Soumaila Sidibe (born June 15, 1992 in

Bamako Bamako is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Mali, with a 2022 population of 4,227,569. It is located on the Niger River, near the rapids that divide the upper and middle Niger valleys in the southwestern part of the country. Bamak ...

) is a

Mali Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the List of African countries by area, eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of over . The country is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east b ...

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who plays for

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club

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. He plays primarily as a

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Club career

In January 2015, Sidibe signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with

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club

MO Béjaïa Mouloudia Olympique de Béjaïa (; Kabyle: Muludya Ulampik n Vgayet; Tamazight: ⵎⵓⵍⵓⴷⵢⴰ ⵓⵍⴰⵎⴱⵉⴽ ⵏ ⴱⴳⴰⵢⴻⵜ), referred to commonly as MO Béjaïa or MOB for short, is a professional Algerian football club ...

, becoming the first ever foreign player in the history of the club. He later played for

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and Al Ittihad Misurata in Libya, ES Sahel in Tunisia, and

in Morocco. On 25 May 2025, he scored a stoppage-time equalizer in the second leg of the Confederation Cup final against

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, sealing a 1–1 draw on the day and securing his club's title with a 3–1 aggregate victory.

International career

Sidibe was a member of the

Mali national under-20 football team Mali national under-20 football team, represents Mali in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by Malian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Mali. The current coach is Mahamoutou Kane. Their greates ...

at the

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in Colombia, where he started all three all of Mali's matches.

Honours

;MO Béjaïa *

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; RS Berkane *

: 2024–25 *

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: 2024–25

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