Thibault Klidjé

Thibault Klidjé (born 10 July 2001) is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian and the Togo national team. He has previously played for Bordeaux and Luzern.

Thibault Klidje

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Hahotoé, Togo[1]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Hibernian
Number	18
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Espoir Tsevie
2019–2020	Gomido
2020–2022	Bordeaux B	12	(7)
2022	Bordeaux	5	(0)
2022–2025	Luzern	73	(14)
2025–	Hibernian	1	(0)
International career‡
2018	Togo U20	2	(0)
2021–	Togo	17	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 March 2025

Career

Klidjé began his career with the Togolese clubs Espoir Tsevie, and Gomido before signing with the reserves of French club Bordeaux on 21 February 2020.^[3]

On 31 August 2022, Klidjé signed for Swiss Super League club Luzern on a three-year contract.^[4]

On 13 July 2025 Klidjé signed for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian on a three year contract, becoming their record signing.^[5][6]

International career

He debuted with the Togo national team on 9 October 2021 in a 1–1 World Cup qualifier draw against Congo. In 2018, he represented the Togo national U20 team.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 November 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bordeaux II	2020–21	National 3	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2021–22	National 3	11	7	—		—		11	7
	Total		12	7	—		—		12	7
Bordeaux	2021–22	Ligue 1	5	0	0	0	—		5	0
Luzern	2022–23	Swiss Super League	14	0	0	0	—		14	0
	2023–24	Swiss Super League	22	4	1	0	0	0	23	4
	2024–25	Swiss Super League	14	6	1	2	—		15	8
	Total		50	10	2	2	0	0	52	12
Career total			67	17	2	2	0	0	69	19

International

As of match played 22 March 2025^[8]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Togo	2021	3	0
	2022	3	0
	2023	2	0
	2024	8	1
	2025	1	1
Total		17	2

Togo score listed first, score column indicates score after each Klidjé goal.

List of international goals scored by Thibault Klidjé

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 October 2024	Annaba Stadium, Annaba, Algeria	Algeria	1–0	1–5	2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2	22 March 2025	Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo	Mauritania	1–0	2–2	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification