David Djigla

David Djigla
	Djigla with Niort in 2019
Personal information
Full name	David Djigla
Date of birth	23 August 1995 (age 31)
Place of birth	Akpakpa, Cotonou, Benin
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Striker
Team information
Current team	Chauray
Number	23
Youth career
0000–2013	AS Onze Créateurs de Cotonou
2013–2014	Bordeaux
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2015	Bordeaux B
2015	Bordeaux
2015–2021	Chamois Niortais
2016–2018	Chamois Niortais B
2022–2025	Les Herbiers
2026–	Chauray
International career
2012–2020	Benin
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Djigla (born 23 August 1995) is a Beninese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Championnat National 1 club Chauray. Between 2012 and 2020, he scored four goals in 28 appearances for the Benin national team.

Early life

Djigla was born and raised in the Akpakpa district of Cotonou, Benin. He began playing street football from the age of six and joined local club AS Onze Créateurs de Cotonou, where he developed until relocating to Europe in 2013.

Club career

In September 2022, Djigla suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon, which significantly impacted his ability to return to his previous level of performance. He left Les Herbiers having only made two appearances for the club, and signed for Chauray in January 2026 having not played in a competitive match since his 2022 injury.

International career

Djigla played at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations when the team reached the quarter-finals.

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 May 2026^{[citation needed]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bordeaux B	2013–14	CFA	11	2	—		—		11	2
	2014–15	CFA	17	1	—		—		17	1
	Total		28	3	—		—		28	3
Bordeaux	2014–15	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Chamois Niortais	2015–16	Ligue 2	31	1	2	0	1	0	34	1
	2016–17	Ligue 2	23	2	5	2	0	0	28	4
	2017–18	Ligue 2	22	4	2	0	1	0	25	4
	2018–19	Ligue 2	31	1	2	0	0	0	33	1
	2019–20	Ligue 2	10	0	2	0	0	0	12	0
	2020–21	Ligue 2	11	0	1	0	0	0	12	0
	Total		128	8	14	2	2	0	144	10
Chamois Niortais B	2015–16	CFA 2	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2017–18	National 3	4	0	—		—		4	0
	2018–19	National 3	2	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		7	0	—		—		7	0
Les Herbiers	2022–23	National 2	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2023–24	National 2	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2024–25	National 2	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	—		0	0
Chauray	2025–26	National 2	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			166	11	14	2	2	0	182	13

1 2 Appearance(s) in Coupe de la Ligue

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Benin	2012	4	1
	2013	0	0
	2014	2	0
	2015	3	0
	2016	3	1
	2017	3	1
	2018	3	0
	2019	7	1
	2020	3	0
Total		28	4

As of match played 24 March 2019. Benin score listed first, score column indicates score after each Djigla goal.

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	26 May 2012	Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	1	Burkina Faso	1–1	2–2	Friendly
2	12 June 2016	Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin	10	Equatorial Guinea	2–1	2–1	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3	8 November 2017	Stade Municipal de Kintélé, Brazzaville, Congo	14	Congo	1–1	1–1	Friendly
4	24 March 2019	Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin	19	Togo	1–0	2–1	2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification