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El Chadaille Bitshiabu (born 16 May 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig.




Club career






= Paris Saint-Germain

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Bitshiabu is a former youth player of US Saint-Denis and Boulogne-Billancourt. He joined the Paris Saint-Germain Academy in 2017. He caught attention of the media during a friendly tournament later that year due to his exceptional height at that age.
On 27 July 2020, Bitshiabu signed a three-year aspiring contract with Paris Saint-Germain. He made his first appearance for the senior team the following week on 5 August, in a 1–0 friendly win over Sochaux. On 29 July 2021, Bitshiabu signed his first professional contract, tying him to the club until June 2024. He made his debut for the club in a 3–0 Coupe de France win over Feignies Aulnoye on 19 December 2021. His debut at the age of 16 years and 213 days made him the youngest player to appear in an official match for the club, a record which was previously held by Kingsley Coman. On 20 April 2022, he made his Ligue 1 debut as a substitute in a 3–0 away win over Angers.
On 28 December 2022, Bitshiabu made his first Ligue 1 start for PSG in a 2–1 home win over Strasbourg, playing as a left-back to fill in for the late withdrawal of Juan Bernat due to injury. After the match, manager Christophe Galtier hailed Bitshiabu's performance as "very good". On 8 March 2023, he made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 2–0 defeat against Bayern Munich in the round of 16 second leg, replacing the injured Nordi Mukiele at half-time.




= RB Leipzig

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On 18 July 2023, Bitshiabu signed for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig on a five-year contract, and was assigned the number 5 jersey. The reported transfer fee was €15 million, with an additional €5 million in potential bonuses.




International career


Bitshiabu is a French youth international. He started to receive call-ups to French youth teams in January 2020. In 2021, Bitshiabu was called up to play for the France under-18s for the Tournoi International de Limoges.




Personal life


Born in France, Bitshiabu is of DR Congolese descent.




Career statistics


As of match played 9 November 2024




Honours


Paris Saint-Germain

Ligue 1: 2021–22, 2022–23
France U17

UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2022




References






External links


Profile at the RB Leipzig website
El Chadaille Bitshiabu at the French Football Federation (in French)
El Chadaille Bitshiabu at WorldFootball.net
El Chadaille Bitshiabu – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
El Chadaille Bitshiabu – UEFA competition record (archive)

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