He is the all-time top scorer and former captain of the Ivory Coast national team. He is known for his career at Chelsea, where he is the club’s top goalscorer as a foreign player and is currently the club's fourth highest goalscorer of all time.

Didier Drogba former footballer from Cote d'Ivoire Centre-Forward last club: Arizona United Soccer Club * Mar 11, 1978 in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

Didier Drogba, Ivorian football (soccer) player who was Cote d’Ivoire’s all-time leader in goals scored in international matches and was twice named the African Footballer of the Year (2006 and 2009).

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A model student, Didier Drogba has always been deeply involved in everything he undertook. Known for being a hard worker and always in pursuit of perfection, he remained a shy and introverted child who only revealed his strong personality on the football field, hinting at the future Chelsea striker.

Making his debut for Côte d'Ivoire in 2002, Drogba became the country's all-time leading goalscorer. He captained the team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and scored their first goal in the tournament. He also led Côte d'Ivoire to consecutive Africa …

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On the recommendation of Jacques Loncar, Marc Westerloppe, then coach of Le Mans, decided to take Drogba as an apprentice. So Didier packed his bags and moved to France’s Sarthe region. He was 19 years old, and had finally become a professional footballer.

Didier Yves Drogba Tébily (born 11 March 1978 in Abidjan) is a retired Côte d'Ivoire professional football player. He lived in Abidjan until he was 5 years old and then he moved to France to live with his uncle, Michael Goba. His uncle had been a professional football player in Côte d'Ivoire.

Born in Abidjan on 11 March 1978, Didier Drogba spent his childhood in his native Ivory Coast and his adopted country, France. ‘Tito’, as he was known to friends and family, first left the country of his birth at the age of five.