Jean-Clair Todibo

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Jean-Clair Todibo
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Todibo playing for France U20 in 2019
Personal information
Full name 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
 Nice
Number 6
Youth career
2007–2016 Les Lilas
2016–2018 Toulouse
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
International career‡
2018–2019 France U20 9 (0)
2023– France 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:03, 19 May 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 Ligue 1 club Nice and the France national team.

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Club career

Toulouse

Todibo joined the Toulouse in 2016, from Les Lilas. [4] 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. [5] He played ten games for the club and scored once, a late equaliser on 30 September in a 1–1 draw at Rennes. [6]

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. [7] 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. [8]

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. [9] In March, Todibo was named Schalke's Player of the Month which was voted by the fans. [10]

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. [11]

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. [12] 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. [13]

On 18 September 2022, he was sent off in a match against Angers after nine seconds, the fastest red card in Ligue 1 history. [14]

International career

Todibo made his international debut for France under-20 on 16 November 2018, in a 1–1 friendly draw with Switzerland in Cartagena, Spain. [15]

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. [16]

Todibo made his France debut in a 2–1 friendly loss to Germany on 12 September 2023. [17] His competitive debut came in France's record 14–0 win over Gibraltar on 18 November. [18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 May 2024 [19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toulouse B 2016–17 CFA 2 10———10
2017–18 Championnat National 3 80———80
Total90———90
Toulouse 2018–19 Ligue 1 1010000—101
Barcelona 2018–19 La Liga 2000—0020
2019–20 La Liga2000—1 [lower-alpha 3] 030
Total4000—1050
Schalke 04 (loan) 2019–20 Bundesliga 8020——100
Benfica (loan) 2020–21 Primeira Liga 0010100020
Nice (loan) 2020–21 Ligue 115120——171
Nice 2021–22 Ligue 136140——401
2022–23 Ligue 134010—11 [lower-alpha 4] 0460
2023–24 Ligue 130030——330
Total100180—1101191
Career total1463130101201723

International

As of match played 18 November 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 202320
Total20

Honours

Barcelona

Nice

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  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.
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  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
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