This also led to Chelsea reaching their first Champions League Final. "[17] Drogba later helped move an African Cup of Nations qualifier to the rebel stronghold of Bouake; a move that helped confirm the peace process. [220] Levallois Sporting Club, the amateur club where Drogba began his career, used their percentage of his transfer fees including £600,000 out of the £24 million paid when he joined Chelsea – first to ensure the club's survival, and then to improve their stadium to incorporate modern sports facilities for the benefit of the local community. [164] Following the victory over Sudan that clinched World Cup qualification he also played a pivotal role in helping to end the Ivorian civil war by making an impassioned speech to the camera which resulted in a cease fire. [39] He also completed two hat-tricks; one against Watford and the other against Levski Sofia in the Champions League, Chelsea's first hat-trick in European competition since Gianluca Vialli in the Cup Winners' Cup in 1997. [203][204][205][206] He is a devout Roman Catholic. [75] This was his sixth goal in a major cup final in England. [174][175] In March 2010, he was named as the 2009 African Footballer of the Year, his second time winning the award in his career.
This pages shows the player's personal record against the selected club. [202] Drogba has two younger brothers who are also footballers: Joël and Freddy Drogba. [113][114], On 28 January 2013, Drogba agreed to a one-and-a-half-year deal with Süper Lig team Galatasaray. [122] On 9 April, Drogba scored his first goal for Galatasaray in the Champions League quarter-final game, against Real Madrid.
The Serbian centre-back had to have stitches under his lip after losing a tooth in the clash. It is not hyperbole to say Didier Drogba did both and helped to end a civil war. He fractured the ulna in his right arm and had an operation the next day in the hope of making the finals. [61], Drogba suffered a string of injuries early on in the 2008–09 season and struggled to regain fitness, missing games from August to November due to knee problems.
In February 2013, FIFA granted a temporary license for him to play for Galatasaray pending the outcome of the contract dispute. View stats of Phoenix Rising Forward Didier Drogba, including goals scored, assists and appearances, on the official website of the Premier League.
"[12][13] He joined Canadian club Montreal Impact in 2015 as a Designated Player and played 41 matches over two seasons, scoring 23 goals. ", "Drogba not the player he was but can still do Chelsea damage – if he really wants to", "Didier Drogba: Chelsea striker announces Ivory Coast retirement", "It's an old World Cup story for Ivory Coast", "Noughty Boys: Didier Drogba was the 'clutch' centre-forward who united a nation", "Didier Drogba named Vice President of Peace and Sport", "Didier Drogba named as reconciliator in Cote D'Ivoire", "I love England. In the final against Zambia, Drogba missed a penalty kick in the last 15 minutes of the game, which ended with their loss for the second time by penalty shootout. [102] Drogba also holds the record for most goals scored at the new Wembley Stadium with eight. [20] His mother nicknamed him "Tito", after president Josip Broz Tito of Yugoslavia, whom she admired greatly. Mourinho also commented on the transfer, saying: "He's coming because he's one of the best strikers in Europe. Replays showed that he had used his hand to control the ball before scoring the second of his two goals.
[115][116] He would earn a sign-on fee of €4 million plus basic wage of €4 million per season, €2 million for the remaining 2012–13 Süper Lig and €15,000 per match. [176], On 4 June 2010, Drogba was injured in a friendly match with Japan. [9] After spending 6 months with Shanghai Shenhua in China, and one and a half seasons with Turkish club Galatasaray where he scored the winning goal in the final of the 2013 Turkish Super Cup, Drogba returned to Chelsea in July 2014. In Chelsea's third game of the season against West-London rivals Fulham, Drogba scored his third goal of the season. The UNDP were impressed with his previous charity work and believed that his high-profile would help raise awareness on African issues. [162] On 8 November, Phoenix lost the USL Championship game 1–0 at Louisville City FC.
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One of seven players to score an opening weekend Premier League hat-trick. In July 2016, Drogba was included in the roster for the 2016 MLS All-Star Game,[151] scoring in a 2–1 defeat to Arsenal on 28 July. [124] In Galatasary's derby match against Istanbul rivals Fenerbahçe on 12 May, Drogba and his Ivorian teammate Emmanuel Eboue were subjects of racist chants from opposing fans in the team's 2–1 loss, but no fine or bans were handed down to the supporters or the club. For using this site, please activate JavaScript. [73] On 17 June 2009, UEFA subsequently handed him a six-game European ban with the final two games suspended.
After the departure of Damien Duff to Newcastle United, Drogba switched from the number 15 shirt he had worn for Chelsea since 2004 to the number 11 shirt vacated by Duff. In doing so, he not only collected his third League winner's medal but also won the Golden Boot for the season, his second time doing so, by topping the chart with 29 league goals, beating Wayne Rooney to the title who remained on 26 goals. Something is broken with Chelsea, The damage is big in the dressing room". Didier Yves Drogba Tébily (French pronunciation: [didje dʁɔɡba]; born 11 March 1978) is an Ivorian retired professional footballer who played as a striker. [189][193] Drogba's diverse and robust playing style has seen him frequently cited as the toughest striker numerous defenders have had to face, these include Gerard Piqué,[197] Carles Puyol,[198] Chris Smalling,[199] Nemanja Vidić,[200] and Laurent Koscielny. [7] Just two months later, he scored in Chelsea's 2012 FA Cup Final win over Liverpool to become the first (and as of 2017[update], the only) player to score in four separate FA Cup finals. [188][189] Richard Beech of the Daily Mirror says that his "powerful and intrusive approach made him the lone striker José Mourinho grew to admire, and made it nearly impossible for opposing teams to isolate him and freeze him out of the game. I couldn't turn down the opportunity to work with José Mourinho again. [213] His involvement in the peace process led to Time magazine naming Drogba one of the world's 100 most influential people for 2010. One of eleven players to score hat-tricks for multiple clubs in the Champions League. [201], Drogba is married to Lalla Diakité, a Malian woman whom he met in Paris, and the couple have three children together. He made his debut for the Ivory Coast in a 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification match against South Africa in September 2002. In December 2007, Drogba was voted fourth (after Kaká, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo) for the 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year. [100] Three days later, he scored a vital goal as Chelsea beat Barcelona 1–0 at Stamford Bridge in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League Semi-final clash. [131] On 17 September he made the first start of his second spell, in a 1–1 home draw against Schalke 04 in Chelsea's first game of the Champions League group stage. Chelsea went on to retain the league title with two games to play, becoming only the second club to win back-to-back English titles in the Premier League era. [69][70] His revival in form saw him net twice against Bolton Wanderers, and four times in four Champions League matches, one in each leg of the last sixteen and quarter-final of the competition against Juventus and Liverpool respectively, with these goals ensuring Chelsea's passage into the semi-finals. Drogba earned himself an assist when he was fouled in the penalty box to give Chelsea a penalty, which Frank Lampard converted, in a 3–1 victory over Sunderland. [98] Drogba scored his 100th Premier League goal for Chelsea on 10 March 2012, in a 1–0 win over Stoke City. [165], At the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the Ivory Coast were drawn in a "group of death" with Serbia and Montenegro, the Netherlands and Argentina.
His preparation, the intensity in his eyes, and then he always produced. [20] His first season, in which he scored seven goals in thirty games, boded well for the future, but during the following season he did not live up to expectations.
The only player score in and win both English domestic cup finals in the same season. [88] In Chelsea's next game against Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium, Drogba made three assists in another 6–0 win. Drogba scored a somewhat disappointing 16 goals in a total of 40 games for Chelsea in his first season: ten in the Premier League, five in the Champions League and one in the League Cup final. Most Premier League goals in a season: 29 goals in 2009–10.
[51] Upon his return, Drogba scored a goal in the 2008 League Cup Final, making him the all-time leading scorer in League Cup Finals with four goals, but could not help prevent Chelsea fall to a 2–1 defeat at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur. [20] Former Le Mans coach Marc Westerloppe later remarked that "it took Didier four years to be capable of training every day and playing every week". Abidjan, Citizenship: On 9 May, Drogba helped Chelsea to win the Premier League by scoring a hat-trick in an 8–0 win over Wigan Athletic. [119][120][121], On 15 February, Drogba scored his debut goal for Galatasaray just five minutes after coming off the bench against Akhisar Belediyespor in a match that ended 2–1. However, Drogba soon became homesick and returned to Abidjan after three years. [87] However, he started the Premier League season in fine form, continuing from where he left off on the last day of the previous campaign as he scored a hat-trick against West Bromwich Albion in a 6–0 victory. Date of birth/Age: Mar 11, 1978 (42) Place of birth : Abidjan. [180][181] On 25 June 2010, the Ivory Coast went out of the competition despite winning 3–0 against North Korea in their final match. [31] Chelsea won the Premier League, only their second English top-flight championship and their first in 50 years,[32] and the League Cup. [171] The semi-final was a rematch of the 2006 final against Egypt, but it was to be the end of the road for Drogba and the Ivory Coast, losing 4–1 to the eventual champions. Between the 2009–10 and 2011–12 seasons, he managed 24 assists in the Premier League, with an average pass success rate of 61.4 percent, owing to his vision and creativity on the ball. [150] On 3 March, club technical director Adam Braz announced that Drogba would not play matches on artificial turf to begin the season due to possible implications on his knee.[149].
[77] He added a fifth at home against London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on 20 September.[78]. Furthermore, Drogba's complicated family life meant that he had never attended a football academy and only began daily football training as a fully grown adult.
[159] In July 2017 Drogba attracted attention after scoring an impressive last-minute free kick in a game against Orange County to tie the game. Didier Drogba scored 14 total goals for Chelsea during the 2008-2009 season. [96] On 31 December 2011, Drogba scored his 150th goal for Chelsea against Aston Villa, putting him level with Peter Osgood and Roy Bentley in terms of the club's top scorers of all time.
[107], On 22 May 2012, Chelsea released a note on their official website announcing that Drogba would leave the club when his contract expired at the end of June 2012.
– Maç Detayları TFF", "GALATASARAY A.Ş. [132] He scored his first goal in his second spell at Stamford Bridge on 21 October, converting a penalty kick in a 6–0 win over Maribor in the Champions League. In July 2004, Drogba moved to Premier League club Chelsea for a club record £24 million fee, making him the most expensive Ivorian player in history.
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