Laurent D'Jaffo

{{short description|Beninese footballer (born 1970)}}

{{BLP sources|date=July 2021}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Laurent D'Jaffo

| fullname = Laurent Mayaba D'Jaffo

| height = {{convert|6|ft|0|in|m|2|abbr=on}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|11|5|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bazas, France

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Striker

| years1 = 1991–1995 | years2 = 1995–1996 | years3 = 1996–1997 | years4 = 1997–1998 | years5 = 1998–1999 | years6 = 1999–2000 | years7 = 2000–2002 | years8 = 2002–2003 | years9 =2004

| clubs1 = Montpellier | clubs2 = Chamois Niortais | clubs3 = Red Star Paris | clubs4 = Ayr United | clubs5 = Bury | clubs6 = Stockport County | clubs7 = Sheffield United | clubs8 = Aberdeen | clubs9 = Mansfield Town

| caps1 = 37 | goals1 = 3 | caps2 = 22 | goals2 = 6 | caps3 = 13 | goals3 = 3 | caps4 = 24 | goals4 = 10 | caps5 = 37 | goals5 = 8 | caps6 = 21 | goals6 = 7 | caps7 = 69 | goals7 = 11 | caps8 = 18 | goals8 = 3 | caps9 = 8 | goals9 = 1

| totalcaps = 249

| totalgoals = 52

| nationalyears1= 2002–2004

| nationalteam1= Benin

| nationalcaps1= 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 05:54, 5 May 2009 (UTC) (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 23:50, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

}}

Laurent Mayaba D'Jaffo (born 5 November 1970) is a retired footballer. Born in France, he represented Benin internationally.

D'Jaffo was born in France but moved to Africa when he was two years old. He moved back to France when he was fourteen where he signed with Montpellier at age sixteen.[http://www.fortunecity.com/wembley/goodison/222/ndjaffo.html Laurent D'Jaffo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070330103759/http://www.fortunecity.com/wembley/goodison/222/ndjaffo.html |date=30 March 2007 }}

D'Jaffo has also played for Mansfield (where he scored on his debut against Hull City),{{cite web

|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/3495562.stm

|title=Mansfield 1-0 Hull

|publisher=BBC

|date=6 March 2004 |accessdate=8 March 2010}} Aberdeen, Ayr United, Bury, Stockport County and Sheffield United. D'Jaffo since retired and is now working as a football agent, assisting Sheffield United with their scouting.