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
Borussia Mönchengladbach
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
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
On 27 June 2019, Sow signed to Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt a contract until 2024.[8]
Sevilla
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
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
Club
- As of match played 9 March 2025[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 West | 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 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
Total | 46 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 2 | ||
Career total | 253 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 327 | 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
- 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
Sow is the cousin of the female footballer Coumba Sow.[15]
Honours
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
- ^ "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
- Djibril Sow at WorldFootball.net
- SFV Profile
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