Youssouf Sabaly

Youssouf Sabaly

Sabaly playing for Senegal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Youssouf Sabaly [1]
Date of birth	(1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Le Chesnay, France
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Betis
Number	23
Youth career
2001–2003	Cellois FC
2003–2011	Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Paris Saint-Germain II	46	(0)
2013–2017	Paris Saint-Germain	0	(0)
2013–2015	→ Evian (loan)	65	(0)
2015–2016	→ Nantes (loan)	28	(2)
2016–2017	→ Bordeaux (loan)	30	(0)
2017–2021	Bordeaux	103	(1)
2021–	Betis	59	(1)
International career‡
2009–2010	France U17	11	(0)
2010–2011	France U18	7	(1)
2011	France U19	2	(0)
2012–2013	France U20	7	(0)
2017–	Senegal	32	(1)
Medal record Association football   Senegal Africa Cup of Nations Runner-up 2019 Egypt   France FIFA U-20 World Cup Winner 2013 Turkey
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:12, 18 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:27, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Youssouf Sabaly (born 5 March 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for La Liga club Real Betis. Born in France, he represents Senegal at international level.

Club career

Sabaly made his Ligue 1 debut with Evian in the opening game of the 2013–14 season against Sochaux-Montbéliard, playing the full game, which ended in a 1–1 draw. ^[2]

In August 2016, he agreed to a contract extension until 2020, before joining Bordeaux on a season-long loan. ^[3]

On 7 June 2021, Sabaly signed for La Liga club Real Betis on a free transfer, effective from 1 July. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

International career

Sabaly was born in France to Senegalese parents. ^[7] He has represented France at various youth levels, and was a member of the victorious squad at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. ^[8]

In 2017, Sabaly received his first call-up from Senegal. ^[9] He made his debut in a 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification win over South Africa on 10 November 2017. ^[10]

In May 2018, he was named in Senegal's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. ^[11]

Subsequently, Sabaly was called up to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, where Senegal finished as runners-up after a 1–0 defeat to Algeria in the final; Sabaly would end up being elected into the team of the tournament.

Salaby played in all four of Senegal's matches at the 2022 FIFA World Cup as the nation reached the round of 16 for the first time since its debut in 2002. ^[12]

In December 2023, he was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the Ivory Coast. ^[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 January 2025 ^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Paris Saint-Germain II	2010–11	CFA	6	0	—		—		—		—		6	0
	2011–12	CFA	15	0	—		—		—		—		15	0
	2012–13	CFA	25	0	—		—		—		—		25	0
	Total		46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	46	0
Evian (loan)	2013–14	Ligue 1	36	0	0	0	3	0	—		—		39	0
	2014–15	Ligue 1	29	0	2	0	1	0	—		—		32	0
	Total		65	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	71	0
Nantes (loan)	2015–16	Ligue 1	28	2	1	0	1	0	—		—		30	2
Bordeaux (loan)	2016–17	Ligue 1	30	0	1	0	2	0	—		—		33	0
Bordeaux	2017–18	Ligue 1	35	0	1	0	1	0	2 [a]	0	—		39	0
	2018–19	Ligue 1	23	0	1	0	3	0	4 [a]	0	—		31	0
	2019–20	Ligue 1	12	0	1	0	1	0	—		—		14	0
	2020–21	Ligue 1	33	1	0	0	0	0	—		—		33	1
	Total		133	1	4	0	7	0	6	0	0	0	150	1
Real Betis	2021–22	La Liga	10	0	4	0	—		3 [a]	0	—		17	0
	2022–23	La Liga	23	1	1	1	—		3 [a]	0	1 [b]	0	28	2
	2023–24	La Liga	12	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		12	0
	2024–25	La Liga	14	0	2	0	—		2 [c]	0	—		18	0
	Total		59	1	7	1	0	0	8	0	1	0	75	2
Career total			331	4	14	1	12	0	14	0	1	0	372	5

1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España
3. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 12 September 2023 ^[15]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Senegal	2017	2	0
	2018	8	0
	2019	8	0
	2020	3	0
	2022	7	0
	2023	4	1
Total		32	1

Senegal score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sabaly goal. ^[15]

List of international goals scored by Youssouf Sabaly

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	24 March 2023	Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, Dakar, Senegal	Mozambique	1–0	5–1	2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain U19

• Championnat National U19: 2010–11 ^[16]

Betis

• Copa del Rey: 2021–22 ^[17]

Individual

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2010 ^[18]
• Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2019

References

1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
2. "La fiche de Youssouf Sabalay" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionel. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
3. Johnson, Jonathan (4 August 2016). "Youssouf Sabaly seals Bordeaux loan after signing new PSG contract". ESPNFC. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
4. "Youssouf Sabaly, new Real Betis player". en.realbetisbalompie.es/. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
5. "Youssouf Sabaly, nuevo jugador del Real Betis". www.realbetisbalompie.es/ (in Spanish). 7 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
6. "Youssouf Sabaly débarque au Betis". Foot Mercato (in French). 7 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
7. "Équipe du Sénégal : Youssouf Sabaly sera sur la liste face au Burundi (Proches)". www.galsenfoot.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016.
8. "Joueur: Youssouf Sabalay" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
9. "Former French juniors Niang & Sabaly called up by Senegal - 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers - Africa - Senegal". African Football. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
10. FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Matches - South Africa-Senegal". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017.
11. Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
12. "Senegal Squad". ESPN UK. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
13. "Afcon 2023: Senegal and Sadio Mane set for defence of title". BBC Sport Africa. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
14. Youssouf Sabaly at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
15. "Youssouf Sabaly". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
16. "Que sont devenus les acteurs du doublé de 2011 ? (Partie 2 : U19)" [What have the actors of the 2011 double become? (Part 2: U19)]. CulturePSG (in French). 9 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
17. "Real Betis 1–1 Valencia (5–4 on pens): Real Betis win Copa del Rey final on penalties". BBC Sport. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
18. "Technical report" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 26 April 2012.

External links

• Profile at the Real Betis website
• Youssouf Sabaly at BDFutbol
• Youssouf Sabaly at L'Équipe Football (in French)