When was didier drogba born

He scored his th goal for Chelsea in a 3—1 defeat against Wigan Athletic. Drogba was again important in the 2—0 win over title rivals Liverpool on 4 October. He assisted both goals, setting up Nicolas Anelka and Florent Malouda. He then scored a glancing header against Blackburn on 24 October , bringing his tally to eight goals in eleven appearances, scoring his third goal in as many games. Drogba continued his fine form scoring a header against Bolton Wanderers in a 4—0 win in the League Cup, Drogba went on to score a goal in the same week with another 4—0 win against Bolton Wanderers in the Premier League.

He scored two goals in the last ten minutes and the match ended 2—2. On 29 November, Drogba scored a goal against London rivals Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, the second of which a free kick from outside the box. It brought his tally for the season to 14 goals in 16 games. On 12 December, Drogba continued his performance with two goals in 3—3 draw against Everton. Between 3 and 30 January Drogba was on Africa Cup of Nations duty and came back on 2 February against Hull City where he scored a 40th-minute equaliser to tie the game 1—1.

On 24 March, Drogba scored his 30th goal of the season in an away game against Portsmouth. In doing so, he not only collected his third League winner's medal but also won the Golden Boot for the season, his second time doing so, by topping the chart with 29 league goals, beating Wayne Rooney to the title who remained on 26 goals.

Both players had the same number of goals 26 before the start of their respective matches. However, during the game, Drogba appeared to be clearly angry with team-mate and regular penalty taker Frank Lampard, after Lampard refused to let Drogba take a penalty which would lead Chelsea to go 2—0 up and give him a chance of winning the golden boot.

Lampard scored the penalty, but Drogba did not celebrate with his team-mates. Later on in the game though Ashley Cole was tripped in the box when Chelsea were already 5—0 up, and this time Lampard allowed Drogba to take the penalty, which he scored to go two goals clear of Rooney. The following week, Drogba scored the only goal of the FA Cup Final against Portsmouth from a free-kick, keeping up his record of having scored in all six English cup finals FA Cup and League Cup in which he has played.

Drogba came on as a substitute for Anelka against Manchester United in the Community Shield, but could not help prevent Chelsea from succumbing to a 3—1 loss. However, he started the Premier League season in fine form, continuing from where he left off on the last day of the previous campaign as he scored a hat-trick against West Bromwich Albion in a 6—0 victory. On 7 November , Drogba missed the first half of Chelsea's 2—0 defeat by Liverpool.

It was later revealed that he had been suffering from malaria for at least a month. He had first complained of feeling unwell before the October international break but the illness was only diagnosed on 8 November Having diagnosed the problem, Chelsea insisted that he would make a full recovery within days. After missing two games, Drogba made his return to the Chelsea squad on 24 September against Swansea City. Drogba went on scoring his first goal of the season in a 4—1 win.

On 29 November, Drogba rejected a new deal with Chelsea and was set to sign for the highest bidder. On 31 December , Drogba scored his th goal for Chelsea against Aston Villa, putting him level with Peter Osgood and Roy Bentley in terms of the club's top scorers of all time.

Even though, Chelsea was leading with the penalty scored by Drobga, the game ended in a 3—1 loss for Chelsea. He is the first African player to reach that landmark. Drogba scored his seventh goal at Wembley against London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on 15 April, blasting the ball past former teammate Carlo Cudicini as Chelsea became 5—1 winners and secured a place in the FA Cup Final against Liverpool.

Drogba became the first player to score in four different FA Cup Finals, as he netted the winner in Chelsea's 2—1 triumph over Liverpool on 5 May. In the Champions League final on 19 May , Drogba scored the equaliser from Juan Mata's corner in the 88th minute, taking Chelsea into extra time and then penalties.

He also scored the winning penalty in the 4—3 penalty shootout that led Chelsea to the victory over Bayern Munich. On 22 May , Chelsea released a note on their official website announcing that Drogba will be leaving the club when his contract expires at the end of June He assisted Cao Yunding's equaliser in the 67th minute. On 4 August, he scored his first two goals in a 5—1 win against Hangzhou Greentown.

He scored two more goals on 25 August, both set up by Anelka, as Shenhua drew 3—3 with Shandong Luneng. However, on 30 January , Shenhua released a press release that Drogba would unilaterally breach his contract if he were to join Galatasaray.

Drogba argued that he had not been paid his wages by the club and asked FIFA, the sport's governing body, to invalidate his contract. In February , FIFA granted a temporary license for him to play for Galatasaray pending the outcome of the contract dispute. On 15 February, Drogba scored his debut goal for Galatasaray just five minutes after coming off the bench against Akhisar Belediyespor in a match that ended 2—1.

On 6 April, Drogba scored twice in a match against Mersin İdmanyurdu that ended 3—1. On 20 April, Drogba scored twice in a match against Elazigspor that ended 3—1.

He won his first title with Galatasaray on 5 May, with a 4—2 win over Sivasspor. On 25 July , Chelsea announced on their official website that Drogba completed his return to the club on a free transfer, and signed a one-year contract.

Speaking on his move back to the club, Drogba said: "It was an easy decision. Everyone knows the special relationship I have with this club and it has always felt like home to me.

I know his personality very well and I know if he comes back he's not protected by history or what he's done for this club previously. He is coming with the mentality to make more history. Mohamed Salah, who wore the number during the —14 season, took over the number 17 shirt vacated by Eden Hazard. On 15 August, however, it was announced that Drogba had been given back the number 11 shirt he previously wore at the club, with its previous occupant Oscar taking over the number 8 jersey vacated by Frank Lampard.

On 17 September he made the first start of his second spell, in a 1—1 home draw against Schalke 04 in Chelsea's first game of the Champions League group stage. He scored his first goal in his second spell at Stamford Bridge on 21 October, converting a penalty kick in a 6—0 win over Maribor in the Champions League.

Early in the second-half, he headed in the first Premier League goal of his second spell although Robin van Persie equalised in added time. He set up this foundation in As he turns a year older today, here is a look at some of the interesting facts of his football journey:. When Drogba was 15 years old he became an apprentice with second-division Levallois in France.

During he shifted to Le Mans FC. In his second season, he was signed as a professional. In January , the footballer switched to En Avant de Guingamp, wherein he scored 17 goals in 34 league games.

After his successful stint with Guingamp, he moved to Olympique de Marseille in But Didier, by now a young adolescent, lost his way somewhat and from being at the top of the class found himself having to repeat a year of school. His parents reacted immediately, banning him from football for a year and sending him to live with his cousin Kriza in Poitiers. When he returned to live with his parents, in , his new home was in Antony, in the Hauts-de-Seine region near Paris, where he moved in with his six brothers and sisters.

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