Toby Sibbick: Salary and prospects at Hearts for the Uganda Cranes defender

Sibbick (r) with Bevis Mugabi in the Uganda Cranes camp|FUFA IMAGE

STARS ABROAD Toby Sibbick: Salary and prospects at Hearts for the Uganda Cranes defender

Allan Damba 15:48 - 18.04.2024

Sibbick has since become a silent pillar for Hearts, playing 19 times in the league, appearing once in the Scottish Cup, thrice in the League Cup and featuring in three UEFA Conference League games.

Into his third full season at Hearts of Midlothian in the Scottish Premier League, Ugandan defender Toby Peter Sibbick has witnessed significant leaps.

This has come after massive sacrifices, as he had to be forced into loan spells at Barnsley in the first two years (2020-2022) as a Hearts player.

Sibbick at Hearts|COURTESY

Sibbick has since become a silent pillar for Hearts, playing 19 times in the league, appearing once in the Scottish Cup, thrice in the League Cup and featuring in three UEFA Conference League games.

Toby Sibbick's Salary at Hearts of Midlothian

Sibbick joined Hearts from AFC Wimbledon in 2019 on a six-year contract valid till 2025. Across the six years, Sibbick will earn £811,200 besides bonuses, earning £135,200 annually and £10, 400 (monthly), translating into weekly wages of £2,600.

Annual Salary - £135,200 (640 million shillings)

Monthly Salary - £10,400 (49 million shillings)

Weekly Salary - £2,600 (12 million shillings)

Daily Salary - £371 (1.7 million shillings)

Team Salary Overview: Sibbick 16th among the highest earners at Hearts

Hearts of Midlothian spends a total of £4,430,920 per season on salaries with a monthly and weekly wage bill of £340,840 and £85,210, respectively.

Sibbick, born in England to a Ugandan mother but plays for the latter at the senior team level, ranks 16th among the highest earners at Hearts. He is positioned 10th among the non-Scottish players on the team.

Scottish native Alex Lowry is the highest earner at Hearts, taking home £6,500 weekly, which translates into a yearly salary of £338,000.

Among the players that come from outside Great Britain, Sibbick ranks fourth on the highest earners' list, with Australian Kye Rowles on top with weekly and annual earnings of £4,000 and £208,000, respectively.

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Kye Rowles (Australia) - £208,000 (annual)

Cameron Devlin (Australia) - £176,800 (annual)

Kyosuke Tagawa (Japan) - £156,000 (annual)

Toby Sibbick (Uganda) - £135, 200).

Career Salary Comparison

After joining Hearts of Midlothian in 2019, Sibbick's salary shot up 10 times from his wages at English Football League two side AFC Wimbledon, who featured in the Sky Bet Championship, then.

Hearts (2019-2025) - £2,600 (weekly) - £135,200 (annual).

AFC Wimbledon (2017-2019) - £260 (weekly) - £13, 520(annual).

AFC Wimbledon (2016) - £100 (weekly) - £5,200 (weekly).

Market Value: A Steady rise after a slump

During his time at Wimbledon, Transfermarket valued Sibbick at £171,200 pounds (€200,000). It then shot up to £513,700 (€600,000) upon joining Hearts.

However, his value then dropped during his two years on loan at Barnsley to lows of £342,000 (€400,000). That was before another rise to £556,000 (€600,000) in the past two seasons as a stronghold in Hearts' team.

Hearts - £556,000 (2023/24 Market Value).

Barnsley (loan) - £342,000 (2020-2022).

AFC Wimbledon - £171,200 (2017-2019 Market Value).

National Team and Future Prospects

Sibbick, who was initially eligible to play for both England and Uganda, received his first call from the latter in March 2024 FIFA International break.

He debuted and played 45 minutes as Uganda suffered a 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Comoros in an international friendly played in Marrakech, Morocco on March 23rd.

While he didn't play in the friendly against Ghana three days later, Sibbick, 24, is expected to receive further summons for Uganda, including the forthcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Botswana and Algeria, slated for June 5th and 8th, respectively.

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