Didier Drogba

Didier Yves Drogba Tébily (born 11 March 1978 in Abidjan) is a retired Côte d'Ivoire professional football player.

Didier Drogba
Personal information
Full name Didier Yves Drogba Tébily
Date of birth (1978-03-11) 11 March 1978
Place of birth Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
Chelsea
Number 11
Youth career
1996-1997 Levallois
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998-2002
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2015
2012-2013
Le Mans U.C. 72
En Avant de Guingamp
Olympique de Marseille
Chelsea F.C.
Shanghai Shenhua
National team
2002-2014 Côte d'Ivoire national football team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early life

He lived in Abidjan until he was 5 years old and then he moved to France to live with his uncle, Michael Goba. His uncle had been a professional football player in Côte d'Ivoire.

Career

In the 2006/07 season, he was the top scorer of the English Premier League with 20 goals. Drogba played for Le Mans at Ligue 2 in 1998. He moved to Olympique Marseille in 2003 and scored 29 goals in the next season. In July 2004, Drogba moved to Chelsea in the English Premier League. Drogba stayed at Chelsea for about 10 years. Drogba was a member of Côte d'Ivoire’s national team and was their top scorer with 65 goals in 105 appearances.

Club career statistics

[1]

Club statistics League CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FranceLeague Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue EuropeTotal
1998/99Le MansDivision 2200000-20
1999/003070020-327
2000/011102000-130
2001/022151121-247
2001/02En Avant GuingampDivision 11130000-113
2002/03Ligue 134173420-3921
2003/04Olympique MarseilleLigue 13519212116115532
EnglandLeague FA Cup Football League Cup EuropeTotal
2004/05ChelseaPremier League26102041954116
2005/0629123110714014
2006/07362063541265933
2007/0819810111163215
2008/0924563211054214
2009/10
CountryFrance 144518682161117670
England 13455187137492321492
Total 27810626132196534390162

International career statistics

[2]

Côte d'Ivoire national team
YearAppsGoals
200210
200374
200476
200587
2006148
200784
200884
200978
2010
Total6041

Awards

Chelsea
Personal
  • English Golden Boot (2006-07)
  • African Footballer of the Year(2006-07)

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References


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