David Djigla

David Djigla

Djigla with Niort in 2019
Personal information
Full name	David Djigla [1]
Date of birth	(1995-08-23) 23 August 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Akpakpa, Cotonou, Benin
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker Early life Djigla was born and raised in the Akpakpa district of Cotonou, Benin. He began playing street football from the age of six and joined local club Onze Créateurs de Cotonou, where he developed until relocating to Europe in 2013. [2] Career Djigla played at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations when the team reached the quarter-finals. [3] In September 2022, Djigla suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon, which significantly impacted his ability to return to his previous level of performance. [4]
Team information
Current team	Les Herbiers
Number	14
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Bordeaux II	28	(3)
2015	Bordeaux	1	(0)
2015–2021	Niort	128	(8)
2016–2018	Niort II	7	(0)
2022–	Les Herbiers	2	(0)
International career
2012–2020	Benin	28	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 September 2022

David Djigla (born 23 August 1995) is a Beninese professional footballer who plays as a striker for French Championnat National 2 club Les Herbiers. ^[5] Between 2012 and 2020 he scored 4 goals in 28 appearances for the Benin national team.

Career

Djigla played at 2019 Africa Cup of Nations when the team reached the quarter-finals ^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 June 2021 ^{[7] [ citation needed ]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bordeaux	2014–15	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Chamois Niortais	2015–16	Ligue 2	31	1	2	0	1	0	34	1
	2016–17		23	2	5	2	0	0	28	4
	2017–18		22	4	2	0	1	0	25	4
	2018–19		31	1	2	0	0	0	33	1
	2019–20		10	0	2	0	0	0	12	0
	2020–21		11	0	1	0	–	–	12	0
	Total		128	8	14	2	2	0	144	10
Career total			129	8	14	2	2	0	145	10

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year ^[8]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Benin	2012	4	1
	2013	0	0
	2014	2	0
	2015	3	0
	2016	3	1
	2017	3	1
	2018	3	0
	2019	7	1
2020	3	0
Total		28	4

As of match played 24 March 2019. Benin score listed first, score column indicates score after each Djigla goal. ^[8]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	26 May 2012	Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	1	Burkina Faso	1–1	2–2	Friendly
2	12 June 2016	Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin	10	Equatorial Guinea	2–1	2–1	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3	8 November 2017	Stade Municipal de Kintélé, Brazzaville, Congo	14	Congo	1–1	1–1	Friendly
4	24 March 2019	Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin	19	Togo	1–0	2–1	2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

1. "Benin" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
2. "Interview / David Djigla – Formé à Cotonou et rapidement recruté par Bordeaux en 2013". Abidjan.net. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
3. "Total Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2019 | CAFOnline.com". Archived from the original on 2 July 2019.
4. "Vendee - Les Herbiers Football D4 : Coup dur pour David Djigla". Benin Web TV. September 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
5. "Ligue1.com - Player profile David DJIGLA (Chamois Niortais)". ligue1.com. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
6. "Total Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2019 | CAFOnline.com". Archived from the original on 2 July 2019.
7. David Djigla at Soccerway
8. David Djigla at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• David Djigla at Soccerway