Craig Alexander Sibbald (born 18 May 1995) is a Scottish professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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for club
Dundee United
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. He has previously played for
Falkirk
Falkirk ( ; ; ) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow.
Falkirk had a resident population of 32,422 at the ...
Scottish Challenge Cup
The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,Scottish Championship
The Scottish Championship known as the William Hill (bookmaker), William Hill Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League, the league competition for men's professional association footb ...
in season 2023-24 with
Dundee United
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.
Club career
Falkirk
Sibbald made his first team debut for
Falkirk
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Falkirk had a resident population of 32,422 at the ...
aged 16, in a 2–1 win against
Brechin City
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in the
2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup
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. This was quickly followed by his first start in the league on 6 August against
Raith Rovers
Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the as a member of the Scottish Professional Football League.
The club has won f ...
.
Sibbald signed a contract extension with Falkirk on 3 July 2014, which contracted him to the club until 2017. He signed a new one-year contract with Falkirk on 11 August 2017, after an unsuccessful
trial
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with
Luton Town
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.
Livingston
Sibbald signed for newly promoted
Scottish Premiership
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club Livingston on 30 May 2018 on a two-year contract.
Dundee United
During July 2022 Sibbald joined
Dundee United
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on a two-year deal.
International career
Sibbald was
capped
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three times for the Scottish under-16 team from 2010 to 2011. On 17 August 2011, Sibbald was called up to the Scottish under-17 team to participate in the 2011 International Youth Toto Cup. He was capped twice for Scotland at under-17 level in 2012.
Career statistics
Honours
Club
Falkirk
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Scottish Challenge Cup
The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,2011–12
Dundee United
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Scottish Championship
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