Johan Djourou

Johan Djourou (born 18 January 1987) is a Swiss football player. He plays for Arsenal and Switzerland national team.

Johan Djourou
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Djourou with Switzerland in 2015
Personal information
Full nameDanon Issouf Johannes Djourou Gbadjere[1]
Date of birth18 January 1987
     (aged 39)
[2]
Place of birthAbidjan, Ivory Coast[3]
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[4]
Playing positionCentre back
Youth career
1998–2003Étoile Carouge
2003–2004Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2014Arsenal86(1)
2007–2008Birmingham City (loan)13(0)
2013Hannover 96 (loan)14(0)
2013–2014Hamburger SV (loan)24(0)
2014–2017Hamburger SV74(2)
2017–2018Antalyaspor18(1)
2018–2019SPAL5(0)
2020Sion2(0)
2020Neuchâtel Xamax5(0)
2020–2021Nordsjælland11(0)
Total252(4)
National team
2001–2002Switzerland U164(0)
2002Switzerland U174(0)
2003–2004Switzerland U198(1)
2004–2005Switzerland U209(1)
2006Switzerland U212(0)
2006–2018Switzerland[5]76(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Source:[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arsenal 2004–05 Premier League 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
2005–06 Premier League 7 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 12 0
2006–07 Premier League 21 0 1 0 3 0 5 0 30 0
2007–08 Premier League 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
2008–09 Premier League 15 0 4 0 2 0 8 0 29 0
2009–10 Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2010–11 Premier League 22 1 3 0 6 0 6 0 37 1
2011–12 Premier League 18 0 1 0 2 0 6 0 27 0
2012–13 Premier League 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 86 1 11 0 22 0 25 0 140 1
Birmingham City (loan) 2007–08 Premier League 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Hannover 96 (loan) 2012–13 Bundesliga 14 0 0 0 2 0 16 0
Hamburger SV (loan) 2013–14 Bundesliga 24 0 2 0 26 0
Hamburger SV 2014–15 Bundesliga 34 0 2 0 36 0
2015–16 Bundesliga 26 2 0 0 26 2
2016–17 Bundesliga 14 0 2 0 16 0
Total 98 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 104 2
Antalyaspor 2017–18 Süper Lig 18 1 0 0 18 1
SPAL 2018–19 Serie A 5 0 1 0 6 0
Sion 2019–20 Swiss Super League 2 0 0 0 2 0
Neuchâtel Xamax 2019–20 Swiss Super League 5 0 0 0 5 0
Nordsjælland 2020–21 Danish Superliga 8 0 1 0 9 0
Career total 248 4 19 0 22 0 27 0 318 4

International

Source:[7]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Switzerland 2006 8 0
2007 8 1
2008 6 0
2009 2 0
2010 1 0
2011 5 0
2012 8 0
2013 4 0
2014 10 0
2015 7 1
2016 7 0
2017 6 0
2018 4 0
Total 76 2
Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Djourou goal.[7]
List of international goals scored by Johan Djourou
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 September 2007 Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria  Japan 3–3 3–4 Friendly
2 9 October 2015 AFG Arena, St. Gallen, Switzerland  San Marino 4–0 7–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualification

Honours

Arsenal

Individual

  • Swiss Sports Awards: Best Newcomer 2006[10]

Johan Djourou Media

References

  1. FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Switzerland (15 July 2018)FIFA. p. 30. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  2. Danon Issouf Johannes Djourou GbadjereTurkish Football Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  3. Yohan Djourou. Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  4. Johan Djourou: OverviewPremier League. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  5. Kader A-Team: Johannes Djourou (in de)Swiss Football Federation. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  6. J. Djourou. Soccerway. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Johan Djourou at National-Football-Teams.com
  8. Chelsea 2–1 Arsenal: Match report. 25 February 2007. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/6371613.stm. 
  9. McNulty, Philip (27 February 2011). Arsenal 1–2 Birmingham. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/9405702.stm. Retrieved 23 January 2020. 
  10. Federer crowned top sportsman for third time. 17 December 2006. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/federer-crowned-top-sportsman-for-third-time/5632404. Retrieved 24 April 2017.