# Alexander Djiku

Alexander Kwabena Baidooh Djiku (born 9 August 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe. Born in France, he plays for the Ghana national team.

## Club career
### Bastia

Djiku spent his youth career at Bastia. He played for the reserve team until 2014. He made his debut in a Coupe de la Ligue match against Évian on 18 December 2013. On 3 December 2014, he made his Ligue 1 debut with the team against Évian.

### Caen

On 11 July 2017, Djiku joined Ligue 1 side Caen on a four-year contract, Caen paid 2M€ for buy-out. On 5 August 2017, he made his debut with the team against Montpellier in Ligue 1.

### Strasbourg

In July 2019, he was acquired by fellow Ligue 1 club Strasbourg for 4,5M€, signing a four-year contract. He made his continental debut in a 3–1 UEFA Europa League win over Maccabi Haifa on 25 July 2017.

### Fenerbahçe

On 10 July 2023, Djiku signed a three-year contract with Süper Lig side Fenerbahçe for a free transfer. In his first year, he became one of the key players who took more responsibility on the field.
He scored his first goal for Fenerbahçe on 28 September 2023 against Başakşehir, netting the first goal in a 4–0 victory.

## International career

Djiku is of Ghanaian and French descent. He debuted with the senior Ghana national team in a 3–0 friendly loss to Mali on 9 October 2020. He played his second match for Ghana against Qatar on 12 October 2020 in which he impressed. Djiku's third match came when he was given the opportunity by the Black Stars new head coach to start against Zimbabwe in a World Cup qualifier where Ghana won 3–1.
He was part of Ghana's team at the 2021 African Cup of Nations in Cameroon and scored his first goal against Comoros on 18 January 2022.
In 2022, Djiku competed at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. At the tournament he played in matches against Portugal and South Korea.
On December 31, 2023, he was selected from the list of 27 Ghanaian players selected by Chris Hughton to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

## Personal life

Djiku is married to Heley Djiku. The couple have two children, Wesley and Elyana.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 16 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Bastia B | 2012–13 | CFA 2 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Bastia B | 2013–14 | CFA 2 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Bastia B | 2014–15 | CFA 2 | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Bastia B | 2015–16 | CFA 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Bastia B | 2016–17 | CFA 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Bastia B | Total | Total | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Bastia | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Bastia | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Bastia | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 |
| Bastia | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 |
| Bastia | Total | Total | 45 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| Caen | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 |
| Caen | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 |
| Caen | Total | Total | 59 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 1 |
| Strasbourg | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Strasbourg | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 0 |
| Strasbourg | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 1 |
| Strasbourg | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 1 |
| Strasbourg | Total | Total | 117 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 127 | 4 |
| Fenerbahçe | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
| Fenerbahçe | 2024–25 | Süper Lig | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | 32 | 1 |
| Fenerbahçe | Total | Total | 44 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 68 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 310 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 346 | 10 |
* ↑ Includes Coupe de France and Turkish Cup
* ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

### International

    As of match played 10 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Ghana | 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| Ghana | 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| Ghana | 2022 | 9 | 1 |
| Ghana | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| Ghana | 2024 | 6 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 29 | 2 |
    Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Alexander Djiku :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 18 January 2022 | Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua, Cameroon | Comoros | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 2. | 14 January 2024 | Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast | Cape Verde | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations |

## Honours

Individual
* Ghana Football Awards Footballer of the Year: 2022