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Personal information | ||
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Full name: | Tébily Didier Yves Drogba | |
Date of birth: | 11 March 1978 | |
Place of birth: | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | |
Height: | 1.89 m (6 ft 21⁄2 in) | |
Playing position: | Striker | |
Youth clubs | ||
1989-1991 1991-1993 1993–1997 1997–1998 |
Abbeville Vannes Levallois Le Mans | |
Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
1998–2002 2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015 2015–2016 2017–2018 Total |
Le Mans Guingamp Marseille Chelsea Shanghai Shenhua Galatasaray Chelsea Montreal Impact Phoenix Rising |
45 (20) 35 (19) 226 (100) 11 (8) 37 (15) 28 (4) 33 (21) 22 (14) 497 (210) | 64 (12)
National team | ||
2002–2014 | Côte d'Ivoire | 105 | (65)
Didier Yves Drogba Tébily (born 11 March 1978) is an Ivorian retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the all-time top scorer and former captain of the Ivory Coast national team. He is best known for his career at Chelsea, for whom he has scored more goals than any other foreign player and is currently the club's fourth highest goal scorer of all time. Widely regarded as one of Chelsea's greatest players, Drogba was named in the Chelsea team of the 2010–2020 decade by Chelsea's fans. He was named African Footballer of the Year twice, winning the accolade in 2006 and 2009. Privately, he is the father of Isaac Drogba, also a footballer.
Career statistics[]
Chelsea
- FA Premier League: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2009–10
- FA Cup: 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12
- Football League Cup: 2004–05, 2006–07
- UEFA Champions League: 2011–12
- FA Community Shield: 2005, 2009
Galatasaray
- Süper Lig: 2012–13
- TFF Süper Kupa: 2013
- Türkiye Kupası: 2013–14
Individual[]
- UEFA Champions League Final Man of the Match: 2012
- Africa Cup Team of the Tournament: 2006, 2008, 2012
- Ivory Coast Player of the year: 2006, 2007, 2012
- FA Community Shield Man of the Match: 2005
- League Cup Final Man of the Match: 2007
- African Footballer of the Year: 2006, 2009
- PFA Team of the Year: 2006–07, 2009–10
- Premier League Golden Boot: 2007, 2010
- Chelsea Players' Player of the Year: 2007
- BBC African Footballer of the Year]]: 2009
- Chelsea Top Scorer: 2006–07, 2009–10
- FA Cup Final Man of the Match: 2010
- Turkish Footballer of the Year: 2013
- Ligue 1 Player of the Year: 2003–04
- Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2003–04
- Ligue 1 Goal of the Year: 2003–04
- Chelsea Player of the Year: 2010
- ESM Team of the Year: 2006–07
- UEFA Cup Top Scorer: 2003–04
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2007
- Africa Cup Top Scorer: 2012
- FIFA/FIFPro World XI: 2007
- Time Top 100: 2010
- Golden Foot: 2013
- Onze d'Or: 2004
- Ivory Coast all-time Top Scorer
External links[]
- Didier Drogba's official website – available in English and French
- Didier Drogba profile at Soccerbase
- BBC World Service: African Footballer of the Year 2008
- Profile at SoccerSurfer.com
- ESPN Profile
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Ivory Coast – 2010 FIFA World Cup - Group stage (G) |
1. Barry 2. Angoua 3. Boka 4. Kolo Touré 5. Zokora 6. Gohouri 7. Doumbia 8. Kalou 9. Tioté 10. Gervinho 11. Drogba 12. Gosso 13. Romaric 14. Koné 15. Dindane 16. Zogbo 17. Tiéné 18. Keïta 19. Touré Yaya 20. Demel 21. Eboué 22. Bamba 23. Yeboah Manager: Sven-Göran Eriksson |
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Ivory Coast – 2013 Africa Cup of Nations |
Ivory Coast – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Group stage |
1. Barry 2. Viera 3. Boka 4. K. Touré 5. Zokora 6. Bolly 7. Akpa-Akpro 8. Kalou 9. Tioté 10. Gervinho 11. Drogba (c) 12. Bony 13. Ya Konan 14. Diomandé 15. Gradel 16. Gbohouo 17. Aurier 18. Djakpa 19. Y. Touré 20. Die 21. Sio 22. Bamba 23. Mandé Manager: Sabri Lamouchi |