Christian Dibble (born 11 May 1994) is a Welsh professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Early and personal life

Dibble was born in

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, England. His father is Welsh former footballer Andy Dibble who played for

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. The Dibble family are all Manchester City supporters.

Club career

Dibble has played for Bury, Barnsley,

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and

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the county ...

. Throughout his Wrexham career Dibble has served as backup to first-choice goalkeeper

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, speaking about it in July 2018, January 2019, April 2019, and again in April 2021. In August 2019 he was said by local media to have "impressed after being handed starting role", and in October 2021 he was praised by Wrexham manager

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after appearing as a substitute after 13 minutes in a match, following a head injury to Lainton. In April 2022, he spoke about Wrexham's support. In May 2022 he played for Wrexham in the 2022 FA Trophy final having appeared in the competition following further injury to Lainton. He left Wrexham by mutual consent in January 2023. He signed for

on 27 January 2023. On 26 May 2023, Dibble signed a new one year deal with Kidderminster Harriers. Kidderminster earned promotion via the play-offs with Dibble starting in the play-off final win against Brackley Town.

International career

Dibble has played for Wales at youth level up to and including under-21.

Career statistics

Honours

Wrexham *

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runner-up: 2021–22 Kidderminster Harriers *

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play-offs: 2023

References

1994 births Living people English men's footballers Welsh men's footballers Wales men's youth international footballers Wales men's under-21 international footballers Bury F.C. players Barnsley F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Nuneaton Town F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players Boston United F.C. players Chorley F.C. players Wrexham A.F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players National League (English football) players Men's association football goalkeepers Sportspeople from Wilmslow Footballers from Cheshire 21st-century English sportsmen {{Wales-footy-goalkeeper-stub