Djibril Sow

Djibril Sow
	Sow playing for Eintracht Frankfurt in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Mohameth Djibril Ibrahima Sow
Date of birth	6 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Zürich, Switzerland
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sevilla
Number	20
Youth career
2007–2008	BC Albisrieden
2008–2015	Zürich
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2015	Zürich II
2015–2017	Borussia Mönchengladbach II
2016–2017	Borussia Mönchengladbach
2017–2019	Young Boys
2019–2023	Eintracht Frankfurt
2023–	Sevilla
International career‡
2013	Switzerland U16
2013–2014	Switzerland U17
2014–2016	Switzerland U19
2016	Switzerland U20
2016	Switzerland U21
2018–	Switzerland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:35, 23 August 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:23, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

Mohameth Djibril Ibrahima Sow (born 6 February 1997) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club Sevilla and the Switzerland national team.^[3]

Club career

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Sow made his professional debut for Borussia Mönchengladbach on 25 October 2016, in the second round of the 2016–17 edition of the DFB-Pokal, against second-division club VfB Stuttgart. Sow was substituted on in the 88th minute for Lars Stindl. The match finished as a 2–0 home win for Gladbach.^[4]

Young Boys

In June 2017, Sow returned to Switzerland, agreeing to a four-year contract with Young Boys. The transfer fee paid to Borussia Mönchengladbach was reported as €1.7 million.^[5]^[6]

He was part of the Young Boys squad that won the 2017–18 Swiss Super League, their first league title in 32 years.^[7]

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 27 June 2019, Sow signed to Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt a contract until 2024.^[8]

Sevilla

On 4 August 2023, Sow moved to La Liga club Sevilla for a fee €10 million and signed a five-year contract.^[9]

International career

Born in Switzerland, his father comes from Senegal and his mother's Swiss.^[10] He earned his first appearance for the Switzerland national team on 8 September 2018, coming on as a substitute for Steven Zuber in a 6–0 win against Iceland in the UEFA Nations League. In May 2019, he played in 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals, where his team finished fourth.^[11] In 2021 he was called up to the national team for the 2020 UEFA European Championship, where the team created one of the main sensations of the tournament reaching the quarter-finals.^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2024^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Borussia Mönchengladbach II	2015–16	Regionalliga	15	3	—		—		—		15	3
	2016–17	Regionalliga	16	3	—		—		—		16	3
	Total		31	6	—		—		—		31	6
Borussia Mönchengladbach	2016–17	Bundesliga	1	0	2	0	0	0	—		3	0
Young Boys	2017–18	Swiss Super League	27	1	4	0	6^[b]	0	—		37	1
	2018–19	Swiss Super League	28	3	3	0	8^[c]	0	—		39	3
	Total		55	4	7	0	14	0	—		76	4
Eintracht Frankfurt	2019–20	Bundesliga	29	1	2	0	9^[d]	0	—		40	1
	2020–21		28	0	1	0	0	0	—		29	0
	2021–22		31	2	1	0	12^[d]	1	—		44	3
	2022–23		32	4	6	0	8^[c]	0	1^[e]	0	47	4
	Total		120	7	10	0	29	1	1	0	160	8
Sevilla	2023–24	La Liga	24	1	3	0	6^[c]	0	0	0	33	1
	2024–25	La Liga	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		26	1	3	0	6	0	0	0	35	1
Career total			233	18	22	0	49	1	1	0	305	19

^ Includes DFB-Pokal, Swiss Cup, Copa del Rey
^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ ^a ^b ^c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
^ ^a ^b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup

International

As of match played 15 October 2023^[14]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Switzerland	2018	2
	2019	4
	2020	7
	2021	11
	2022	12
	2023	5
Total		41

Personal life

Sow is the cousin of the female footballer Coumba Sow.^[15]

Honours

Young Boys

Swiss Super League: 2017–18, 2018–19

Eintracht Frankfurt

UEFA Europa League: 2021–22

Individual

Swiss Super League Young Footballer of the Year: 2018–19
Swiss Super League Team of the Year: 2018–19^[16]

References

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^ "Djibril Sow". Eintracht Frankfurt. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^ "Djibril Sow". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
^ "Bor. Mönchengladbach - VfB Stuttgart 2:0 (DFB-Pokal 2016/2017, 2. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
^ "Sow verkauft, Quartett startet vorab". RP Online (in German). 26 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
^ Trunz, Alex (26 June 2017). "Djibril Sow für vier Jahre zu YB". Der Bund (in German). Retrieved 27 June 2017.
^ "Soccer - Young Boys end 32-year wait for Swiss title and end Basel dominance". reuters.com. Reuters. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
^ "Zweiter Neuzugang bei der Eintracht: Djibril Sow unterschreibt bis 2024". Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
^ "Djibril Sow Signs For Sevilla FC". Sevilla FC. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
^ "Lyon s'intéresse au jeune Djibril Sow, d'origine sénégalaise" [Lyon takes an interest in young Djibril Sow, of Senegalese origin]. footempo.com (in French). Footempo. 2 April 2019. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
^ "Pickford the hero in England shootout win". BBC Sport.
^ https://www.uefa.com / uefaeuro-2020 / match / 2024485 - switzerland-vs-spain / lineups /? iv = true
^ "D.Sow". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^ "Djibril Sow". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^ "YB Djibril und seine FCZ Cousine Coumba - Familie Sow mischt den Schweizer Fussball auf" [YB Djibril and his FCZ cousin Coumba - The Sow family mixes up Swiss football]. blick.ch (in German). Blick. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
^ "Super League: Kevin Mbabu élu joueur de l'année". RTSSport.ch (in French). 28 January 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2022.