Joël Drogba

Joël Drogba (born 17 May 1985) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Joël Drogba
Personal information
Full name Joël Drogba Tébily
Date of birth (1985-05-17) 17 May 1985
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Youth career
Le Mans
Metz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Metalurh Donetsk
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Drogba played youth football for French sides FC Metz,[1] and Le Mans.[2]

He had trials with German teams FC St. Pauli and Arminia Bielefeld[2], Vietnamese club Bình Dương F.C.[3] and Croatian club NK Zagreb.[4] In March 2007, he had a trial with English League 1 club Leyton Orient. However, the club declined to offer the young striker a professional contract.[5] He returned to Zagreb but no contract was offered,[6] and then joined Metalurh Donetsk in 2007, but left the following year and remained without a club after that.

Personal life

Joёl is the younger brother of striker and former Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba,[7] He has another brother, Freddy Drogba, who joined Le Mans like Didier had done.[8]

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References
  1. Drogba by name, not by nature, as junior plays for his future. Goliath.ecnext.com (21 March 2007). Retrieved on 17 July 2012.
  2. Ndiaye, Massaër. "Drogba's Brother On Trail At Arminia Bielefeld". Goal. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. "Em trai Drogba chưa thể "cập bến" Anh". Archived from the original on 11 February 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2009.. security.dantri.com.vn (22 March 2007).
  4. Joel Drogba On Trial At Bielefeld. Africahit.com (12 August 2011). Retrieved on 17 July 2012.
  5. Joel Drogba krijgt geen contract bij Leyton Orient. Voetbalcentraal.nl. Retrieved on 17 July 2012.
  6. Brat Didiera Drogbe pjesnicima nije interesantan at index.hr, 28 April 2005, Retrieved 9 April 2016 (in Croatian)
  7. Gärner, Wolfgang (17 May 2020). "Namen verpflichten". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  8. "Drogba Jr close to Le Mans deal". BBC Sport. 27 April 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
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