Joël Drogba

Joël Drogba
Personal information
Full name Joël Drogba Tébily
Date of birth (1985-05-17) 17 May 1985
Place of birth Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Striker
Youth career
Le Mans
Metz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2007–2008 Metalurg Donetsk

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:18, 11 April 2009 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:08, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Joël Drogba (born 17 May 1985 in Abidjan) is an Ivorian footballer, who plays as a striker.

Career

Drogba has previously played for French side Metz,[1] and Le Mans.[2][3] He had trials with German team St. Pauli, Vietnamese club Bình Dương F.C.[4] and Croatian club NK Zagreb.[5] In March 2007, he had a trial with English League 1 club Leyton Orient. However, the club declined to offer the young striker a professional contract.[6] He returned to Zagreb but no contract was offered,[7] and then joined Metalurg Donetsk in 2007, but left the following year and has been without a club ever since.

Personal life

Joёl is the younger brother of striker, and Cote d'Ivoire captain Didier Drogba,[8] He has another brother, Freddy Drogba, who plays with Dijon FCO.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Drogba by name, not by nature, as junior plays for his future. Goliath.ecnext.com (2007-03-21). Retrieved on 2012-07-17.
  2. ↑ Drogba’s Brother On Trail At Arminia Bielefeld. Goal.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-17.
  3. ↑ Bild.de (2009-03-19). Retrieved on 2012-07-17.
  4. ↑ Em trai Drogba chưa thể "cập bến" Anh at the Wayback Machine (archived February 11, 2010). security.dantri.com.vn (2007-03-22).
  5. ↑ Joel Drogba On Trial At Bielefeld. Africahit.com (2011-08-12). Retrieved on 2012-07-17.
  6. ↑ Joel Drogba krijgt geen contract bij Leyton Orient. Voetbalcentraal.nl. Retrieved on 2012-07-17.
  7. ↑ Brat Didiera Drogbe pjesnicima nije interesantan at index.hr, 28-4-2005, retrieved 9-4-2016 (Croatian)
  8. ↑ Namen verpflichten. Sueddeutsche.de (2007-10-22). Retrieved on 2012-07-17.
  9. ↑ Drogba Jr close to Le Mans deal. BBC News (2007-04-27). Retrieved on 2012-07-17.
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