Rafan Sidibé (born 12 March 1984) is a Malian former professional

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who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in

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, Sidibé played for JS Centre Salif Keita and

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in his native Mali before moving to Algeria where he joined

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of the

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in 2005. On 20 February 2006, while playing for MC Alger in the return leg of the Arab Champions League 2005–06 quarterfinals against

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, Sidibé suffered a double fracture of the tibia. He underwent surgery the next day but was sidelined until 10 January 2007, when he came back scoring a goal in a friendly against

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. After three years with MC Alger Sidibé signed with league rivals MSP Batna. After one season with MSP Batna, he signed with Olympic Safi in the Moroccan

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International career

Sidibé was part of the Malian

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football team, which exited in the quarter-finals, finishing top of group A, but losing to France in the next round.

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* * * 1984 births Living people Footballers from Bamako Malian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Mali JS Centre Salif Keita players Stade Malien players MC Alger players MSP Batna players Olympic Club Safi players Djoliba AC players AS Bamako players Malian expatriate men's footballers Malian expatriate sportspeople in Algeria Expatriate men's footballers in Algeria Malian expatriate sportspeople in Morocco Expatriate men's footballers in Morocco 21st-century Malian sportsmen {{Mali-footy-bio-stub