Simon Zibo

Ghanaian professional footballer
Simon Zibo
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-11-30) 30 November 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Ghana
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Birkirkara
Number 42
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Liberty Professionals 55 (8)
2019–2020 Vitória Guimarães B 0 (0)
2020–2022 Esperança de Lagos 23 (1)
2023– Birkirkara 40 (3)
International career
2019 Ghana U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2024

Simon Zibo (born 30 November 1997)[1] is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Maltese team Birkirkara. He previously played for Portuguese teams Vitória Guimarães B and Esperança de Lagos and Ghana Premier League side Liberty Professionals.

Club career

Liberty Professionals

Zibo started his career with Liberty Professionals in 2016. On 3 April 2016, during his debut, he played the full 90 minutes and scored his debut premier league goal in a 5–1 victory over Ashanti Gold. Latif Blessing scored a brace in that match.[2] During the 2017 season, Zibo had become a key member of the team, starting and playing 21 league matches, whilst playing 13 league matches and scoring 2 goals during the truncated 2018 season.[3] Zibo was appointed as the captain of the side ahead of the 2019 GFA Normalization Committee Special Competition.[4] He played 13 out of the 14 matches played and scored 5 goals to help Liberty to a third-place finish in group B.[3] At the end of the season, he was heavily linked to several clubs in Ghana Premier League including Hearts of Oak, Asante Kotoko and Aduana Stars.[5]

Vitória Guimarães B.

In 2019, he joined Portuguese side Vitória S.C. B, the reserve team of Vitória Guimarães. He signed a two-year deal with club with an option of a year renewal.[5][4]

After an unsuccessful spell at Victoria B, Zibo signed for Campeonato de Portugal side Esperança de Lagos on a one-year deal in December 2020. He played 9 matches and scored one goal in his debut season.[1]

Personal life

He is the older brother of fellow Ghanaian footballer Kwasi Sibo.[6]

Honours

Birkirkara F.C.

References

  1. ^ a b "Simon Zibo Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  2. ^ "Match Report of Liberty Professionals FC vs Ashanti Gold SC - 2016-04-03 - Ghana Premier League". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  3. ^ a b "Simon Zibo - Soccer player profile & career statistics". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  4. ^ a b "Liberty captain Simon Zibo joins Portuguese side Vitória SC". GhanaSoccernet. 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  5. ^ a b "EXCLUSIVE: Ghana U23 star Simon Zibo joins Portuguese club Vitoria SC". Kick Ghana. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  6. ^ "Ghanaian midfielder Kwasi Sibo joins La Liga club Real Betis". Kick Ghana. Retrieved 2021-08-30.

External links

  • Simon Zibo at Global Sports Archive
  • Simon Zibo at Soccerway
  • v
  • t
  • e
Birkirkara F.C. – current squad
  • 1 Zapytowski
  • 2 Iorio Forestero
  • 3 Mariani
  • 4 Pajović
  • 5 Pepe
  • 6 Đurišić
  • 7 Bravo
  • 8 Yankam
  • 10 Mbong
  • 11 Zammit
  • 15 Tasić
  • 16 Sylla
  • 19 Shchepetkin
  • 20 Satariano
  • 21 De Filippis
  • 22 Gambin
  • 23 Cross
  • 24 Peña
  • 25 Micallef
  • 27 Coppola
  • 42 Zibo
  • 70 Elouni
  • 77 Diakité
  • 91 Maxuell Samurai
  • 99 Ciolacu
  • Montaño
  • Ribeiro
  • Manager: Chetcuti
Flag of GhanaSoccer icon

This biographical article related to association football in Ghana, about a midfielder, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e