Didier Drogba

Didier Drogba
Drogba in 2019
Personal information
Full name Didier Yves Drogba Tébily
Date of birth (1978-03-11) 11 March 1978 (age 48)
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Dunkerque
1988–1989 Tourcoing
1989–1991 Abbeville
1991–1993 Vannes
1993–1997 Levallois
1997–1998 Le Mans
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2002 Le Mans 64 (12)
2002–2003 Guingamp 45 (20)
2003–2004 Marseille 35 (19)
2004–2012 Chelsea 226 (100)
2012–2013 Shanghai Shenhua 11 (8)
2013–2014 Galatasaray 37 (15)
2014–2015 Chelsea 28 (4)
2015–2016 Montreal Impact 33 (21)
2017–2018 Phoenix Rising 21 (13)
Total 500 (212)
International career
2002–2014 Ivory Coast 105 (65)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Ivory Coast
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up2006 Egypt
Runner-up2012 Equatorial Guinea–Gabon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Others Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Le Mans 1998–99 French Division 2 200000——20
1999–2000 French Division 2 3070020——327
2000–01 French Division 2 1103100——141
2001–02 French Division 2 2151121——247
Total 64124241——7215
Guingamp 2001–02 French Division 1 1130000——113
2002–03 Ligue 1 34173420——3921
Total 45203420——5024
Marseille 2003–04 Ligue 1 351921211611—5532
Chelsea 2004–05 Premier League 2610204195004116
2005–06 Premier League 2912311071124116
2006–07 Premier League 36206354126106033
2007–08 Premier League 1981011116003215
2008–09 Premier League 2456321105004214
2009–10 Premier League 3229432253104437
2010–11 Premier League 3611200072104613
2011–12 Premier League 245320086003513
Total 2261002712159693442341157
Shanghai Shenhua 2012 Chinese Super League 11800———118
Galatasaray 2012–13 Süper Lig 13500—4100176
2013–14 Süper Lig 241031—82113614
Total 371531—123115320
Chelsea 2014–15 Premier League 28420515200407
Montreal Impact 2015 MLS 111100—00311412
2016 MLS 221021—00302711
Total 332121—00614123
Phoenix Rising 2017 USL 13900——111410
2018 USL 8400——43127
Total 211300——542617
Career total 4942094321281210250125679303
  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup, Turkish Cup, Canadian Championship
  2. ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, Football League Cup
  3. ↑ Eight appearances and five goals in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and six goals in UEFA Cup
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. 1 2 3 4 Appearance in FA Community Shield
  6. ↑ Appearance in Turkish Super Cup
  7. 1 2 Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs
  8. 1 2 Appearance(s) in USL Playoffs

International

Source:
National Team Year Friendlies International
Competition		 Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals
Ivory Coast
2002001010
2003413374
2004334376
2005315687
20067484158
2007632184
2008216384
2009115667
20105262114
2011213455
201242107149
2013217394
2014333063
Total4223634210565

Honours

Drogba holding the European Cup following Chelsea's penalty shootout victory over Bayern Munich
Drogba banner made by Chelsea's fans

Marseille

Chelsea

Galatasaray

Phoenix Rising

Individual

Records

Chelsea

  • Most goals scored by a non-English player: 164 goals.
  • Most goals scored in Cup Finals: 9 goals.
  • Most goals scored in European club competitions: 36 goals.
  • Most Premier League hat-tricks: 3 hat-tricks (shared-record).
  • Most Premier League goals in a season: 29 goals in 2009–10.
  • Most Premier League Golden Boot wins: 2 (2006–07 and 2009–10).
  • Most Premier League away goals scored in a season: 15 in 2009–10.
  • Most goals in all competitions in a season by a foreign player: 37 goals in 2009–10.
  • First player to score a Champions League hat-trick.
  • Oldest player to score in the Champions League: 36 years, 8 months, 14 days.

Other

  • Most assists in the Premier League by an African player: 54 assists.
  • Most goals and assists combined for with another player in the Premier League: 36 with Frank Lampard.
  • One of seven players to score an opening weekend Premier League hat-trick.
  • One of six players to score a hat-trick in consecutive Premier League games.
  • The only player score in and win both English domestic cup finals in the same season.
  • The only player to score in three League Cup finals.
  • The only player to score in four FA Cup finals.
  • Most goals scored at the New Wembley Stadium: 8 goals.
  • Most goals scored in UEFA club competitions by an African player: 50 goals.
  • Most goals scored in the Champions League by an African player: 44 goals.
  • Oldest African goal scorer in the Champions League: 36 years and 259 days old.
  • Most appearances in Champions League by an African player: 94 matches.
  • Most goals scored for an English team in the Champions League: 36 goals with Chelsea.
  • One of eleven players to score hat-tricks for multiple clubs in the Champions League.
  • Ivory Coast national team all-time top scorer: 65 goals.

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