Franck Dja Djédjé

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Franck Dja Djédjé

| image = Franck Dja Djédjé 24.11.2013.jpg

| caption = Dja Djédjé in November 2013

| fullname = Franck Dja Djédjé

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|6|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Abidjan, Ivory Coast

| height = 1.76 m

| position = Striker

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 1998–1999

| youthclubs1 = Solitaire Paris

| youthyears2 = 1999–2003

| youthclubs2 = Paris Saint-Germain

| years1 = 2003–2007

| clubs1 = Paris Saint-Germain

| caps1 = 5

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2004–2005

| clubs2 = → Stade Brestois (loan)

| caps2 = 23

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2006–2007

| clubs3 = → Grenoble (loan)

| caps3 = 33

| goals3 = 5

| years4 = 2007–2009

| clubs4 = Grenoble

| caps4 = 36

| goals4 = 10

| years5 = 2009

| clubs5 = Strasbourg

| caps5 = 9

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2009–2010

| clubs6 = → Vannes (loan)

| caps6 = 30

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2010–2011

| clubs7 = Arles-Avignon

| caps7 = 37

| goals7 = 5

| years8 = 2011–2012

| clubs8 = Nice

| caps8 = 21

| goals8 = 4

| years9 = 2012–2014

| clubs9 = Chornomorets Odesa

| caps9 = 38

| goals9 = 15

| years10 = 2014

| clubs10 = Sarpsborg 08

| caps10 = 14

| goals10 = 8

| years11 = 2014

| clubs11 = Dinamo Minsk

| caps11 = 6

| goals11 = 3

| years12 = 2015

| clubs12 = Hibernian

| caps12 = 11

| goals12 = 2

| years13 = 2015–2016

| clubs13 = Al-Shahania

| caps13 =

| goals13 =

| years14 = 2017

| clubs14 = Irtysh Pavlodar

| caps14 = 15

| goals14 = 2

| years15 = 2017–2018

| clubs15 = Kaisar

| caps15 = 28

| goals15 = 3

| years16 = 2019–2020

| clubs16 = Cannes

| caps16 = 17

| goals16 = 4

| years17 = 2021–2022

| clubs17 = Stade Laurentin

| caps17 =

| goals17 =

| years18 = 2022

| clubs18 = US Cap d'Ail

| caps18 =

| goals18 =

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 = France U17

| nationalcaps1 = 13

| nationalgoals1 = 11

| nationalyears2 =

| nationalteam2 = France U18

| nationalcaps2 = 6

| nationalgoals2 = 4

| nationalyears3 =

| nationalteam3 = France U19

| nationalcaps3 = 17

| nationalgoals3 = 9

| nationalyears4 = 2006–2008

| nationalteam4 = France U21

| nationalcaps4 = 1

| nationalgoals4 = 1

| nationalyears5 = 2008

| nationalteam5 = Ivory Coast U23

| nationalcaps5 = 2

| nationalgoals5 = 0

| pcupdate = 31 July 2021

| ntupdate = 2 June 2010

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's Football}}

{{MedalCountry|{{fbu|19|FRA}}}}

}}

Franck Dja Djédjé (born 2 June 1986) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Dja Djédjé 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 rose to the ranks of the senior team, before moving to Stade Brestois 29 on loan for the 2004–05 season. For the 2006–07 season joined Ligue 2 club Grenoble Foot 38 on loan. On 30 January 2009, he moved to another rival team RC Strasbourg and on 31 August 2009 Vannes OC have signed the forward on loan.[http://vocfoot.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=574&Itemid=1 L'attaquant Franck Dja DjéDjé prêté pour 1 an au VOC]

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

On 26 August 2011, it was announced that Dja Djédjé would move to Ligue 1 outfit OGC Nice, signing a three-year deal.{{cite web|url=http://www.ogcnice.com/actualite/news.php?clef=7368|language=fr|title=Franck Dja Djédjé, 7ème recrue du mercato|publisher=OGC Nice|work=official site|date=26 August 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324012944/http://www.ogcnice.com/actualite/news.php?clef=7368|archive-date=24 March 2012}}

At the start of March 2014, Dja Djédjé left Chornomorets Odesa due to the civil unrest caused by the 2014 Ukrainian revolution,{{cite web|title=Franck Dja Djedje leaves Chornomorets to return to France amidst Ukraine troubles|work=Sky Sports |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9206013/franck-dja-djedje-leaves-chornomorets-to-return-to-france-amidst-ukraine-troubles|access-date=8 April 2014}} and went on to sign a three-month contract with Norwegian side Sarpsborg 08 at the end of the month.{{cite web|title=Côte d'Ivoire : Franck Dja Djédjé signe en Norvège pour trois mois|date=27 March 2014 |url=http://www.jeuneafrique.com/Article/ARTJAWEB20140327111451/|publisher=jeuneafrique|access-date=8 April 2014|language=fr}}

Following the expiration of his Sarpsborg 08 contract, he signed for Dinamo Minsk on 2 September 2014, on a contract till the end of the season, with the option of an extension.{{cite web|script-title=ru:Минское Динамо заключило контракт с Франком Джа Джедже|url=http://dinamo-minsk.by/ru/press-tsentr/~shownews/new_player_03_09_2014|website=dinamo-minsk.by/ru|publisher=FC Dinamo Minsk|access-date=4 September 2014|language=ru|date=2 September 2014|archive-date=22 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622192618/http://dinamo-minsk.by/ru/press-tsentr/~shownews/new_player_03_09_2014|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |url=http://dinamo-minsk.by/en/press-tsentr/~shownews/new_player_03_09_2014 |title=Dinamo Minsk signed Dja DjéDjé |access-date=3 September 2014 |archive-date=22 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622192615/http://dinamo-minsk.by/en/press-tsentr/~shownews/new_player_03_09_2014 |url-status=dead }}

On 5 January 2015, Dja Djédjé signed for Hibernian.{{Cite web |url=http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/5082 |title=Hibernian FC |access-date=6 January 2015 |archive-date=22 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622165110/http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/5082 |url-status=dead }} He cut short his contract by a year to move to Qatari club Al-Shahania in June 2015.{{cite news |url=http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hibs/franck-dja-djedje-leaves-hibs-for-al-shahaniya-1-3795092 |title=Franck Dja Djedje leaves Hibs for Al Shahaniya |work=Edinburgh Evening News |first=Anthony |last=Brown |date=7 June 2015 |access-date=7 June 2015}} He left Al-Shahania in July 2016.

In January 2017, he went on trial with Kazakhstan Premier League side Irtysh Pavlodar.{{cite web|title=НА ПРОСМОТР В ИРТЫШ ПРИБЫЛ ФРАНК ДЖА ДЖЕДЖЕ|url=http://fcirtysh.kz/news/1217-na-p-osmot-v-i-tysh-p-ibyl-f-ank-dzha-dzhedzhe.html|website=fcirtysh.kz|publisher=FC Irtysh Pavlodar|access-date=9 February 2017|language=ru|date=14 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211155655/http://fcirtysh.kz/news/1217-na-p-osmot-v-i-tysh-p-ibyl-f-ank-dzha-dzhedzhe.html|archive-date=11 February 2017|url-status=dead}}

On 7 July 2017, Dja Djédjé signed with FC Kaisar until the end of the season.{{cite web|title=Франк Джа Дже Дже игрок Кайсара|url=https://www.fckaysar.kz/football-centr/news/405-frank-dzha-dzhe-dzhe-igrok-kaysara.html|website=fckaysar.kz|publisher=FC Kaisar|access-date=17 July 2017|language=ru|date=7 July 2017|archive-date=22 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622165602/https://www.fckaysar.kz/football-centr/news/405-frank-dzha-dzhe-dzhe-igrok-kaysara.html|url-status=dead}}

International career

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

In 2008, he was selected to represent Ivory Coast at the 2008 Summer Olympics, just right before his nationality transfer deadline—his 21st birthday.

Personal life

He has dual French and Ivorian nationality.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}

Career statistics

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{{updated|21 January 2017}}.{{Soccerway|1575|accessdate=21 January 2017}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|CupIncludes the Kazakhstan Cup. !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|ContinentalIncludes the UEFA Europa League. !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Club statistics
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sarpsborg 08 \|2014 \|Eliteserien \|14	2	4	4	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	18	6
Dinamo Minsk \|2014 \|Vysheyshaya Liga \|6	3	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	6	0	colspan="2"\|—	12	3
Hibernian \|2014–15{{Soccerbase season\|37504\|2014\|access-date=23 January 2017}} \|Scottish Championship \|11	2	3	1	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	1	0	15	3
colspan="3"\|Career total !31	7	7	5	0	0	0	6	0	1	45	12