Alexander Djiku

Alexander Kwabena Baidoo Djiku (born 9 August 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg.[1][2] Born in France, he represents the Ghana national team.

Alexander Djiku
Djiku in 2017.
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-08-09) 9 August 1994
Place of birth Montpellier, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Strasbourg
Number 24
Youth career
Bastia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Bastia B 46 (0)
2014–2017 Bastia 45 (1)
2017–2019 Caen 59 (1)
2019– Strasbourg 63 (1)
National team‡
2020– Ghana 15 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 October 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 January 2022

Career

Djiku spent his youth career at Bastia. He played for the reserve team until 2014, when he was promoted to the senior team. After spending three years at the club, he joined Caen. Djiku made his debut in a Coupe de la Ligue match against Évian in December 2013.[3][4]

On 11 July 2017, he joined Ligue 1 side Stade Malherbe Caen on a four-year contract.[5][6]

He was acquired by Strasbourg in the summer of 2019.

International career

Djiku is of Ghanaian and French descent.[7][8] He debuted with the senior Ghana national team in a 3–0 friendly loss to Mali on 9 October 2020. He played his second match for Ghana against Qatar on 12 October 2020 in which he impressed.[9] Djiku's third match came when he was given the opportunity by the Black Stars new head coach to start against Zimbabwe in a World Cup qualifier where Ghana won 3–1.[10][11] He was part of Ghana's team at the 2021 African Cup of Nations in Cameroon.[12]

References
  1. "A. DJIKU". Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  2. "ALEXANDER DJIKU REJOINT LE RACING". Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  3. "Alexander Djiku". Ligue1.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  4. (in French) LFP
  5. Caen, Stade Malherbe (2017-07-11). "Coucou @alex_djiku! Le défenseur en provenance du @SCBastia s'engage pour 4 ans avec le @SMCaen #SMCaen #TeamSMC #Ligue1pic.twitter.com/avxVN8UAL3". @SMCaen. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  6. "Mercato. SM Caen : le défenseur Alexander Djiku signe quatre ans". Ouest-France (in French). 11 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  7. http://www.africa-football.com/2017/07/11/mercato-sm-caen-alexander-djiku-en-approche-senegal/%5B%5D
  8. "Alexander Djiku :: Alexander Djiku :: Strasbourg". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  9. "Mali vs. Ghana". Soccerway.
  10. "2022 World Cup qualifiers: Ghana player ratings against Zimbabwe". Goal.com. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  11. "Ghana 3–1 Zimbabwe: Player ratings from 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Cape Coast". Ghana Sports Online. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  12. Ayamga, Emmanuel (2022-01-18). "Fatawu Issahaku starts as Milo names Ghana's starting line-up against Comoros". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 2022-02-06.


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