Natacha Bibi
Seychellois footballer and athlete (born 1984)
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Natacha Diona Bibi (born 20 June 1984)[2] is a Seychellois footballer and athlete who plays as a forward for Italian club Caprera Calcio and the Seychelles national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Natacha Diona Bibi | ||
| Date of birth | 20 June 1984 | ||
| Position | Forward[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Caprera Calcio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Olympia Coast | 9 | (21) |
| 2009–2011 | La Digue Veuve | 13 | (32) |
| 2015–2023 | Mont Fleuri Rovers | 4 | (8) |
| 2024 | Saned | 17 | (2) |
| 2024 | Saned B | 5 | (6) |
| 2024 | Caprera Calcio | 16 | (31) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Seychelles | 8 | (13) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:45, 6 July 2022 (UTC) | |||
Football career
Club
Bibi played for Olympia Coast in 2005;[3] she helped them win the Seychelles Women's League in 2006 as top scorer with 14 goals.[4] Bibi helped Olympia Coast to a domestic double in 2007, winning the league and the cup, in which she scored a hat-trick in the final.[5]
In 2009, Bibi finishing runner-up in the Land Marine Cup with La Digue Veuve.[6] In 2010, she helped her side win the domestic double,[7] winning the league and scoring all four goals in the cup final.[8] Bibi was nominated Player of the Year in 2011.[9][10]
After having played for Lithuanian club FK Saned Joniskis, in December 2024, Bibi joined Italian club Caprera Calcio.[11] She scored on her debut, in a 5–0 win over Castello.[11]
International
Bibi represented the Seychelles women's national team at the 2015 Indian Ocean Island Games, scoring a hat-trick against the Maldives,[12] and a brace against Madagascar.[13] She scored a goal in a 4–1 friendly defeat to the United Arab Emirates on 15 September 2021.[14]
On 20 February 2022, Bibi scored a second-half brace to help her side beat the Maldives 4–0 in a friendly tournament.[15] In April 2022, Bibi took part in the 2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series with Seychelles; she scored a brace against hosts Singapore in the opening game on 4 April, in a 6–2 defeat.[16] On 5 July 2022, she scored a hat-trick against Rodrigues in the 2022 Mauritius Triangular.[17]
Athletics career
Bibi won the women's 800 metres, 1500 metres and high jump at the 1999 Seychellois Championship.[18] On 14 August 2000, Bibi beat Margaret Morel's 800 metres national record, clocking 2:16.85 at the 2000 African Southern Region Athletics Championships.[19][20]
Bibi represented Seychelles at the 2001 African Junior Athletics Championships, winning bronze in the women's long jump; she also ran in the first round of the 800 meters.[21] She won bronze in the long jump once again, at the 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games.[22][23]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 4 April 2022[1]
- Scores and results list Seychelles's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bibi goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 August 2015 | Stade Baby-Larivière, Saint-André, Réunion |  Maldives |
1–0 | 4–1 | 2015 Indian Ocean Island Games | [12] |
| 2 | 2–1 | ||||||
| 3 | 3–1 | ||||||
| 4 | 20 February 2022 | Stade Jean-Allane, Saint-Benoît, Réunion |  Madagascar |
1–0 | 2–8 | 2015 Indian Ocean Island Games | [13] |
| 5 | 2–7 | ||||||
| 6 | 18 February 2022 | Theyab Awana Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |  United Arab Emirates |
1–2 | 1–4 | Friendly | [24] |
| 7 | 20 February 2022 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Maldives |
2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | [25] |
| 8 | 4–0 | ||||||
| 9 | 4 April 2022 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore |  Singapore |
1–2 | 2–6 | 2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series | [26] |
| 10 | 2–3 | ||||||
| 11 | 5 July 2022 | Mauritius Football Association Stadium, Quatre Bornes, Mauritius |  Rodrigues |
1–0 | 5–0 | 2022 Mauritius Triangular | [17] |
| 12 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 13 | 4–0 |