Mahamadou Sidibé (born 8 October 1978) is a Malian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
. He spent the majority of his career in Greece.
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 ...
, Mali, Sidibé began his career at
Real Bamako
Association Sportive du Real Bamako, commonly referred to as Real Bamako is a Malian football club based in Bamako. They play in the Malian Première Division the top division in Malian football. Their home stadium is Stade Modibo Keïta.
Among ...
.
His first club abroad was Egyptian club
El Qanah FC.
Following a stint in Saudi Arabia with
Al Ahli Saudi, he continued his career in Greece where played for
PAS Giannia,
Egaleo,
Athinaikos
Athinaikos A.C. ( el, Αθηναϊκός Α.Σ., full name Athinaikos Athletic Club) is a Greek multisport-club, founded in 1917. It is based in Vyronas, a suburb east of Athens. Athinaikos has football, basketball, and handball teams. Its achiev ...
and
Ethnikos Achna FC
Ethnikos Achna Football Club ( el, Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Εθνικός Άχνας), commonly known as Ethnikos Achna, or simply Ethnikos, is a Cypriot football club based in the village of Achna. Founded in 1968, the club current ...
.
In June 2009, Sidibé joined
AC Omonia
Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia ( el, Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Oμόνοιας Λευκωσίας, ΑΣΟΛ; ''Athlitikos Sillogos Omonias Lefkosias'', ''ASOL''), commonly known as Omonia Nicosia, or simply Omonia ("Harmony"; also tran ...
of Cyprus as a third selection goalkeeper.
International career
Sidibé played 97 international matches for the
Mali national team.
Honours
Omonia
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Cypriot Championship
The Cypriot First Division ( el, Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας) is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association. Since February 2016, it is sponsored by Cyta and is thus officially ...
:
2010
References
External links
FIFA profile
1978 births
Living people
Footballers from Bamako
Malian men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Mali men's international footballers
2002 African Cup of Nations players
2004 African Cup of Nations players
2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
2010 Africa Cup of Nations players
Super League Greece players
Cypriot First Division players
AS Real Bamako players
El Qanah FC players
Athinaikos F.C. players
A.O. Kerkyra players
PAS Giannina F.C. players
Egaleo F.C. players
Ethnikos Achna FC players
AC Omonia players
21st-century Malian people
Malian expatriate men's footballers
Malian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt
Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt
Malian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
Malian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Malian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
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