Louie Sibley
Louie Joseph Sibley (born 13 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays for Derby County.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Louie Joseph Sibley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | 143 | (13) |
| 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 22:30, 2 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:57, 6 September 2021 (UTC) | |||
Early life edit
Sibley was born and raised in Burton upon Trent and attended Paulet High School.[4]
Club career edit
Sibley has been with Derby County since he joined the Under-8s academy team. 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 an 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 an 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] Sibley's first three goals for Derby during the same came in the EFL Trophy, scoring once against Lincoln City on 19 September 2023[20] and twice in a 2–1 win at Notts County on 10 October 2023.[21] After this game, Derby head coach Paul Warne described Sibley as the best "finisher" at the club.[22][23] Sibley scored a 90th-minute winner against Stevenage on 17 February 2024[24] he was credited on the day with two of Derby's three goals against Port Vale on 2 March 2024, however the EFL later awarded the opening goal of the game as a Kacper Łopata own goal.[25]
International career edit
Sibley has represented England at U17, U18 and U19 level.[citation needed]
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.[26]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 2 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Derby County | 2019–20[27] | Championship | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
| 2020–21[28] | Championship | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| 2021–22[29] | Championship | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| 2022–23[30] | League One | 42 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3[a] | 1 | 52 | 6 | |
| 2023–24[31] | League One | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 3 | 40 | 6 | |
| Career total | 143 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 169 | 20 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References edit
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Burton Albion" (PDF). English Football League. p. 24. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "View Louie Sibley - Derby County". www.dcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Watson, Chris (16 November 2017). "Who is the Derby County youngster that helped England beat Germany?". Derbyshire Live. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "View Louie Sibley – Derby County". dcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Derby Countys Under 18 Premier League Champions Where are they now". Jobs in Football. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Scunthorpe United vs. Derby County – 13 August 2019". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Reading 3-0 Derby County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "Jordan Sibley hat-trick earns Rams comeback victory". BBC Sport. 20 June 2020. from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Bird and Sibley sign new long-term contract with Derby County". Derby County F.C. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Derby County 2–2 Brentford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Derby County: Championship Club formally enter administration". BBC News. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Derby County: Championship bottom club docked nine more points for accounting rule breaches". BBC Sport. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Derby County fans make transfer predictions after Millwall table 'fourth offer'". Derbyshire Live. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Derby County 1–0 Peterborough United". BBC. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Queens Park Rangers 1-0 Derby County". BBC Sport. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Derby County 1-0 West Bromwich Albion". BBC Sport. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Oxford United 2-3 Derby County". BBC Sport. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "Mendez-Laing, Barkhuizen, Sibley - Derby County injury news ahead of Burton Albion clash". Derbyshire Live. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "EFL Trophy Match Report: Derby County 2-0 Lincoln City". Derby County. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "EFL Trophy Match Report: Notts County 1-2 Derby County". Derby County. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Paul Warne receives Derby County demand after Notts County win in EFL Trophy". Derbyshire Live. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "What Paul Warne said to David McGoldrick as challenge made clear for Derby County ace". Derbyshire Live. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Derby County 1-0 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Derby County 3-0 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Six at SGP for MU20s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Louie Sibley in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Louie Sibley in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Louie Sibley in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Louie Sibley in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Louie Sibley in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2023.