Sofiane Taïbi (; also spelled Sofian, born 5 August 1987) is an Algerian football player.
Club career
A product of the
FC Lorient
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junior ranks, Taïbi joined
Championnat National
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-side
Cherbourg
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in 2006 before moving to
Pau FC
Pau Football Club, commonly referred to as Pau FC, is a professional football club based in Pau, capital of Béarn, France. Pau FC plays its home matches at the Nouste Camp and competes in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. Nicknam ...
in 2008. On 30 June 2009, he went on trial with
Ligue 1
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side
Valenciennes FC
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but was not offered a deal.
On 5 January 2010, Taïbi signed with
Ligue 2
Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship reasons, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Prof ...
side
FC Istres
Istres Football Club (; commonly referred to as simply Istres) is a French association football club based in Istres. The club was formed in 1920 and currently play their home matches at the Stade Parsemain in Fos-sur-Mer, a commune in the A ...
. He made his debut for the club on 19 February 2010 in a 2–1 league loss to
Le Havre AC
Le Havre Athletic Club () is a French professional association football club based in Le Havre, Normandy. The football club was founded in 1894 as a section of the sports club of the same name, founded in 1884. Le Havre plays in Ligue 1, the ...
.
In January 2019, he returned to
Blagnac FC
Blagnac Football Club is a French association football club founded in 1963. They are based in Blagnac, Toulouse and are currently playing in Championnat National 3, the fifth tier in the French football league system. They play at the Complexe A ...
.
International career
In 2004, Taïbi was called up to the Algerian Under-20 National Team to take part in the ''Tournoi de Mulhouse''.
Despite the team losing in the semi-finals, Taïbi was chosen as the ''Player of the Tournament''.
References
External links
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Sofiane Taïbiat Foot-National.com
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1987 births
Living people
Algerian men's footballers
French sportspeople of Algerian descent
Ligue 2 players
Championnat National players
Championnat National 2 players
Championnat National 3 players
AS Cherbourg Football players
Istres FC players
Pau FC players
UJA Maccabi Paris Métropole players
Toulouse Rodéo FC players
US Albi players
Blagnac FC players
Men's association football midfielders
21st-century Algerian sportsmen