Adrien Thibaut

Adrien Thibaut
Personal information
Full name Adrien Tinashe Thibaut[1]
Date of birth (2004-07-11) 11 July 2004
Place of birth Slough, England[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Crewe Alexandra
Number 29[3]
Youth career
–2020 College Corinthians
2020–2022 Douglas Hall
2022–2023 Cobh Ramblers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Cobh Ramblers 5 (0)
2024 Macclesfield 0 (0)
2024 Bradford (Park Avenue) 9 (2)
2024– Crewe Alexandra 20 (1)
2025– → Southport (loan) 10 (4)
International career‡
2024– Republic of Ireland U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:46, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:54, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Adrien Tinashe Thibaut (born 11 July 2004) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Crewe Alexandra.[4] He has also played for the Republic of Ireland U21 side.

Club career

Born in Slough,[2] Thibaut was raised in Ireland and came through the academies at College Corinthians,[5] Douglas Hall[6] and Cobh Ramblers.[7]

Cobh Ramblers

In February 2023, Thibaut was promoted to the first team at Cobh Ramblers, making his debut as he came on as a substitute and scored in the Munster Senior Cup Final against Cork City on 14 August 2023, which The Rams won 3–1.[8][9] He made his league debut eleven days later, coming on as an 88th–minute substitute for Matthew McKevitt during a 4–1 defeat against Galway United.[10][11] Thibaut made five more appearances before being released at the end of his contract on 30 November 2023.[12]

Macclesfield

On 1 February 2024, Thibaut signed for English Northern Premier League Premier Division side Macclesfield on a free transfer.[13] He made his only appearance for the club during a 2–0 away win against Hampton & Richmond Borough in the Fifth Round of the FA Trophy.[14]

Bradford (Park Avenue)

On 2 March 2024, Thibaut signed for fellow Northern Premier League Premier Division side, Bradford (Park Avenue) on a deal until the end of the season.[15][16] After making nine appearances, Thibaut was offered a new deal in May 2024,[17] but opted to leave the club.[18]

Crewe Alexandra

On 20 August 2024, Thibaut moved into professional league football as he signed for EFL League Two side Crewe Alexandra on a free transfer,[4] and seven days later, he made his senior debut for Crewe during the first Group game in the EFL Trophy, against Liverpool U21s.[3] Thibaut came on as a 72nd minute substitute for Fin Roberts and scored his first goal for the club two minutes later, as the hosts won 5–1 at Gresty Road.[19][20] The following month, on 28 September 2024, Thibaut scored on his league debut for Crewe, in the side's 2–1 defeat at Newport County.[21]

In October 2024, Thibaut signed a new contract running to summer 2026, with an option for a further 12 months.[22][23]

Southport (loan)

In October 2025, after four Crewe appearances (scoring once), Thibaut went on a short-term loan to National League North side Southport,[24] scoring his first goal for the Sandgrounders in his second game, a 2–1 win at Oxford City on 18 October 2025.[25] He scored four goals in 10 league appearances for Southport during a two-month loan spell before being recalled by Crewe.[26][27]

Thibaut scored the opening goal in a 1–1 draw (defeat on penalties) in an EFL Trophy tie at Stockport County on 3 December 2025, and impressed Crewe manager Lee Bell: "He's done really well on loan.... We needed him to play some games, get fit and score some goals. He works hard and he's now beginning to take chances better."[27]

International career

In November 2024, Thibaut received his first call-up to the Republic of Ireland U21 team, being named in a 24-man squad for two friendlies in Spain against Sweden on 14 and 17 November.[28][29] After being an unused substitute for the first fixture, he came on as a second-half substitute in the second match, a 3–2 win for Republic of Ireland U21s in Marbella.[30]

Career statistics

As of match played on 3 December 2025[2]
Club Season Division League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cobh Ramblers 2023[12] League of Ireland First Division 5 0 0 0 — 2[c] 1 7 1
Macclesfield 2023–24[31] Northern Premier League
Premier Division 		0 0 0 0 0 0 1[d] 0 1 0
Bradford (Park Avenue) 2023–24[32] Northern Premier League
Premier Division 		9 2 — — — 9 2
Crewe Alexandra 2024–25[33] League Two 18 1 1 0 0 0 3[e] 1 22 2
2025–26[34] League Two 2 0 0 0 1 0 2[e] 2 5 2
Crewe total 20 1 1 0 1 0 5 3 27 4
Southport (loan) 2025–26[34] National League North 10 4 — — 1[d] 0 11 4
Career total 44 7 1 0 1 0 9 4 55 11
  1. ^ Includes FAI Cup & FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ One appearance in Play-offs, one appearance and one goal in Munster Senior Cup
  4. ^ a b Appearances in FA Trophy
  5. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Squad List 2024/25 & U21 Registered Contract Players" (PDF). EFL. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "England - A. Thibaut - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ a b "Adrien Thibaut will wear the number 29 shirt for tonight's Bristol Street Motors Trophy fixture". crewealex.net. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Adrien Thibaut becomes latest development addition". crewealex.net.
  5. ^ "Corinthians U14P with goals from Alex Healy Byrne, David Bennett, Fionn Crowley and Adrian Thibaut record fine 4-0 win over Carrigaline Ut". collegecors.ie. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Adrien Thibaut is four-midable as Douglas Hall win the Munster Youths cup in a five star showing". echolive.ie. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  7. ^ "2023 U19 Squad". cobhramblers.ie. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Cobh retain Munster Senior Cup after win over Cork City". irishexaminer.com. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  9. ^ "👏 First team debuts for Ramblers MU19 players Adrien Thibaut and Charlie Cummins last night in the Munster Cup Final!". cobhramblers.ie. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Galway United 4–1 Cobh Ramblers". soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Galway United 4–1 Cobh Ramblers". besoccer.com. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Adrien Thibaut". cobhramblers.ie. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Adrien Thibaut Joins The Silkmen". macclesfieldfc.com. February 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Hampton & Richmond 0–2 Macclesfield". soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Avenue Sign Exciting Young Forward Adrien Thibaut". bpafc.com. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  16. ^ Williams, Harry (5 March 2024). "Bradford (Park Avenue) sign young forward Adrien Thibaut". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  17. ^ "Retained List 2024/25". bpafc.com. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Adrien Thibaut". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  19. ^ "Crewe Alexandra 5–1 Liverpool U21". Sky Sports. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  20. ^ "U21s match report: Liverpool beaten in Bristol Street Motors Trophy opener at Crewe". liverpoolfc.com. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  21. ^ "Newport County 2-1 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  22. ^ "Contract: Thibaut signs new deal". CreweAlex.net. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  23. ^ "Crewe striker Thibaut signs new two-year contract". BBC Sport. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  24. ^ "Adrien Thibaut signs on loan". Southport F.C. 5 October 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  25. ^ "Oxford City 1 Southport 2". Southport F.C. 18 October 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  26. ^ "Adrien Thibaut Recalled By Crewe". Southport F.C. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  27. ^ a b Wheeler, Dan (4 December 2025). "Crewe to give promotion a 'real go' after cup exit". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  28. ^ "Jim Crawford names Under-21 squad for Sweden friendlies". FAI. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  29. ^ "Thibaut called up by Ireland U21s". CreweAlex.net. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  30. ^ "REPORT : Ireland U21 3-2 Sweden U21". FAI. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  31. ^ "Macclesfield | Appearances | Adrien Thibaut | 2023-2024 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  32. ^ "Bradford (Park Avenue) | Appearances | Adrien Thibaut | 2023-2024 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  33. ^ "Games played by Adrien Thibaut in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  34. ^ a b "Games played by Adrien Thibaut in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
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