Oan Djorkaeff (born 30 April 1997) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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Early and personal life

Born in

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, his father is

Youri Djorkaeff Youri Raffi Djorkaeff (born 9 March 1968) is a French former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or forward. Throughout his club career, he played for teams in France, Italy, Germany, England, and the United States. A ...

. The family, which includes grandfather

Jean Djorkaeff Jean Djorkaeff (born 27 October 1939) is a French former professional footballer and manager. As a player, he operated as a defender. Early life Djorkaeff was born in the French commune of Charvieu, located in the ''département'' of Isère. ...

, uncle

Micha Djorkaeff Micha Djorkaeff (born 24 March 1974) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Micha Djorkaeff played in French lower series for Grenoble, Rouen and Olympique Ales. In 1997, his older brother Youri recommen ...

, and brother Sacha Djorkaeff is of Armenian descent.

Career

After playing in France for

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, Thonon Évian, Montpellier B and Nantes B, he signed for Scottish club St Mirren in July 2019 following a trial. He made his debut for the club in the

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on 14 July 2019. He left the club at the end of the 2019–20 season. In October 2020 he signed for Swiss club

SC Kriens SC Kriens is a football club based in Kriens, Switzerland, who currently play in the Swiss Challenge League. They currently play at the Stadion Kleinfeld and form a local rivalry with FC Lucerne. SC Kriens women's team plays in the Nationallig ...

References

1997 births Living people French footballers AS Saint-Étienne players Thonon Evian Grand Genève F.C. players Montpellier HSC players FC Nantes players St Mirren F.C. players SC Kriens players Scottish Professional Football League players Association football midfielders French expatriate footballers French expatriates in Scotland Expatriate footballers in Scotland French expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Djorkaeff family French people of Kalmyk descent French people of Armenian descent French people of Polish descent Swiss Challenge League players {{France-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub