Papy Djilobodji

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Papy Djilobodji
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Papy Djilobodji playing for Nantes in 2014
Personal information
Full name El Hadji Papy Mison Djilobodji[1][2]
Date of birth (1988-12-01) 1 December 1988 (age 27)
Place of birth Kaolack, Senegal
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Sunderland
Number 5
Youth career
2007–2009 ASC Saloum
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Sénart-Moissy 10 (1)
2010–2015 Nantes 171 (9)
2015–2016 Chelsea 0 (0)
2016 → Werder Bremen (loan) 14 (2)
2016– Sunderland 6 (0)
National team
2013– Senegal 12 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 October 2016 (UTC).

El Hadji Papy Mison Djilobodji (born 1 December 1988) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays for Sunderland, and the Senegal national team. He is capable of playing at centre back and defensive midfield.

Club career[edit]

Early years[edit]

Djilobodji began his career with ASC Saloum and made his senior debut in 2007–08 season.[3] After two successful seasons for ASC Saloum in the Senegal Premier League, he was transferred to French club US Sénart-Moissy in October 2009.[4] He played a good first half of the 2009–10 season in the Championnat de France amateur 2, which led to him being bought by Nantes on 27 December 2009.[5]

Nantes[edit]

On 14 May 2010, Djilobodji made his debut for FC Nantes in a 3–1 Ligue 2 defeat against eventual champions Caen.[6] He was regular in his second year, playing 27 games and scoring twice,[7] ending with a record of 171 appearances and 9 goals. In the Summer transfer window of 2015, it was reported that he had caught the attention of many English Premier League clubs such as Sunderland and Aston Villa, neither of whom made bids for him.[8]

Chelsea[edit]

On 1 September 2015, Djilobodji signed for Premier League champions Chelsea on a four-year contract,[9][10] for a fee reported to be in the region of £2.7 million[11] to £4 million.[12] The following day, he was not included in their 25-man squad for the UEFA Champions League.[13] He made his debut in the third round of the League Cup away to Walsall, replacing Radamel Falcao in added time at the end of a 4–1 victory.[14]

Djilobodji registered a total of one minute of competitive competition before joining Werder Bremen on loan.[15]

Werder Bremen (loan)[edit]

On 21 January 2016, Djilobodji signed for Werder Bremen until the end of the 2015–16 season.[12] Three days later, he made his debut in the Bundesliga in a 3–1 win away to Schalke and was praised for his performance.[16][17] On 13 February, Djilobodji scored his first Werder Bremen goal in a 1–1 draw against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, netting a 13th-minute equalizer.[18]

In March, he received a retrospective two-match ban for making a throat-slitting gesture at 1. FSV Mainz 05's Pablo de Blasis.[19] In the final game of the season, Djilobodji scored a late winner against Eintracht Frankfurt, saving his team from relegation and confining the opponents to the relegation play-off.[20]

Sunderland[edit]

On 5 August 2016, Djilobodji signed for Sunderland for a fee reported to be in the region of £8 million.[21]

International career[edit]

Djilobodji was part of the Senegal squad at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea. He played two games in their elimination from Group C, being substituted at half time for Lamine Gassama in the first, a 2–1 win over eventual finalists Ghana at the Estadio de Mongomo.[22]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 15 October 2016[23]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sénart-Moissy 2009–10 CFA Group D 7 1 0 0 0 0 7 1
Nantes 2009–10 Ligue 2 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
2010–11 27 2 4 0 0 0 31 2
2011–12 36 4 4 0 0 0 40 4
2012–13 36 0 3 0 0 0 39 0
2013–14 Ligue 1 28 3 2 0 0 0 30 3
2014–15 31 0 2 0 0 0 33 0
Total 171 9 15 0 0 0 186 9
Chelsea 2015–16 Premier League 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Werder Bremen (loan) 2015–16 Bundesliga 14 2 2 0 0 0 16 2
Sunderland 2016–17 Premier League 6 0 2 0 0 0 8 0
Career total 198 12 20 0 0 0 218 12

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Papy Djilobodji". L'Equipe. Retrieved 3 August 2016. 
  2. ^ Balczuweit, Markus (28 January 2016). "Ich lebe meine Leidenschaft" [I live my passion]. BILD (in German). Retrieved 3 August 2016. 
  3. ^ Le FC Nantes recrute Papy Mison Djilobodji, ancien de l’ASC Saloum – Agence de Presse Sénégalaise
  4. ^ [1] Archived December 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ Nantes: Papy Mison Djilobodji débarque
  6. ^ "Nantes Vs. Caen - 14 May 2010 - Soccerway". Soccerway. 14 May 2010. 
  7. ^ "Senegal - P. Djilobodji - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. 
  8. ^ "Sunderland AFC transfers: Nantes defender Djilobodji and Townsend linked but Defoe could exit". The Chronicle. 16 August 2015. 
  9. ^ "Papy Djilobilijobilobi file à Chelsea". FC Nantes. 1 September 2015. 
  10. ^ "Djilobodji signs". Chelsea FC. 1 September 2015. 
  11. ^ "Papy Djilobodji joins Chelsea from Nantes". ESPN. 1 September 2015. 
  12. ^ a b "Papy Djilobodji: Chelsea loan defender to Werder Bremen". BBC Sport. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016. 
  13. ^ "Papy Djilobodji: Chelsea man left out of Champions League squad". BBC Sport. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015. 
  14. ^ "Walsall 1-4 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015. 
  15. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tozHzdzfRSc
  16. ^ Göbel, Jan (24 January 2016). "Bremens Sieg bei Schalke: Alter!". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 26 January 2016. 
  17. ^ "DW's Bundesliga Team of the week - Matchday 18". DW. Retrieved 26 January 2016. 
  18. ^ "Werder Bremen vs. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (1 : 1)". OneFootball. 13 February 2016. 
  19. ^ "Werder Bremen's Papy Djilobodji banned for throat-slit gesture". BBC Sport. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016. 
  20. ^ Dutton, Tom (15 May 2016). "Chelsea loanee Papy Djilobodji scores dramatic late winner to secure Werder Bremen's Bundesliga safety". Evening Standard. Retrieved 16 May 2016. 
  21. ^ "Djilobodji joins Sunderland". Sunderland AFC. 5 August 2016. 
  22. ^ Hughes, Ian (19 January 2015). "Ghana 1-2 Senegal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 September 2015. 
  23. ^ "P. Djilobodji". Soccerway. 

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