Franck Dja Djédjé (born 2 June 1986) is an Ivorian former professional

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Dja Djédjé came to France from his country of birth at the 12 years age, where he signed with SC Solitaire de Paris at youth level, before moving on to the youth setup at French giants

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at the age of 13. He rose to the ranks of the senior team, before moving to

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on loan for the 2004–05 season. For the 2006–07 season joined Ligue 2 club

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on loan. On 30 January 2009, he moved to another rival team

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and on 31 August 2009

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have signed the forward on loan. He signed for French

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club

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in July 2010. On 26 August 2011, it was announced that Dja Djédjé would move to Ligue 1 outfit

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, signing a three-year deal. At the start of March 2014, Dja Djédjé left

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, and went on to sign a three-month contract with Norwegian side

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at the end of the month. Following the expiration of his Sarpsborg 08 contract, he signed for Dinamo Minsk on 2 September 2014, on a contract till the end of the season, with the option of an extension. On 5 January 2015, Dja Djédjé signed for Hibernian. He cut short his contract by a year to move to Qatari club Al-Shahania in June 2015. He left Al-Shahania in July 2016. In January 2017, he went on trial with

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side

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. On 7 July 2017, Dja Djédjé signed with

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until the end of the

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International career

Dja Djédjé has played internationally for France in their Under-17, Under-18 and Under-19 team, gaining a large number of caps. In 2005, he won the European U-19 Championship with France in

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. In 2008, he was selected to represent Ivory Coast at the

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, just right before his nationality transfer deadline—his 21st birthday.

Personal life

He has dual French and Ivorian nationality.

Career statistics

Club

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dja Djedje, Franck 1986 births Living people Footballers from Abidjan Ivorian men's footballers Naturalized citizens of France French men's footballers Men's association football forwards France men's youth international footballers Ivorian emigrants to France Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in France Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland France men's under-21 international footballers Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Ivory Coast Ivorian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Ukrainian Premier League players Scottish Professional Football League players Qatari Second Division players Paris Saint-Germain FC players Stade Brestois 29 players Grenoble Foot 38 players RC Strasbourg Alsace players Vannes OC players AC Arlésien players OGC Nice players FC Chornomorets Odesa players Sarpsborg 08 FF players FC Dinamo Minsk players Hibernian F.C. players Al Shahaniya SC players FC Irtysh Pavlodar players FC Kaisar players AS Cannes players 21st-century French sportsmen