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Didier Drogba

1978 - Today

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Didier Yves Drogba Tébily (French pronunciation: [didje iv dʁɔɡba tebili]; born 11 March 1978) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a striker. 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. Widely regarded as one of the greatest African players of all time, he was known for his pace, aerial abilities, and powerful and accurate strikes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Didier Drogba is the 177th most popular soccer player (down from 159th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Côte d'Ivoire (down from 3rd in 2019) and the most popular Ivorian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Didier Drogba ranks 177 out of 21,273. Before him are Miroslav Klose, Pepe, Masao Uchino, Takashi Furukawa, Telmo Zarra, and Arie Haan. After him are Takashi Takabayashi, Luis Monti, Teiichi Matsumaru, Denis Law, Thierry Henry, and Gérson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Didier Drogba ranks 5. Before him are Volodymyr Zelensky, Gianluigi Buffon, Zoe Saldaña, and Miroslav Klose. After him are Usher, Carles Puyol, Amal Clooney, Gennaro Gattuso, Kobe Bryant, Olena Zelenska, and Charlene, Princess of Monaco.

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In Côte d'Ivoire

Among people born in Côte d'Ivoire, Didier Drogba ranks 4 out of 140. Before him are Alassane Ouattara (1942), Félix Houphouët-Boigny (1905), and Laurent Gbagbo (1945). After him are Jean-Pierre Kutwa (1945), Alpha Blondy (1953), Yaya Touré (1983), Henri Konan Bédié (1934), Sangoulé Lamizana (1916), Robert Guéï (1941), Bernard Agré (1926), and Ahmadou Kourouma (1927).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Côte d'Ivoire

Among soccer players born in Côte d'Ivoire, Didier Drogba ranks 1. After him are Yaya Touré (1983), Kolo Touré (1981), Basile Boli (1967), Amad Diallo (2002), Gervinho (1987), Salomon Kalou (1985), Seydou Doumbia (1987), Franck Kessié (1996), Laurent Pokou (1947), Eric Bailly (1994), and Didier Zokora (1980).

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