flag Didier Drogba

Born11 March 1978, Abidjan
Nationality
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.

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

Match history

Date Against Score Venue Competition Round
30 Jan 2002 Metz 0-0 Stade Saint Symphorien French Championnat 23
02 Feb 2002 Auxerre 0-0 Stade du Roudourou French Championnat 24
06 Feb 2002 Olympique Marseille 0-0 Stade Velodrome French Championnat 25
23 Feb 2002 AS Monaco 0-0 Stade Louis II French Championnat 27
06 Mar 2002 Lorient 0-0 Stade du Roudourou French Championnat 28
16 Mar 2002 FC Sochaux Montbeliard 0-0 Stade Auguste Bonal French Championnat 29
23 Mar 2002 Paris St Germain 0-0 Stade du Roudourou French Championnat 30
06 Apr 2002 Montpellier 0-0 Stade de la Mosson French Championnat 31
13 Apr 2002 Bordeaux 0-0 Stade du Roudourou French Championnat 32
27 Apr 2002 RC Lens 0-0 Stade Felix-Bollaert French Championnat 33
04 May 2002 Troyes 0-0 Stade du Roudourou French Championnat 34
02 Aug 2002 Olympique Lyonnais 3-3 Stade du Roudourou French Championnat 1
10 Aug 2002 Ajaccio AC 0-0 Stade Armand Casari French Championnat 2
17 Aug 2002 Rennes 0-0 Stade du Roudourou French Championnat 3
24 Aug 2002 Auxerre 0-0 Stade de l'Abbe Deschamps French Championnat 4
31 Aug 2002 Bordeaux 0-0 Stade du Roudourou French Championnat 5
11 Sep 2002 Le Havre 0-0 Stade Jules Deschaseaux LE HAVRE French Championnat 6
14 Sep 2002 Nice 0-0 Stade du Roudourou French Championnat 7
26 Oct 2002 Sedan 0-0 Stade du Roudourou French Championnat 12
02 Nov 2002 Troyes 0-0 Stade de l'Aube French Championnat 13
09 Nov 2002 Olympique Marseille 0-0 Stade du Roudourou French Championnat 14
16 Nov 2002 Bastia 0-0 Stade Armand Casari French Championnat 15
23 Nov 2002 FC Sochaux Montbeliard 0-0 Stade du Roudourou French Championnat 16
30 Nov 2002 RC Lens 0-0 Stade Felix-Bollaert French Championnat 17
04 Dec 2002 Nantes 0-0 Stade du Roudourou French Championnat 18
15 Dec 2002 AS Monaco 0-0 Stade Louis II French Championnat 19
20 Dec 2002 Ajaccio AC 0-0 Stade du Roudourou French Championnat 20
11 Jan 2003 Rennes 0-0 Route de Lorient RENNES French Championnat 21
15 Jan 2003 Auxerre 0-0 Stade du Roudourou French Championnat 22
22 Jan 2003 Bordeaux 0-0 Stade Jacques Chaban Delmas French Championnat 23
29 Jan 2003 Le Havre 0-0 Stade du Roudourou French Championnat 24
01 Feb 2003 Nice 0-0 Municipal du Ray French Championnat 25
05 Feb 2003 Lille 0-0 Stade du Roudourou French Championnat 26
08 Feb 2003 Strasbourg 0-0 Stade de la Meinau French Championnat 27
22 Feb 2003 Paris St Germain 0-0 Stade du Roudourou French Championnat 28
01 Mar 2003 Montpellier 0-0 Stade de la Mosson French Championnat 29
08 Mar 2003 Sedan 0-0 Stade Louis Duguaguez French Championnat 30
22 Mar 2003 Troyes 0-0 Stade du Roudourou French Championnat 31
05 Apr 2003 Olympique Marseille 0-0 Stade Velodrome French Championnat 32
12 Apr 2003 Bastia 0-0 Stade du Roudourou French Championnat 33
19 Apr 2003 FC Sochaux Montbeliard 0-0 Stade Auguste Bonal French Championnat 34
03 May 2003 RC Lens 0-0 Stade du Roudourou French Championnat 35
10 May 2003 Nantes 0-0 La Beaujoire-Louis-Fontaine French Championnat 36
20 May 2003 AS Monaco 0-0 Stade du Roudourou French Championnat 37
24 May 2003 Olympique Lyonnais 0-0 Stade Gerland French Championnat 38


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

Career stats

Season Team Competition Full apps Subs Goals Yellows Reds
2001 - 2002 Guingamp French Championnat 9
2
3
4
2002 - 2003 Guingamp French Championnat 26
8
17
6
2002 - 2003 Ivory Coast African Nations Cup 2
3
1
2002 - 2003 Ivory Coast International 1
1
2003 - 2004 Ivory Coast FIFA World Cup 2
2
1
2003 - 2004 Ivory Coast International 2
3
2003 - 2004 Olympique Marseille French Championnat 30
5
18
3
1
2003 - 2004 Olympique Marseille UEFA Champions League 7
1
5
2
2003 - 2004 Olympique Marseille UEFA Cup 7
6
2
2004 - 2005 Chelsea Carling Cup 3
1
1
2
2004 - 2005 Chelsea FA Cup 1
1
2004 - 2005 Chelsea Premier League 18
8
10
1
2004 - 2005 Chelsea UEFA Champions League 8
1
5
1
1
2004 - 2005 Ivory Coast FIFA World Cup 4
4
2005 - 2006 Chelsea Carling Cup
1
2005 - 2006 Chelsea FA Community Shield 1
2
2005 - 2006 Chelsea FA Cup 3
1
2
2005 - 2006 Chelsea Premier League 20
9
12
8
2005 - 2006 Chelsea UEFA Champions League 5
2
1
1
2005 - 2006 Ivory Coast African Nations Cup 5
3
2005 - 2006 Ivory Coast FIFA World Cup 4
3
2
2005 - 2006 Ivory Coast International 8
4
1
2006 - 2007 Chelsea Carling Cup 3
2
4
2006 - 2007 Chelsea FA Community Shield 1
2006 - 2007 Chelsea FA Cup 6
3
1
2006 - 2007 Chelsea Premier League 32
4
20
9
2006 - 2007 Chelsea UEFA Champions League 12
6
2
2006 - 2007 Ivory Coast African Nations Cup 3
1
2006 - 2007 Ivory Coast International 4
2
2007 - 2008 Chelsea Carling Cup 1
1
2007 - 2008 Chelsea FA Cup
1
2007 - 2008 Chelsea Premier League 17
2
8
5
1
2007 - 2008 Chelsea UEFA Champions League 11
6
1
2007 - 2008 Ivory Coast African Nations Cup 6
3
2007 - 2008 Ivory Coast International 5
3
2008 - 2009 Chelsea Carling Cup 2
1
2008 - 2009 Chelsea FA Cup 5
1
3
1
2008 - 2009 Chelsea Premier League 15
9
5
1
2008 - 2009 Chelsea UEFA Champions League 7
3
5
2
2008 - 2009 Ivory Coast FIFA World Cup 3
3
2008 - 2009 Ivory Coast International 1
1
2009 - 2010 Chelsea Carling Cup
2
2
2009 - 2010 Chelsea FA Community Shield 1
2009 - 2010 Chelsea FA Cup 4
3
2009 - 2010 Chelsea Premier League 31
1
29
7
2009 - 2010 Chelsea UEFA Champions League 5
3
1
1
2009 - 2010 Ivory Coast African Nations Cup 3
1
2009 - 2010 Ivory Coast FIFA World Cup 3
2
4
2009 - 2010 Ivory Coast International 5
2
2010 - 2011 Chelsea FA Community Shield
1
2010 - 2011 Chelsea FA Cup 2
2010 - 2011 Chelsea Premier League 30
6
11
6
2010 - 2011 Chelsea UEFA Champions League 5
2
2
1
2010 - 2011 Ivory Coast International 1
2011 - 2012 Chelsea Premier League 11
4
3
1
1
2011 - 2012 Chelsea UEFA Champions League 2
3


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