Louie Sibley

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Louie Sibley
Personal information
Full name Louie Joseph Sibley[1]
Date of birth (2001-09-13) 13 September 2001 (age 19)[2]
Place of birth Birmingham, England[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Derby County
Number 17
Youth career
2010–2019 Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Derby County 41 (6)
National team‡
2017–2018 England U17 5 (0)
2019 England U18 2 (0)
2019 England U19 1 (0)
2021– England U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:40, 3 May 2021 (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 for Derby County.[4]

Club career[]

Sibley has been with Derby County since he joined the Under-8s. 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] On 12 August 2019 Sibley made his professional debut in the EFL Cup against Scunthorpe United[6] 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.[7] On 20 June 2020, Sibley scored his first senior hat-trick for Derby on only his second league start, away to Millwall.[8] On 17 September 2020, Sibley signed a new deal with Derby to take him through to the end of the 2023–24 season.[9]

International career[]

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. [10]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 1 May 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Derby County 2019–20[11] Championship 11 5 4 0 2 0 0 0 17 5
2020–21[12] 30 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 32 1
Career total 41 6 4 0 4 0 0 0 49 6

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Derby County" (PDF). English Football League. p. 24. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. ^ "View Louie Sibley - Derby County". www.dcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Louie Sibley makes light of Wayne Rooney's absence to shine in Derby demolition of Blackburn". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  4. ^ "England - L. Sibley - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  5. ^ "View Louie Sibley – Derby County". dcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Scunthorpe United vs. Derby County – 13 August 2019". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Reading 3-0 Derby County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Jordan Sibley hat-trick earns Rams comeback victory". BBC Sport. 20 June 2020. Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  9. ^ "BIRD AND SIBLEY SIGN NEW LONG-TERM CONTRACTS WITH DERBY COUNTY". Derby County F.C. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Six at SGP for MU20s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Games played by Louie Sibley in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Games played by Louie Sibley in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
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