Biography of Didier Drogba

An Ivorian professional player Tebily Didier Yves Drogba, popularly known as Didier Drogba, plays as a Forward on the soccer field. An immensely popular figure in Africa, Drogba has captained the Ivory Coast national team and earned praise for his humanitarian efforts.

Early life and education of Didier Drogba

Born in the year 1978 on March 11 in Abidjan of Cote d’Ivoire. At the age of five he was sent to France to live with his uncle, Michel Gobe , who was also a professional footballer at the time.

After that, he returned home to his parents, but was later sent back to France after his parents lost their jobs. Didier has two younger brothers who are also footballers: Joel and Freddy Drogba.

Didier Drogba’s career

Didier Drogba started his youth career in 1999 joining Abbeville. He has the experience of playing with Vannes, Levallois and Le Mans in his youth career. Later, in 1998, Didier joined him making his professional debut from the Le Mans senior team. He played in four seasons in a total of 64 games scoring 12 team goals.

In 2002 he joined Guingamp for a season in which he participated in 45 games with 20 goals. He joined Marseille in the 2003/2004 seasons. In 2004, Didier Drogba signed the contract with Chelsea. He had a very good career in the team.

He stayed at Chelsea until 2012. He featured in 226 Chelsea games with 100 goals. After expiring his contract with the club, he joined China’s Shanghai Shenhua for one season. After finishing the season in 2013, he was signed by the Actual Club Galatasaray.

Didier Drogba plays as a striker for the current Galatasaray team in the Super Lig as a striker/striker for the number 11 squad. He is the first African footballer to win the Golden Boot while playing for Galatasaray.

Didier Drogba plays as a Forward for the current Galatasaray team in the Super Lig as a Forward/Forward for the number 11 team. He is the first African footballer to win the Golden Boot while playing for Galatasaray. He is an excellent player making him get various awards and achievements.

He is an excellent player making him get several awards and achievements. He has good strength and aerial duels. He is good at tackling the ball and has good dribbling, heading and shooting skills. He is the fourth top scorer in Chelsea’s history to date.

Didier Drogba net worth

Drogba was voted the best Chelsea player by his fans. He plays for his nation Ivory Coast since 2002 for the Ivory Coast National Soccer Team. He has represented his country in 99 games with 63 goals for the nation. Didier Drogba has a market value of £2,600,000 and his agent is Mondial Promotion. According to the 2014 salary statistics record, his salary is mentioned at 4 million euros.

Didier Drogba is not just a soccer player; he is a charity worker and peace motivator. He had been a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Program. Drogba had made the request after the Ivory Coast qualified for the 2006 World Cup and joined the Truth, Reconciliation and Dialogue Commission as a representative to help restore peace to his nation.

Didier Drogba’s personal life

Didier Drogba has teamed up with French menswear brand HOM to launch his personal underwear brand called Drogba and Co. It is announced that a percentage of its sale will go to the Didier Drogba Foundation. He has donated to build hospitals in his country as a foundation project.

He has good strength and aerial duels. He is good at attacking the ball and has good dribbling skills. He is currently Chelsea’s fourth top scorer. He was voted the best Chelsea player by his fans. He plays for his nation Ivory Coast since 2002 for the Ivory Coast National Soccer Team. He has represented his country in 99 games with 63 goals for the nation.