Nasser Djiga
{{Short description|Burkinabé footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Nasser Njiga
| image = Nasser Djiga.jpg
| caption = Djiga with Nîmes in 2022
| full_name = Yacouba Nasser Njiga{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/4243590 |title=2024/25 Updated Premier League squad lists |publisher=Premier League |date=7 February 2025 |access-date=7 February 2025}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|11|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
| height = 1.92 m{{cite web |url=https://www.crvenazvezdafk.com/zvezda-tim/naser-djiga |title=Nasser Djiga |website=crvenazvezdafk.com}}
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Wolverhampton Wanderers
| clubnumber = 34
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2019
| youthclubs1 = Vitesse
| years1 = 2019–2021
| clubs1 = Vitesse
| caps1 = 40
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2021–2024
| clubs2 = Basel
| caps2 = 11
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2022–2023
| clubs3 = → Nîmes (loan)
| caps3 = 21
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2023–2024
| clubs4 = → Red Star Belgrade (loan)
| caps4 = 22
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2024–2025
| clubs5 = Red Star Belgrade
| caps5 = 17
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2025–
| clubs6 = Wolverhampton Wanderers
| caps6 = 4
| goals6 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2021
| nationalteam1 = Burkina Faso U20
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2022–
| nationalteam2 = Burkina Faso
| nationalcaps2 = 8
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| club-update = 23 February 2025
| nationalteam-update = 18 November 2024
}}
Yacouba Nasser Djiga (born 15 November 2002) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for {{English football updater|WolverhW}} club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Burkina Faso national team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/coupe-d-afrique-des-nations/can-2022-burkina-faso-l-invraisemblable-imbroglio-autour-de-nasser-djiga-bloque-par-son-club-5be8b340-66e1-11ec-88ac-a9002872352f|title=l’invraisemblable imbroglio autour de Nasser Djiga, bloqué par son club|publisher=ouest-france.fr}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.lematin.ch/story/commentaire-il-faut-sauver-les-selections-avant-leur-disparition-942702514341|title=Commentaire: il faut sauver les sélections avant leur disparition|publisher=lematin.ch}}
Club career
=Early career=
Djiga played his youth football with Vitesse FC in Burkina Faso.{{Cite web|url=https://www.srf.ch/sport/fussball/super-league/afrikanisches-talent-neue-welt-fuer-djiga-beim-fc-basel|title=Neue Welt für Djiga beim FC Basel|publisher=srf.ch}} After having received various call-ups to their first team and having made his team debut during the last games of the 2018–19 season, he advanced to their squad in the 2019–20 season. Djiga played 14 games for them, scoring one goal, in the Deuxième Division the second tier of football in Burkina Faso. Despite the season remaining uncompleted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, because the team were league leaders, they won promotion to the Burkinabé Premier League. In the following season Djiga was regular starter in the team. He received a calls-up to the Burkina Faso U20 team and played four games for them in the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}
=FC Basel=
During the transfer window in the summer of 2021, Djiga signed for Swiss top flight side FC Basel after receiving interest from Lille OSC in the French Ligue 1 and Belgian and Spanish clubs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.burkina24.com/2021/04/01/fasofoot-yacouba-nasser-djiga-la-pepite-qui-fait-craquer-de-grands-clubs/|title=Yacouba Nasser Djiga, la pépite qui fait craquer de grands clubs|publisher=burkina24.com}} Basel announced his signing on 19 June.{{cite web | first = | last = FC Basel 1893 | authorlink = | date = 19 June 2021| url = https://www.fcb.ch/de/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/06/der-fcb-verpflichtet-yacouba-nasser-djiga/ | title = Der FCB verpflichtet Yacouba Nasser Djiga | format = | work = FCB signed Yacouba Nasser Djiga | publisher = FC Basel homepage| accessdate = 19 June 2021}}
Djiga joined Basel's first team for their 2021–22 season under head coach Patrick Rahmen. After having played in five test games, on 29 July 2021 Djiga debuted for them during a 2–0 away win over Partizani in the second qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.{{cite web | first = | last = uefa.com | authorlink = | date = 29 July 2021 | url = https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/match/2032842/| title = FK Partizani - FC Basel 0:2 (0:1) – Overview | format = | work = | publisher = UEFA | access-date = 29 July 2021}} Unfortunately Djiga injured himself during the game and was forced out for six weeks with a capsular ligament injury in the left ankle.{{cite web | first = | last = FC Basel 1893 | authorlink = | date = 31 July 2021 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/de/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/07/nasser-djiga-verletzt/ | title = Nasser Djiga verletzt | format = | work = Nasser Djiga injured | publisher = FC Basel homepage| accessdate = 31 July 2021}} He returned to the team on 19 September to play the Swiss Cup match against armature team FC Rorschach-Goldach.{{cite web | first = | last = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | authorlink = | date = 19 September 2021| url = https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=31694 | title = FC Rorschach-Goldach 17 - FC Basel 0:3 (0:1) | format = | work = | publisher = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | accessdate = 19 September 2021}} On 24 October Djiga then played his Swiss Super League debut for his new club in the home game at St. Jakob-Park as Basel won 2–0 against Lugano and he played the entire game.{{cite web | first = | last = FC Basel 1893 | authorlink = | date = 24 October 2021| url = https://www.fcb.ch/de/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/10/spielbericht-fcb-fc-lugano/ | title = Wieder ein Dreier – der FCB Schlägt Lugano 2:0 | format = | work = Another three pointer - FCB beat Lugano 2-0 | publisher = FC Basel homepage| accessdate = 24 October 2021}} During that season Djiga played just six domestic league matches, three in the Conference League and two in the Swiss Cup, but he also had six appearances in their U-21 team who played in the 2021–22 Promotion League, the third tier of Swiss football.
==Loan to Nîmes and return to Basel==
On 28 August 2022, Djiga joined Nîmes in France on a season-long loan.{{cite web|publisher=Nîmes|url=http://www.nimes-olympique.com/nasser-djiga-prete-pour-la-saison/|title=NASSER DJIGA PRÊTÉ POUR LA SAISON|date=28 August 2022|access-date=29 August 2022|language=fr}}
Following his loan, Djiga returned to Basel and played, under their new head coach Timo Schultz mainly as substitute, in the first four domestic league games of the season as well as both games in the Conference League games. On 20 August 2023 he played in their starting eleven as the team played their first round Cup match against lower-level opponents FC Saint-Blaise. He scored his first goal for his club in this game, it was the team's fourth goal, as they went on to win 8–1.{{cite web | first = | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link = | date = 20 August 2023 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/spielbericht-fc-saint-blaise-fc-basel/ | title = FC Saint-Blaise - FC Basel 1:8 | format = | work = | publisher = FC Basel 1893 AG | access-date = 2024-11-16}}
=Red Star Belgrade=
On 4 September, FC Basel announced that Djiga was loaned out to Red Star Belgrade.{{cite web | first = | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link = | date = 4 September 2023 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/nasser-djiga-leihweise-nach-serbien/ | title = Nasser Djiga leihweise nach Serbien | format = | work = | publisher = FC Basel 1893 AG | language = de-ch | trans-title = Nasser Djiga on loan in Serbia | access-date = 2023-09-04}}
In his first season with them, Red Star became 2023–24 Serbian SuperLiga champions and won the 2023–24 Serbian Cup. On 17 May 2024 it was announced that the club pulled their option and took the player over on a permanent deal.{{cite web | first = | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link = | date = 17 May 2024 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/transfers-djiga-und-ltaief/ | title = Nasser Djiga verlässt den FCB | format = | work = | publisher = FC Basel 1893 AG | language = de-ch | trans-title = Nasser Djiga is leaving FCB | access-date = 2024-11-16}}
=Wolverhampton Wanderers=
On 3 February 2025, Djiga joined Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers by signing a contract until 2030.{{cite web |url=https://www.wolves.co.uk/news/mens-first-team/20250203-wolves-sign-djiga-on-deadline-day/ |title=Wolves sign Djiga on deadline day |publisher=Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. |date=4 February 2025 }}
International career
Djiga debuted for the Burkina Faso national team in a 5–0 friendly loss to Kosovo on 24 March 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/34141/Kosovo_Burkina_Faso.html|title=Kosovo vs. Burkina Faso|first=Benjamin|last=Strack-Zimmermann|website=www.national-football-teams.com}}
On 20 December 2023 he was selected from the list of 27 Burkinabé players selected by Hubert Velud to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Career statistics
=== Club ===
{{updated|match played 29 January 2025}}{{Soccerway|nasser-yacouba-djiga/690148}}
| 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 Swiss Cup, Serbian Cup}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Basel U21
|2021–22 |6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Basel
|rowspan="3"|Swiss Super League |6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2022–23
|1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=UECL}} | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023–24
|4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2{{efn|name=UECL}} | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| Nîmes (loan)
|21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Red Star Belgrade
|rowspan="2"|Serbian SuperLiga |22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| 2024–25
|17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10{{efn|name=UCL}} | 1 | 27 | 3 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 56 | 4 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!77 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 105 | 5 |
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References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://www.sfl.ch/superleague/klubs/fc-basel-1893/player/yacouba-nasser-djiga/season/202122/ Profile on the Swiss Football League homepage]
- [https://www.fcb.ch/teams/1-mannschaft/spieler/yacouba-nasser-djiga/ Profile at FC Basel] {{in lang|de}}
- {{Soccerway|690148}}
- [https://www.playmakerstats.com/player.php?id=852571 Nasser Djiga] at playmakerstats.com
{{Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. squad}}
{{Burkina Faso squad 2023 Africa Cup of Nations}}
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Category:Burkinabé men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
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Category:Swiss Super League players
Category:Serbian SuperLiga players
Category:Burkina Faso men's under-20 international footballers
Category:Burkina Faso men's international footballers
Category:2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
Category:Burkinabé expatriate men's footballers
Category:Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Category:Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in France
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Category:Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in England
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France
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