List of international goals scored by Didier Drogba

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Drogba playing against Austria in 2012, against whom he scored Didier Drogba 9248.JPG
Drogba playing against Austria in 2012, against whom he scored

Didier Drogba is an Ivorian former professional footballer who represented the Ivory Coast national team from 2002 to 2014. He made his debut for the Ivory Coast in a 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification match against South Africa in September 2002. [1] He scored his first international goal on his next appearance for the Ivory Coast, in a 3–0 win against Cameroon in a friendly in Châteauroux, France. [2] On 8 August 2014, Drogba announced his retirement from international football with a record of 65 goals in 105 appearances, ending his international career as his country's all-time top scorer, [3] remaining so as of November 2018, and with the third-most appearances, behind Didier Zokora (123) and Kolo Touré (120). [4]

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Drogba scored one hat-trick during his international career, scoring the opening three goals in a 6–1 victory for the Ivory Coast against Burundi in a 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification match. He has also scored a goal twice in a match on twelve occasions, including one against Senegal in October 2012; the game was abandoned shortly after Drogba's second goal as fans rioted, throwing food and drinks onto the pitch, although the Confederation of African Football declared the 2–0 victory would stand. [5] He has scored more goals against Benin (seven) than any other country. Nineteen of his goals were scored in his hometown stadium of Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan. Fourteen of Drogba's goals were scored from the penalty spot.

Drogba scored more international goals in friendlies than in any other format, with 23 in 42 matches. He scored eighteen goals in FIFA World Cup qualifiers at almost one goal per game (nineteen matches), and two goals at the World Cup finals. In the Africa Cup of Nations, he scored eleven goals in twelve qualifying matches, and eleven goals in twenty-four matches at the tournaments. As of September 2020, he is the 22nd highest men's international goal scorer of all time, and third highest scorer for an African nation, behind Godfrey Chitalu and Kinnah Phiri.

Goals

Ivory Coast listed first, score column indicates score after each Drogba goal. [1]
Table key
‡Indicates goal was scored from a penalty kick
Indicates Ivory Coast won the match
Indicates the match ended in a draw
Indicates Ivory Coast lost the match
No.CapDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
1211 February 2003 Stade Gaston-Petit, Châteauroux, FranceFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2–03–0 Friendly [6]
258 June 2003 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory CoastFlag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 1–06–1 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification [7]
32–0
43–0
5931 March 2004 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, TunisiaFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1–02–0Friendly [8]
62–0
71028 April 2004Stade Jacques-Forestier, Aix-les-Bains, FranceFlag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 1–04–2 [9]
8116 June 2004Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory CoastFlag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya 2–0‡2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [10]
91220 June 2004 Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, EgyptFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 2–12–1 [11]
10155 September 2004Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory CoastFlag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 1–0‡5–0 [12]
111627 March 2005Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 2–03–0 [13]
123–0
131819 June 2005Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1–02–0 [14]
142–0
15204 September 2005Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1–12–3 [15]
162–2
172316 November 2005 Stade de Genève, Geneva, SwitzerlandFlag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy 1–01–1Friendly [16]
182417 January 2006 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesFlag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 1–02–0 [17]
192521 January 2006 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, EgyptFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1–0‡1–0 2006 Africa Cup of Nations [18]
202624 January 2006Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya 1–02–1 [19]
21287 February 2006 Haras El Hodoud Stadium, Alexandria, EgyptFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1–01–0 [20]
22334 June 2006 Stade Robert Bobin, Évry, FranceFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1–03–0Friendly [21]
232–0
243410 June 2006 AOL Arena, Hamburg, GermanyFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1–21–2 2006 FIFA World Cup [22]
253815 November 2006 Stade Léon-Bollée, Le Mans, FranceFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1–01–0Friendly [23]
26396 February 2007 Stade Robert Diochon, Rouen, FranceFlag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 1–01–0 [17]
27423 June 2007 Stade Bouaké, Bouaké, Ivory CoastFlag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 5–05–0 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [24]
284417 October 2007 Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, AustriaFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 1–12–3Friendly [25]
292–3‡
304712 January 2008 Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, KuwaitFlag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 2–02–0 [26]
314925 January 2008 Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi, GhanaFlag of Benin.svg  Benin 1–04–1 2008 Africa Cup of Nations [27]
325029 January 2008 Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, GhanaFlag of Mali.svg  Mali 1–03–0 [28]
33513 February 2008Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi, GhanaFlag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 2–05–0 [29]
345511 February 2009 İzmir Atatürk Stadium, İzmir, TurkeyFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1–11–1Friendly [30]
355628 March 2009Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory CoastFlag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 2–0‡5–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [31]
363–0
375820 June 2009 Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoFlag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 3–23–2 [32]
38595 September 2009Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory CoastFlag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 2–05–0 [33]
394–0
406010 October 2009 Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, MalawiFlag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 1–11–1 [34]
41614 January 2010 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaFlag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 1–01–0Friendly [35]
426415 January 2010 Estádio Nacional do Chiazi, Cabinda, AngolaFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 3–03–1 2010 Africa Cup of Nations [36]
436730 May 2010 Stade Joseph-Moynat, Thonon-les-Bains, FranceFlag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay 1–02–2Friendly [37]
447020 June 2010 Soccer City, Johannesburg, South AfricaFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1–31–3 2010 FIFA World Cup [38]
457327 March 2011Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, GhanaFlag of Benin.svg  Benin 1–12–1 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [39]
462–1
47745 June 2011 Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, BeninFlag of Benin.svg  Benin 2–0‡6–2 [40]
484–2‡
497510 August 2011Stade de Genève, Geneva, SwitzerlandFlag of Israel.svg  Israel 4–2‡4–3Friendly [41]
507713 January 2012Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 2–0‡2–0 [42]
517922 January 2012 Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial GuineaFlag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 1–01–0 2012 Africa Cup of Nations [43]
52824 February 2012Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 1–03–0 2012 Africa Cup of Nations [44]
532–0
54852 June 2012Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory CoastFlag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 2–02–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [45]
55888 September 2012Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory CoastFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 3–2‡4–2 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [46]
568913 October 2012 Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, SenegalFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 1–02–0 [47]
572–0‡
589014 November 2012 Linzer Stadion, Linz, AustriaFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 2–03–0Friendly [48]
599430 January 2013 Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South AfricaFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1–22–2 2013 Africa Cup of Nations [49]
609614 August 2013 MetLife Stadium, New Jersey, United StatesFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1–3‡1–4Friendly [50]
61977 September 2013Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory CoastFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1–1‡1–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification [51]
629812 October 2013Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 1–0‡3–1 [52]
631005 March 2014 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, BelgiumFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1–22–2Friendly [53]
6410130 May 2014 The Dome at America's Center, St. Louis, United StatesFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–21–2 [54]
651024 June 2014 Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas, United StatesFlag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 2–02–1 [55]

Hat-tricks

No.OpponentGoalsScoreVenueCompetitionDate
1Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0')6–1 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification 8 June 2003

Statistics

  1. ↑ Appearances in the 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification.
  2. ↑ Three appearances and three goals in the 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification.
  3. ↑ Four appearances and three goals in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification.
  4. ↑ Five appearances and six goals in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification.
  5. ↑ Five appearances and three goals in the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, two appearances and one goal in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, one appearance in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.
  6. ↑ Tow appearances and one goal in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.
  7. ↑ Six appearances and three goals in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations.
  8. ↑ Five appearances and six goals in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.
  9. ↑ Three appearances and one goal in the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, three appearances and one goal in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
  10. ↑ Three appearances and four goals in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.
  11. ↑ Six appearances and three goals in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, tow appearances and one goal in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, tow appearances and three goals in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.
  12. ↑ Four appearances and one goal in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, three appearances and tow goal in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.
  13. ↑ Appearances in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

See also

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