Djibril Sow
Swiss footballer (born 1997)
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Mohameth Djibril Ibrahima Sow (born 6 February 1997) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Genoa and the Switzerland national team.[3]
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Sow playing for Eintracht Frankfurt in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohameth Djibril Ibrahima Sow[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Genoa | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | BC Albisrieden | ||
| 2008–2015 | Zürich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Zürich II | 20 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 31 | (6) |
| 2016–2017 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Young Boys | 55 | (4) |
| 2019–2023 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 120 | (7) |
| 2023–2026 | Sevilla | 87 | (8) |
| 2026– | Genoa | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Switzerland U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Switzerland U17 | 14 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Switzerland U19 | 15 | (1) |
| 2016 | Switzerland U20 | 4 | (2) |
| 2016 | Switzerland U21 | 6 | (1) |
| 2018– | Switzerland | 56 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:08, 27 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:45, 12 July 2026 (UTC) | |||
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]
Genoa
On 6 August 2026, Sow moved to Italian Serie A club Genoa, signing a multi-year contract.[10]
International career
Born in Switzerland, his father comes from Senegal and his mother is Swiss.[11] 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.[12] 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.[13]
On 20 May 2026, Sow was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 23 May 2026[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 2015–16 | Regionalliga West | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | |||
| 2016–17 | 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 | 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 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
| 2025–26 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 87 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 294 | 25 | 26 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 370 | 26 | ||
- Includes DFB-Pokal, Swiss Cup, Copa del Rey
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
International
- As of match played 11 July 2026[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 0 | |
Personal life
Sow was born to a Senegalese father and Swiss mother. Sow is the cousin of the female footballer Coumba Sow.[17]
Honours
Young Boys
Eintracht Frankfurt
Individual
- Swiss Super League Young Footballer of the Year: 2018–19
- Swiss Super League Team of the Year: 2018–19[18]
