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Christian Dibble

Christian Dibble
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-05-11) 11 May 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth Wilmslow, England
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Kidderminster Harriers
Number 21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Bury 0 (0)
2013–2016 Barnsley 0 (0)
2014 → Stockport County (loan) 4 (0)
2014 → Nuneaton Town (loan) 5 (0)
2015 → Nuneaton Town (loan) 5 (0)
2015 → Chelmsford City (loan) 13 (0)
2016 Chelmsford City 15 (0)
2016 Boston United 7 (0)
2016–2017 Nuneaton Town 20 (0)
2017 Chorley 2 (0)
2017–2023 Wrexham 61 (0)
2023– Kidderminster Harriers 95 (0)
International career
Wales U16
Wales U17
Wales U19
Wales U21
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:28, 9 March 2025 (UTC)

Christian Dibble (born 11 May 1994) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National League club Kidderminster Harriers.

Early and personal life

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Dibble was born in Wilmslow, England.[1] His father is Welsh former footballer Andy Dibble who played for Manchester City.[2][3] The Dibble family are all Manchester City supporters.[2]

Club career

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Dibble has played for Bury, Barnsley, Stockport County, Nuneaton Town, Chelmsford City, Boston United, Chorley and Wrexham.[1]

Throughout his Wrexham career Dibble served as backup to first-choice goalkeeper Rob Lainton, speaking about it in July 2018,[4] January 2019,[5] April 2019,[6] and again in April 2021.[7]

In August 2019 he was said by local media to have "impressed after being handed starting role",[8] and in October 2021 he was praised by Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson after appearing as a substitute after 13 minutes in a match, following a head injury to Lainton.[9]

In April 2022, he spoke about Wrexham's support.[10] In May 2022 he played for Wrexham in the 2022 FA Trophy final having appeared in the competition following further injury to Lainton.[2][3] He left Wrexham by mutual consent in January 2023.[11]

He signed for Kidderminster Harriers on 27 January 2023.[12] On 26 May 2023, Dibble signed a new one year deal with Kidderminster Harriers.[13] Kidderminster earned promotion via the play-offs with Dibble starting in the play-off final win against Brackley Town.[14][15]

International career

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Dibble has played for Wales at youth level up to and including under-21.[16]

Career statistics

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As of match played 21 September 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bury 2012–13 League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barnsley 2013–14 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2014–15 League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16 League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stockport County (loan) 2013–14 Conference North 4 0 0 0 — 0 0 4 0
Nuneaton Town (loan) 2014–15 Football Conference 5 0 0 0 — 1[a] 0 6 0
Nuneaton Town (loan) 2014–15 Football Conference 5 0 0 0 — 0 0 5 0
Chelmsford City (loan) 2015–16 National League North 13 0 0 0 — 0 0 13 0
Chelmsford City 2015–16 National League North 15 0 0 0 — 0 0 15 0
Boston United 2016–17 National League North 7 0 0 0 — 0 0 7 0
Nuneaton Town 2016–17 National League North 20 0 0 0 — 3[a] 0 23 0
Chorley 2016–17 National League North 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
Wrexham 2017–18 National League 5 0 0 0 — 1[a] 0 6 0
2018–19 National League 2 0 0 0 — 2[a] 0 4 0
2019–20 National League 16 0 0 0 — 2[b] 0 18 0
2020–21 National League 19 0 0 0 — 1[a] 0 20 0
2021–22 National League 19 0 2 0 — 3[a] 0 24 0
2022–23 National League 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Total 61 0 2 0 — 9 0 72 0
Kidderminster Harriers 2022–23 National League North 14 0 0 0 — 0 0 14 0
2023–24 National League 46 0 2 0 — 2[a] 0 50 0
2024–25 National League North 9 0 0 0 — 0 0 9 0
Total 69 0 2 0 — 2 0 73 0
Career total 201 0 4 0 0 0 15 0 220 0
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ^ One appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup, One appearance in FA Trophy

Honours

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Wrexham

Kidderminster Harriers

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Christian Dibble at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b c Phillips, Rob (19 May 2022). "Dibble aiming to emulate dad's Wembley heroics". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  3. ^ a b Wiliams, Richard (21 May 2022). "It's like father, like son for Wrexham AFC keepers old and new". The Leader. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  4. ^ Griffiths, Rob (30 July 2018). "Christian Dibble hails team-spirit and competition for places at Wrexham AFC". North Wales Live.
  5. ^ Williams, Richard (18 January 2019). "Wrexham AFC goalkeeper Christian Dibble will bide his time for more starts". The Leader. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  6. ^ Griffiths, Rob (30 April 2019). "Back-up Wrexham AFC keeper set to step aside for play-off clash". North Wales Live.
  7. ^ Williams, Richard (9 April 2021). "You can count on me if I'm needed again says Wrexham AFC goalkeeper Christian Dibble". The Leader. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Wrexham keeper Christian Dibble impresses after being handed starting role". The Leader. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  9. ^ Williams, Richard (19 October 2021). "Wrexham goalkeeper Dibble impressed Parkinson following introduction". The Leader. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  10. ^ Williams, Richard (22 April 2022). "More than 10,000 Wrexham supporters at last home game". The Leader. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  11. ^ Henrys, Colin (26 January 2023). "Transfer News | Christian Dibble departs the Club by mutual consent". www.wrexhamafc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  12. ^ Paddock, Matty (27 January 2023). "Christian Dibble added to Harriers squad". harriers.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  13. ^ Paddock, Matty (26 May 2023). "Dibble inks new Harriers deal". harriers.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  14. ^ a b "Brackley Town vs. Kidderminster Harriers". Soccerway. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Kidderminster Harriers: National League promotion is 'mind-boggling'". BBC Sport. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  16. ^ Harrison, Nick (6 September 2017). "Wrexham AFC goalkeeper Christian Dibble would love to follow in his father's footsteps". The Leader. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  17. ^ Aled Williams (22 May 2022). "Bromley beat Wrexham to lift FA Trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 February 2023.