Adrián Sahibeddine

Adrián Luciano Santos Sahibeddine (born 24 August 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French club Stade Bordelais.

Adrián Sahibeddine
Personal information
Full name Adrián Luciano Santos Sahibeddine
Date of birth (1994-08-24) 24 August 1994
Place of birth Bordeaux, France
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Stade Bordelais
Youth career
2001–2002 Gradignan FC
2002–2006 RC Bordeaux
2010–2011 Mérignac Arlac
2011–2012 Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Colo-Colo B 5 (1)
2015–2017 Mérignac Arlac 40 (11)
2017–2018 Dijon II 22 (9)
2018 Dijon 3 (0)
2018– Stade Bordelais 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:36, 1 February 2019 (UTC)

Professional career

Sahibeddine began playing football with his local sides Gradignan FC and RC Bordeaux before taking a four-year break to focus on his studies. He joined Mérignac Arlac's academy in 2010, and after a couple years his Chilean mother connected him with her cousin who worked for the Chilean club Colo-Colo. He signed with Colo-Colo, but was plagued by injuries and homesickness, and declined professional contract to return to France.

After four months of not playing, he re-signed with Mérignac Arlac in the Division d'Honneur (the sixth division of France).[1] In his first match against Sarlat FC, Sahibeddine ruptured ligaments in his knee and ankle and was out for 5 months. He finished the last 7 games of the season with Arlac and barely missed promotion, and Sahibeddine was convinced by his coach Antoine Vergès to remain another year. The following season, Sahibeddine helped Arlac get promoted to the Championnat National 3, finishing as one of the top scorers with 11 goals in 33 games.[2]

After his success with Merlac, Ligue 1 club Dijon offered Sahibeddine a trial and was subsequently offered a one-year contract. Sahibeddine joined the reserve side of Dijon, with the goal of getting into the first-team in the summer of 2017.[3] After success with Dijon's reserve side, Sahibeddine made his professional debut with the senior Dijon team in a 3–1 Ligue 1 loss to Bordeaux on 28 April 2018.[4]

Personal life

Sahibeddine was born in Bordeaux, France to a Brazilian father, and a Chilean mother of Moroccan descent.[5] As such, he is available to represent Morocco, Chile, Brazil and France.

References
  1. Pascal, LAMAGNERE. "Signature d'Adrian SAHIBEDDINE - F.C.E Mérignac Arlac". www.fce-merignac-arlac.fr. Archived from the original on 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  2. "Et le meilleur buteur de R1 2016-2017 est... - Le site du football de votre département". 2 June 2017.
  3. "Adrian Sahibeddine "J'ai raté pas mal de trains" - Le site du football de votre département". 27 June 2017.
  4. "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 Conforama - Saison 2017/2018 - 35ème journée - Girondins de Bordeaux / Dijon FCO". www.lfp.fr.
  5. "Football : du Chili à Mérignac-Arlac, le parcours peu commun de Sahibeddine".


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