David Djigla
{{short description|Beninese international footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = David Djigla
| image = Lens-Niort (21-12-2019) 19.jpg
| caption = Djigla with Niort in 2019
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|8|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Akpakpa, Cotonou, Benin
| height = 1.75 m
| position = Striker
Early life
Djigla was born and raised in the Akpakpa district of Cotonou, Benin. He began playing street football from the age of six and joined local club Onze Créateurs de Cotonou, where he developed until relocating to Europe in 2013.{{cite web|url=https://sports.abidjan.net/actualites/654520/interview-david-djigla-milieu-offensif-chamois-niortais-ligue-2-francaise-le-benin-deviendra-incontournable-sur-le-continent|title=Interview / David Djigla – Formé à Cotonou et rapidement recruté par Bordeaux en 2013|publisher=Abidjan.net|date=22 March 2019|access-date=16 June 2025}}
Career
Djigla played at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations when the team reached the quarter-finals.{{cite web| url = https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa-cup-of-nations/matches/45/lineups| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190702125707/https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa-cup-of-nations/matches/45/lineups| archive-date = 2 July 2019| title = Total Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2019 {{!}} CAFOnline.com}}
In September 2022, Djigla suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon, which significantly impacted his ability to return to his previous level of performance.{{cite web |title=Vendee - Les Herbiers Football D4 : Coup dur pour David Djigla |url=https://beninwebtv.bj/vendee-les-herbiers-football-d4-coup-dur-pour-david-djigla/ |publisher=Benin Web TV |date=September 2022 |access-date=16 June 2025}}
| currentclub = Les Herbiers
| clubnumber = 14
| years1 = 2013–2015
| clubs1 = Bordeaux II
| caps1 = 28
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2015
| clubs2 = Bordeaux
| caps2 = 1
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2015–2021
| clubs3 = Niort
| caps3 = 128
| goals3 = 8
| years4 = 2016–2018
| clubs4 = Niort II
| caps4 = 7
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2022–
| clubs5 = Les Herbiers
| caps5 = 2
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2012–2020
| nationalteam1 = Benin
| nationalcaps1 = 28
| nationalgoals1 = 4
| club-update = 17 September 2022
| nationalteam-update =
}}
David Djigla (born 23 August 1995) is a Beninese professional footballer who plays as a striker for French Championnat National 2 club Les Herbiers.{{cite web|url=http://www.ligue1.com/joueur/djigla-david|title=Ligue1.com - Player profile David DJIGLA (Chamois Niortais)|work=ligue1.com|access-date=17 October 2015}} Between 2012 and 2020 he scored 4 goals in 28 appearances for the Benin national team.
Career
Djigla played at 2019 Africa Cup of Nations when the team reached the quarter-finals {{cite web| url = https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa-cup-of-nations/matches/45/lineups| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190702125707/https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa-cup-of-nations/matches/45/lineups| archive-date = 2 July 2019| title = Total Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2019 {{!}} CAFOnline.com}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|23 June 2021}}{{soccerway|david-djigla/246546}}{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Coupe de France !colspan="2"|Coupe de la Ligue !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | width="40"|Apps | width="40"|Goals | width="40"|Apps | width="40"|Goals | width="40"|Apps | width="40"|Goals | width="40"|Apps | width="40"|Goals |
| Bordeaux
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| rowspan="7"|Chamois Niortais
|rowspan="6"|Ligue 2 |31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| 2016–17
|23 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | |
| 2017–18
|22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | |
| 2018–19
|31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2019–20
|10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2020–21
|11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!128 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 144 | 10 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!129 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 145 | 10 |
=International=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{NFT|47731}} | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="8"|Benin
|2012 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 28 | 4 |
:As of match played 24 March 2019. Benin score listed first, score column indicates score after each Djigla goal.
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition |
| scope=col|No.
!scope=col data-sort-type=date|Date !scope=col|Venue !scope=col|Cap !scope=col|Opponent !scope=col|Score !scope=col|Result !scope=col|Competition |
|---|
| scope=row|1
|26 May 2012||Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso||align=center|1||{{fb|Burkina Faso}}||align=center|1–1||align=center|2–2||Friendly |
| scope=row|2
|12 June 2016||Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin||align=center|10||{{fb|Equatorial Guinea}}||align=center|2–1||align=center|2–1||2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| scope=row|3
|8 November 2017||Stade Municipal de Kintélé, Brazzaville, Congo||align=center|14||{{fb|CGO}}||align=center|1–1||align=center|1–1||Friendly |
| scope=row|4
|24 March 2019||Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin||align=center|19||{{fb|TOG}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|2–1||2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|david-djigla/246546}}
{{Benin squad 2019 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Djigla, David}}
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