Constant Djakpa

Constant Djakpa

Personal information
Date of birth	17 October 1986 (1986-10-17) (age 25)
Place of birth	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	Eintracht Frankfurt
Number	15
Youth career
	Stella Club d'Adjamé
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005	Stella Club d'Adjamé
2006–2007	Sogndal	21	(0)
2007–2008	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	28	(2)
2008–2011	Bayer Leverkusen	9	(0)
2009–2011	→ Hannover 96 (loan)	38	(0)
2011–	Eintracht Frankfurt	14	(0)
National team‡
2008	Côte d'Ivoire U21
2007–	Côte d'Ivoire	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2011

Constant Djakpa (born 17 October 1986 in Abidjan) is an Ivorian football defender who plays as a Left back for Eintracht Frankfurt.

Career

On 12 December 2009, during a Bundesliga match against Borussia Mönchengladbach, he scored an incredible own goal, involuntarily kicking the ball backwards in open field and with no pressure from rival players.

International career

Djakpa plays for the National olympic team and for Ivory Coast U-21 of Ivory Coast. He represented his country at the 2008 Toulon Tournament, scoring two goals, one a penalty against the United States,^[1] and one against Chile.^[2]

References

1. ^ "U-21 United States – U-21 Ivory Coast 0:1". Footiemag.de. http://www.footiemag.de/matches_25462_u-21%20ivory%20coast_vs_u-21%20usa_23-05-2008.html. Retrieved 27 May 2008. 
2. ^ "U-21 Chile – U-21 Ivory Coast 2:1". Footiemag.de. http://www.footiemag.de/matches_25468_u-21%20chile_vs_u-21%20ivory%20coast_27-05-2008.html. Retrieved 27 May 2008. 

External links

• Constant Djakpa at fussballdaten.de (German)
• Constant Djakpa at National-Football-Teams.com

Persondata
Name	Djakpa, Constant
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	17 October 1986
Place of birth	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Date of death
Place of death