Louie Sibley

Louie Joseph Sibley (born 13 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays for Derby County.

Louie Sibley
Personal information
Full name Louie Joseph Sibley[1]
Date of birth (2001-09-13) 13 September 2001[2]
Place of birth Burton Upon Trent, England[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Derby County
Number 17
Youth career
2010–2019 Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Derby County 115 (10)
International career‡
2017–2018 England U17 5 (0)
2019 England U18 2 (0)
2019 England U19 1 (0)
2021– England U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:20, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:57, 6 September 2021 (UTC)

Early life

Sibley was born and raised in Burton upon Trent and attended Paulet High School.[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] a season which ended in a U18 Premier League title success.[6]

On 12 August 2019 Sibley made his professional debut in the EFL Cup against Scunthorpe United[7] 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.[8] On 20 June 2020, Sibley scored his first senior hat-trick for Derby on only his second league start, away to Millwall.[9] He ended the 2019–20 season with 5 goal in 11 league matches.

On 17 September 2020, Sibley signed a new deal with Derby to take him through to the end of the 2023–24 season.[10] During the 2020–21 season Sibley was a first team regular, making 32 appearances with his only goal of the season coming in a 2–2 draw against Brentford[11] as Derby avoided relegation by one point.

The 2021–22 season would be a even tougher on for Derby as they were handed multiple points deductions which totalled 21.[12][13] Injuries limited Sibley's game time and in January 2022 with the club needing to raise funds in administration Millwall made several bid for Sibley.[14] Sibley would stay at Derby however and he scored a stoppage win a 1–0 success over Peterborough United on 19 February 2022.[15] This would be Sibley's only League goal, as Derby was unable to overcome the deduction and were releagated to League One in April 2022.[16]

During the 2022–23 season, Sibley made a total of 52 appearances, scoring 6 times, three times in League One, with highlights being the only in a EFL Cup win over West Bromwich Albion in August 2022[17] and a two goals in a 3–2 league win over Oxford United in March 2023,[18] this was his most productive season in front of goal. Derby would miss out of the League One play-offs by one point at the end of the season.

Sibley was unable to take part in the entire pre season ahead of the 2023–24 season and opening 5 regular season matches due a calf injury.[19]

International career

Sibley has represented England at U17, U18 and U19 level.

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. [20]

Career statistics
As of match played 21 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Derby County 2019–20[21] Championship 115402000175
2020–21[22] Championship 301002000321
2021–22[23] Championship 261002100282
2022–23[24] League One 42341313[lower-alpha 1]1526
2023–24[25] League One 6000002[lower-alpha 1]383
Career total 1151081925413717
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Burton Albion" (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. Culley, Jon (8 March 2020). "Louie Sibley makes light of Wayne Rooney's absence to shine in Derby demolition of Blackburn". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  4. Watson, Chris (16 November 2017). "Who is the Derby County youngster that helped England beat Germany?". Derbyshire Live. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  5. "View Louie Sibley – Derby County". dcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  6. "Derby Countys Under 18 Premier League Champions Where are they now". Jobs in Football. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  7. "Scunthorpe United vs. Derby County – 13 August 2019". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  8. "Reading 3-0 Derby County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  9. "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.
  10. "BIRD AND SIBLEY SIGN NEW LONG-TERM CONTRACTS WITH DERBY COUNTY". Derby County F.C. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  11. "Derby County 2–2 Brentford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  12. "Derby County: Championship Club formally enter administration". BBC News. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  13. "Derby County: Championship bottom club docked nine more points for accounting rule breaches". BBC Sport. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  14. "Derby County fans make transfer predictions after Millwall table 'fourth offer'". Derbyshire Live. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  15. "Derby County 1–0 Peterborough United". BBC. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  16. "Queens Park Rangers 1-0 Derby County". BBC Sport. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  17. "Derby County 1-0 West Bromwich Albion". BBC Sport. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  18. "Oxford United 2-3 Derby County". BBC Sport. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  19. "Mendez-Laing, Barkhuizen, Sibley - Derby County injury news ahead of Burton Albion clash". Derbyshire Live. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  20. "Six at SGP for MU20s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  21. "Games played by Louie Sibley in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  22. "Games played by Louie Sibley in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  23. "Games played by Louie Sibley in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  24. "Games played by Louie Sibley in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  25. "Games played by Louie Sibley in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
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