Personal information | |||
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Full name | Louie Joseph Sibley[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 13 September 2001||
Place of birth | Burton Upon Trent, England[3] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Derby County | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2019 | Derby County | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Derby County | 147 | (13) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2018 | England U17 | 5 | (0) |
2019 | England U18 | 2 | (0) |
2019 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
2021 | England U20 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:09, 28 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:57, 6 September 2021 (UTC) |
Louie Joseph Sibley (born 13 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays for Derby County.
Sibley was born and raised in Burton upon Trent and attended Paulet High School.[4]
Sibley has been with Derby County since he joined the Under-8s academy team. After being named the 2017–18 Academy Player of the Year he signed as a first-year scholar at the beginning of the 2018–19 season,[5] a season which ended in a U18 Premier League title success.[6]
On 12 August 2019 Sibley made his professional debut in the EFL Cup against Scunthorpe United[7] On 28 August of the same year, Sibley received his first senior start, again in the EFL Cup, against Nottingham Forest, which ended in a 3–0 loss. Sibley made his league debut as a substitute in Derby's 3–0 loss to Reading on 21 December 2019.[8] On 20 June 2020, Sibley scored his first senior hat-trick for Derby on only his second league start, away to Millwall.[9] He ended the 2019–20 season with 5 goal in 11 league matches.
On 17 September 2020, Sibley signed a new deal with Derby to take him through to the end of the 2023–24 season.[10] During the 2020–21 season Sibley was a first team regular, making 32 appearances with his only goal of the season coming in a 2–2 draw against Brentford[11] as Derby avoided relegation by one point.
The 2021–22 season would be an even tougher on for Derby as they were handed multiple points deductions which totalled 21.[12][13] Injuries limited Sibley's game time and in January 2022 with the club needing to raise funds in administration Millwall made several bid for Sibley.[14] Sibley would stay at Derby however and he scored a stoppage win a 1–0 success over Peterborough United on 19 February 2022.[15] This would be Sibley's only League goal, as Derby was unable to overcome the deduction and were releagated to League One in April 2022.[16]
During the 2022–23 season, Sibley made a total of 52 appearances, scoring 6 times, three times in League One, with highlights being the only in an EFL Cup win over West Bromwich Albion in August 2022[17] and a two goals in a 3–2 league win over Oxford United in March 2023,[18] this was his most productive season in front of goal. Derby would miss out of the League One play-offs by one point at the end of the season.
Sibley was unable to take part in the entire pre season ahead of the 2023–24 season and opening 5 regular season matches due a calf injury.[19] Sibley's first three goals for Derby during the same came in the EFL Trophy, scoring once against Lincoln City on 19 September 2023[20] and twice in a 2–1 win at Notts County on 10 October 2023.[21] After this game, Derby head coach Paul Warne described Sibley as the best "finisher" at the club.[22][23] Sibley scored a 90th-minute winner against Stevenage on 17 February 2024[24] he was credited on the day with two of Derby's three goals against Port Vale on 2 March 2024, however the EFL later awarded the opening goal of the game as a Kacper Łopata own goal.[25] Sibley at the end of the season, found himself a regular starter at left-wing back.[26] Sibley made 44 appearances for Derby during the season, scoring six goals as Derby secured promotion to the Championship after finishing League One runners-up.[27]
On 18 May 2024, Derby County confirmed that Sibley was in talks to extend his contract at Derby with his deal expiring in June 2024.[28]
Sibley has represented England at U17, U18 and U19 level.[citation needed]
On 6 September 2021, Sibley made his debut for the England U20s during a 6–1 victory over Romania U20s at St. George's Park.[29]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Derby County | 2019–20[30] | Championship | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
2020–21[31] | Championship | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
2021–22[32] | Championship | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
2022–23[33] | League One | 42 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3[a] | 1 | 52 | 6 | |
2023–24[34] | League One | 38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 3 | 44 | 6 | |
Career total | 147 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 173 | 20 |
Derby County