Constant Djakpa
Ivorian footballer (born 1986)
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Tohouri Zahoui Constant Djakpa (born 17 October 1986) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a left back.
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Djakpa with Hannover in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tohouri Zahoui Constant Djakpa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Left back | ||
| 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) |
| 2011–2016 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 71 | (1) |
| 2012 | Eintracht Frankfurt II | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 11 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Hessen Dreieich | 23 | (1) |
| 2021 | AS Poissy | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | AS Chatou | ||
| Total | 203 | (4) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| Ivory Coast U21 | |||
| Ivory Coast U23 | |||
| 2007–2015 | Ivory Coast | 8 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 October 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2016 | |||
Club career
Djakpa was born on 17 October 1986 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast and began playing football in 2005 at Stella Club d'Adjamé.[2][3][4] In 2006, he moved to Europe to play for Norwegian second league side, Sogndal.[2][3][4]
In 2007, Djakpa joined Romanian side Pandurii Târgu Jiu which paid €75,000 for his transfer.[2][3][4] He made his Liga I debut under coach Eugen Neagoe on 29 July in a 1–1 draw against Universitatea Cluj, opening the score with a free kick.[2][5][6] On 15 December he scored in a 3–1 away loss to Oțelul Galați, but also received a red card.[5][7] On 26 April 2008, Djakpa made his last Liga I appearance in Pandurii's 1–0 loss against FC Vaslui in which he was sent off in the 62nd minute.[2][5][8]
In June 2008, Djakpa was transferred from Pandurii to German side, Bayer Leverkusen which paid €1.1 million.[2][3][4][9] He made his Bundesliga debut on 16 August when coach Bruno Labbadia used him as a starter in a 3–2 home loss to Borussia Dortmund.[10] One year later he was loaned by Leverkusen to fellow Bundesliga club, Hannover 96 for two seasons.[2][3][11] For the 2011–12 season, Djakpa went to play for 2. Bundesliga side, Eintracht Frankfurt whom he helped gain promotion to the first league.[2][3] In the 2013–14 Europa League campaign, Djakpa appeared in four games for Eintracht, scoring two free-kick goals in their group stage victories against Bordeaux and APOEL.[2][3][12] On 14 May 2016, Djakpa made his last Bundesliga appearance, playing for Eintracht in a 1–0 away loss to Werder Bremen, having a total of 92 matches in the competition.[3][13]
In January 2017 he returned to 2. Bundesliga at 1. FC Nürnberg for a six-month spell.[3][14] On 12 September 2018, Djakpa joined Regionalliga Südwest side Hessen Dreieich.[3][15] Djakpa ended his career in 2022, after playing in the French lower leagues for AS Poissy and AS Chatou.[16]
International career
Djakpa played for the Ivory Coast Olympic team and for the country's under-21 side.[2] He represented the latter during the 2008 Toulon Tournament, scoring two goals, one from a penalty in a 1–0 win over the United States and the other in a loss to Chile.[2][17]
Djakpa played eight games for Ivory Coast, making his debut on 21 November 2007 when coach Uli Stielike sent him to replace Bakari Koné in a friendly which ended with a 6–1 away win over Qatar.[16][18] He was selected by coach Gérard Gili to be part of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations squad, but did not play a single game there.[19] Djakpa represented Ivory Coast in the 2014 World Cup, coach Sabri Lamouchi sending him in 74th minute to replace Arthur Boka in a 2–1 group stage victory against Japan from the group stage.[16][20]
Djakpa's last two appearances for the national team took place during the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, both against Sudan, resulting in a victory and a draw.[16]
