Régis Cibasu

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Régis Cibasu
Montreal Alouettes
25, Regis Cibasu, July 6, 2019.jpg
Cibasu before a Toronto Argonauts game in 2019.
Born: (1994-09-13) September 13, 1994 (age 27)
Kinshasa, Zaire
Career information
StatusActive
CFL statusNational
Position(s)Wide receiver
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight240 lb (110 kg)
UniversityMontreal Carabins
CFL draft2018 / Round: 3 / Pick: 20
Drafted byToronto Argonauts
Career history
As player
2019–2020Toronto Argonauts
2021–presentMontreal Alouettes
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

Régis Cibasu (born September 13, 1994) is a professional Canadian football wide receiver for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

University career[]

Cibasu played U Sports football with the Montreal Carabins, originally joining the team in 2014 and playing wide receiver. He quickly established himself as a dominant force as he was named an RSEQ First Team All-Star and the RSEQ Rookie of the Year in 2014.[1] He finished his stellar year with a Vanier Cup Most Valuable Player award after recording six receptions for 90 yards in a Carabins victory in the 50th Vanier Cup game in Montreal.[2] He continued to have success over his five-year university career with the Carabins and finished as the program's all-time leading receiver with 183 receptions for 2,231 receiving yards and nine touchdowns in 38 career games.[3]

Professional career[]

Toronto Argonauts[]

Cibasu was drafted in the third round, 20th overall, by the Toronto Argonauts in the 2018 CFL Draft as a wide receiver.[4] However, he elected to return to university to complete his fifth and final year of eligibility. He was then signed on the 2019 CFL Draft day on May 2, 2019.[3]

Upon making the active roster following 2019 training camp, he dressed in his first professional game on June 22, 2019 against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats as a back-up receiver.[5] Following an injury to the team's starting fullback, Declan Cross, Cibasu switched positions to fullback and started his first professional game on July 6, 2019 against the BC Lions.[6][7] For the 2019 season, he played in 16 regular season games and recorded three special teams tackles.[8] He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season and, as a pending free agent in 2021, he was released early by the Argonauts on February 8, 2021.[9][10]

Montreal Alouettes[]

On February 9, 2021, it was announced that Cibasu had signed with the Montreal Alouettes.[11]

Personal life[]

Cibasu was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), but moved to southwest Montreal with his parents when he was three years old.[1][2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Régis Cibasu: A man whose actions speak louder than words". U Sports. October 11, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "50th TELUS Vanier Cup: Hometown Carabins capture first national title". Canadian Interuniversity Sport. November 29, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Draft night surprise: Argos ink Regis Cibasu". argonauts.ca. May 2, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "Argos select Kwemo and Cibasu with 18th and 20th picks in CFL Draft". argonauts.ca. May 3, 2018.
  5. ^ "CFL Game Details, Week #2 - Game #16 - Year 2019, Hamilton Tiger-Cats @ Toronto Argonauts" (PDF). Hamilton Tiger-Cats. June 22, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  6. ^ Zicarelli, Frank (July 5, 2019). "Argos desperate to turn adversity into prosperity". Toronto Sun. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  7. ^ "Toronto Argonauts Depth Chart vs BC Lions" (PDF). argonauts.ca. July 6, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  8. ^ "CFL Stats, 2019, Defence". Canadian Football League. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  9. ^ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  10. ^ "Official 2021 CFL free agent tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  11. ^ "Alouettes add five local players to the roster". Montreal Alouettes. February 9, 2021.

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