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Didier Drogba

Didier Drogba

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Retired
Age48
CitizenshipCote d'Ivoire France
Height1.89 m
Footboth
BornMarch 11, 1978
🏆Premier League 👕500+ Apps 200+ Goals 🎯100+ Assists 🏴100+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Centre-Forward Attack

Honors & awards

Premier League Golden Boot
2006
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Career snapshot

9
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.44
goals / match
Chelsea FC
top club · 381 apps

Position rank · 99/00

#235
goals rank
#192
assists rank
302
season goals
122
season assists

Among 520 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€40.00m
peak value · 2008
€38.50m
top transfer fee · 04/05
37
best season · 09/10
105 / 65
int'l caps / goals
688Appearances
302Goals
122Assists
113Yellow cards
5Red cards
110Full matches (90′)
Full nameDidier Drogba
Name in home countryDidier Yves Drogba Tébily
Date of birth1978-03-11 (48 yrs)
Place of birthAbidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
CitizenshipCote d'Ivoire France
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footboth
Height189.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2018-12-01
Contract expires
OutfitterNike
Dec 2018
Transfer: Phoenix Rising → Retired
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
2018 — Phoenix Rising FC
12 matches · 7 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2017
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2017
2017 — Arizona United Soccer Club
14 matches · 9 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2017
Transfer: Without Club → Arizona United
16/17 · Transfer
Jan 2017
Transfer: Montreal → Without Club
16/17 · Transfer
Oct 2016
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2016
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2016
2016 — Montreal Impact
27 matches · 11 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
May 2016
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Apr 2016
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Mar 2016
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2015
Transfer: Chelsea → Montreal
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
2015 — Montreal Impact
14 matches · 12 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2015
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Sep 2014
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Sep 2014
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2014
Transfer: Galatasaray → Chelsea
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Chelsea FC
40 matches · 7 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Apr 2014
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Mar 2014
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — Galatasaray
36 matches · 14 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Mar 2013
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jan 2013
Transfer: SH Shenhua → Galatasaray
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Galatasaray
17 matches · 6 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
2012 — Shanghai Shenhua Liansheng
11 matches · 8 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2012
Transfer: Chelsea → SH Shenhua
12/13 · Transfer
Aug 2011
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2011
11/12 — Chelsea FC
35 matches · 13 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
Injury: unknown
Jul 2010
10/11 — Chelsea FC
46 matches · 13 G · 17 A · across 4 competitions
Nov 2009
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2009
09/10 — Chelsea FC
44 matches · 37 G · 14 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Chelsea FC
42 matches · 14 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Chelsea FC
32 matches · 15 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Chelsea FC
60 matches · 33 G · 11 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Chelsea FC
41 matches · 16 G · 15 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2004
Transfer: Marseille → Chelsea
04/05 · Transfer · €38.50m
Jul 2004
04/05 — Chelsea FC
41 matches · 16 G · 9 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Olympique Marseille
55 matches · 32 G · 7 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: Guingamp → Marseille
03/04 · Transfer · €6.00m
Jul 2002
02/03 — EA Guingamp
39 matches · 21 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2002
Transfer: Le Mans UC 72 → Guingamp
01/02 · Transfer · €100k
Jul 2001
01/02 — Le Mans Union Club 72, EA Guingamp
35 matches · 10 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — Le Mans Union Club 72
13 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — Le Mans Union Club 72
32 matches · 7 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — Le Mans Union Club 72
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1998
Transfer: Le Mans UC 72 B → Le Mans UC 72
98/99 · Transfer
Jul 1997
Transfer: Levallois SC → Le Mans UC 72 B
97/98 · Transfer
Jul 1993
Transfer: Vannes U17 → Levallois SC
93/94 · Transfer
Jul 1991
Transfer: Dunkerque Jgd. → Vannes U17
91/92 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €40.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 161 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals7 total · 3.03/90
96
Assists1 total · 0.43/90
83
G+A8 total · 3.46/90
95
Yellow cards5 total · 2.16/90
0
9,868 min
Minutes played by club
Le Mans Union Club 72 6.4%
Phoenix Rising FC 2.8%
Arizona United Soccer Club 2.6%
Montreal Impact 7.3%
Shanghai Shenhua Liansheng 1.2%
Chelsea FC 53.4%
Galatasaray 14.4%
Olympique Marseille 7.1%
EA Guingamp 4.8%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Le Mans Union Club 72 4 00/01 99/00 71 15 1 635
Phoenix Rising FC 1 2018 2018 12 7 2 274
Arizona United Soccer Club 1 2017 2017 14 9 3 255
Montreal Impact 2 2015 2016 41 23 7 724
Shanghai Shenhua Liansheng 1 2012 2012 11 8 2 118
Chelsea FC 9 04/05 14/15 381 164 83 5,267
Galatasaray 2 12/13 13/14 53 20 13 1,421
Olympique Marseille 1 03/04 03/04 55 32 7 699
EA Guingamp 2 01/02 02/03 50 24 4 475

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

13€10M26€20M38€30M51€40M00/01 — 1 goals (Le Mans Union Club 72)100/0101/02 — 10 goals (EA Guingamp)01/02 — 1 assists1101/0202/03 — 21 goals (EA Guingamp)02/03 — 3 assists2402/0303/04 — 32 goals (Olympique Marseille)03/04 — 7 assists3903/0404/05 — 16 goals (Chelsea FC)04/05 — 9 assists2504/0505/06 — 16 goals (Chelsea FC)05/06 — 15 assists3105/0606/07 — 33 goals (Chelsea FC)06/07 — 11 assists4406/0707/08 — 15 goals (Chelsea FC)07/08 — 7 assists2207/0808/09 — 14 goals (Chelsea FC)08/09 — 5 assists1908/0909/10 — 37 goals (Chelsea FC)09/10 — 14 assists5109/1010/11 — 13 goals (Chelsea FC)10/11 — 17 assists3010/1111/12 — 13 goals (Chelsea FC)11/12 — 3 assists1611/1212/13 — 6 goals (Galatasaray)12/13 — 6 assists1212/1313/14 — 14 goals (Galatasaray)13/14 — 7 assists2113/1414/15 — 7 goals (Chelsea FC)14/15 — 2 assists914/152012 — 8 goals (Shanghai Shenhua Liansheng)2012 — 2 assists1020122015 — 12 goals (Montreal Impact)2015 — 1 assists1320152016 — 11 goals (Montreal Impact)2016 — 6 assists1720162017 — 9 goals (Arizona United Soccer Club)2017 — 3 assists1220172018 — 7 goals (Phoenix Rising FC)2018 — 2 assists9201899/00 — 7 goals (Le Mans Union Club 72)99/00 — 1 assists899/0004/05 — €30M05/06 — €31M06/07 — €24.5M07/08 — €38.5M08/09 — €40M09/10 — €35M10/11 — €38M11/12 — €25M12/13 — €9.5M13/14 — €3M14/15 — €3MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

00/01: 1100/0101/02: 101001/0202/03: 212102/0303/04: 323203/0404/05: 161604/0505/06: 161605/0606/07: 333306/0707/08: 151507/0808/09: 141408/0909/10: 373709/1010/11: 131310/1111/12: 131311/1212/13: 6612/1313/14: 141413/1414/15: 7714/152012: 8820122015: 121220152016: 111120162017: 9920172018: 77201898/99: 0098/9999/00: 7799/00

Assists by season

00/01: 0000/0101/02: 1101/0202/03: 3302/0303/04: 7703/0404/05: 9904/0505/06: 151505/0606/07: 111106/0707/08: 7707/0808/09: 5508/0909/10: 141409/1010/11: 171710/1111/12: 3311/1212/13: 6612/1313/14: 7713/1414/15: 2214/152012: 2220122015: 1120152016: 6620162017: 3320172018: 22201898/99: 0098/9999/00: 1199/00
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
99/00 Coupe de la Ligue Le Mans Union Club 72 2 0 0 0 0 0
99/00 Division 2 Le Mans Union Club 72 30 7 1 5 0 208
98/99 Division 2 Le Mans Union Club 72 2 0 0 0 0 0
2018 USL Phoenix Rising FC 8 4 1 2 0 160
2018 USL Cup Phoenix Rising FC 4 3 1 2 0 114
2017 USL Arizona United Soccer Club 13 8 3 4 0 135
2017 USL Cup Arizona United Soccer Club 1 1 0 0 0 120
2016 Canadian Championship Montreal Impact 2 1 1 1 0 180
2016 MLS Montreal Impact 22 10 4 5 1 165
2016 MLS Cup Playoffs Montreal Impact 3 0 1 0 0 0
2015 MLS Montreal Impact 11 11 1 1 0 79
2015 MLS Cup Playoffs Montreal Impact 3 1 0 1 0 300
2012 Super League Shanghai Shenhua Liansheng 11 8 2 4 0 118
14/15 Champions League Chelsea FC 5 2 1 0 0 146
14/15 FA Cup Chelsea FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League Cup Chelsea FC 5 1 0 0 0 173
14/15 Premier League Chelsea FC 28 4 1 5 0 214
13/14 Champions League Galatasaray 8 2 3 1 0 331
13/14 Süper Lig Galatasaray 24 10 4 4 0 197
13/14 TFF Süper Kupa Galatasaray 1 1 0 1 0 120
13/14 Türkiye Kupasi Galatasaray 3 1 0 0 0 210
12/13 Champions League Galatasaray 4 1 0 2 0 360
12/13 Süper Lig Galatasaray 13 5 6 2 0 203
11/12 Champions League Chelsea FC 8 6 2 2 0 112
11/12 FA Cup Chelsea FC 3 2 0 1 0 110
11/12 League Cup Chelsea FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Premier League Chelsea FC 24 5 1 1 1 295
10/11 Champions League Chelsea FC 7 2 2 1 0 225
10/11 Community Shield Chelsea FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 FA Cup Chelsea FC 2 0 2 0 0 0
10/11 Premier League Chelsea FC 36 11 13 6 0 254
09/10 Champions League Chelsea FC 5 3 0 0 1 149
09/10 Community Shield Chelsea FC 1 0 1 0 0 0
09/10 FA Cup Chelsea FC 4 3 2 0 0 116
09/10 League Cup Chelsea FC 2 2 0 0 0 52
09/10 Premier League Chelsea FC 32 29 11 7 0 96
08/09 Champions League Chelsea FC 10 5 1 2 0 133
08/09 FA Cup Chelsea FC 6 3 0 1 0 157
08/09 League Cup Chelsea FC 2 1 0 0 0 146
08/09 Premier League Chelsea FC 24 5 4 1 0 310
07/08 Champions League Chelsea FC 11 6 1 0 1 171
07/08 FA Cup Chelsea FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 League Cup Chelsea FC 1 1 0 0 0 120
07/08 Premier League Chelsea FC 19 8 6 5 0 191
06/07 Champions League Chelsea FC 12 6 3 2 0 176
06/07 Community Shield Chelsea FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 FA Cup Chelsea FC 6 3 2 1 0 179
06/07 League Cup Chelsea FC 5 4 2 0 0 74
06/07 Premier League Chelsea FC 36 20 4 9 0 147
05/06 Champions League Chelsea FC 7 1 1 1 0 463
05/06 Community Shield Chelsea FC 1 2 0 0 0 30
05/06 FA Cup Chelsea FC 3 1 0 2 0 270
05/06 League Cup Chelsea FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Premier League Chelsea FC 29 12 14 7 0 166
04/05 Champions League Chelsea FC 9 5 1 1 0 138
04/05 FA Cup Chelsea FC 2 0 2 0 0 0
04/05 League Cup Chelsea FC 4 1 1 2 0 291
04/05 Premier League Chelsea FC 26 10 5 2 0 163
03/04 Champions League Olympique Marseille 6 5 0 1 0 103
03/04 Champions League Qu. Olympique Marseille 2 0 0 1 0 0
03/04 Coupe de France Olympique Marseille 2 1 0 0 0 190
03/04 Coupe de la Ligue Olympique Marseille 2 1 0 0 0 163
03/04 Ligue 1 Olympique Marseille 35 19 7 3 1 137
03/04 UEFA Cup Olympique Marseille 8 6 0 2 0 106
02/03 Coupe de France EA Guingamp 3 4 0 0 0 68
02/03 Coupe de la Ligue EA Guingamp 2 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 Ligue 1 EA Guingamp 34 17 3 6 0 138
01/02 Coupe de France Le Mans Union Club 72 1 1 0 1 0 68
01/02 Coupe de la Ligue Le Mans Union Club 72 2 1 0 0 0 119
01/02 Division 1 EA Guingamp 11 3 1 4 0 269
01/02 Division 2 Le Mans Union Club 72 21 5 0 1 0 174
00/01 Coupe de France Le Mans Union Club 72 2 1 0 0 0 66
00/01 Division 2 Le Mans Union Club 72 11 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
91/92 1991-07-01 Dunkerque Jgd. Vannes U17 Transfer 0
93/94 1993-07-01 Vannes U17 Levallois SC Transfer 0
97/98 1997-07-01 Levallois SC Le Mans UC 72 B Transfer 0
98/99 1998-07-01 Le Mans UC 72 B Le Mans UC 72 Transfer 0
01/02 2002-01-27 Le Mans UC 72 Guingamp Transfer 0 €100k
03/04 2003-07-01 Guingamp Marseille Transfer 0 €6.00m
04/05 2004-07-20 Marseille Chelsea Transfer 0 €38.50m
12/13 2012-07-01 Chelsea SH Shenhua Transfer 5500000
12/13 2013-01-28 SH Shenhua Galatasaray Transfer 3000000
14/15 2014-07-25 Galatasaray Chelsea Transfer 2250000
15/16 2015-07-27 Chelsea Montreal Transfer 1000000
16/17 2017-01-01 Montreal Without Club Transfer 1000000
16/17 2017-04-12 Without Club Arizona United Transfer 1000000
18/19 2018-12-01 Phoenix Rising Retired Transfer 500000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
09/10 Rib fracture 2009-11-14 2009-11-23 10 2
10/11 Groin problems 2010-07-23 2010-08-04 13 0
11/12 concussion 2011-08-27 2011-09-10 15 3
12/13 Calf stiffness 2013-03-02 2013-03-09 8 2
13/14 Groin injury 2014-03-19 2014-03-30 12 3
13/14 Groin injury 2014-04-07 2014-05-18 42 8
14/15 Ankle injury 2014-09-12 2014-09-14 3 1
14/15 Ankle injury 2014-09-29 2014-10-20 22 5
14/15 Ill 2015-01-16 2015-01-19 4 1
15/16 Inflammation in the knee 2016-03-01 2016-03-15 15 2
15/16 Rest 2016-04-02 2016-04-10 9 2
15/16 Hip injury 2016-05-15 2016-05-25 11 1
16/17 Hamstring injury 2016-07-01 2016-07-15 15 3
16/17 Back problems 2016-10-10 2016-11-03 25 4
17/18 Groin surgery 2017-08-18 2017-09-16 30 5
Current€500k
Peak€40.00m
Low
Δ since start−€29.50m
€10.00m€20.00m€30.00m€40.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €17.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €38.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €35.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €33.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €40.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €38.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €24.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €26.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €29.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €31.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #3591 #11 105 65 former national player

No teammate data.

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
09/10 Premier League Chelsea FC 29 32
06/07 Premier League Chelsea FC 20 36
03/04 Ligue 1 Olympique Marseille 19 35

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
05/06 Premier League Chelsea FC 14 29
10/11 Premier League Chelsea FC 13 36
09/10 Premier League Chelsea FC 11 32

Teams faced most often by Didier Drogba's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Arsenal FC 36 11 12 13 50 46 +4 31%
Manchester United 32 13 10 9 42 38 +4 41%
Everton FC 30 16 9 5 46 26 +20 53%
Aston Villa 30 14 9 7 55 34 +21 47%
Liverpool FC 30 14 6 10 39 29 +10 47%
Tottenham Hotspur 30 16 10 4 59 29 +30 53%
Manchester City 28 18 4 6 46 19 +27 64%
Newcastle United 28 14 7 7 47 22 +25 50%
Fulham FC 26 15 10 1 44 20 +24 58%
West Ham United 24 17 3 4 53 19 +34 71%
Sunderland AFC 24 18 2 4 56 26 +30 75%
Bolton Wanderers 22 16 5 1 52 16 +36 73%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
00/01 Senior debut season
00/01 First senior goal
03/04 Goal #50 (career)
06/07 Goal #100 (career)
08/09 Goal #150 (career)
10/11 Goal #200 (career)
2012 Goal #250 (career)
99/00 Goal #300 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
99/00 32 208 5 0 0 2.16
2018 12 274 4 0 0 1.31
2017 14 255 4 0 0 1.41
2016 27 345 6 0 1 1.83
2015 14 379 2 0 0 0.47
2012 11 118 4 0 0 3.05
14/15 40 533 5 0 0 0.84
13/14 36 858 6 0 0 0.63
12/13 17 563 4 0 0 0.64
11/12 35 517 4 0 1 0.87
10/11 46 479 7 0 0 1.32
09/10 44 413 7 0 1 1.74
08/09 42 746 4 0 0 0.48
07/08 32 482 5 1 1 1.31
06/07 60 576 12 0 0 1.88
05/06 41 929 10 0 0 0.97
04/05 41 592 5 1 0 0.91
03/04 55 699 7 0 1 1.03
02/03 39 206 6 0 0 2.62
01/02 35 630 6 0 0 0.86

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Premier League
254 apps
104 G
59 A
Champions League
92 apps
44 G
15 A
Ligue 1
80 apps
39 G
11 A
MLS
33 apps
21 G
5 A
Süper Lig
37 apps
15 G
10 A
FA Cup
29 apps
12 G
8 A
USL
21 apps
12 G
4 A
Division 2
64 apps
12 G
1 A
League Cup
20 apps
10 G
3 A
Super League
11 apps
8 G
2 A

Frequently asked about Didier Drogba

Who is Didier Drogba?

Didier Drogba is a Cote d'Ivoire professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.

How old is Didier Drogba?

Didier Drogba is 48 years old. He was born on March 11, 1978 in Abidjan.

What position does Didier Drogba play?

Didier Drogba plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Didier Drogba play for?

Didier Drogba currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Didier Drogba scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Didier Drogba has scored 302 goals in 688 appearances.