Wilfried Zahibo

Ajaccio

Zahibo joined the academy of AC Ajaccio in 2010. During the 2011–12 season, he made 2 appearances for the Ajaccio reserve team in the Championnat de France Amateur 2, the 5th tier of French football. The following year, Zahibo established himself in the side, making 24 appearances for the reserve team. On 5 January 2013, he made his first team debut for Ajaccio against FC Rouen in the Coupe de France. Zahibo scored his first professional goal in the 88th minute to level the score at one all, but Ajaccio would lose 3–2 on penalties.

Fuenlabrada

Zahibo rejected a new contract from Ajaccio in 2013 after expressing his desire to play in Spain and wanting more first team chances. In August 2013, he signed with SD Ponferradina of the Spanish Segunda División and was sent on loan to Segunda División B club CF Fuenlabrada. He made his Fuenlabrada debut on 25 August 2013 in a 0–0 draw with Barakaldo CF. Zahibo played in 19 of a possible 21 league games during his time with Fuenlabrada.

Valencia

On 23 January 2014, Zahibo signed with Valencia CF, being initially assigned to the B-side. He made his Valencia B debut on 25 January in a 3–0 loss to CD Olímpic de Xàtiva. He made 11 appearances during his first season with Valencia B. Zahibo established himself as a key player for the reserves during the 2014–15 season, making 33 appearances and scoring twice as he helped Valencia B avoid relegation to the 4th tier. Zahibo started the 2015–16 season with…

Zahibo was eligible to represent France, Ivory Coast and the Central African Republic through his birthplace, his father's and his mother's, respectively. In October 2019, he was called up by the latter for a friendly match against Niger, but he did not appear in the game. Zahibo was called up again in November for qualifiers for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. He made his international debut on 13 November, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 win over Burundi. Zahibo got his first start for Les Fauves on 19 November in a 2–0 loss to Mauritania.

Zahibo was born in the 4th arrondissement of Marseille, France to an Ivorian father born in Gagnoa, Ivory Coast, and a Central African mother. When he was young, his family moved to Guadeloupe for his dad's work. He acquired French nationality on 29 January 1998 through the collective effect of his father's naturalization. Zahibo began playing football when he was 8 years old. When he was 14, he moved back to France and lived with his uncle in Sète in hopes of pursuing football professionally. He played in the youth teams of FC Sète 34 before joining the youth ranks of AC Ajaccio.

Zahibo is fluent in French, Spanish and English. He has a son.