ℹ️ PERS. INFORMATION
Name: Adrien Thibaut
Date of birth: 11/07/2004
Place of birth: Slough
Nationality: French, Irish, English and South African
Language: English
Club: Crewe Alexandra FC
On loan: Southport FC
Favourite position: Striker
Favourite foot: Right
⚽️ CLUB HISTORY
| Club | Years |
|---|---|
| College Corinthians AFC | Youth – 2020 |
| Douglas Hall AFC | 2020 – 2022 |
| Cobh Ramblers FC | 2022 – 2024 |
| Macclesfield FC | 2024 |
| Bradford (Park Avenue) | 2024 |
| Crewe Alexandra FC | 2025 – |
| Southport FC | 2025 (on loan) |
🎙️ INTERVIEW
Introduce yourself…
My name is Adrien Thibaut I’m 21 years old I play for Crewe Alexandra currently on loan at Southport FC.
Did you always play as a forward back then, or were you tried in other positions?
I’ve always been a forward there was a bit of a mad era where I was a left back but not really sure what was going on there.
You started your footballing journey with Corinthians in Cork — what do you remember most from those early days?
Playing with College Corinthians was really fun I really enjoyed it playing with all my friends I can remember playing mini tournaments all the time and I can remember wanting to play for them for the rest of my life.
Moving to Douglas Hall was your next step — what prompted that change, and how did it help your progression?
It was around the age where people in Ireland where deciding between Gaa Rugby and Football as you could only take one sport really seriously rather than juggling all of them so most people left Corinthians and I was really close with the coach and players Douglas hall so made the move.
Signing with Cobh Ramblers was a big step up into senior football. What was the transition like from youth to men’s football?
At first signing for Cobh was for the under 19s where I spent time playing more competitive games and learning a lot then after a while started getting called up for senior training which at first was a bit scary to be honest seeing the standards that are set in men’s football the players get onto you but it’s for your own good so that prepared me well as the year after I got involved a bit more in the men’s team and I felt I was ready for it.
After Cobh, you had a spell at Macclesfield. What were your first impressions of the English game compared to the League of Ireland?
When I first trained with Macclesfield it was tough and it was during the off season in Ireland so I wasn’t really fully fit and the training was very fast tempo and sharp so I did find it hard and I played 1 game and could see immediately the pace of the game and technical ability was up another level.
Your move to Bradford (Park Avenue) saw you gain valuable game time — how did that help you grow as a forward?
Moving to Bradford Park Avenue really helped me I was 19 and playing a lot of men’s football and even though we got relegated it was a lot of experience and I feel I learnt a lot from it.
How did the move to Crewe Alexandra come about? Was there a particular scout or match that caught their attention?
I played in a non-league gem match which was players between 18-21 that play in non league I think and there was many different team scouts that came to watch and I ended up getting a trial out of it.
Looking back at all those steps — Corinthians, Douglas Hall, Cobh Ramblers, Macclesfield, Bradford PA, and Crewe — what’s the biggest lesson you’ve learned from each stage?
The biggest lesson I’ve learned is that hard work and good attitude is the bare minimum required on the pitch, sometimes things can go wrong on the pitch and you’re not playing well the only thing you can control is that you work hard and have the right attitude.
Now that you’re on loan at Southport, how are you using this spell to prepare for returning to Crewe stronger?
I haven’t played 90 since maybe April and my hamstring injury didn’t help with pre-season, now in the last week I’ve played two 90s and scored a goal so I feel like I’m back to being fit and scoring will do good for my confidence so I think it’s going well hopefully I can keep it going.
