Adrien Tinashe Thibaut (born 11 July 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Crewe Alexandra.[4]

Adrien Thibaut
Personal information
Full name Adrien Tinashe Thibaut[1]
Date of birth (2004-07-11) 11 July 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Slough, England[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Crewe Alexandra
Number 29[3]
Youth career
–2020 College Corinthians
2020–2022 Douglas Hall
2022–2023 Cobh Ramblers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Cobh Ramblers 5 (0)
2024 Macclesfield 0 (0)
2024 Bradford (Park Avenue) 9 (2)
2024– Crewe Alexandra 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:15, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:36, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Slough,[2] Thibaut was raised in Ireland and came through the academies at College Corinthians[5], Douglas Hall[6] and Cobh Ramblers.[7]

In February 2023, Thibaut was promoted to the first team at Cobh Ramblers, going onto make his debut as he came on as a substitute and scored in the Munster Senior Cup Final against Cork City on 14 August 2023, which The Rams ended up winning 3–1.[8][9] He would go onto make his league debut eleven days later, as he came on as an 88th–minute substitute for Matthew McKevitt during a 4–1 defeat against Galway United.[10][11] Thibaut would go onto make five more appearances for The Rams, before being released at the end of his contract on 30 November 2023.[12]

On 1 February 2024, Thibaut moved back to England as he signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Macclesfield on a free transfer.[13] He made his only appearance for the club during a 2–0 away win against Hampton & Richmond Borough in the Fifth Round of the FA Trophy,[14] but left on 2 March as he signed for fellow Northern Premier League Premier Division side, Bradford (Park Avenue) on a deal until the end of the season.[15] After making nine appearances for Park Avenue, Thibaut was offered a new deal on 8 May 2024,[16] but opted to leave the club shortly afterwards.[17]

On 20 August 2024, Thibaut moved into professional league football as he signed for EFL League Two side Crewe Alexandra on a free transfer,[4] and seven days later, he made his senior debut for The Railwaymen, during the first Group game in the EFL Trophy, against Liverpool U21's.[3] Thibaut came on as a 72nd–minute substitute for Fin Roberts and scored his first goal for the club two minutes later, as the hosts ran out 5–1 winners at The Mornflake Stadium.[18][19]

Career statistics

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As of 3 September 2024.[2]
Club Season Division League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cobh Ramblers 2023[12] League of Ireland First Division 5 0 0 0 0 0 2[c] 1 7 1
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 7 1
Macclesfield 2023–24[20] Northern Premier League
Premier Division
0 0 0 0 0 0 1[d] 0 1 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Bradford (Park Avenue) 2023–24[21] Northern Premier League
Premier Division
9 2 9 2
Total 9 2 9 2
Crewe Alexandra 2024–25[22] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[e] 1 1 1
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Career total 14 2 0 0 0 0 4 2 18 4
  1. ^ Includes FAI Cup & FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes League of Ireland Cup & EFL Cup
  3. ^ One appearance in Play-offs, one appearance and one goal in Munster Senior Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
  5. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "Squad List 2024/25 & U21 Registered Contract Players" (PDF). EFL. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "England - A. Thibaut - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ a b "Adrien Thibaut will wear the number 29 shirt for tonight's Bristol Street Motors Trophy fixture". crewealex.net. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Adrien Thibaut becomes latest development addition". crewealex.net.
  5. ^ "Corinthians U14P with goals from Alex Healy Byrne, David Bennett, Fionn Crowley and Adrian Thibaut record fine 4-0 win over Carrigaline Ut". collegecors.ie. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Adrien Thibaut is four-midable as Douglas Hall win the Munster Youths cup in a five star showing". echolive.ie. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  7. ^ "2023 U19 Squad". cobhramblers.ie. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Cobh retain Munster Senior Cup after win over Cork City". irishexaminer.com. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  9. ^ "👏 First team debuts for Ramblers MU19 players Adrien Thibaut and Charlie Cummins last night in the Munster Cup Final!". cobhramblers.ie. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Galway United 4–1 Cobh Ramblers". soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Galway United 4–1 Cobh Ramblers". besoccer.com. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Adrien Thibaut". cobhramblers.ie. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Adrien Thibaut Joins The Silkmen". macclesfieldfc.com. February 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Hampton & Richmond 0–2 Macclesfield". soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Avenue Sign Exciting Young Forward Adrien Thibaut". bpafc.com. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Retained List 2024/25". bpafc.com. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  17. ^ "Adrien Thibaut". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Crewe Alexandra 5–1 Liverpool U21". skysports.com. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  19. ^ "U21s match report: Liverpool beaten in Bristol Street Motors Trophy opener at Crewe". liverpoolfc.com. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  20. ^ "Macclesfield | Appearances | Adrien Thibaut | 2023-2024 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  21. ^ "Bradford (Park Avenue) | Appearances | Adrien Thibaut | 2023-2024 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  22. ^ "Games played by Adrien Thibaut in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2024.