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Also known as Danon Issouf Johannes Djourou Gbadjere

Swiss association football player

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Johan Djourou is a Swiss male association football player who plays as a centre-back and defender. Born in Abidjan on January 18, 1987, he represents Switzerland in international competition. He has been a member of several clubs, including Arsenal F.C., Hamburger SV, Étoile Carouge FC, and Hannover 96. His professional career began in 2004.

Djourou speaks French and follows Islam. He has participated in major tournaments such as the 2006 and 2014 FIFA World Cups, as well as UEFA Euro 2008 and UEFA Euro 2016. He received the Swiss Sports Personality of the Year award. Standing 191 cm tall and weighing 90 kg, he has competed in the Premier League.

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Belgium
Active from
1951-05-22
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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

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Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
_Free Agent Soccer
Position
Defender
Nationality
Switzerland

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Johan
Gender
male
Citizenship
Switzerland
Place of birth
Abidjan
Languages spoken
French
Religion
Islam
Participant in
2018 FIFA World Cup
Member of team
FC Nordsjælland
Position played
defender
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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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.

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