Alexander Djiku

Alexander Kwabena Baidoo Djiku (born 9 August 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg. Born in Montpellier, France, he represents the Ghana national team.[1]

Alexander Djiku
Djiku in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-08-09) 9 August 1994
Place of birth Montpellier, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Strasbourg
Number 24
Youth career
Bastia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Bastia B 46 (0)
2014–2017 Bastia 45 (1)
2017–2019 Caen 59 (1)
2019– Strasbourg 108 (3)
International career‡
2020– Ghana 20 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:56, 20 February 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 December 2022

Club career

Djiku spent his youth career at Bastia. He played for the reserve team until 2014, when he was promoted to the senior team. Djiku made his debut in a Coupe de la Ligue match against Évian in December 2013.[2][3]

On 11 July 2017, Djiku joined Ligue 1 side Caen on a four-year contract.[4][5] He was acquired by fellow Ligue 1 club Strasbourg in July 2019, signing a four-year contract.[6]

International career

Djiku is of Ghanaian Ewe and French descent.[7][8] He debuted with the senior Ghana national team in a 3–0 friendly loss to Mali on 9 October 2020. He played his second match for Ghana against Qatar on 12 October 2020 in which he impressed.[9] Djiku's third match came when he was given the opportunity by the Black Stars new head coach to start against Zimbabwe in a World Cup qualifier where Ghana won 3–1.[10][11] He was part of Ghana's team at the 2021 African Cup of Nations in Cameroon.[12]

Personal life

Djiku is married to Heley Djiku. The couple have two children, Wesley and Elyana.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 18 February 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bastia B 2012–13 CFA 2 14 0 — — 14 0
2013–14 CFA 2 14 0 — — 14 0
2014–15 CFA 2 16 0 — — 16 0
2015–16 CFA 2 1 0 — — 1 0
2016–17 CFA 2 1 0 — — 1 0
Total 46 0 — — 46 0
Bastia 2013–14 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 1 0
2014–15 Ligue 1 20102[lower-alpha 1] 050
2015–16 Ligue 1 2001000210
2016–17 Ligue 1 231100 0241
Total 4513030511
Caen 2017–18 Ligue 1 280401[lower-alpha 1] 0330
2018–19 Ligue 1 311301[lower-alpha 1] 0351
Total 5917020681
Strasbourg 2019–20 Ligue 1 251117[lower-alpha 2]0332
2020–21 Ligue 1 30000—300
2021–22 Ligue 1 31 1 2 0 — 33 1
2022–23 Ligue 1 22 1 0 0 — 22 1
Total 108331701184
Career total 258 5 13 1 12 0 283 6
  1. Appearance(s) in the Coupe de la Ligue
  2. Five appearances in the UEFA Europa League, two appearances in the Coupe de la Ligue

Honours

Bastia

Individual

References
  1. "Alexander Djiku becomes Ghanaian with joint-most Ligue 1 appearances - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. "Alexander Djiku". Ligue1.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  3. (in French) LFP
  4. Caen, Stade Malherbe (11 July 2017). "Coucou @alex_djiku! Le défenseur en provenance du @SCBastia s'engage pour 4 ans avec le @SMCaen #SMCaen #TeamSMC #Ligue1pic.twitter.com/avxVN8UAL3". @SMCaen. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  5. "Mercato. SM Caen : le défenseur Alexander Djiku signe quatre ans". Ouest-France (in French). 11 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  6. "ALEXANDER DJIKU REJOINT LE RACING". Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  7. http://www.africa-football.com/2017/07/11/mercato-sm-caen-alexander-djiku-en-approche-senegal/%5B%5D
  8. "Alexander Djiku :: Alexander Djiku :: Strasbourg". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  9. "Mali vs. Ghana". Soccerway.
  10. "2022 World Cup qualifiers: Ghana player ratings against Zimbabwe". Goal.com. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  11. "Ghana 3–1 Zimbabwe: Player ratings from 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Cape Coast". Ghana Sports Online. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  12. Ayamga, Emmanuel (18 January 2022). "Fatawu Issahaku starts as Milo names Ghana's starting line-up against Comoros". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  13. "Meet the wife and kids of Black Stars defender Alexander Djiku". GhanaWeb. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  14. Alexander Djiku at Soccerway
  15. "PSG beat Bastia 4-0 to lift league cup". Taipei Times. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  16. "2022 Ghana Football Awards: Full list of winners - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  17. "Alexander Djiku wins Foreign-based Footballer of the Year at 2022 Ghana Football Awards - Kickgh.com". www.kickgh.com. Retrieved 3 July 2022.


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