Rafan Sidibé (born 12 March 1984) is a Malian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
forward.
Club career
Born in
Bamako
Bamako ( bm, ߓߡߊ߬ߞߐ߬ ''Bàmakɔ̌'', ff, 𞤄𞤢𞤥𞤢𞤳𞤮 ''Bamako'') is the capital and largest city of Mali, with a 2009 population of 1,810,366 and an estimated 2022 population of 2.81 million. It is located on the Niger Rive ...
, Sidibé played for
JS Centre Salif Keita and
Stade Malien in his native Mali before moving to Algeria where he joined
MC Alger
Mouloudia Club d'Alger ( ar, نادي مولودية الجزائر), referred to as MC Alger or MCA for short, is an Algerian football club based in Algiers. The club was founded in 1921 and its colours are red, green and white. Their home s ...
of the
Algerian Championnat National in 2005. On 20 February 2006, while playing for MC Alger in the return leg of the
Arab Champions League 2005–06 quarterfinals against
ENPPI Club, 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
Fiorentina
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.
After three years with MC Alger Sidibé signed with league rivals
MSP Batna
Mouloudia Sportive Populaire de Batna ( ar, المولودية الرياضية الشعبية باتنة), known as MSP Batna or simply MSPB for short, is an Algerian football club based in the city of Batna, Algeria. The club was founded on 19 ...
. After one season with MSP Batna, he signed with
Olympic Safi
Olympic Club de Safi ( ar, نادي أولمبيك أسفي) is a Moroccan football (soccer), football club based in Safi, Morocco, Safi.
Honours
*GNF 2, Moroccan League Second Division: 1
::2004
*Moroccan Cup: Finalist
::2016
Current squad
...
in the Moroccan
Botola.
International career
Sidibé was part of the Malian
2004 Summer Olympics football team, which exited in the quarter finals, finishing top of group A, but losing to France in the next round.
References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Bamako
Malian footballers
Association football forwards
Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers of Mali
JS Centre Salif Keita players
Stade Malien players
MC Alger players
MSP Batna players
Olympic Club de Safi players
Djoliba AC players
AS Bamako players
Malian expatriate footballers
Malian expatriate sportspeople in Algeria
Expatriate footballers in Algeria
Malian expatriate sportspeople in Morocco
Expatriate footballers in Morocco
21st-century Malian people
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