Didier Zokora

Ivorian association football player

Didier Zokora (born 14 December 1980) is a Côte d'Ivoire football player. He plays for Semen Padang FC and Côte d'Ivoire national team. He has appeared more times than anyone else for Côte d'Ivoire.

Didier Zokora
Zokora playing for Trabzonspor in 2012
Personal information
Full name Déguy Alain Didier Zokora[1]
Date of birth (1980-12-14) 14 December 1980 (age 44)[1]
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder[3]
Club information
Current team
AFAD Djékanou (assistant manager)
Youth career
1994–1999 Académie MimoSifcom
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 ASEC Mimosas 1 (0)
2000–2004 Racing Genk 124 (1)
2004–2006 Saint-Étienne 66 (0)
2006–2009 Tottenham Hotspur 88 (0)
2009–2011 Sevilla 49 (0)
2011–2014 Trabzonspor 72 (0)
2014–2015 Akhisarspor 25 (0)
2015–2016 Pune City 13 (0)
2016–2017 North East United 14 (0)
2017 Semen Padang 18 (1)
Total 468 (2)
National team
2000–2014 Ivory Coast 123 (1)
Honours
Representing  Ivory Coast
Men's football
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2012 Eguatorial Guinea-Gabon
Runner-up 2006 Egypt
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career statistics

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Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
BelgiumLeague
2000–01 Genk First Division 28 1
2001–02 30 0
2002–03 44 0
2003–04 32 1
FranceLeague
2004–05 Saint-Étienne Ligue 1 35 0
2005–06 31 0
EnglandLeague
2006–07 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 31 0
2007–08 28 0
2008–09 29 0
SpainLeague
2009–10 Sevilla La Liga
Country Belgium 123 2
France 66 0
England 88 0
Spain 0 0
Total 277 2

International career statistics

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Côte d'Ivoire national team
YearAppsGoals
2000 1 0
2001 2 0
2002 4 0
2003 5 0
2004 5 0
2005 9 0
2006 15 0
2007 6 0
2008 18 1
2009 10 0
2010
Total 75 1

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Deguy Alain Didier Zokora". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  2. "Didier Zokora: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  3. "Didier Zokora". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  4. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Didier Zokora". www.national-football-teams.com.