Dimitri Legbo

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Dimitri Legbo
Personal information
Full name Christian Dimitri Legbo Ouguehi
Date of birth (2001-08-30) 30 August 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Ivory Coast
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Inter Turku
Number 6
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 RC Abidjan 6 (0)
2021–2023 Ararat Yerevan 31 (0)
2023– Inter Turku 28 (0)
International career
2022 Ivory Coast U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 October 2023

Christian Dimitri Legbo Ouguehi (born 30 August 2001) is an Ivorian professional footballer for Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku.

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Club career

Legbo started his playing career in his native Ivory Coast with RC Abidjan, before moving to Armenia and signing with Ararat Yerevan in September 2021. [1]

On 11 February 2023, Inter Turku in Finland announced that they had reached an agreement with Ararat to acquire Legbo for an undisclosed fee. He initially signed a two-year deal with Inter, with an option for a further year. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

International career

On 15 October 2022, Legbo got a call-up to the Ivory Coast U23 national team for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Niger U23, but he remained an unused substitute. [7]

Career statistics

As of 26 April 2024 [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] OtherContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
RC Abidjan 2020–21 Ivorian Ligue 1 60006 [lower-alpha 2] 0120
Ararat Yerevan 2021–22 Armenian Premier League 16011171
2022–23 Armenian Premier League150102 [lower-alpha 3] 0180
Total310210020351
Inter Turku 2023 Veikkausliiga 240104 [lower-alpha 4] 0290
2024 Veikkausliiga40003 [lower-alpha 4] 070
Total280107000360
Career total650317080831

Honours

Inter Turku

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  9. Liigacupin voitto ratkesi rangaistuspotkukisassa: 17-vuotiaasta maalivahdista sankari, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 30 March 2024