Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dikeni-Rafid Salifou | ||
Date of birth | 8 June 2003 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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.
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]
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]
Salifou is a technical and athletic player, who can play as a defensive midfielder or as centre-back. [5]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Augsburg | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Werder Bremen | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Werder Bremen II | 2022–23 | Regionalliga Nord | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | |||
Juventus Next Gen (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie C | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||
Career total | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 |
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