Laurent D'Jaffo

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Laurent D'Jaffo
Personal information
Full name Laurent Mayaba D'Jaffo
Date of birth (1970-11-05) 5 November 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Bazas, France
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1995 Montpellier 37 (3)
1995–1996 Chamois Niortais 22 (6)
1996–1997 Red Star Paris 13 (3)
1997–1998 Ayr United 24 (10)
1998–1999 Bury 37 (8)
1999–2000 Stockport County 21 (7)
2000–2002 Sheffield United 69 (11)
2002–2003 Aberdeen 18 (3)
2004 Mansfield Town 8 (1)
Total249(52)
International career‡
2002–2004 Benin 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:54, 5 May 2009 (UTC) (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:50, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Laurent Mayaba D'Jaffo (born 5 November 1970) is a retired footballer. Born in France, he represented Benin internationally.

Contents

D'Jaffo was born in France but moved to Africa when he was two years old. He moved back to France when he was fourteen where he signed with Montpellier at age sixteen. [1]

D'Jaffo has also played for Mansfield (where he scored on his debut against Hull City), [2] Aberdeen, Ayr United, Bury, Stockport County and Sheffield United. D'Jaffo since retired and is now working as a football agent, assisting Sheffield United with their scouting.

International

D'Jaffo was part of the Benin squad at the 2004 African Nations Cup. [3]

Honours

Player

Montpellier

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References

  1. ↑ Laurent D'Jaffo Archived 30 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Mansfield 1-0 Hull". BBC. 6 March 2004. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
  3. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Laurent D'Jaffo". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "France League Cup 1991/92". RSSSF . Retrieved 22 November 2023.


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