Franck Dja Djedje

Franck Dja Djedje

Personal information
Full name	Franck Dja Djedje
Date of birth	2 June 1986 (1986-06-02) (age 25)
Place of birth	Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Nice
Number	19
Youth career
1998–1999	Solitaire Paris
1999–2003	Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2007	Paris Saint-Germain	5	(0)
2004–2005	→ Stade Brestois (loan)	23	(1)
2006–2007	→ Grenoble (loan)	33	(5)
2007–2009	Grenoble	36	(10)
2009	Strasbourg	9	(0)
2009–2010	→ Vannes (loan)	30	(2)
2010–2011	Arles-Avignon	37	(5)
2011–	Nice
National team‡
	France U-17	13	(11)
	France U-18	6	(4)
	France U-19	17	(9)
2006–2008	France U-21	1	(1)
2008	Côte d'Ivoire U-23	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 June 2010. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 June 2010

Franck Dja Djedje, (born 2 June 1986) is an Ivorian footballer who currently plays as a striker for French club OGC Nice in Ligue 1.

Career

Dja Djedje came to France from his country of birth at the 12 years age, where he signed with SC Solitaire de Paris at youth level, before moving on to the youth setup at French giants Paris Saint-Germain at the age of 13. He has since risen to the ranks of the senior team, going on loan to Stade Brestois for the 2004/2005 season. For the 2006/2007 season has been sent out on loan at Ligue 2 club Grenoble Foot 38. On the 30 January 2009 he moved to another rival team RC Strasbourg and on 31 August 2009 Vannes OC have signed the forward on loan.^[1]

He signed for French Ligue 1 club AC Arles-Avignon in July 2010.

On 26 August 2011, it was announced that he would move to Ligue 1 outfit OGC Nice, signing a three-year deal.^[2]

International career

He has played internationally for France in their Under-17, Under-18 and Under-19 team, gaining a large amount of caps. In 2005 he won the European U-19 Championship with France in Belfast.

In 2008 he was selected to represent Côte d'Ivoire at the 2008 Summer Olympics, just right before his nationality transfer deadline – his 21st birthday.

Personal

He has dual French and Ivorian nationality.

References

1. ^ L'attaquant Franck Dja DjéDjé prêté pour 1 an au VOC
2. ^ "Franck Dja Djédjé, 7ème recrue du mercato" (in French). official site. OGC Nice. 26 August 2011. http://www.ogcnice.com/actualite/news.php?clef=7368. 

External links

• (English) Arles-Avignon.com
• Franck Dja Djedje French league stats at LFP.fr (French)^{[dead link]}
• Franck Dja Djedje – FIFA competition record

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Name	Dja Djedje, Franck
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Date of birth	2 June 1986
Place of birth	Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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