Sheikh Sibi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sheikh Sibi | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Serekunda, The Gambia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Virtus Verona | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tallinding United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Virtus Verona | 175 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Gambia | 6 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
Sheikh Sibi (born 21 February 1998) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Italian Serie C Group A club Virtus Verona and the Gambia national team.[1]
Sibi was born in Serekunda to a Gambian mother and a Mauritanian father.[2] He left Gambia at the age of 16 with the hope of migrating to Europe. During the journey, he crossed the Sahara desert and reached Tripoli, where he worked as a painter for five months. In July 2015, he crossed the Mediterranean Sea in a boat and reached the Italian island of Lampedusa.[3]
Club career
Following his arrival in Italy, Sibi was assigned to Costagrande Reception Center in Verona. He soon moved to Virtus Vita, a non-profit organization which welcomes migrants. Since Virtus Vita and Virtus Verona were owned by the same company Vencomp, it helped Sibi to continue his football career.[4]
Sibi made his club debut for Virtus Verona on 30 October 2016 in a 2–1 Serie D defeat to Union Feltre. He made his Serie C and professional debut on 16 September 2018 in a 2–0 defeat to Fermana.[5]
International career
Sibi has received several call-ups to the Gambia national team since June 2019.[6] He made his international debut on 29 March 2021 in a 1–0 defeat to DR Congo.[7] He played in the 2021 Africa cup of Nations, his national team's first continental tournament, where they made a sensational quarter-final.[8][9]
