27 Jan 2026Permanent signing
Permanent signing
Official feeUndisclosedReported informationAround £150kEric Nicolson · 22 Jan 2026
Gambia international Sidibeh added to the forward line ↗
Squad number29
- Date of birth
- 25 Jun 1998 (age 28)
- Nationality
- Gambia
- International
- Gambia · Senior
Preliminary squad - EFL registration
- Requires registration
- Club Developed
- No
- Joined County
- 27 Jan 2026 · Gambia international Sidibeh added to the forward line ↗
Contract
- Contracted to
- Stockport County
- Expires
- June 2028
- Age at expiry
- 30
- Type
- Permanent
Squad status
- Squad level
- First team
- Location
- At County
- Squad situation
- Normal
- Joined / current spell
- 27 Jan 2026
No active loan.
County contract & signing history1
Suspension
No active suspension.
Squad number history2
| Season | No. | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 29 | Squad numbers confirmed for 26/27 ↗ |
| 2025/26 | 29 | 2025/26 Stockport County season record ↗ |
Games missed in 2026/2713
Injury13
Suspension0
One-off0
Total13
Recorded unavailable76%
10 league, 3 cup missed by competition. 13 of 17 eligible competitive matches recorded unavailable (76%). Squad rate: 13%.
| Date | Fixture | Competition | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 2026 | v Doncaster Rovers | EFL Cup | Hamstring Imported from the original availability table: 1 cup game missed. |
| 15 Aug 2026 | @ Plymouth Argyle | League One | Hamstring Automatically recorded: player was marked Injured when fixture was completed |
| 18 Aug 2026 | v Everton U21 | EFL Trophy | Hamstring Automatically recorded: player was marked Injured when fixture was completed |
| 22 Aug 2026 | v Blackpool | League One | Hamstring Automatically recorded: player was marked Injured within an injury case when fixture was completed |
| 29 Aug 2026 | v Wycombe Wanderers | League One | Hamstring Automatically recorded: player was marked Injured within an injury case when fixture was completed |
| 2 Sept 2026 | @ Luton Town | League One | Hamstring Automatically recorded: player was marked Injured within an injury case when fixture was completed |
| 5 Sept 2026 | @ Wigan Athletic | League One | Hamstring Automatically recorded: player was marked Injured within an injury case when fixture was completed |
| 12 Sept 2026 | v Leicester City | League One | Hamstring Automatically recorded: player was marked Injured within an injury case when fixture was completed |
| 19 Sept 2026 | @ Sheffield Wednesday | League One | Hamstring Automatically recorded: player was marked Injured within an injury case when fixture was completed |
| 26 Sept 2026 | v Peterborough United | League One | Hamstring Automatically recorded: player was marked Injured within an injury case when fixture was completed |
| 6 Oct 2026 | @ Shrewsbury Town | EFL Trophy | Hamstring Automatically recorded: player was marked Injured within an injury case when fixture was completed |
| 10 Oct 2026 | v Barnsley | League One | Hamstring Automatically recorded: player was marked Injured within an injury case when fixture was completed |
| 31 Oct 2026 | v AFC Wimbledon | League One | Hamstring Automatically recorded: player was marked Injured within an injury case when fixture was completed |
The percentage counts recorded injury, suspension and fixture-specific one-off absences during completed competitive fixtures while the player was part of County's first-team pool; matches before joining, after departure or while loaned out are excluded. A one-off absence does not alter the player's current availability.
Current fitness availability
All availability history →Injured
- Injury / issue
- Hamstring
- Latest update
- 27 Oct 2026
- Details
- Has had a scan and has had a recurrence of his hamstring injury. Deciding if he needs surgery.
- Return
- No timeframe given
- Source
- Jimmy McNulty · Official Club Post Match Interview · 27 Oct 2026
No calculated return fixture.
Availability history2
Current spell
InjuredHamstring
Recurrence of: Hamstring · 12 Aug 2026 – 17 Oct 2026
27 Oct 2026Injured Recurrence / re-injury
Has had a scan and has had a recurrence of his hamstring injury. Deciding if he needs surgery.
Jimmy McNulty · Official Club Post Match Interview · 27 Oct 2026Past spell
Recovery confirmedHamstring
17 Oct 2026Available Available for selection
Named on the bench signifying his recovery from injury.
Team sheet · 17 Oct 202626 Sept 2026Injured Recovery update
Liam R on commentary said that the club are targeting 17th October for Sidibeh to return to the bench.
Targeting 17th OctoberBased on club estimate
Liam Richardson · Peterborough commentary · 26 Sept 202625 Sept 2026Injured Recovery update
Involved in some training, but isn't anywhere near a squad as of yet.
Jimmy McNulty · Peterborough Pre-match interview · 25 Sept 2026 ↗12 Aug 2026Injured Return timeframe changed
Jimmy McNulty said around seven weeks remained of Sidibeh’s expected absence.
Expected return: Late September–early October 2026Based on club estimate
Jimmy McNulty · BBC Radio Manchester interview · 12 Aug 20261 Aug 2026Injured Initial injury
Hamstring injury, out for ten weeks.
Sam Byrne · Providing an injury update after Sidibeh was missing from the squad for a preseason fixture. · 1 Aug 2026 ↗