Kevin Leonel Sibille (born 15 September 1998) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Spanish club

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Career

Sibille started off his career with River Plate. He was an unused substitute three times between 2015 and 2017, eventually making his first professional appearance during the

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season as River Plate lost 4–0 to Talleres; in the years prior to his first-team debut, Sibille featured for the club's U20 team - notably at the

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in Paraguay. He appeared three more times for them, before departing at the end of his contract in June 2020. On 6 October, Sibille moved to Spain with Valencia B. He made his

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debut on 17 October against Atzeneta. In January 2021, after six appearances for their reserves, Sibille was promoted into

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's first-team for a

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second round match away to Yeclano of Segunda División B. He was subsequently selected to start by manager

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, with the defender playing the full duration of a 4–1 win on 7 January. On 24 July 2021, Sibille was loaned to

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side

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for one year. On 18 June of the following year, he moved to fellow third-tier side

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on a two-year contract.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sibille, Kevin 1998 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Men's association football defenders Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine Primera División players Primera Federación players Segunda División B players Club Atlético River Plate footballers Valencia CF Mestalla footballers Valencia CF players CD Castellón footballers CD Atlético Baleares footballers