Sofian Taïbi, sometimes spelt as Sofiane Taïbi, ( ar, سفيان طيبي; born August 5, 1987) is an Algerian football player.

Club career

A product of the FC Lorient junior ranks, Taïbi joined Championnat National-side

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in 2006 before moving to Pau FC in 2008. On June 30, 2009, he went on trial with

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side Valenciennes FC but was not offered a deal. On January 5, 2010, Taïbi signed with

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side FC Istres. He made his debut for the club on February 19, 2010 in a 2-1 league loss to Le Havre AC. In January 2019, he returned to

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International career

In 2004, Taïbi was called up to the Algerian Under-20 National Team to take part in the ''Tournoi de Mulhouse''.DTN : Quatre selections algériennes en France : Reportage
/ref> Despite the team losing in the semi-finals, Taïbi was chosen as the ''Player of the Tournament''.

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