Market value
—
Rating · 18/19
4.8
Average
Defensive Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
11
clubs played for
01/02
debut season
0.03
goals / match
Odense Boldklub
top club · 129 apps
Position rank · 18/19
#833
goals rank
#1126
assists rank
11
season goals
6
season assists
Among 1,428 Midfield - Defensive Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€7.00m
peak value · 2004
€4.50m
top transfer fee · 03/04
2
best season · 03/04
34 / 0
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1981-05-04 · 5 players total
345Appearances
11Goals
6Assists
78Yellow cards
2Red cards
85Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Eric Djemba Djemba |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Eric Daniel Djemba Djemba |
| Date of birth | 1981-05-04 (45 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon |
| Citizenship | Cameroon France |
| Position | Midfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 177.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2021-09-10 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | SCSA Sports ... |
Sep 2021
Transfer: FC Vallorbe → Retired
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — FC Vallorbe-Ballaigues
8 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — FC Vallorbe-Ballaigues
14 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Nov 2016
Transfer: Châteaubriant → FC Vallorbe
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — FC Vallorbe-Ballaigues, Voltigeurs de Châteaubriant
9 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2016
Transfer: Bhayangkara S.U. → Châteaubriant
15/16 · Transfer
Jan 2015
Transfer: Chennaiyin FC → Surabaya United
14/15 · Transfer
Oct 2014
Transfer: Without Club → Chennaiyin FC
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
Transfer: St. Mirren → Without Club
14/15 · Transfer
Mar 2014
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Feb 2014
Transfer: Without Club → St. Mirren
13/14 · Transfer
Dec 2013
Transfer: Partizan → Without Club
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
Transfer: Hapoel Tel Aviv → Partizan
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — FK Partizan Belgrade, Chennaiyin FC, St. Mirren FC
28 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 8 competitions
Aug 2012
Transfer: Odense BK → Hapoel Tel Aviv
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Hapoel Tel Aviv
37 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Odense Boldklub
35 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Odense Boldklub
34 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Mar 2010
Injury: unknown
22 games missed
Jul 2009
09/10 — Odense Boldklub
25 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2009
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2008
08/09 — Odense Boldklub
35 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: Qatar SC → Odense BK
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2007
Transfer: Aston Villa → Qatar SC
07/08 · Transfer
May 2007
Transfer: Burnley → Aston Villa
06/07 · Return from loan
Jan 2007
Transfer: Aston Villa → Burnley
06/07 · Loan
Jul 2006
06/07 — Burnley FC, Aston Villa
16 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Aston Villa
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2005
Transfer: Man Utd → Aston Villa
04/05 · Transfer · €2.54m
Jul 2004
04/05 — Manchester United, Aston Villa
23 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: FC Nantes → Man Utd
03/04 · Transfer · €4.50m
Jul 2003
03/04 — Manchester United
22 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — FC Nantes
31 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — FC Nantes
24 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2001
Transfer: FC Nantes B → FC Nantes
01/02 · Transfer
Jul 1999
Transfer: Kadji SA → FC Nantes B
99/00 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €7.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 1138 other Midfield - Defensive Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 18/19. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.19/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.19/90
Yellow cards2 total · 0.38/90
Minutes played by club
FC Vallorbe-Ballaigues
23.8%
Voltigeurs de Châteaubriant
0.0%
St. Mirren FC
0.0%
FK Partizan Belgrade
0.0%
Chennaiyin FC
0.0%
Hapoel Tel Aviv
0.0%
Odense Boldklub
45.1%
Aston Villa
0.0%
Burnley FC
0.0%
Manchester United
2.7%
FC Nantes
28.4%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Vallorbe-Ballaigues | 3 | 16/17 | 18/19 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 1,827 |
| Voltigeurs de Châteaubriant | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Mirren FC | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FK Partizan Belgrade | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chennaiyin FC | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1 | 12/13 | 12/13 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Odense Boldklub | 4 | 08/09 | 11/12 | 129 | 4 | 3 | 3,463 |
| Aston Villa | 3 | 04/05 | 06/07 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burnley FC | 1 | 06/07 | 06/07 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manchester United | 2 | 03/04 | 04/05 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 207 |
| FC Nantes | 2 | 01/02 | 02/03 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 2,178 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | 2. Liga Inter - Gr. 2 | FC Vallorbe-Ballaigues | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 476 |
| 18/19 | Swiss Cup qualifiers | FC Vallorbe-Ballaigues | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | 2. Liga Inter - Gr. 2 | FC Vallorbe-Ballaigues | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 568 |
| 16/17 | 2. Liga Inter - Gr. 2 | FC Vallorbe-Ballaigues | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 783 |
| 16/17 | CFA - Grp. A | Voltigeurs de Châteaubriant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Champions League Qu. | FK Partizan Belgrade | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Europa League Qualifying | FK Partizan Belgrade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Indian Super League | Chennaiyin FC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | ISL Play-Offs | Chennaiyin FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Jelen SuperLiga | FK Partizan Belgrade | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Kup Srbije | FK Partizan Belgrade | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Premiership | St. Mirren FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | SFA Cup | St. Mirren FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Europa League | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Europa League Qualifying | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Gvia haMedina | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Ligat ha'Al | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Ligat ha'Al - Championship round | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Champions League Qu. | Odense Boldklub | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | DBU Pokalen | Odense Boldklub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Europa League | Odense Boldklub | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Superliga | Odense Boldklub | 27 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2,048 |
| 10/11 | DBU Pokalen | Odense Boldklub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Europa League | Odense Boldklub | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Europa League Qualifying | Odense Boldklub | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Superliga | Odense Boldklub | 26 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Ekstra Bladet Cu | Odense Boldklub | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| 09/10 | Europa League Qualifying | Odense Boldklub | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | SAS Ligaen | Odense Boldklub | 19 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Ekstra Bladet Cu | Odense Boldklub | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | SAS Ligaen | Odense Boldklub | 30 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1,235 |
| 08/09 | UI Cup | Odense Boldklub | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Championship | Burnley FC | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Champions League | Manchester United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Champions League Qu. | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Community Shield | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | FA Cup | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League Cup | Manchester United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Premier League | Manchester United | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Champions League | Manchester United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 |
| 03/04 | Community Shield | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | FA Cup | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | League Cup | Manchester United | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 03/04 | Premier League | Manchester United | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Coupe de France | FC Nantes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Coupe de la Ligue | FC Nantes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Ligue 1 | FC Nantes | 28 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2,178 |
| 01/02 | Champions League | FC Nantes | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Coupe de France | FC Nantes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Coupe de la Ligue | FC Nantes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Division 1 | FC Nantes | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 1999-07-01 | Kadji SA | FC Nantes B | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 01/02 | 2001-07-01 | FC Nantes B | FC Nantes | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2003-07-03 | FC Nantes | Man Utd | Transfer | 0 | €4.50m |
| 04/05 | 2005-01-31 | Man Utd | Aston Villa | Transfer | 7000000 | €2.54m |
| 06/07 | 2007-01-12 | Aston Villa | Burnley | Loan | 2000000 | — |
| 06/07 | 2007-05-07 | Burnley | Aston Villa | Return from loan | 2000000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | Aston Villa | Qatar SC | Transfer | 2000000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Qatar SC | Odense BK | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-08-14 | Odense BK | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-24 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Partizan | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-12-23 | Partizan | Without Club | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-02-05 | Without Club | St. Mirren | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | St. Mirren | Without Club | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-10-19 | Without Club | Chennaiyin FC | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-01-30 | Chennaiyin FC | Surabaya United | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-02-01 | Bhayangkara S.U. | Châteaubriant | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-11-02 | Châteaubriant | FC Vallorbe | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-09-10 | FC Vallorbe | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | Groin problems | 2009-03-01 | 2009-03-07 | 7 | 1 |
| 09/10 | Knee collateral ligament strain | 2010-03-23 | 2010-06-30 | 100 | 22 |
| 13/14 | Knee problems | 2014-03-13 | 2014-03-17 | 5 | 1 |
Current—
Peak€7.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€7.00m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.75m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #3434 | — | 34 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Utaka | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | SAS Ligaen | Odense Boldklub | 2 | 30 |
| 17/18 | 2. Liga Inter - Gr. 2 | FC Vallorbe-Ballaigues | 2 | 14 |
| 03/04 | Champions League | Manchester United | 1 | 4 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | SAS Ligaen | Odense Boldklub | 1 | 19 |
| 03/04 | Premier League | Manchester United | 1 | 15 |
| 03/04 | League Cup | Manchester United | 1 | 1 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/07 | 2007-05-07 | Burnley | Aston Villa | Return from loan | — | €2.00m |
| 06/07 | 2007-01-12 | Aston Villa | Burnley | Loan | — | €2.00m |
Teams faced most often by Eric Djemba Djemba's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea FC | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 35% |
| Manchester City | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 38% |
| Arsenal FC | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 44% |
| Liverpool FC | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 38% |
| Everton FC | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 63% |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 75% |
| Fulham FC | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 58% |
| Newcastle United | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 58% |
| West Ham United | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 67% |
| Aston Villa | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 60% |
| Southampton FC | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 60% |
| Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 4 | +20 | 80% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 01/02 | Senior debut season | |
| 02/03 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | 8 | 476 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 17/18 | 14 | 568 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1.27 |
| 16/17 | 9 | 783 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 |
| 13/14 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11/12 | 35 | 2,048 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.57 |
| 10/11 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | 25 | 180 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 08/09 | 35 | 1,235 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 06/07 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | 22 | 207 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.43 |
| 02/03 | 31 | 2,178 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.45 |
| 01/02 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
2. Liga Inter - Gr. 2
30 apps
4 G
0 A
Superliga
102 apps
3 G
3 A
League Cup
5 apps
1 G
1 A
Ekstra Bladet Cu
5 apps
1 G
0 A
Champions League
15 apps
1 G
0 A
Ligue 1
42 apps
1 G
0 A
Jelen SuperLiga
11 apps
0 G
1 A
Premier League
31 apps
0 G
1 A
Indian Super League
7 apps
0 G
0 A
Europa League Qualifying
10 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Eric Djemba Djemba?
Eric Djemba Djemba is a Cameroon professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Retired.
How old is Eric Djemba Djemba?
Eric Djemba Djemba is 45 years old. He was born on May 4, 1981 in Douala.
What position does Eric Djemba Djemba play?
Eric Djemba Djemba plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).
What club does Eric Djemba Djemba play for?
Eric Djemba Djemba currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Eric Djemba Djemba scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Eric Djemba Djemba has scored 11 goals in 345 appearances.