Christian Dibble
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 May 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Wilmslow, England | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kidderminster Harriers | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Bury | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Barnsley | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Stockport County (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Nuneaton Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Nuneaton Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Chelmsford City (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2016 | Chelmsford City | 15 | (0) |
| 2016 | Boston United | 7 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Nuneaton Town | 20 | (0) |
| 2017 | Chorley | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2023 | Wrexham | 61 | (0) |
| 2023– | Kidderminster Harriers | 95 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Wales U16 | |||
| Wales U17 | |||
| Wales U19 | |||
| Wales U21 | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:28, 9 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Christian Dibble (born 11 May 1994) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National League North club Kidderminster Harriers.
Dibble was born in Wilmslow, England.[1] His father is Welsh former footballer Andy Dibble who played for Manchester City.[2][3] The Dibble family are all Manchester City supporters.[2]
Club career
Dibble has played for Bury, Barnsley, Stockport County, Nuneaton Town, Chelmsford City, Boston United, Chorley and Wrexham.[1]
Throughout his Wrexham career Dibble served as backup to first-choice goalkeeper Rob Lainton, speaking about it in July 2018,[4] January 2019,[5] April 2019,[6] and again in April 2021.[7]
In August 2019 he was said by local media to have "impressed after being handed starting role",[8] and in October 2021 he was praised by Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson after appearing as a substitute after 13 minutes in a match, following a head injury to Lainton.[9]
In April 2022, he spoke about Wrexham's support.[10] In May 2022 he played for Wrexham in the 2022 FA Trophy final having appeared in the competition following further injury to Lainton.[2][3] He left Wrexham by mutual consent in January 2023.[11]
He signed for Kidderminster Harriers on 27 January 2023.[12] On 26 May 2023, Dibble signed a new one year deal with Kidderminster Harriers.[13] Kidderminster earned promotion via the play-offs with Dibble starting in the play-off final win against Brackley Town.[14][15]
International career
Dibble has played for Wales at youth level up to and including under-21.[16]