Rafan Sidibé

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Rafan Sidibé (born 12 March 1984) is a Malian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Bamako, Sidibé played for JS Centre Salif Keita and Stade Malien in his native Mali before moving to Algeria where he joined MC Alger of the Algerian Championnat National in 2005. On 20 February 2006, while playing for MC Alger in the return leg of the Arab Champions League 2005–06 quarterfinals against ENPPI Club, Sidibé suffered a double fracture of the tibia.<ref>ENPPI (Egypte) 1-2 MC Alger Template:Webarchive. DZ foot. Retrieved 18 February 2011</ref> He underwent surgery the next day<ref>MCA Sidibé a été opéré hier. djazairess.com. Retrieved 18 February 2011</ref> but was sidelined until 10 January 2007, when he came back scoring a goal in a friendly against Fiorentina.<ref>Blog of MC Alger. mc-alger.skyrock.com. Retrieved 18 February 2011</ref><ref>Blog of Moloudia-Alger Template:Webarchive. Retrieved 18 February 2011</ref><ref>Transferts : Quelques gros coups effectués Template:Webarchive. DZ foot Retrieved 18 February 2011</ref>

After three years with MC Alger Sidibé signed with league rivals MSP Batna. After one season with MSP Batna, he signed with Olympic Safi in the Moroccan Botola.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

International career

Sidibé was part of the Malian 2004 Summer Olympics football team, which exited in the quarter-finals, finishing top of group A, but losing to France in the next round.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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