Lévy Koffi Djidji (born 30 November 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender. Born in France, Djidji plays for the Ivory Coast national team.
 Djidji with Nantes in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lévy Koffi Djidji | ||
| Date of birth | 30 November 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Bagnolet, France | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| 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) |
| 2019–2024 | Torino | 89 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | → Crotone (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 | |||
Club career
editBorn 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]
International career
editDjidji was born and raised in France to an Ivorian father and a French mother. He received a call-up to the Ivory national team for their friendly 0–0 tie against Hungary.[7]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 23 August 2023[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nantes | 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 99 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 112 | 1 | ||||
| Torino | 2018–19 | Serie A | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 93 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 99 | 1 | |||||
| Crotone (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie A | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 212 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 231 | 3 | ||||
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, Coppa Italia
- ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
References
edit- ^ Effectif 2012/2013 Stats du joueur 26. Koffi DJIDJI
- ^ a b "Koffi Djidji s'engage pour trois ans !". FC Nantes (in French). 19 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ Football : Lévy Koffi Djidji
- ^ "Official: Torino sign Djidji". Football Italia. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "Koffi Djidji prêté par Nantes au Torino (officiel)". L'Équipe (in French). 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Crotone, arriva il rinforzo per la difesa. Djidji in prestito dal Torino".
- ^ "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.
- ^ Koffi Djidji at Soccerway
External links
edit- Koffi Djidji at Soccerway