Didier Kadio

Didier Kadio

Kadio with FF Jaro
Personal information
Full name	Didier Boris Kadio
Date of birth	(1990-04-05) 5 April 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Man, Ivory Coast
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender, defensive Midfielder
Youth career
2008–2012	ASEC Mimosas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Shirak	56	(4)
2014	→ Zhetysu (loan)	24	(0)
2015	Jaro	31	(5)
2016	Zhetysu	21	(2)
2016	Kerala Blasters	12	(1)
2017	Shakhter Karagandy	12	(0)
2017–2018	Pyunik	18	(2)
2018–2019	SJK	26	(0)
2020	Al-Hilal Club
2021–2022	Alashkert	58	(1)
2023	Zhetysu	23	(0)
International career
	Ivory Coast U17
	Ivory Coast U20
	Ivory Coast U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2023

Didier Kadio (born 5 April 1990) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder.

Career

At the beginning of April 2014, Kadio moved to Kazakhstan, signing a loan deal with FC Zhetysu until the end of the 2014 season. ^[1] Kadio returned to FC Shirak in December 2014, ^[2] before signing for FF Jaro in Finland during February 2015. ^[3]

On 22 January 2016, Kadio re-signed for Zhetysu. ^[4]

On 30 August 2016, Kadio joined Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League. He scored his first goal for Kerala Blasters by levelling against Chennaiyin in Kochi on 12 November 2016. Kerala Blasters eventually won that match with score 3–1. ^[5]

On 10 August 2018, SJK announced the signing of Kadio after his Pyunik contract expired on 8 August 2018. ^[6] On 2 December 2019, SJK announced that Kadio had left the club after the expiration of his contract. ^[7]

Kadio joined Al-Hilal Club on 8 January 2020.^{[ citation needed ]}

On 9 February 2021 Kadio signed for FC Alashkert. ^[8] On 24 December 2022, Alashkert announced the departure of Kadio. ^[9]

On 24 January 2023, Zhetysu announced the return of Kadio. ^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 October 2023 ^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shirak	2012–13	Armenian Premier League	39	2	8	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	47	2
	2013–14	Armenian Premier League	17	2	1	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	19	2
	Total		56	4	10	0	0	0	8	0	1	1	75	5
Zhetysu (loan)	2014	Kazakhstan Premier League	24	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	24	0
Jaro	2015	Veikkausliiga	31	5	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	31	5
Zhetysu	2016	Kazakhstan Premier League	21	2	2	0	–		–		–		23	2
Kerala Blasters	2016	Indian Super League	12	1	–		–		–		0	0	12	1
Shakhter Karagandy	2017	Kazakhstan Premier League	12	0	3	1	–		–		–		15	1
Pyunik	2017–18	Armenian Premier League	18	2	0	0	–		–		–		18	2
	2018–19	Armenian Premier League	0	0	0	0	–		5	0	–		5	0
	Total		18	2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	23	2
SJK	2018	Veikkausliiga	10	0	0	0	–		–		–		10	0
	2019	Veikkausliiga	16	0	5	1	–		–		–		21	1
	Total		26	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	1
Alashkert	2020–21	Armenian Premier League	13	0	5	0	–		0	0	–		18	0
	2021–22	Armenian Premier League	29	1	1	0	–		12	0	1	0	43	1
	2022–23	Armenian Premier League	16	0	2	0	–		2	0	–		20	1
	Total		58	1	8	0	0	0	14	0	1	0	81	1
Zhetysu	2023	Kazakhstan Premier League	23	0	1	0	–		–		–		24	0
Career total			279	15	29	2	0	0	27	0	4	0	338	17

Honours

Shirak

• Armenian Premier League: 2012–13
• Armenian Independence Cup: 2011–12

Kerala Blasters

• Indian Super League runner-up: 2016

References

1. "Բորիսը տեղափոխվեց Ղազախստան". fcshirak.am/ (in Armenian). FC Shirak. 2 April 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
2. "Дидье Борис Кадио вернулся в Ширак". www.sports.kz/ (in Russian). sports.kz. 27 December 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
3. "Ivoriansk testspelare skrev på för FF Jaro". svenska.yle.fi/ (in Swedish). yle. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
4. "Жетысу подписал Кадио Дидье Бориса". www.fc-zhetisu.kz (in Russian). FC Zhetysu. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
5. "Vineeth's brace scripts stunning comeback win for Kerala against Chennai". Indian Super League. 12 November 2016. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
6. "Tervetuloa Didier Boris Kadio". sjk.fi (in Finnish). Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
7. "Maximo Tolonen jättää SJK:n". sjk.fi. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
8. "ՆՈՐ ՏՐԱՆՍՖԵՐ". facebook.com/FCAlashkert/ (in Armenian). FC Alashkert Facebook. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
9. "ՊԱՇՏՈՆԱԿԱՆ ՀԱՅՏԱՐԱՐՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ". facebook.com/FCAlashkert/ (in Armenian). FC Alashkert Facebook. 24 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
10. "С ВОЗВРАЩЕНИЕМ, BORIS!". vk.com/jetisufk (in Russian). FC Zhetysu VK. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
11. "D.Kadio". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 September 2015.

External links

• Didier Kadio at Soccerway