Didier Drogba
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Didier Yves Drogba Tébily | ||
| Date of birth | 11 March 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Chelsea | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996-1997 | Levallois | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004- |
Le Mans En Avant Guingamp Olympique Marseille Chelsea |
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| National team | |||
| 2002- | Côte d'Ivoire | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Didier Yves Drogba Tébily (born 11 March 1978 in Abidjan) is a Côte d'Ivoire professional football player. He lived there 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 Cote d’Ivore. He plays for Chelsea in the English Premier League, wearing the number 11 shirt. Drogba is the current African Footballer of the Year. In season 2006/07, 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. Drogba was happy to move to Chelsea FC because Chelsea is a famous team in the English Premier League. Drogba is a member of Côte d'Ivoire’s national team.
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Club career statistics[change]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| France | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1998/99 | Le Mans | Division 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | |
| 1999/00 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 32 | 7 | |||
| 2000/01 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2001/02 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 24 | 7 | |||
| 2001/02 | En Avant Guingamp | Division 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 11 | 3 | |
| 2002/03 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | 39 | 21 | ||
| 2003/04 | Olympique Marseille | Ligue 1 | 35 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 55 | 32 |
| England | League | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2004/05 | Chelsea | Premier League | 26 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 16 |
| 2005/06 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 14 | ||
| 2006/07 | 36 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 59 | 33 | ||
| 2007/08 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 15 | ||
| 2008/09 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 42 | 14 | ||
| 2009/10 | ||||||||||||
| Country | France | 144 | 51 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 176 | 70 | |
| England | 134 | 55 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 49 | 23 | 214 | 92 | ||
| Total | 278 | 106 | 26 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 65 | 34 | 390 | 162 | ||
International career statistics[change]
| Côte d'Ivoire national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 7 | 4 |
| 2004 | 7 | 6 |
| 2005 | 8 | 7 |
| 2006 | 14 | 8 |
| 2007 | 8 | 4 |
| 2008 | 8 | 4 |
| 2009 | 7 | 8 |
| 2010 | ||
| Total | 60 | 41 |
Awards[change]
- Chelsea
- English Premier League(2004-05) (2005-06)
- FA Cup (2007)
- Football League Cup (2005) (2007)
- FA Community Shield (2005-06)
- Personal
- English Golden Boot (2006-07)
- African Footballer of the Year(2006-07)
Other websites[change]
- Didier Drogba's official website - in English and French
- Profile on Chelsea's official site
- BBC profile
- Didier Drogba videos at GoalVideoz.com
References[change]
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