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Constant Djakpa
Djakpa with Hannover in 2010
Personal information
Full name Tohouri Zahoui Constant Djakpa[1]
Date of birth (1986-10-17) 17 October 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
Stella Club d'Adjamé
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Stella Club d'Adjamé
2006–2007 Sogndal 21 (0)
2007–2008 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 28 (2)
2008–2011 Bayer Leverkusen 9 (0)
2009–2011 → Hannover 96 (loan) 38 (0)
2011–2016 Eintracht Frankfurt 71 (1)
2012 Eintracht Frankfurt II 2 (0)
2017 1. FC Nürnberg 11 (0)
2018–2019 Hessen Dreieich 23 (1)
2021 AS Poissy 0 (0)
2021–2022 AS Chatou
Total 203 (4)
International career‡
Ivory Coast U21
Ivory Coast U23
2007–2015 Ivory Coast 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2016

Tohouri Zahoui Constant Djakpa (born 17 October 1986) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a left back.

Club career

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Constant Djakpa was born on 17 October 1986 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, starting to play football at Stella Club d'Adjamé.[2][3][4] In 2006 he went to play in Europe at Norwegian second league side, Sogndal.[2][3][4]

In 2007 he went at Romanian side, Pandurii Târgu Jiu who paid 75.000€ for his transfer.[2][3][4] He made his Liga I debut under coach Eugen Neagoe on 29 July in a 1–1 with Universitatea Cluj in which he opened the score from a free kick.[2][5][6] On 15 December he scored in a 3–1 away loss in front of Oțelul Galați in which he also received a red card.[5][7] On 26 April 2008 he made his last Liga I appearance in Pandurii's 1–0 loss against FC Vaslui in which he was sent off in the 62nd minute.[2][5][8]

In June 2008, Djakpa was transferred from Pandurii to German side, Bayer Leverkusen who paid 1.1 million€.[2][3][4][9] He made his Bundesliga debut on 16 August when coach Bruno Labbadia used him as a starter in a 3–2 home loss in front of Borussia Dortmund.[10] One year later he was loaned by Leverkusen to fellow Bundesliga club, Hannover 96 with whom he spent two seasons.[2][3][11] For the 2011–12 season, Djakpa went to play for 2. Bundesliga side, Eintracht Frankfurt which he helped promote to the first league.[2][3] In the 2013–14 Europa League campaign, he appeared in four games for Eintracht in which he scored two goals in two victories from the group stage against Bordeaux and APOEL, both of them being from free kicks.[2][3][12] On 14 May 2016, Djakpa made his last Bundesliga appearance, playing for Eintracht in a 1–0 away loss in front of Werder Bremen, having a total of 92 matches in the competition.[3][13]

In January 2017 he returned to 2. Bundesliga at 1. FC Nürnberg with whom he spent six months.[3][14] On 12 September 2018, Djakpa joined Regionalliga Südwest side Hessen Dreieich.[3][15] Djakpa ended his career in 2022, after playing in the French lower leagues for AS Poissy and AS Chatou.[16]

International career

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Constant Djakpa played for the Ivory Coast Olympic team and for the country's under-21 side, representing the latter at the 2008 Toulon Tournament, scoring two goals, one from a penalty in a 1–0 win over United States and the other one in a loss in front of Chile.[2][17]

He played eight games for Ivory Coast's senior squad, making his debut on 21 November 2007 when coach Uli Stielike sent him on the field in order to replace Bakari Koné in a friendly which ended with a 6–1 away win over Qatar.[16][18] He was selected by coach Gérard Gili to be part of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations squad but did not play in a single game there.[19] Djakpa represented Ivory Coast at the 2014 World Cup, coach Sabri Lamouchi sending him on the field in 74th minute in order to replace Arthur Boka in a 2–1 victory against Japan from the group stage.[16][20]

Djakpa's last two appearances for the national team took place at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, both of them being against Sudan, a victory and a draw.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of players: Côte d'Ivoire" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Constant Djakpa at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Constant Djakpa at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ a b c d "Djakpa s-a transferat la Bayer Leverkusen" [Djakpa transferred to Bayer Leverkusen] (in Romanian). Romaniansoccer.ro. 8 June 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Constant Djakpa. Liga I 2006/2007". WorldFootball. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Universitatea Cluj - Pandurii Târgu Jiu 1:1". WorldFootball. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
    "U.Cluj-Pandurii 1-1. Singurul punct adunat de o noua promovata" [U. Cluj-Pandurii 1-1. The only point collected by a newly promoted girl] (in Romanian). Hotnews.ro. 29 July 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Liga I: Otelul Galati Pandurii: 3-1" (in Romanian). Ziare.com. 15 December 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Liga 1: FC Vaslui-Pandurii 1-0" (in Romanian). Hotnews.ro. 26 April 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Djakpa, la Bayer Leverkusen" [Djakpa, at Bayer Leverkusen] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 8 June 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Bayer Leverkusen - Borussia Dortmund 2:3". WorldFootball. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  11. ^ "It's now official: Constant Djakpa is joining Hannover 96 on a two year loan from Bayer Leverkusen". Hannover96.de. 18 June 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Djakpa, fostul jucător al Pandurilor, a dat gol din lovitură liberă cu Bordeaux" [Former Pandurii player Djakpa scored from a free kick against Bordeaux] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
    "Îl mai știți pe Constant Djakpa ? Iată ce bijuterie a reușit fostul "pandur" în Europa League!" [Do you still know Constant Djakpa? This is what a gem the former "pandur" achieved in the Europa League!] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Werder Bremen - Eintracht Frankfurt 1:0". WorldFootball. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Nürnberg verpflichtet Außenverteidiger Djakpa" [Nuremberg signs full-back Djakpa] (in German). Kicker.de. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
    "Djakpa verlässt Nürnberg" [Djakpa leaves Nuremberg] (in German). Kicker.de. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  15. ^ "SC Hessen Dreieich verpflichtet Constant Djakpa" [SC Hessen Dreieich signs Constant Djakpa] (in German). SC Hessen Dreieich. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
    "Dreieich verpflichtet Ex-Bundesligaprofi Constant Djakpa" [Dreieich signs former Bundesliga professional Constant Djakpa] (in German). Op-online.de. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  16. ^ a b c d Constant Djakpa at National-Football-Teams.com
  17. ^ "U-21 Ivory Coast 1:0 U-21 USA". Footiemag.de. 23 May 2008. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
    "U-21 Ivory Coast 1:0 U-21 USA". Footiemag.de. 27 May 2008. Archived from the original on 17 April 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  18. ^ "Qatar 1-6 Ivory Coast". National-football-teams.com. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Africa Cup of Nations 2008". Cafonline50.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
    "African Nations Cup 2008 - Match Details". Rsssf.org. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
    "Profile:Ivory Coast". Eurosport.com. 17 January 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Ivory Coast 2-1 Japan". National-football-teams.com. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
    "Constant Djakpa e aproape de Mondial. Fostul jucător al Pandurilor a intrat în atenția selecționerului Coastei de Fildeș" [Constant Djakpa is close to the World Cup. The former Pandurii player came to the attention of the Ivory Coast coach] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
    "Coasta de Fildeș - Japonia 2-1. Bony și Gervinho au întors soarta meciului în două minute!" [Ivory Coast - Japan 2-1. Bony and Gervinho turned the fate of the match in two minutes!] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
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