Cheikh Sabaly
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly | ||
| Date of birth | 4 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Kolda, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Metz | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Génération Foot | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Génération Foot | 0 | (0) |
| 2018– | Metz | 97 | (21) |
| 2019–2020 | → Pau (loan) | 25 | (10) |
| 2020–2022 | Metz B | 9 | (5) |
| 2020–2021 | → Pau (loan) | 30 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | → Quevilly-Rouen (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Senegal | 4 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:53, 10 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly (born 4 March 1999) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Ligue 1 club Metz and the Senegal national team.[2]
Club career
Sabaly made his Ligue 1 debut for Metz on 30 August 2020 in a 1–0 home defeat against Monaco.[3]
On 24 January 2022, Sabaly joined Quevilly-Rouen on loan until the end of the season.[4]
International career
Sabaly made his debut for Senegal during a 1–1 win against Rwanda on 9 August 2023 during 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[5] He scored his first goal for Senegal during a 3–1 win against England on 10 June 2025.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 29 May 2025[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Génération Foot | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Metz | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 37 | 15 | ||
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 97 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 108 | 21 | ||
| Metz B | 2020–21 | Championnat National 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | ||
| Pau (loan) | 2019–20 | Championnat National | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 30 | 12 | ||
| Pau (loan) | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||
| Quevilly-Rouen (loan) | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
| Total | 177 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 199 | 43 | ||
- ^ Two appearances in each of the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
- ^ Appearances in the 2021–22 Ligue 2 relegation play-offs
International
- As of match played 10 June 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 June 2025 | City Ground, Nottingham, England | 3 |  England | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
References
- ^ "Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly". FC Metz. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ a b Cheikh Sabaly at Soccerway
- ^ "Résultat et résumé Metz - Monaco, Ligue 1, 2e journée". L'Équipe (in French). 30 August 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "CHEIKH SABALY PRÊTÉ PAR LE FC METZ (L1)" (Press release) (in French). Quevilly-Rouen. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Rwanda 1–1 Senegal". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ "BREAKING: Dismal England beaten by Senegal as Thomas Tuchel's Three Lions booed off". The Mirror. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
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