Dikeni Salifou

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Dikeni Salifou
Personal information
Full name Dikeni-Rafid Salifou
Date of birth (2003-06-08) 8 June 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Munich, Germany [1]
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Werder Bremen
Youth career
2017–2022 FC Augsburg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Werder Bremen II 13 (3)
2023– Werder Bremen 1 (0)
2023–2024 → Juventus Next Gen (loan) 31 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024

Dikeni-Rafid Salifou (born 8 June 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen. Born in Germany, he has opted to represent Togo internationally.

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Club career

A youth product of FC Augsburg, Salifou transferred to Werder Bremen on 5 May 2022 signing a professional contract. [2] He was initially assigned to the Werder Bremen reserves. He made his senior and professional debut with Werder Bremen as a late substitute in a 2–0 Bundesliga win over VfB Stuttgart on 5 February 2023. [3]

International career

Born in Germany, Salifou is of Togolese descent. He was called up to represent the Togo national team in March 2022, but could not debut due to an injury. [4]

Style of play

Salifou is a technical and athletic player, who can play as a defensive midfielder or as centre-back. [5]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 October 2023 [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Augsburg 2021–22 Bundesliga 0000000000
Werder Bremen 2022–23 Bundesliga1000——10
Werder Bremen II 2022–23 Regionalliga Nord 133———133
Juventus Next Gen (loan) 2023–24 Serie C 9200——92
Career total235000000235

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    References

    1. ↑ "Dikeni-Rafid Salifou | SV Werder Bremen | Player Profile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
    2. ↑ Cottäus, Daniel (5 April 2022). "Toptalent Dikeni Salifou aus Augsburg verstärkt Werder-Kader". weser-kurier-de.
    3. ↑ ""Nicht einfach nur ein Bonbon": Werder-Talent Dikeni Salifou feiert Bundesliga-Debüt gegen Stuttgart". deichstube.de. 8 February 2023.
    4. ↑ ASSOGBAVI, Fifi (14 April 2022). "Le Werder Brême annonce la signature de Dikeni Salifou".
    5. ↑ "Werder sign Salifou | SV Werder Bremen". www.werder.de.
    6. ↑ Dikeni Salifou at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
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