Djibril Sow

Mohameth Djibril Ibrahima Sow (born 6 February 1997) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club Sevilla and the Switzerland national team.^[3]

Djibril Sow

Sow playing for Eintracht Frankfurt in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Mohameth Djibril Ibrahima Sow[1]
Date of birth	(1997-02-06) 6 February 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Zürich, Switzerland
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sevilla
Number	20
Youth career
2007–2008	BC Albisrieden
2008–2015	Zürich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Zürich II	20	(0)
2015–2017	Borussia Mönchengladbach II	31	(6)
2016–2017	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1	(0)
2017–2019	Young Boys	55	(4)
2019–2023	Eintracht Frankfurt	120	(7)
2023–	Sevilla	54	(3)
International career‡
2013	Switzerland U16	4	(0)
2013–2014	Switzerland U17	14	(0)
2014–2016	Switzerland U19	15	(1)
2016	Switzerland U20	4	(2)
2016	Switzerland U21	6	(1)
2018–	Switzerland	45	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:23, 25 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:15, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Sow made his professional debut for Borussia Mönchengladbach on 25 October 2016, in the second round of the 2016–17 edition of the DFB-Pokal, against second-division club VfB Stuttgart. Sow was substituted on in the 88th minute for Lars Stindl. The match finished as a 2–0 home win for Gladbach.^[4]

Young Boys

In June 2017, Sow returned to Switzerland, agreeing to a four-year contract with Young Boys. The transfer fee paid to Borussia Mönchengladbach was reported as €1.7 million.^[5][6]

He was part of the Young Boys squad that won the 2017–18 Swiss Super League, their first league title in 32 years.^[7]

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 27 June 2019, Sow signed to Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt a contract until 2024.^[8]

Sevilla

On 4 August 2023, Sow moved to La Liga club Sevilla for a fee €10 million and signed a five-year contract.^[9]

International career

Born in Switzerland, his father comes from Senegal and his mother's Swiss.^[10] He earned his first appearance for the Switzerland national team on 8 September 2018, coming on as a substitute for Steven Zuber in a 6–0 win against Iceland in the UEFA Nations League. In May 2019, he played in 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals, where his team finished fourth.^[11] In 2021 he was called up to the national team for the 2020 UEFA European Championship, where the team created one of the main sensations of the tournament reaching the quarter-finals.^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2025^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Borussia Mönchengladbach II	2015–16	Regionalliga West	15	3	—		—		—		15	3
	2016–17		16	3	—		—		—		16	3
	Total		31	6	—		—		—		31	6
Borussia Mönchengladbach	2016–17	Bundesliga	1	0	2	0	0	0	—		3	0
Young Boys	2017–18	Swiss Super League	27	1	4	0	6[b]	0	—		37	1
	2018–19		28	3	3	0	8[c]	0	—		39	3
	Total		55	4	7	0	14	0	—		76	4
Eintracht Frankfurt	2019–20	Bundesliga	29	1	2	0	9[d]	0	—		40	1
	2020–21		28	0	1	0	0	0	—		29	0
	2021–22		31	2	1	0	12[d]	1	—		44	3
	2022–23		32	4	6	0	8[c]	0	1[e]	0	47	4
	Total		120	7	10	0	29	1	1	0	160	8
Sevilla	2023–24	La Liga	24	1	3	0	6[c]	0	0	0	33	1
	2024–25		30	2	2	0	—		—		32	2
	Total		54	3	5	0	6	0	0	0	65	3
Career total			261	20	24	0	49	1	1	0	335	21

1. Includes DFB-Pokal, Swiss Cup, Copa del Rey
2. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearance in UEFA Super Cup

International

As of match played 10 June 2025^[14]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Switzerland	2018	2	0
	2019	4	0
	2020	7	0
	2021	11	0
	2022	12	0
	2023	5	0
	2024	0	0
	2025	4	0
Total		45	0

Personal life

Sow is the cousin of the female footballer Coumba Sow.^[15]

Honours

Young Boys

• Swiss Super League: 2017–18, 2018–19

Eintracht Frankfurt

• UEFA Europa League: 2021–22

Individual

• Swiss Super League Young Footballer of the Year: 2018–19
• Swiss Super League Team of the Year: 2018–19^[16]