Franck Dja Djédjé (born 2 June 1986) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
 Dja Djédjé in November 2013 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Franck Dja Djédjé | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1986 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Solitaire Paris | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2003 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2007 | Paris Saint-Germain | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | → Stade Brestois (loan) | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | → Grenoble (loan) | 33 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Grenoble | 36 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Strasbourg | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | → Vannes (loan) | 30 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Arles-Avignon | 37 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Nice | 21 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Chornomorets Odesa | 38 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Sarpsborg 08 | 14 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Dinamo Minsk | 6 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Hibernian | 11 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Al-Shahania | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Irtysh Pavlodar | 15 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Kaisar | 28 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Cannes | 17 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Stade Laurentin | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | US Cap d'Ail | ||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| France U17 | 13 | (11) | |||||||||||||||
| France U18 | 6 | (4) | |||||||||||||||
| France U19 | 17 | (9) | |||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | France U21 | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Ivory Coast U23 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 July 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2010 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editDja Djédjé came to France from his country of birth at the 12 years age, where he signed with SC Solitaire de Paris at youth level, before moving on to the youth setup at French giants Paris Saint-Germain at the age of 13. He rose to the ranks of the senior team, before moving to Stade Brestois 29 on loan for the 2004–05 season. For the 2006–07 season joined Ligue 2 club Grenoble Foot 38 on loan. On 30 January 2009, he moved to another rival team RC Strasbourg and on 31 August 2009 Vannes OC have signed the forward on loan.[1]
He signed for French Ligue 1 club AC Arles-Avignon in July 2010.
On 26 August 2011, it was announced that Dja Djédjé would move to Ligue 1 outfit OGC Nice, signing a three-year deal.[2]
At the start of March 2014, Dja Djédjé left Chornomorets Odesa due to the civil unrest caused by the 2014 Ukrainian revolution,[3] and went on to sign a three-month contract with Norwegian side Sarpsborg 08 at the end of the month.[4]
Following the expiration of his Sarpsborg 08 contract, he signed for Dinamo Minsk on 2 September 2014, on a contract till the end of the season, with the option of an extension.[5][6]
On 5 January 2015, Dja Djédjé signed for Hibernian.[7] He cut short his contract by a year to move to Qatari club Al-Shahania in June 2015.[8] He left Al-Shahania in July 2016.
In January 2017, he went on trial with Kazakhstan Premier League side Irtysh Pavlodar.[9]
On 7 July 2017, Dja Djédjé signed with FC Kaisar until the end of the season.[10]
International career
editDja Djédjé has played internationally for France in their Under-17, Under-18 and Under-19 team, gaining a large number of caps. In 2005, he won the European U-19 Championship with France in Belfast.
In 2008, he was selected to represent Ivory Coast at the 2008 Summer Olympics, just right before his nationality transfer deadline—his 21st birthday.
Personal life
editHe has dual French and Ivorian nationality.[citation needed]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 21 January 2017.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup | Continental[b] | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sarpsborg 08 | 2014 | Eliteserien | 14 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 18 | 6 | |||
| Dinamo Minsk | 2014 | Vysheyshaya Liga | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 12 | 3 | ||
| Hibernian | 2014–15[12] | Scottish Championship | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | |
| Career total | 31 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 12 | ||
- ^ Includes the Kazakhstan Cup.
- ^ Includes the UEFA Europa League.
References
edit- ^ L'attaquant Franck Dja DjéDjé prêté pour 1 an au VOC
- ^ "Franck Dja Djédjé, 7ème recrue du mercato". official site (in French). OGC Nice. 26 August 2011. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Franck Dja Djedje leaves Chornomorets to return to France amidst Ukraine troubles". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ "Côte d'Ivoire : Franck Dja Djédjé signe en Norvège pour trois mois" (in French). jeuneafrique. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ Минское Динамо заключило контракт с Франком Джа Джедже. dinamo-minsk.by/ru (in Russian). FC Dinamo Minsk. 2 September 2014. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ "Dinamo Minsk signed Dja DjéDjé". Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ "Hibernian FC". Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ Brown, Anthony (7 June 2015). "Franck Dja Djedje leaves Hibs for Al Shahaniya". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "НА ПРОСМОТР В ИРТЫШ ПРИБЫЛ ФРАНК ДЖА ДЖЕДЖЕ". fcirtysh.kz (in Russian). FC Irtysh Pavlodar. 14 January 2017. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Франк Джа Дже Дже игрок Кайсара". fckaysar.kz (in Russian). FC Kaisar. 7 July 2017. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^ Franck Dja Djédjé at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Franck Dja Djédjé in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
External links
edit- Franck DJA DJEDJE – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Franck Dja Djédjé – FIFA competition record (archived)