# 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.

## 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 with a score 2–0 home win for Gladbach.

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

### Eintracht Frankfurt

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

### Sevilla

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

## International career

Born in Switzerland, his father comes from Senegal and his mother's Swiss. 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. 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.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 16 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 2015–16 | Regionalliga West | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 3 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 2016–17 | Regionalliga West | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 3 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach II | Total | 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 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 1 |
| Young Boys | 2018–19 | Swiss Super League | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 3 |
| Young Boys | Total | Total | 55 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 76 | 4 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 1 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 44 | 3 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 32 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 4 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | Total | Total | 120 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 160 | 8 |
| Sevilla | 2023–24 | La Liga | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Sevilla | 2024–25 | La Liga | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 1 |
| Sevilla | Total | Total | 47 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 254 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 328 | 20 |
* ↑ Includes DFB-Pokal, Swiss Cup, Copa del Rey
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup

### International

    As of match played 15 October 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Switzerland | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 2019 | 4 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 2020 | 7 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 2021 | 11 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 2022 | 12 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 41 | 0 |

## Personal life

Sow is the cousin of the female footballer Coumba Sow.

## 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