Franck Dja Djédjé

Franck Dja Djédjé (born 2 June 1986) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Club career Dja Djédjé came to France from his country of birth at the 12 years age, where he signed with SC Solitaire de Paris at youth level, before moving on to the youth setup at French giants Paris Saint-Germain at the age of 13. He rose to the ranks of the senior team, before moving to Stade Brestois 29 on loan for the 2004–05 season. For the 2006–07 season joined Ligue 2 club Grenoble Foot 38 on loan. On 30 January 2009, he moved to another rival team RC Strasbourg and on 31 August 2009 Vannes OC have signed the forward on loan.

He signed for French Ligue 1 club AC Arles-Avignon in July 2010.

On 26 August 2011, it was announced that Dja Djédjé would move to Ligue 1 outfit OGC Nice, signing a three-year deal.

At the start of March 2014, Dja Djédjé left Chornomorets Odesa due to the civil unrest caused by the 2014 Ukrainian revolution, and went on to sign a three-month contract with Norwegian side Sarpsborg 08 at the end of the month.

Following the expiration of his Sarpsborg 08 contract, he signed for Dinamo Minsk on 2 September 2014, on a contract till the end of the season, with the option of an extension.

On 5 January 2015, Dja Djédjé signed for Hibernian. He cut short his contract by a year to move to Qatari club Al-Shahania in June 2015. He left Al-Shahania in July 2016.

In January 2017, he went on trial with Kazakhstan Premier League side Irtysh Pavlodar.

On 7 July 2017, Dja Djédjé signed with FC Kaisar until the end of the season.

International career Dja Djédjé has played internationally for France in their Under-17, Under-18 and Under-19 team, gaining a large number of caps. In 2005, he won the European U-19 Championship with France in Belfast.

In 2008, he was selected to represent Ivory Coast at the 2008 Summer Olympics, just right before his nationality transfer deadline—his 21st birthday.

Personal life He has dual French and Ivorian nationality.

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