulouse B	2016–17	CFA 2	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2017–18	Championnat National 3	8	0	—		—		—		8	0
	Total		9	0	—		—		—		9	0
Toulouse	2018–19	Ligue 1	10	1	0	0	0	0	—		10	1
Barcelona	2018–19	La Liga	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
	2019–20	La Liga	2	0	0	0	—		1 [c]	0	3	0
	Total		4	0	0	0	—		1	0	5	0
Schalke 04 (loan)	2019–20	Bundesliga	8	0	2	0	—		—		10	0
Benfica (loan)	2020–21	Primeira Liga	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
Nice (loan)	2020–21	Ligue 1	15	1	2	0	—		—		17	1
Nice	2021–22	Ligue 1	36	1	4	0	—		—		40	1
	2022–23	Ligue 1	34	0	1	0	—		11 [d]	0	46	0
	2023–24	Ligue 1	30	0	3	0	—		—		33	0
	Total		100	1	8	0	—		11	0	119	1
West Ham United (loan)	2024–25	Premier League	8	0	0	0	2	0	—		10	0
Career total			153	3	13	0	4	0	12	0	182	3

1. Includes DFB-Pokal, Taça de Portugal, Coupe de France
2. Includes Taça da Liga, EFL Cup
3. Appearance in UEFA Champions League
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 18 November 2023

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
France	2023	2	0
Total		2	0

Honours

Barcelona

• La Liga: 2018–19 ^[24]

Nice

• Coupe de France runner-up: 2021–22 ^[25]

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
2. "Calciomercato, chi è Jean-Clair Todibo: su di lui quattro club italiani" [Transfer market, who is Jean-Clair Todibo: four Italian clubs are tracking him]. Fox Sports (in Italian). 17 November 2018. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
3. "Jean-Chair Todibo". OGC Nice. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
4. Thomas, Roshane (12 September 2024). "Jean-Clair Todibo's 'miracle' comeback: 'He woke from a coma and said: I'll play football again'". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
5. "À la découverte de Jean-Clair Todibo" [On the discovery of Jean-Clair Todibo] (in French). Les Violets. 7 July 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
6. "Le TFC s'impose à Guingamp 2–1, revivez la victoire des Violets !" [TFC impose themselves on Guingamp with a 2–1 win, relive the Violets' victory!]. La Depeche (in French). 1 September 2018. Archived from the original on 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
7. "À 10 contre 11, le TFC obtient le nul 1–1 à Rennes en toute fin de match" [With 10 men against 11, TFC obtain a 1–1 draw at Rennes right at the death]. La Depeche (in French). 30 September 2018. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
8. "Todibo, Barça's new signing for 2019–20". FC Barcelona. 8 January 2019. Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
9. "Jean-Clair Todibo transfer to FC Barcelona brought forward". FC Barcelona. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
10. "Agreement with Schalke 04 for Todibo on loan". FC Barcelona. 15 January 2020. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
11. "Todibo named Player of the Month". FC Schalke 04. 22 March 2020. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
12. "Agreement with Benfica for loan of Todibo". www.fcbarcelona.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
13. "Jean-Clair Todibo signs for OGC Nice". OGC Nice. 1 February 2021. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
14. "Todibo officially completes permanent move!". OGC Nice. 27 June 2021. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
15. "Todibo sent off after nine seconds in Nice defeat". Archived from the original on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022– via www.bbc.co.uk.
16. "West Ham United bring in France defender Jean-Clair Todibo". West Ham United F.C. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
17. "Jean-Clair Todibo joins West Ham United on season-long loan deal". The Athletic. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
18. "Jean-Clair Todibo: West Ham sign Nice defender on initial season-long loan deal". BBC Sport. 10 August 2024. Archived from the original on 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
19. "Jean-Clair Todibo" (in French). French Football Federation. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
20. "La liste des vingt-trois Bleus". FFF (in French). 16 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
21. "Todibo gets first France cap". OGC Nice. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
22. "Todibo reveals France's half-time challenge". Ligue 1. 19 November 2023.
23. "J. Todibo". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
24. "Barcelona 2018–19: Statistics". BDFutbol. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
25. "Ludovic Blas penalty wins French Cup for Nantes". BBC Sport . 7 May 2022. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2022.

External links

• Profile at the OGC Nice website
• Jean-Clair Todibo at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Jean-Clair Todibo at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
• Jean-Clair Todibo – UEFA competition record ( archive )