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) | ||
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 |
Didier Yves Drogba Tébily (born 11 March 1978 in Abidjan) is a retired Côte d'Ivoire professional football player.
Early life[change | change source]
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[change | change source]
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[change | change source]
Club statistics | 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 | change source]
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 | change source]
- Chelsea
- English Premier League(2004-05) (2005-06) (2014-2015)
- 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 | change source]
- Didier Drogba's official website - in English and French
- Profile on Chelsea's official site Archived 2018-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
- BBC profile Archived 2005-11-09 at the Wayback Machine
- Didier Drogba videos at GoalVideoz.com
References[change | change source]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Didier Drogba.
- ↑ "Home - Official Site - Chelsea Football Club". ChelseaFC.
- ↑ "Didier Yves Drogba - Century of International Appearances". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2021-02-18.