Biography of Johan Djourou

Johan Danon Djourou-Gbadjere, popularly known as Johan Djourou, is a Swiss football player who was born in Cote d’Ivoire and raised in Switzerland. He was born in the year 1987 on the 18th of January in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. He was born to Ivorian parents named Joachim and Angeline, but was later adopted by his father’s first wife, Daniele, a Swiss woman when he was 17 months old and moved to Switzerland. He is 27 years old and is 191cm tall and loves 83kg body weight. He is a married man. Emilie Djourou is the name of his wife. This couple has two beautiful children named Aliany Djourou and Lou Djourou. His younger brother, Olivier Djourou, is also a soccer player.

Johan is in the current Hamburger SV squad as a defender for the number 1 team. He also plays for the Swiss National Soccer Team as a Defender. According to this player’s 2012 salary statistics report, his salary was reported to be £2.6 million. The current market value of him is 3 million euros and he has the agent Costa Bonato.

Johan is a talented footballer who plays from the main Defender-Centre back position. But he can also play as a right back. He has a strong right foot. He is an expert at tackling the ball. He has good strength and stamina keeping up with him in the game with durability. He is good at passing and heading. He is composed in ball. He has good positioning on the field. However, his concentration is considered his weak point. He needs to improve his shooting skills. He likes to dribble. He doesn’t dive into tackles and often punts the ball out of defense.

Johan was 13 years old when he attended the Payerne Training Center to play soccer. At the age of 15, he joined the local second division team called Etoile Carouge in 1998. Spending four years at this club, he signed scholarship forms for the Arsenal Academy and joined it in 2002. Johan made his professional career He made his debut in 2004 on the same team. He was with Arsenal from then until 2014. He had struggling seasons within this period due to injuries. He has featured in 86 matches with one goal for Arsenal. During his playing time with Arsenal, he witnessed Arsenal’s runner-up victory in the 2005-2006 UEFA Champions League and the 2007 League Cup, 2011. He experienced playing for Birmingham City during the 2007/2008 seasons. , Hannover 96 in 2013 and at Hamburger SV in the 2013/2014 seasons, since he was loaned to these clubs by Arsenal. After finishing his stage at Arsenal, Johan Djourou signed the contract with Hamburger SV.

He started playing for Switzerland since 2005 while in the under 20 team. He has the experience of playing in the Swiss under 20 and under 21 football team. He is in the first team of the Swiss National Football Team since 2006. He has played 43 international matches with one goal. He participated in the 2006 FIFA World Cup for the Swiss National Team in 3 games that are considered the best of his career.