Koffi Djidji
{{Short description|Ivorian footballer (born 1992)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Koffi Djidji
| image = FBBP01 - FCN - 20151028 - Coupe de la Ligue - Koffi Djidji.jpg
| caption = Djidji with Nantes in 2015
| fullname = Lévy Koffi Djidji
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|11|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Bagnolet, France
| height = 1.84 m
| position = Defender
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2005
| youthclubs1 = AJN Bagnolet
| youthyears2 = 2006–2007
| youthclubs2 = Saint-Herblain Olympique Club
| youthyears3 = 2007–2011
| youthclubs3 = Nantes
| years1 = 2011–2019
| clubs1 = Nantes
| caps1 = 98
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2012–2016
| clubs2 = Nantes B
| caps2 = 31
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2018–2019
| clubs3 = → Torino (loan)
| caps3 = 17
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2019–2024
| clubs4 = Torino
| caps4 = 89
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2020–2021
| clubs5 = → Crotone (loan)
| caps5 = 20
| goals5 = 1
| club-update = 8 June 2024
}}
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.
Club career
Born in Bagnolet, Djidji started his career in the youth team of his hometown club AJN Bagnolet.[http://www.fcnantes.com/groupepro/20122013/fiche201213.php?numjoueur=88 Effectif 2012/2013 Stats du joueur 26. Koffi DJIDJI] In the spring of 2006, he left his hometown and signed with Saint-Herblain Olympique Club.{{cite web|title=Koffi Djidji s'engage pour trois ans !|url=http://www.fcnantes.com/articles/article2809.php?num=4816%20FC%20Nantes%20-%20Koffi%20Djidji%20s%27engage%20pour%20trois%20ans%20!|website=FC Nantes|accessdate=28 May 2017|language=French|date=19 May 2011}}
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. He played in his first three years for the reserve team in ten games in the CFA 2 Groupe G.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
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.{{cite web |title=Official: Torino sign Djidji |url=https://www.football-italia.net/126321/official-torino-sign-djidji |website=Football Italia |accessdate=17 August 2018 |date=17 August 2018}}{{cite news |title=Koffi Djidji prêté par Nantes au Torino (officiel) |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Koffi-djidji-prete-par-nantes-au-torino/931346 |accessdate=17 August 2018 |work=L'Équipe |date=17 August 2018 |language=French}}
On 5 October 2020, Djidji joined Crotone on loan.{{cite web|url=https://m.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/ufficiale-crotone-arriva-il-rinforzo-per-la-difesa-djidji-in-prestito-dal-torino-1441751|title=UFFICIALE: Crotone, arriva il rinforzo per la difesa. Djidji in prestito dal Torino}}
International career
Djidji 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.{{cite news|title=Nigeria starlets Kelechi Iheanacho and Alex Iwobi could begin to leave mark on Super Eagles|url=http://www.thenational.ae/sport/football/nigeria-starlets-kelechi-iheanacho-and-alex-iwobi-could-begin-to-leave-mark-on-super-eagles|work=The National (Abu Dhabi)|accessdate=28 May 2017|date=19 May 2016}}
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|match played 23 August 2023}}{{Soccerway|koffi-djidji/196792}}
| 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"|National Cup{{efn|Includes Coupe de France, Coppa Italia}} !colspan="2"|League Cup{{efn|Includes Coupe de la Ligue}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="8"|Nantes
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14
|rowspan="6"|Ligue 1 |10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15
|5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16
|22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17
|28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18
|29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!99 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 112 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="5"|Torino
|rowspan="4"|Serie A |17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20
|17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22
|25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23
|34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 1 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!93 | 1 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 99 | 1 | ||||
| Crotone (loan)
|Serie A |20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 1 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!212 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 231 | 3 |
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|koffi-djidji/196792}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Djidji, Koffi}}
Category:Ivorian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Ivory Coast men's international footballers
Category:French men's footballers
Category:Ivorian people of French descent
Category:French sportspeople of Ivorian descent
Category:French expatriate men's footballers
Category:Ivorian expatriate men's footballers
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Category:Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Italy