Personal information | |||
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Full name | Louie Joseph Sibley [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 13 September 2001||
Place of birth | Burton Upon Trent, England [3] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Oxford United | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2019 | Derby County | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2024 | Derby County | 147 | (13) |
2024– | Oxford United | 3 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2018 | England U17 | 5 | (0) |
2019 | England U18 | 2 | (0) |
2019 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
2021 | England U20 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:09, 5 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:57, 6 September 2021 (UTC) |
Louie Joseph Sibley (born 13 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Oxford United.
Sibley joined Derby County's academy in 2010, making his first-team debut in December 2019, after he was a part of the club's U18 Premier League championship in 2018–19. Sibley played in over 170 first-team matches for Derby and, during the 2023–24 season, helped the club win back promotion the Championship after a two-year absence in League One. Sibley left Derby for Oxford in the summer of 2024.
Sibley was born and raised in Burton upon Trent and attended Paulet High School. [4]
Sibley has been with Derby County since he joined the Under-8s academy team. After being named the 2017–18 Academy Player of the Year he signed as a first-year scholar at the beginning of the 2018–19 season, [5] a season which ended in a U18 Premier League title success. [6]
On 12 August 2019 Sibley made his professional debut in the EFL Cup against Scunthorpe United. [7] On 28 August of the same year, Sibley received his first senior start, again in the EFL Cup, against Nottingham Forest, which ended in a 3–0 loss. Sibley made his league debut as a substitute in Derby's 3–0 loss to Reading on 21 December 2019. [8] On 20 June 2020, Sibley scored his first senior hat-trick for Derby on only his second league start, away to Millwall. [9] He ended the 2019–20 season with 5 goals in 11 league matches.
On 17 September 2020, Sibley signed a new deal with Derby to take him through to the end of the 2023–24 season. [10] During the 2020–21 season Sibley was a first-team regular, making 32 appearances with his only goal of the season coming in a 2–2 draw against Brentford [11] as Derby avoided relegation by one point.
The 2021–22 season would be an even tougher one for Derby as they were handed multiple points deductions which totalled 21. [12] [13] Injuries limited Sibley's game time and in January 2022, with the club needing to raise funds in administration, Millwall made several bids for Sibley. [14] Sibley stayed at Derby, however, and scored the winning goal in stoppage time in a 1–0 success over Peterborough United on 19 February 2022. [15] This would be Sibley's only Championship goal, as Derby were unable to overcome the deduction and were relegated to League One in April 2022. [16]
During the 2022–23 season, Sibley made a total of 52 appearances, scoring six times, three times in League One, with highlights being the only goal in an EFL Cup win over West Bromwich Albion in August 2022 [17] and two goals in a 3–2 league win over Oxford United in March 2023. [18] This was his most productive season in front of goal, though Derby missed out on the League One play-offs by one point at the end of the season.
Sibley was unable to take part in any of the pre-season fixtures ahead of the 2023–24 season or the opening five league matches because of a calf injury. [19] Sibley's first three goals of the season came in the EFL Trophy, once against Lincoln City on 19 September 2023 [20] and twice in a 2–1 win at Notts County on 10 October 2023. [21] After this game, Derby head coach Paul Warne described Sibley as the best "finisher" at the club. [22] [23] Sibley scored a 90th-minute winner against Stevenage on 17 February 2024. [24] He was credited with two of Derby's three goals against Port Vale on 2 March 2024; however, the EFL later awarded the opening goal of the game as a Kacper Łopata own goal. [25] At the end of the season, Sibley found himself a regular starter at left-wing back. [26] He made 44 appearances for Derby during the season, scoring six goals as Derby secured promotion to the Championship after finishing League One runners-up. [27]
On 18 May 2024, Derby County confirmed that Sibley was in talks to extend his contract, with his deal expiring in June 2024. [28] On 2 July 2024, it was confirmed that Sibley had left Derby after rejecting his contract offer. In total, Sibley made 173 appearances for Derby, scoring 20 goals. [29]
On 3 July 2024, Sibley joined fellow newly promoted Championship side Oxford United. [30]
Sibley has represented England at U17, U18 and U19 level.[ citation needed ]
On 6 September 2021, Sibley made his debut for the England U20s during a 6–1 victory over Romania U20s at St. George's Park. [31]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Derby County | 2019–20 [32] | Championship | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
2020–21 [33] | Championship | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
2021–22 [34] | Championship | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
2022–23 [35] | League One | 42 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 52 | 6 | |
2023–24 [36] | League One | 38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 3 | 44 | 6 | |
Career total | 147 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 173 | 20 |
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