Didier Drogba

Didier Yves Drogba Tébily (born 11 March 1978 in Abidjan) is a retired Côte d'Ivoire professional football player.

 Early life 
He lived in Abidjan until he was 5 years old and then he moved to France to live with his uncle, Michael Goba. His uncle had been a professional football player in Côte d'Ivoire.

 Career 
In the 2006/07 season, he was the top scorer of the English Premier League with 20 goals. Drogba played for Le Mans at Ligue 2 in 1998. He moved to Olympique Marseille in 2003 and scored 29 goals in the next season. In July 2004, Drogba moved to Chelsea in the English Premier League. Drogba stayed at Chelsea for about 10 years. Drogba was a member of Côte d'Ivoire’s national team and was their top scorer with 65 goals in 105 appearances.

 Career statistics 
 Club 
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOthersTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLe Mans1998–99French Division 2200000——201999–2000French Division 23070020——3272000–01French Division 21103100——1412001–02French Division 22151121——247Total64124241——7215Guingamp2001–02French Division 11130000——1132002–03Ligue 134173420——3921Total45203420——5024Marseille2003–04Ligue 1351921211611—5532Chelsea2004–05Premier League26102041950041162005–06Premier League29123110711241162006–07Premier League362063541261060332007–08Premier League19810111160032152008–09Premier League24563211050042142009–10Premier League32294322531044372010–11Premier League36112000721046132011–12Premier League245320086003513Total2261002712159693442341157Shanghai Shenhua2012Chinese Super League11800———118Galatasaray2012–13Süper Lig13500—41001762013–14Süper Lig241031—82113614Total371531—123115320Chelsea2014–15Premier League28420515200407Montreal Impact2015MLS111100—003114122016MLS221021—00302711Total332121—00614123Phoenix Rising2017USL13900——1114102018USL8400——43127Total211300——542617Career total4942094321281210250125679303

 International 

Source:

National TeamYearFriendliesInternationalCompetitionTotalAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsIvory Coast20020010102003413374200433437620053156872006748415820076321842008216384200911566720105262114201121345520124210714920132173942014333063Total4223634210565

 Honours 

Marseille 
UEFA Cup runner-up: 2003–04

Chelsea
Premier League: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2014–15
FA Cup: 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12
Football League Cup: 2004–05, 2006–07, 2014–15; runner-up: 2007–08
FA Community Shield: 2005, 2009
UEFA Champions League: 2011–12

Galatasaray
Süper Lig: 2012–13
Turkish Cup: 2013–14
Turkish Super Cup: 2013

Phoenix Rising
Western Conference (USL): 2018"Didier Drogba wins USL Western Conference with Phoenix Rising" . Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 November 2018
Individual
Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2006, (subscription required) 2008, 2012
Africa Cup of Nations Top Scorer: 2012
African Footballer of the Year: 2006, 2009
Alan Hardaker Trophy: 2007
Barclays Spirit of the Game Award: 2015
BBC African Footballer of the Year: 2009
BBC Goal of the Month: October 2009
CAF Team of the Year: 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012
Chelsea Players' Player of the Year: 2007
Chelsea Player of the Year: 2010
ESM Team of the Year: 2006–07
FA Community Shield Man of the Match: 2005
FA Cup Final Man of the Match: 2010
FIFPro World XI: 2007
FWA Tribute Award: 2015
Globe Soccer Awards Off the Pitch Award: 2022
Golden Foot: 2013
GQ Sportsman of the Year: 2012
 IFFHS All-time Africa Men's Dream Team: 2021
Ivory Coast Player of the Year: 2006, 2007, 2012
Ligue 1 Goal of the Year: 2003–04
Ligue 1 Player of the Month: January 2004, May 2004
Ligue 1 Player of the Year: 2003–04
Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2003–04
MLS All-Star: 2016
MLS Player of the Month: September 2015, October 2015
Montreal Impact Top Scorer: 2015
Onze d'Or: 2004
Onze de Bronze: 2007
Premier League Golden Boot: 2006–07, 2009–10
Premier League Hall of Fame: 2022
 Premier League Most Assists: 2005–06
PFA Team of the Year: 2006–07 Premier League, 2009–10 Premier League
Time Top 100: 2010
Turkish Footballer of the Year: 2013
UEFA Champions League Final Man of the Match: 2012
UEFA Cup Top Scorer: 2003–04
UEFA President's Award: 2020
UEFA Team of the Year: 2007
UNFP Trophy of Honour: 2019
West African Footballer of the Year: 2010

 Records 

 Chelsea 
 Most goals scored by a non-English player: 164 goals.
 Most goals scored in Cup Finals: 9 goals.
 Most goals scored in European club competitions: 36 goals.
 Most Premier League hat-tricks: 3 hat-tricks (shared-record).
 Most Premier League goals in a season: 29 goals in 2009–10.
 Most Premier League Golden Boot wins: 2 (2006–07 and 2009–10).
 Most Premier League away goals scored in a season: 15 in 2009–10.
 Most goals in all competitions in a season by a foreign player: 37 goals in 2009–10.
 First player to score a Champions League hat-trick.
 Oldest player to score in the Champions League: 36 years, 8 months, 14 days.

 Other 
 Most assists in the Premier League by an African player: 54 assists.
 Most goals and assists combined for with another player in the Premier League: 36 with Frank Lampard.
 One of seven players to score an opening weekend Premier League hat-trick.
One of six players to score a hat-trick in consecutive Premier League games.
 The only player score in and win both English domestic cup finals in the same season.
 The only player to score in three League Cup finals.
 The only player to score in four FA Cup finals.
Most goals scored at the New Wembley Stadium: 8 goals.
  Most goals scored in UEFA club competitions by an African player: 50 goals.
 Most goals scored in the Champions League by an African player: 44 goals.
 Oldest African goal scorer in the Champions League: 36 years and 259 days old.
 Most appearances in Champions League by an African player: 94 matches.
 Most goals scored for an English team in the Champions League: 36 goals with Chelsea.
One of eleven players to score hat-tricks for multiple clubs in the Champions League.
 Ivory Coast national team all-time top scorer: 65 goals.

 References 

Category:1978 births
Category:Living people
Category:Ivorian footballers
Category:CF Montréal players
Category:Chelsea F.C. players
Category:Sportspeople from Abidjan