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Johan Djourou
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Swiss association football player
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Johan Djourou is a Swiss association football player born in Abidjan on January 18, 1987. He plays as a centre-back and defender, wearing the number 5 shirt. His career began in 2004, and he has represented Switzerland in international competitions including the 2006 and 2014 FIFA World Cups, as well as UEFA Euro 2008 and UEFA Euro 2016.
Djourou has played for several clubs, including Arsenal F.C., Hamburger SV, Étoile Carouge FC, and Hannover 96. His professional experience spans the Premier League and the Bundesliga. He was awarded Swiss Sports Personality of the Year. He speaks French and follows Islam. His birth name is Danon Issouf Johannes Djourou Gbadjere.
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Key facts
- 2002
- Switzerland U17
- 2006
- Switzerland U21
- 2013
- → Hannover 96 (loan)
- 2020
- Sion
- Full name
- Danon Issouf Johannes Djourou Gbadjere
- Date of birth
- ( 1987-01-18 ) 18 January 1987 (age 39)
- Place of birth
- Abidjan , Ivory Coast
- Height
- 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
- Position
- Centre back
- 1998 2003
- Étoile Carouge
- 2003 2004
- Arsenal
- Years
- Team
- 2004 2014
- Arsenal
- 2007 2008
- → Birmingham City (loan)
- 2013 2014
- → Hamburger SV (loan)
- 2014 2017
- Hamburger SV
- 2017 2018
- Antalyaspor
- 2018 2019
- SPAL
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Defender
- Nationality
- Switzerland
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Johan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Place of birth
- Abidjan
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- Islam
- Participant in
- 2018 FIFA World Cup
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- FC Nordsjælland
- Position played
- defender
- League
- Premier League
- Country for sport
- Switzerland
- Mass
- 90
- Official website
- www.johan-djourou.ch
- Image
- AUT vs. SUI 2015-11-17 (242) (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 191
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- Commons category
- Johan Djourou
- date of birth
- 1987-01-18
- sport number
- 5
- start of work period
- 2004-00-00
- birth name
- Danon Issouf Johannes Djourou Gbadjere
- name in native language
- Johan Djourou
- social media followers
- 242703
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Encyclopedic overview
Danon Issouf Johannes Djourou Gbadjere ( pronounced [dʒuʁu]; born 18 January 1987), known as Johan Djourou, is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a centre back. According to his profile on the website of his former club Arsenal, Djourou possessed "pace, power and whole-hearted commitment" in addition to his versatility.
He played as a defensive midfielder in his youth for former club Étoile Carouge, but when he arrived at Arsenal, he was converted to a central defender. He occasionally filled in at full back for Arsenal and played several games in central midfield while on loan to Birmingham City. He spent time on loan at Hannover 96 in 2013 before joining fellow Bundesliga team Hamburger SV, initially on loan, later that year. After three years with Hamburg he went on to play for Turkish Super Lig club Antalyaspor, SPAL of Serie A, the Swiss Super League's Sion and Neuchâtel Xamax, and finally Nordsjælland in the Danish Superliga.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Johan Djourou” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.