Adrián Luciano Santos Sahibeddine (born 24 August 1994), known as Adrián Sahibeddine, is a French-Chilean[1] professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French club Louhans-Cuiseaux.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adrián Luciano Santos Sahibeddine | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Bordeaux, France | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Louhans-Cuiseaux | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Gradignan FC | ||
| 2002–2006 | RC Bordeaux | ||
| 2010–2011 | FCE Mérignac-Arlac | ||
| 2011–2012 | Colo-Colo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Colo-Colo B | 5 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | FCE Mérignac-Arlac | 40 | (11) |
| 2017–2018 | Dijon II | 22 | (9) |
| 2018 | Dijon | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Stade Bordelais | 9 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | FCE Mérignac-Arlac | 18 | (5) |
| 2020 | Vevey United | – | (–) |
| 2021–2022 | Bergerac Périgord | 22 | (3) |
| 2022–2024 | Stade Bordelais | 30 | (3) |
| 2024– | Louhans-Cuiseaux | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 July 2024 | |||
Professional career
editSahibeddine began playing football with his local sides Gradignan FC and RC Bordeaux before taking a four-year break to focus on his studies. He joined FCE Mérignac-Arlac [fr]'s academy in 2010, and after a couple years his Chilean mother connected him with her cousin who worked for the Chilean club Colo-Colo. He signed with Colo-Colo, but was plagued by injuries and homesickness, and declined professional contract to return to France.
After four months of not playing, he re-signed with Mérignac Arlac in the Division d'Honneur (the sixth division of France).[2] In his first match against Sarlat FC, Sahibeddine ruptured ligaments in his knee and ankle and was out for 5 months. He finished the last 7 games of the season with Arlac and barely missed promotion, and Sahibeddine was convinced by his coach Antoine Vergès to remain another year. The following season, Sahibeddine helped Arlac get promoted to the Championnat National 3, finishing as one of the top scorers with 11 goals in 33 games.[3]
After his success with Merlac, Ligue 1 club Dijon offered Sahibeddine a trial and was subsequently offered a one-year contract. Sahibeddine joined the reserve side of Dijon, with the goal of getting into the first-team in the summer of 2017.[4] After success with Dijon's reserve side, Sahibeddine made his professional debut with the senior Dijon team in a 3–1 Ligue 1 loss to Bordeaux on 28 April 2018.[5]
In July 2022, Sahibeddine rejoined Stade Bordelais after his stint with them in 2018.[6] In July 2024, he switched to Louhans-Cuiseaux.[7]
Personal life
editSahibeddine was born in Bordeaux, France to a Brazilian father, and a Chilean mother of Moroccan descent.[8] As such, he is available to represent Morocco, Chile, Brazil and France. He holds Chilean nationality by descent.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Maldonado, Víctor (2 February 2022). "Jugó en Colo Colo, hizo historia en Francia y sueña con la Roja". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2024.
Tenía la ventaja de que tengo nacionalidad chilena también
- ^ Pascal, LAMAGNERE. "Signature d'Adrian SAHIBEDDINE - F.C.E Mérignac Arlac". www.fce-merignac-arlac.fr. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ "Et le meilleur buteur de R1 2016-2017 est... - Le site du football de votre département". 2 June 2017.
- ^ "Adrian Sahibeddine "J'ai raté pas mal de trains" - Le site du football de votre département". 27 June 2017.
- ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 Conforama - Saison 2017/2018 - 35ème journée - Girondins de Bordeaux / Dijon FCO". www.lfp.fr.
- ^ "Bienvenue Adrián SAHIBEDDINE". Stade Bordelais Football (in French). 7 July 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ @louhans_cuiseaux_fc (28 June 2024). "𝐁𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐚̀ 𝐀𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐀𝐇𝐈𝐁𝐄𝐃𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐄 !" (in French). Retrieved 4 July 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Football : du Chili à Mérignac-Arlac, le parcours peu commun de Sahibeddine".
External links
edit- Adrián Sahibeddine at Soccerway
- LFP Profile
- Foot-National Profile
- Dijon Profile
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