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) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Fenerbahçe
Number 6
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)
2019–2023 Strasbourg 117 (3)
2023– Fenerbahçe 12 (1)
International career‡
2020– Ghana 22 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2022

Alexander Kwabena Baidoo Djiku (born 9 August 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe.[1] Born in France, he plays for the Ghana national team.[2]

Club career

Bastia

Djiku spent his youth career at Bastia. He played for the reserve team until 2014. He made his debut in a Coupe de la Ligue match against Évian on 18 December 2013.[3][4] On 3 December 2014, he made his Ligue 1 debut with the team against Évian.

Caen

On 11 July 2017, Djiku joined Ligue 1 side Caen on a four-year contract, Caen paid 2M€ for buy-out.[5][6] On 5 August 2017, he made his debut with the team against Montpellier in Ligue 1.

Strasbourg

In July 2019, he was acquired by fellow Ligue 1 club Strasbourg for 4,5M€, signing a four-year contract.[7] He made his continental debut in a 3-1 UEFA Europa League win over Maccabi Haifa on 25 July 2017.

Fenerbahçe

On 10 July 2023, Djiku signed a three-year contract with Süper Lig side Fenerbahçe for a free transfer.[8] In his first year, he became one of the key players who took more responsibility on the field.[9]

He scored his first goal for Fenerbahçe on 28 September 2023 against Başakşehir, netting the first goal in a 4-0 victory.[10]

International career

Djiku is of Ghanaian Ewe and French descent.[11][12] 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.[13] 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.[14][15]

He was part of Ghana's team at the 2021 African Cup of Nations in Cameroon and scored his first goal against Comoros on 18 January 2022.[16]

Personal life

Djiku is married to Heley Djiku. The couple have two children, Wesley and Elyana.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 December 2023[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bastia B 2012–13 CFA 2 140———140
2013–14 140———140
2014–15 160———160
2015–16 10———10
2016–17 10———10
Total 460000000460
Bastia 2013–14 Ligue 1 0000—1[lower-alpha 2]010
2014–15 2010—2[lower-alpha 2]050
2015–16 20010—00210
2016–17 23110—00241
Total 451300030511
Caen 2017–18 Ligue 1 28040—1[lower-alpha 2]0330
2018–19 31130—1[lower-alpha 2]0351
Total 591700020681
Strasbourg 2019–20 Ligue 1 251115[lower-alpha 3]02[lower-alpha 2]0332
2020–21 30000——300
2021–22 31120——331
2022–23 22100——221
Total 10833150201184
Fenerbahçe 2023-24 Süper Lig 121008[lower-alpha 4]00[lower-alpha 5]0201
Career total 2706131130703037

International

As of match played 12 September 2023[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ghana 202040
202190
20226[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]1
202330
Total211
  1. ↑ Two appearances in 2022 FIFA World Cup
  2. ↑ Three appearances and one goal in 2021 Africa Cup of Nations

International goal

Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first.[20]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 January 2022Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua, Cameroon Comoros2–22–32021 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Bastia

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Alexander Djiku at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Alexander Djiku becomes Ghanaian with joint-most Ligue 1 appearances - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  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 (11 July 2017). "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 11 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Mercato. SM Caen : le défenseur Alexander Djiku signe quatre ans". Ouest-France (in French). 11 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "ALEXANDER DJIKU REJOINT LE RACING" (in French). 5 July 2019. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Ailemize hoş geldin Alexander Djiku" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Djiku, Skrtel'den bu yana bir ilki başardı!" (in Turkish). Beinsports. 25 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Fenerbahçe 4-0 Rams Başakşehir" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 28 September 2023.
  11. ↑ http://www.africa-football.com/2017/07/11/mercato-sm-caen-alexander-djiku-en-approche-senegal/%5B%5D
  12. ↑ "Alexander Djiku :: Alexander Djiku :: Strasbourg". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  13. ↑ "Mali vs. Ghana". Soccerway.
  14. ↑ "2022 World Cup qualifiers: Ghana player ratings against Zimbabwe". Goal.com. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  15. ↑ "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.
  16. ↑ Ayamga, Emmanuel (18 January 2022). "Fatawu Issahaku starts as Milo names Ghana's starting line-up against Comoros". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  17. ↑ "Meet the wife and kids of Black Stars defender Alexander Djiku". GhanaWeb. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  18. ↑ Alexander Djiku at Soccerway
  19. ↑ "Alexander Djiku". EU-Football.info. Archived from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  20. ↑ Verri, Matt (19 January 2022). "Ghana 2-3 Comoros: Ahmed Mogni sends Black Stars crashing out of AFCON after huge shock". standard.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  21. ↑ "PSG beat Bastia 4-0 to lift league cup". Taipei Times. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  22. ↑ "2022 Ghana Football Awards: Full list of winners - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  23. ↑ "Alexander Djiku wins Foreign-based Footballer of the Year at 2022 Ghana Football Awards - Kickgh.com". www.kickgh.com. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
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