Floriss Djave

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Floriss Djave
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-11-15) 15 November 1997 (age 26) or (2003-07-29) 29 July 2003 (age 20) [1]
Place of birth Lambaréné, Gabon
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
RFS
Number 77
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Bouenguidi Sports
Djoliba
2022–2023 Aris Limassol 20 (2)
2023ENP (loan) 7 (1)
2023– RFS 2 (0)
International career
Gabon U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 July 2023

Floriss Djave [lower-alpha 1] (born either 15 November 1997 or 29 July 2003) is a Gabonese footballer who plays as a winger for Latvian club RFS.

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Club career

Djave started his career with Bouenguidi Sports in his native Gabon, before a move to Mali to sign for Djoliba in April 2021, joining former coach Saturnin Ibéla in the process. [3] [4] In February 2022, he moved to Cyprus to join Aris Limassol. [5]

Djave joined RFS on 15 July 2023. [6]

Personal life

Age fraud controversy

In late March, the Cameroonian Football Federation (known as FECAFOOT) lodged an appeal against Gabon, claiming that Djave was actually born in 1997, not 2003, making him ineligible to feature in under-23 competitions, and that his name was actually Floriss Ndjave. [2] Djave had featured in Gabon under-23's 7–6 penalty shoot out win over Cameroon on 28 March 2023 to earn qualification to the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations. [7] The Gabonese Football Federation (FEGAFOOT) responded, stating that Djave had been born on 29 July 2003 in Lambaréné. [2]

Following his signing with Aris Limassol, the club stated in March 2022 that they were adamant that Djave's date of birth was indeed 29 July 2003. [8] However, despite the support from Gabon and Aris, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) sided with Cameroon on the matter, disqualifying Gabon from the upcoming 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations. [9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 May 2023 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aris Limassol 2021–22 Cypriot First Division 8100000081
2022–23 121000000121
Total202000000202
ENP (loan) 2022–23 Cypriot First Division 71000071
Career total273000000273

Notes

  1. also possibly Ndjave [2]

Honours

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References

  1. Floriss Djave at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 3 Ndongo, Oumar (31 March 2023). "CAN U23 (Q) : Floriss Djave au coeur d'un imbroglio entre Cameroun et Gabon" [CAN U23 (Q): Floriss Djave at the heart of an imbroglio between Cameroon and Gabon]. sportnewsafrica.com. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  3. "TRANSFERT : Floriss Ndjavé officiellement au Djoliba AC" [TRANSFER: Floriss Ndjavé officially at Djoliba AC]. gabonews.com (in French). 8 April 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  4. Freeda, Jhon (3 April 2023). "Affaire Floriss Djave : le juge disciplinaire de la CAF va trancher…" [Floriss Djave case: the CAF disciplinary judge will decide...]. clubsportplus.fr (in French). Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  5. "Welcome, Floriss Djave". arisfc.com. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  6. "RFS PAPILDINA GABONAS U-23 IZLASES PUSSARGS F.DŽAVS". fkrfs.lv RFS (in Latvian). 15 July 2023.
  7. "Άρης / ΕΝΠ: "Ανακάλυψαν" θέμα με την ηλικία του Ντζαβέ – "Είναι 25 ετών κι όχι 19"" [Aris / ENP: They "discovered" an issue with Dzave's age - "He is 25 years old and not 19"]. sport-fm.cy (in Greek). 31 March 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  8. "Ζητά την πρόκριση στα... χαρτιά λόγω Ντζαβέ!" [They ask for qualification on the papers because of Djave!]. kerkida.net (in Greek). 30 March 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  9. Mbeng Essone, Lyonnel (17 May 2023). "Affaire Floris Ndjave : le Gabon disqualifié par la CAF, la Fegafoot riposte" [Floris Ndjave case: Gabon disqualified by CAF, Fegafoot retaliates]. gabonmediatime.com (in French). Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  10. Floriss Djave at Soccerway