Sidi Bane
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Pire Goureye, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Laval | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2020 | USP Goureye | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | USP Goureye | 15 | (4) |
| 2022–2024 | BATE Borisov | 28 | (4) |
| 2024–2025 | Lens II | 9 | (1) |
| 2025 | Lens | 0 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Annecy (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | AVS | 9 | (1) |
| 2026– | Laval | 8 | (0) |
| 2026– | Laval B | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 May 2026 | |||
Sidi Bane (born 14 January 2004) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for French Ligue 2 club Laval.
Career
[edit]A youth product of the Senegalese club Union Sportive de Pire since the age of 12, Bane joined their senior team in 2020.[1] He transferred to the Belarusian Premier League club BATE Borisov on 22 April 2022.[2] He made his senior and professional debut with BATE Borisov in a 3–0 win over Dynamo Brest on 28 May 2022. On 13 August 2024, he transferred to RC Lens signing a contract until 2028.[3] First assigned to Lens' reserves, he joined Annecy on loan on 17 January 2025 for the second half of the 2024–25 season in Ligue 2.[4]
On 6 August 2025, Bane signed a two-season contract with AVS in Portugal.[5] On 27 January 2026, having scored 1 goal in 10 appearances for the Primeira Liga side, his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.[6]
Playing style
[edit]Originally a midfielder, Bane is a modern defender who is disciplined and technically skilled. He makes strong runs, and is hard worker who goes eagerly into duels. His playstyle has been compared to Aurélien Tchouaméni.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "NOUVEAU JOUEUR DU RC LENS : Sidi Bane, l'ascension fulgurante du polyvalent défenseur".
- ↑ "БАТЭ объявил о подписании контракта с сенегальским защитником - Новости : football.by". football.by.
- ↑ Africafoot, L'équipe (13 August 2024). "Sidi Bane : « Je veux écrire mon histoire avec le club comme mes aînés"".
- ↑ DIALLO, Diéry (15 January 2025). "Lens: Le jeune défenseur sénégalais Sidi Bane envoyé en prêt à Annecy". Senego.com - Actualité au Sénégal.
- ↑ "Sidi Bane é reforço até 2027" [Sidi Bane is a reinforcement until 2027] (in Portuguese). AVS Futebol SAD. 6 August 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ↑ "AVS SAD rescinde com Sidi Bane" [AVS SAD terminates contract with Sidi Bane]. SAPO (in Portuguese). 27 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
External links
[edit]- Sidi Bane at Soccerway
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Thiès region
- 21st-century Senegalese sportsmen
- Senegalese men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- FC BATE Borisov players
- RC Lens players
- FC Annecy players
- AVS Futebol SAD players
- Stade Lavallois players
- Belarusian Premier League players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Primeira Liga players
- Senegalese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Belarus
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Portugal