Laurent Mayaba D'Jaffo (born 5 November 1970) is a retired

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. Born in France, he represented Benin internationally. D'Jaffo was born in

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but moved to

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when he was two years old. He moved back to France when he was fourteen where he signed with Montpellier at age sixteen. D'Jaffo has also played for Mansfield (where he scored on his debut against Hull City),

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Ayr United Ayr United Football Club are a football club in Ayr, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League. Formed in 1910 by the merger of Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr F.C., their nickname is ...

, Bury,

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and

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. D'Jaffo since retired and is now working as a football agent, assisting Sheffield United with their scouting.

International

D'Jaffo was part of the

Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the nort ...

squad at the

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Honours

Player

Montpellier * Coupe de la Ligue: 1991–92

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* 1970 births Living people Footballers from Gironde Aberdeen F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Benin men's international footballers Beninese expatriate men's footballers Beninese expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Beninese expatriate sportspeople in England Beninese men's footballers Bury F.C. players Chamois Niortais F.C. players Men's association football forwards French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in England French men's footballers French sportspeople of Beninese descent Mansfield Town F.C. players Montpellier HSC players Sheffield United F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Scottish Premier League players English Football League players Ligue 1 players 2004 African Cup of Nations players Black French sportspeople {{Benin-footy-bio-stub