Cheikh Sabaly

Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly (born 4 March 1999) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Ligue 1 club Metz and the Senegal national team.^[2]

Cheikh Sabaly

Personal information
Full name	Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly
Date of birth	(1999-03-04) 4 March 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Kolda, Senegal
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position	Right winger
Team information
Current team	Metz
Number	14
Youth career
0000–2017	Génération Foot
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Génération Foot	0	(0)
2018–	Metz	101	(21)
2019–2020	→ Pau (loan)	25	(10)
2020–2022	Metz B	9	(5)
2020–2021	→ Pau (loan)	30	(3)
2021–2022	→ Quevilly-Rouen (loan)	16	(2)
International career‡
2023–	Senegal	6	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:53, 9 September 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Sabaly made his Ligue 1 debut for Metz on 30 August 2020 in a 1–0 home defeat against Monaco.^[3]

On 24 January 2022, Sabaly joined Quevilly-Rouen on loan until the end of the season.^[4]

International career

Sabaly made his debut for Senegal during a 1–1 win against Rwanda on 9 August 2023 during 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.^[5] He scored his first goal for Senegal during a 3–1 win against England on 10 June 2025.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 October 2025^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Génération Foot	2017–18	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	4[a]	0	—		4	0
Metz	2018–19	Ligue 2	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2020–21	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2021–22		6	0	1	0	—		—		7	0
	2022–23	Ligue 2	28	3	3	0	—		—		31	3
	2023–24	Ligue 1	29	3	1	0	—		1[b]	0	31	3
	2024–25	Ligue 2	33	15	1	0	—		3[b]	0	37	15
	2025–26	Ligue 1	4	0	0	0	—		0	0	4	0
	Total		101	21	7	0	0	0	4	0	112	21
Metz B	2020–21	Championnat National 2	2	3	—		—		—		2	3
	2021–22		6	1	—		—		—		6	1
	2022–23		1	1	—		—		—		1	1
	Total		9	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	5
Pau (loan)	2019–20	Championnat National	25	10	5	2	—		—		30	12
Pau (loan)	2020–21	Ligue 2	30	3	0	0	—		—		30	3
Quevilly-Rouen (loan)	2021–22	Ligue 2	16	2	0	0	—		2[c]	0	18	2
Total			181	41	12	2	4	0	6	0	203	43

1. Two appearances in each of the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup
2. Appearances in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
3. Appearances in the 2021–22 Ligue 2 relegation play-offs

International

As of match played 9 September 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Senegal	2023	1	0
	2024	1	0
	2025	4	1
Total		6	1

Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	10 June 2025	City Ground, Nottingham, England	3	England	3–1	3–1	Friendly