Ivorian flag Didier Drogba

Born11 March 1978, Abidjan
NationalityIvorian
Weight74 kg
Height1.80 m
PositionForward

Didier joined Chelsea from Olympique Marseilles in July 2004 with a four-year contract for a reported fee of £24.5 million.

The 2004 French Footballer of the Year is a big, powerful striker with a prolific goalscoring record.

Didier, who has played a key role in Chelsea's successes under Jose Mourinho, scored Ivory Coast's first-ever goal in the World Cup finals.

It came in the Ivorians first-ever game in the finals, and his Chelsea colleague Hernan Crespo scored the opening goal in Argentina's 2-1 win at Hamburg in 2006.

Didier's contract at Chelsea was extended to June 2010 in November 2006 and to June 2012 in August 2009.

Career stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2001-02 Guingamp French Championnat 9
2
3
4
2002-03 Guingamp French Championnat 26
8
17
6
2002-03 Ivory Coast African Nations Cup 2
3
1
2002-03 Ivory Coast International 1
1
2003-04 Ivory Coast FIFA World Cup 2
2
1
2003-04 Ivory Coast International 2
3
2003-04 Olympique Marseille French Championnat 30
5
18
3
1
2003-04 Olympique Marseille UEFA Champions League 7
1
5
2
2003-04 Olympique Marseille UEFA Cup 7
6
2
2004-05 Chelsea Carling Cup 3
1
1
2
2004-05 Chelsea FA Cup 1
1
2004-05 Chelsea Premier League 18
8
10
1
2004-05 Chelsea UEFA Champions League 8
1
5
1
1
2004-05 Ivory Coast FIFA World Cup 4
4
2005-06 Chelsea Carling Cup
1
2005-06 Chelsea FA Community Shield 1
2
2005-06 Chelsea FA Cup 3
1
2
2005-06 Chelsea Premier League 20
9
12
8
2005-06 Chelsea UEFA Champions League 5
2
1
1
2005-06 Ivory Coast African Nations Cup 5
3
2005-06 Ivory Coast FIFA World Cup 4
3
2
2005-06 Ivory Coast International 8
4
1
2006-07 Chelsea Carling Cup 3
2
4
2006-07 Chelsea FA Community Shield 1
2006-07 Chelsea FA Cup 6
3
1
2006-07 Chelsea Premier League 32
4
20
9
2006-07 Chelsea UEFA Champions League 12
6
2
2006-07 Ivory Coast African Nations Cup 3
1
2006-07 Ivory Coast International 4
2
2007-08 Chelsea Carling Cup 1
1
2007-08 Chelsea FA Cup
1
2007-08 Chelsea Premier League 17
2
8
5
1
2007-08 Chelsea UEFA Champions League 11
6
1
2007-08 Ivory Coast African Nations Cup 6
3
2007-08 Ivory Coast International 5
3
2008-09 Chelsea Carling Cup 2
1
2008-09 Chelsea FA Cup 5
1
3
1
2008-09 Chelsea Premier League 15
9
5
1
2008-09 Chelsea UEFA Champions League 7
3
5
2
2008-09 Ivory Coast FIFA World Cup 3
3
2008-09 Ivory Coast International 1
1
2009-10 Chelsea Carling Cup
2
2
2009-10 Chelsea FA Community Shield 1
2009-10 Chelsea FA Cup 4
3
2009-10 Chelsea Premier League 31
1
29
7
2009-10 Chelsea UEFA Champions League 5
3
1
1
2009-10 Ivory Coast African Nations Cup 3
1
2009-10 Ivory Coast FIFA World Cup 3
2
4
2009-10 Ivory Coast International 5
2
2010-11 Chelsea FA Community Shield
1
2010-11 Chelsea FA Cup 2
2010-11 Chelsea Premier League 30
6
11
6
2010-11 Chelsea UEFA Champions League 5
2
2
1
2010-11 Ivory Coast International 1
2011-12 Chelsea FA Cup 2
1
2
1
2011-12 Chelsea Premier League 16
8
5
1
1
2011-12 Chelsea UEFA Champions League 7
1
6
2


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Match history

Date Match Result Competition Round
30 Jan 2002 Metz v Guingamp D 0-0 French Championnat 23
02 Feb 2002 Guingamp v Auxerre D 0-0 French Championnat 24
06 Feb 2002 Olympique Marseille v Guingamp D 0-0 French Championnat 25
23 Feb 2002 AS Monaco v Guingamp D 0-0 French Championnat 27
06 Mar 2002 Guingamp v Lorient D 0-0 French Championnat 28
16 Mar 2002 FC Sochaux Montbeliard v Guingamp D 0-0 French Championnat 29
23 Mar 2002 Guingamp v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 30
06 Apr 2002 Montpellier v Guingamp D 0-0 French Championnat 31
13 Apr 2002 Guingamp v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 32
27 Apr 2002 RC Lens v Guingamp D 0-0 French Championnat 33
04 May 2002 Guingamp v Troyes D 0-0 French Championnat 34
02 Aug 2002 Guingamp v Olympique Lyonnais D 3-3 French Championnat 1
10 Aug 2002 Ajaccio AC v Guingamp D 0-0 French Championnat 2
17 Aug 2002 Guingamp v Rennes D 0-0 French Championnat 3
24 Aug 2002 Auxerre v Guingamp D 0-0 French Championnat 4
31 Aug 2002 Guingamp v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 5
11 Sep 2002 Le Havre v Guingamp D 0-0 French Championnat 6
14 Sep 2002 Guingamp v Nice D 0-0 French Championnat 7
26 Oct 2002 Guingamp v Sedan D 0-0 French Championnat 12
02 Nov 2002 Troyes v Guingamp D 0-0 French Championnat 13
09 Nov 2002 Guingamp v Olympique Marseille D 0-0 French Championnat 14
16 Nov 2002 Bastia v Guingamp D 0-0 French Championnat 15
23 Nov 2002 Guingamp v FC Sochaux Montbeliard D 0-0 French Championnat 16
30 Nov 2002 RC Lens v Guingamp D 0-0 French Championnat 17
04 Dec 2002 Guingamp v Nantes D 0-0 French Championnat 18
15 Dec 2002 AS Monaco v Guingamp D 0-0 French Championnat 19
20 Dec 2002 Guingamp v Ajaccio AC D 0-0 French Championnat 20
11 Jan 2003 Rennes v Guingamp D 0-0 French Championnat 21
15 Jan 2003 Guingamp v Auxerre D 0-0 French Championnat 22
22 Jan 2003 Bordeaux v Guingamp D 0-0 French Championnat 23
29 Jan 2003 Guingamp v Le Havre D 0-0 French Championnat 24
01 Feb 2003 Nice v Guingamp D 0-0 French Championnat 25
05 Feb 2003 Guingamp v Lille D 0-0 French Championnat 26
08 Feb 2003 Strasbourg v Guingamp D 0-0 French Championnat 27
22 Feb 2003 Guingamp v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 28
01 Mar 2003 Montpellier v Guingamp D 0-0 French Championnat 29
08 Mar 2003 Sedan v Guingamp D 0-0 French Championnat 30
22 Mar 2003 Guingamp v Troyes D 0-0 French Championnat 31
05 Apr 2003 Olympique Marseille v Guingamp D 0-0 French Championnat 32
12 Apr 2003 Guingamp v Bastia D 0-0 French Championnat 33
19 Apr 2003 FC Sochaux Montbeliard v Guingamp D 0-0 French Championnat 34
03 May 2003 Guingamp v RC Lens D 0-0 French Championnat 35
10 May 2003 Nantes v Guingamp D 0-0 French Championnat 36
20 May 2003 Guingamp v AS Monaco D 0-0 French Championnat 37
24 May 2003 Olympique Lyonnais v Guingamp D 0-0 French Championnat 38


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Le Mans 01 Jul 1998 28 Jan 2002
Guingamp 28 Jan 2002 24 Jun 2003
Olympique Marseille 24 Jun 2003 20 Jul 2004
Chelsea 20 Jul 2004 30 Jun 2012