Thomas Phibel (born 31 May 1986) is a Guadeloupean former professional footballer who played as a centre back.[1]

Thomas Phibel
Phibel with Anzhi Makhachkala in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-05-31) 31 May 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Les Abymes, Guadeloupe
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
MJC Abymes
SCO Roubaix 59
Lens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Avionnais 9 (0)
2005–2006 Lens B 2 (0)
2006 Virton 15 (0)
2007–2008 Standard Liège 2 (0)
2008 Brussels 10 (0)
2009–2012 Royal Antwerp 67 (6)
2012–2013 Widzew Łódź 33 (0)
2013–2014 Amkar Perm 30 (1)
2015–2016 Mordovia Saransk 17 (1)
2016 Red Star Belgrade 10 (0)
2017–2018 Anzhi Makhachkala 22 (0)
2019 Palanga 16 (0)
2020 Ararat Yerevan 8 (0)
2021–2022 Meyrin 20 (3)
Total 261 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Phibel spent the 2008–09 season on loan at Brussels from Standard Liège.[2] He made two Belgian First Division appearances for Standard Liège.[3]

After having his contract with Widzew Łódź terminated,[4] Phibel signed for Russian Premier League side Amkar Perm,[5] before leaving them during the 2014–15 winter break.[6] In early February 2015, Dynamo Moscow was considering signing him, but he failed the medical examination and the signing fell through.[7]

On 3 June 2016, he signed a two-year contract with Serbian side Red Star Belgrade.[8] He made his debut in an official match for Red Star on 12 July, in the first leg of the second qualifying round of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League in a game Red Star was playing against Valletta F.C. away, he was a starter and Red Star won 2–1.[9]

On 22 January 2017, he returned to Russia, signing with Anzhi Makhachkala.[10]

In January 2018, his Anzhi contract was dissolved following his arrest in the autumn of 2017 in Belgium. The charges for his arrest were not disclosed at the time. Anzhi's director of sports Aleksandr Tantsyura declined to comment further.[11]

In February 2019, he joined Palanga.[12]

On 29 February 2020, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Phibel.[13] He left the club again in July 2020.

On 31 May 2021, Phibel joined Swiss club Meyrin.[14]

Personal life

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Phibel hails from Les Abymes in Guadeloupe.[15] In November 2008, he caused a deadly accident on the turnpike of Dutch city Maastricht.[16]

References

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  1. ^ THOMAS PHIBEL: «J'AI GAGNÉ AUTANT EN RUSSIE EN QUELQUES MOIS QUE DEPUIS LE DÉBUT DE MA CARRIÈRE» sofoot.com
  2. ^ EXQI-League - Transfers 2009/2010
  3. ^ "Stats Centre: Thomas Phibel Facts". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  4. ^ Томас Фибель оштрафован за просмотр в Металлисте на 350 тысяч евро (in Ukrainian). FC Metalist Kharkiv. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Амкар" приобрел защитника "Видзева" Фибеля (in Russian). Sports Ru. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Амкар": работа началась (in Russian). FC Amkar Perm. 9 January 2014.
  7. ^ Гурам Аджоев: "Фибеля в "Динамо" не будет" (in Russian). Sport Express. 4 February 2015.
  8. ^ Fibel dve godine u Crvenoj zvezdi at Sportski žurnal, 3-6-2016 (in Serbian)
  9. ^ Thomas Phibel profile at Soccerway
  10. ^ Тома Фибель – в «Анжи» (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. 22 January 2017.
  11. ^ "АНЖИ" И ФИБЕЛЬ РАСТОРГЛИ КОНТРАКТ (in Russian). Sport Express. 16 January 2018.
  12. ^ ""Palangoje" gynėjas iš Gvadelupės". FK Palanga. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  13. ^ "ՊԱՇՏՈՆԱԿԱՆ". facebook.com (in Armenian). FC Ararat Yerevan Facebook. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  14. ^ Le Meyrin FC est heureux de vous annoncer..., instagram.com, 31 May 2021
  15. ^ Footgoal Profile Archived 2009-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ Ex-Standard-Spieler Phibel nach Unfall mit Todesfolge verurteilt at brf.be, 3-8-2010, retrieved 23-6-2016 (in German)