# Roger Assalé

Roger Claver Djapone Assalé (born 13 November 1993) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward.

## Club career

Assalé was part of the Young Boys squad that won the 2017–18 Swiss Super League, their first league title in 32 years. On 31 January 2020, he joined La Liga side CD Leganés on loan until the end of the season.
On 5 September 2020, he became a new Dijon player.
In August 2021 Assalé joined 2. Bundesliga club Werder Bremen on loan for the 2021–22 season. Werder Bremen secured an option to sign him permanently at the end of the loan. He left the club at the end of the season having made six appearances while Werder Bremen achieved promotion to the Bundesliga.

## International career

Assalé made his full international debut for the Ivory Coast national team in a friendly match against Cameroon on 10 November 2014. He scored his first international goal against Moldova in March 2018.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 1 June 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Young Boys (loan) | 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 6 |
| Young Boys | 2017–18 | Swiss Super League | 34 | 12 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 10 | 4 | 49 | 21 |
| Young Boys | 2018–19 | Swiss Super League | 33 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 41 | 10 |
| Young Boys | 2019–20 | Swiss Super League | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 3 | 23 | 7 |
| Young Boys | Total | Total | 81 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 113 | 38 |
| Leganés (loan) | 2019–20 | La Liga | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | – | – | 14 | 2 |
| Dijon | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 1 |
| Dijon | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 2 |
| Dijon | Total | Total | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 |
| Werder Bremen (loan) | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 135 | 36 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 168 | 49 |

### International

    As of matches played on 27 August 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Ivory Coast | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| Ivory Coast | 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| Ivory Coast | 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| Ivory Coast | 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivory Coast | 2017 | 4 | 0 |
| Ivory Coast | 2018 | 4 | 1 |
| Ivory Coast | 2019 | 5 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 20 | 3 |
    Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Assalé goal.
List of international goals scored by Roger Assalé :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 27 March 2018 | Stade Pierre Brisson, Beauvais, France | Moldova | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 6 September 2019 | Stade Michel d'Ornano, Caen, France | Benin | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 10 September 2019 | Stade Robert Diochon, Rouen, France | Tunisia | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |

## Honours

Séwé Sport
* Ligue 1: 2012–13, 2013–14
* CAF Confederation Cup: Runners-up 2014
TP Mazembe
* Linafoot: 2015–16
* CAF Champions League: 2015
* CAF Super Cup: 2016
* CAF Confederation Cup: 2016
Young Boys
* Swiss Super League: 2017–18, 2018–19
Werder Bremen
* 2. Bundesliga runner-up: 2021–22
Ivory Coast
* Africa Cup of Nations: 2015

### Individual

* Linafoot Top scorer: 2015–16
* Swiss Super League Team of the Year: 2017–18