Djibril Sow
 Sow playing for Eintracht Frankfurt in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Mohameth Djibril Ibrahima Sow[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sevilla | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | BC Albisrieden | ||
| 2008–2015 | Zürich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Zürich II | 20 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 31 | (6) |
| 2016–2017 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Young Boys | 55 | (4) |
| 2019–2023 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 120 | (7) |
| 2023– | Sevilla | 36 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Switzerland U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Switzerland U17 | 14 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Switzerland U19 | 15 | (1) |
| 2016 | Switzerland U20 | 4 | (2) |
| 2016 | Switzerland U21 | 6 | (1) |
| 2018– | Switzerland | 41 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:46, 2 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:23, 15 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Mohameth Djibril Ibrahima Sow (born 6 February 1997) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club Sevilla and the Switzerland national team.[3]
Club career
[edit]Borussia Mönchengladbach
[edit]Sow made his professional debut for Borussia Mönchengladbach on 25 October 2016, in the second round of the 2016–17 edition of the DFB-Pokal, against second-division club VfB Stuttgart. Sow was substituted on in the 88th minute for Lars Stindl. The match finished as a 2–0 home win for Gladbach.[4]
Young Boys
[edit]In June 2017, Sow returned to Switzerland, agreeing to a four-year contract with Young Boys. The transfer fee paid to Borussia Mönchengladbach was reported as €1.7 million.[5][6]
He was part of the Young Boys squad that won the 2017–18 Swiss Super League, their first league title in 32 years.[7]
Eintracht Frankfurt
[edit]On 27 June 2019, Sow signed to Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt a contract until 2024.[8]
Sevilla
[edit]On 4 August 2023, Sow moved to La Liga club Sevilla for a fee €10 million and signed a five-year contract.[9]
International career
[edit]Born in Switzerland, his father comes from Senegal and his mother's Swiss.[10] He earned his first appearance for the Switzerland national team on 8 September 2018, coming on as a substitute for Steven Zuber in a 6–0 win against Iceland in the UEFA Nations League. In May 2019, he played in 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals, where his team finished fourth.[11] In 2021 he was called up to the national team for the 2020 UEFA European Championship, where the team created one of the main sensations of the tournament reaching the quarter-finals.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 5 December 2024[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 2015–16 | Regionalliga | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | |||
| 2016–17 | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 31 | 6 | — | — | — | 31 | 6 | |||||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Young Boys | 2017–18 | Swiss Super League | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8[c] | 0 | — | 39 | 3 | |||
| Total | 55 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | 76 | 4 | |||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9[d] | 0 | — | 40 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12[d] | 1 | — | 44 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8[c] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 47 | 4 | ||
| Total | 120 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 160 | 8 | ||
| Sevilla | 2023–24 | La Liga | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| 2024–25 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 243 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 317 | 20 | ||
- ^ Includes DFB-Pokal, Swiss Cup, Copa del Rey
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played 15 October 2023[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 0 | |
Personal life
[edit]Sow is the cousin of the female footballer Coumba Sow.[15]
Honours
[edit]Young Boys
Eintracht Frankfurt
Individual
- Swiss Super League Young Footballer of the Year: 2018–19
- Swiss Super League Team of the Year: 2018–19[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Djibril Sow". Bundesliga. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Djibril Sow". Eintracht Frankfurt. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Djibril Sow". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ "Bor. Mönchengladbach - VfB Stuttgart 2:0 (DFB-Pokal 2016/2017, 2. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ "Sow verkauft, Quartett startet vorab". RP Online (in German). 26 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ Trunz, Alex (26 June 2017). "Djibril Sow für vier Jahre zu YB". Der Bund (in German). Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Soccer - Young Boys end 32-year wait for Swiss title and end Basel dominance". reuters.com. Reuters. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Zweiter Neuzugang bei der Eintracht: Djibril Sow unterschreibt bis 2024". Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Djibril Sow Signs For Sevilla FC". Sevilla FC. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Lyon s'intéresse au jeune Djibril Sow, d'origine sénégalaise" [Lyon takes an interest in young Djibril Sow, of Senegalese origin]. footempo.com (in French). Footempo. 2 April 2019. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Pickford the hero in England shootout win". BBC Sport.
- ^ https://www.uefa.com / uefaeuro-2020 / match / 2024485 - switzerland-vs-spain / lineups /? iv = true
- ^ "D.Sow". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Djibril Sow". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "YB Djibril und seine FCZ Cousine Coumba - Familie Sow mischt den Schweizer Fussball auf" [YB Djibril and his FCZ cousin Coumba - The Sow family mixes up Swiss football]. blick.ch (in German). Blick. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Super League: Kevin Mbabu élu joueur de l'année". RTSSport.ch (in French). 28 January 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
External links
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- Djibril Sow at WorldFootball.net
- SFV Profile
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