Sido Coelho Jombati (born 20 August 1987) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a right back or centre back for Salisbury. He has played in the English Football League for Cheltenham Town, Wycombe Wanderers and Oldham Athletic.

Sido Jombati
Personal information
Full name Sido Coelho Jombati[1]
Date of birth (1987-08-20) 20 August 1987 (age 37)[2]
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[3]
Position(s) Right back / Centre back[4]
Team information
Current team
Salisbury
Youth career
1995–1997 AFD Torre
1997–2002 Sporting CP
2002–2005 Casa Pia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Exeter City 0 (0)
2005–2008 Weymouth
2008–2009 Basingstoke Town
2009–2011 Bath City 82 (3)
2011–2014 Cheltenham Town 116 (5)
2014–2020 Wycombe Wanderers 154 (5)
2020–2021 Oldham Athletic 19 (0)
2021–2023 Ebbsfleet United 48 (1)
2023– Salisbury 38 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:22, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Early and personal life

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Born in Lisbon to Angola-Guinea parents, Jombati started his football career with his local team in Portugal, Sporting CP, but he was released at the age of sixteen.[5] He was encouraged to come to England by his family, and ended up having a successful trial at Conference National club Exeter City.[5]

Career

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Weymouth & Basingstoke Town

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His stay at Exeter was brief, only staying there a month, before moving on to Conference South club Weymouth.[5] During the 2005–06 season he helped Weymouth gain promotion to the Conference National finishing as champions. In the summer of 2008 he joined Conference South team, Basingstoke Town. Immediately settled at the Camrose and went on to make 52 appearances, scoring on four occasions, in a variety of positions.[6] The Taunton-based player was named Basingstoke supporters' player of the year but jumped at the chance to join Bath City at the end of the season, so that he could move closer to his family, who lived in Somerset.[5]

Bath City

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During his first season at Bath the club earned promotion to the Conference, after beating Woking in the play-off final.[7] Jombati enjoyed another season at Twerton Park, earning the Player of the Season award before moving to Cheltenham Town in the Football League for a nominal fee.[8]

Cheltenham Town

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He made his professional debut on 20 August 2011, in the League Two win over Northampton Town, 3–2 at Sixfields.[9]

In May 2014, Jombati left Cheltenham, after the expiry of his contract. Later that month however, he was signed by League Two club Wycombe Wanderers on a two-year contract.[10]

In December 2019, Jombati was voted for the team of the decade at Cheltenham Town. The vote took place on a Twitter poll and he received 62.5% of the votes showing he was one of the favorite players for the Robins.[11]

Wycombe Wanderers

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Jombati earned a two-year deal with Wycombe in May 2014, soon after he scored his first goal for Wycombe in a 4–0 FA Cup win over FC Halifax Town on 8 November 2015.[12]

In May 2018, he signed a new two-year contract with Wycombe Wanderers after making 23 appearances in the promotion winning 2017/18 season, Jombati was rewarded with a new two-year deal until the end of the 2019–20 season and he proved his worth throughout the club’s first year back in League 1, starring at centre-back for long periods of the campaign.[13][14][15]

In July 2020, along with his team, Jombati gained promotion to the Championship with Wycombe Wanderers after they defeated Oxford United in the final, though Jombati did not appear in the final.[16] His contract with Wycombe Wanderers expired at the end of the season and was not renewed.[17]

Oldham Athletic

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Jombati signed for League Two side Oldham Athletic in August 2020 on a one-year contract.[18]

Ebbsfleet United

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In June 2021, Jombati joined National League South side Ebbsfllet United.[19]

Salisbury

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In July 2023, Jombati joined Southern League Premier Division South side Salisbury and was made captain. He made his debut against Beaconsfield Town, scoring a last minute penalty to level the game 1-1. On 6 May 2024, following a third place finish in the league and a victory in the play-off semi-final against Gosport Borough five days prior, Jombati and his Salisbury team competed in the Southern League Premier Division South play-off final against AFC Totton. After a 2-2 draw in extra time, Jombati converted his spot-kick in the subsequent shootout, helping Salisbury secure victory on penalties and gain promotion to the National League South for the 2024-25 season. His performance in the final earned him widespread acclaim from fans and was considered by many as a man of the match display.

Career statistics

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As of match played 16 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bath City 2009–10[20] Conference South 39 1 4 0 4[a] 0 47 1
2010–11[21] Conference Premier 43 2 2 1 2[b] 0 47 3
Total 82 3 6 1 6 0 94 4
Cheltenham Town 2011–12[22] League Two 36 3 3 0 0 0 6[c] 0 45 3
2012–13[23] League Two 37 1 3 0 1 0 3[d] 0 44 1
2013–14[24] League Two 43 1 0 0 1 0 1[e] 0 45 1
Total 116 5 6 0 2 0 10 0 134 5
Wycombe Wanderers 2014–15[25] League Two 35 0 2 0 1 0 1[e] 0 39 0
2015–16[26] League Two 34 1 2 1 1 0 1[e] 0 38 1
2016–17[27] League Two 25 2 2 0 1 0 6[f] 0 34 2
2017–18[28] League Two 20 1 1 0 0 0 2[f] 1 23 2
2018–19[29] League One 33 1 1 0 3 0 3[f] 0 40 1
2019–20[30] League One 7 0 1 0 0 0 3[f] 0 11 0
Total 154 5 9 1 6 0 16 1 185 7
Oldham Athletic 2020–21[31] League Two 12 0 1 0 2 0 4[f] 0 19 0
Career total 364 13 22 2 10 0 32 1 428 16
  1. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, three appearances in Conference South play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
  3. ^ Three appearances in Football League Trophy, three appearances in League Two play-offs
  4. ^ One appearance in Football League Trophy, two appearances in League Two play-offs
  5. ^ a b c Appearance in Football League Trophy
  6. ^ a b c d e Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

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Bath City

Wycombe Wanderers

Ebbsfleet United

Salisbury

References

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  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/05/2018 and 31/05/2018". The Football Association. p. 5. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Sido Jombati". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Sido Coelho Jombati". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Sido: "I'm just giving my best"". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d "The Nedved Interview:Sido Jombati and Florin Pelecaci". 4 November 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  6. ^ "Past Players".
  7. ^ "Bath City Football Club". 16 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  8. ^ "Cheltenham Town capture Bath City's Sido Jombati". BBC Sport. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  9. ^ "Northampton 2–3 Cheltenham". BBC Sport. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  10. ^ "Sido signs on". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  11. ^ "Cheltenham Town team of the decade: Dream XI is complete, but who should be the manager?". Gloucestershirelive.co.uk. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Halifax 0–4 Wycombe". BBC Sport. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  13. ^ "Done deals! Sido and Yves sign up". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  14. ^ "Wycombe Wanderers".
  15. ^ Wycombe Wanderes: Chairboys clinch promotion to league 1 – https://www.efl.com/news/2018/april/wycombe-wanderers-chairboys-clinch-promotion-to-league-one/
  16. ^ "Oxford United 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers: Chairboys promoted to Championship". BBC Sport. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  17. ^ "Wembley heroes stay for Championship adventure". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  18. ^ "Oldham Athletic: Sido Jombati & Carl Piergianni become Harry Kewell's first signings". BBC Sport. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  19. ^ "Jombati joins the party". www.ebbsfleetunited.co.uk. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  20. ^ "Season 2009–10". Bath City FC Archives. Bath City F.C. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  21. ^ "Season 2010–11". Bath City FC Archives. Bath City F.C. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  22. ^ "Games played by Sido Jombati in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  23. ^ "Games played by Sido Jombati in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  24. ^ "Games played by Sido Jombati in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  25. ^ "Games played by Sido Jombati in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  26. ^ "Games played by Sido Jombati in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  27. ^ "Games played by Sido Jombati in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  28. ^ "Games played by Sido Jombati in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  29. ^ "Games played by Sido Jombati in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  30. ^ "Games played by Sido Jombati in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  31. ^ "Games played by Sido Jombati in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  32. ^ "Bath City 1–0 Woking". BBC Sport. 9 May 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  33. ^ Williams, Adam (13 July 2020). "Oxford United 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  34. ^ Anderson, John, ed. (2018). Football Yearbook 2018–2019. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 390–391. ISBN 978-1-4722-6106-9.
  35. ^ "AFC Totton 2–2 Salisbury FC". Southern League. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
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