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Koffi Djidji
Personal information
Full name Lévy Koffi Djidji
Date of birth (1992-11-30) 30 November 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Bagnolet, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Crotone (on loan from Torino)
Number 26
Youth career
–2005 AJN Bagnolet
2006–2007 Saint-Herblain Olympique Club
2007–2011 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2019 Nantes 98 (1)
2012–2016 Nantes B 31 (2)
2018–2019 → Torino (loan) 17 (0)
2019– Torino 17 (0)
2020– → Crotone (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2016– Ivory Coast 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:44, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2019

Lévy Koffi Djidji (born 30 November 1992) is a professional footballer, who plays as a defender for Italian Serie A club Crotone, on loan from Torino. Born in France, Djidji represents the Ivory Coast national football team.

Career

Born in Bagnolet, Djidji started his career in the youth team of his hometown club AJN Bagnolet.[1] In the spring of 2006, he left his hometown and signed with Saint-Herblain Olympique Club.[2]

In summer 2007, at the age of fifteen, he moved to the under-18 team of Ligue 1 side FC Nantes, being promoted to the reserve team one year later for the 2008–09 season.[2] He played in his first three years for the reserve team in ten games in the CFA 2 Groupe G.[3]

On 4 August 2012, he played his senior debut in the Ligue 2 for Nantes against Nimes Olympique. He scored his first goal in Ligue 1 against Montpellier on 22 March 2014, in a 2–1 win for Nantes over Montpellier.

On 17 August 2018, Djidji joined the Italian Serie A club Torino on loan with an option to buy.[4][5]

On 5 October 2020, Djidji joined Crotone on loan.[6]

International career

Djidji was born and raised in France to an Ivorian father and a French mother. He received a callup to the Ivory Coast national football team for their friendly 0–0 tie against Hungary.[7]

References

  1. ^ Effectif 2012/2013 Stats du joueur 26. Koffi DJIDJI
  2. ^ a b "Koffi Djidji s'engage pour trois ans !". FC Nantes (in French). 19 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  3. ^ Football : Lévy Koffi Djidji
  4. ^ "Official: Torino sign Djidji". Football Italia. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Koffi Djidji prêté par Nantes au Torino (officiel)". L'Équipe (in French). 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  6. ^ "UFFICIALE: Crotone, arriva il rinforzo per la difesa. Djidji in prestito dal Torino".
  7. ^ "Nigeria starlets Kelechi Iheanacho and Alex Iwobi could begin to leave mark on Super Eagles". The National (Abu Dhabi). 19 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2017.

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