Roger Assalé
Ivorian footballer (born 1993)
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Roger Claver Djapone Assalé (born 13 November 1993) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
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Assalé with Young Boys in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Micheal Claver Djapone Assalé[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 November 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Abengourou, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Séwé Sport de San-Pédro | 29 | (8) |
| 2014–2017 | TP Mazembe | 75 | (24) |
| 2017 | → Young Boys (loan) | 13 | (6) |
| 2017–2020 | Young Boys | 81 | (25) |
| 2020 | → Leganés (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2020–2024 | Dijon | 40 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | → Werder Bremen (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Ivory Coast U-20 | 4 | (6) |
| 2015– | Ivory Coast | 21 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 May 2021 | |||
Club career
Assalé was part of the Young Boys squad that won the 2017–18 Swiss Super League, their first league title in 32 years.[2] On 31 January 2020, he joined La Liga side CD Leganés on loan until the end of the season.[3]
On 5 September 2020, he became a new Dijon player.[4]
In August 2021 Assalé joined 2. Bundesliga club Werder Bremen on loan for the 2021–22 season. Werder Bremen secured an option to sign him permanently at the end of the loan.[5] He left the club at the end of the season having made six appearances while Werder Bremen achieved promotion to the Bundesliga.[6]
International career
Assalé made his full international debut for the Ivory Coast national team in a friendly match against Cameroon on 10 November 2014. He scored his first international goal against Moldova in March 2018.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 1 June 2022[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Young Boys (loan) | 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 6 | ||
| Young Boys | 2017–18 | Swiss Super League | 34 | 12 | 5 | 5 | — | 10 | 4 | 49 | 21 | |
| 2018–19 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 41 | 10 | |||
| 2019–20 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 3 | 23 | 7 | |||
| Total | 81 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 113 | 38 | ||
| Leganés (loan) | 2019–20 | La Liga | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | – | 14 | 2 | ||
| Dijon | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | ||
| Total | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||
| Werder Bremen (loan) | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 135 | 36 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 168 | 49 | ||
International
- As of matches played on 27 August 2021[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 2 | |
| Total | 20 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Assalé goal.[9]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 March 2018 | Stade Pierre Brisson, Beauvais, France |  Moldova | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 6 September 2019 | Stade Michel d'Ornano, Caen, France |  Benin | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 10 September 2019 | Stade Robert Diochon, Rouen, France |  Tunisia | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Séwé Sport
- Ligue 1: 2012–13, 2013–14
- CAF Confederation Cup: Runners-up 2014
TP Mazembe
Young Boys
Werder Bremen
- 2. Bundesliga runner-up: 2021–22[6]
Ivory Coast
Individual
- Linafoot Top scorer: 2015–16
- Swiss Super League Team of the Year: 2017–18[10]
