Constant Djakpa

Constant Djakpa
Djakpa with Hannover in 2010
Personal information
Full name Tohouri Zahoui Constant Djakpa[1]
Date of birth (1986-10-17) 17 October 1986
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position Left back
Youth career
Stella Club d'Adjamé
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Stella Club d'Adjamé
2006–2007 Sogndal 21 (0)
2007–2008 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 28 (2)
2008–2011 Bayer Leverkusen 9 (0)
2009–2011 → Hannover 96 (loan) 38 (0)
2011–2016 Eintracht Frankfurt 71 (1)
2012 Eintracht Frankfurt II 2 (0)
2017 1. FC Nürnberg 11 (0)
2018–2019 Hessen Dreieich 23 (1)
2021 AS Poissy 0 (0)
2021–2022 AS Chatou
Total 203 (4)
International career‡
Ivory Coast U21
Ivory Coast U23
2007–2015 Ivory Coast 8 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2016

Tohouri Zahoui Constant Djakpa (born 17 October 1986) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a left back.

Club career

Djakpa was born on 17 October 1986 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast and began playing football in 2005 at Stella Club d'Adjamé.[2][3][4] In 2006, he moved to Europe to play for Norwegian second league side, Sogndal.[2][3][4]

In 2007, Djakpa joined Romanian side Pandurii Târgu Jiu which paid €75,000 for his transfer.[2][3][4] He made his Liga I debut under coach Eugen Neagoe on 29 July in a 1–1 draw against Universitatea Cluj, opening the score with a free kick.[2][5][6] On 15 December he scored in a 3–1 away loss to Oțelul Galați, but also received a red card.[5][7] On 26 April 2008, Djakpa made his last Liga I appearance in Pandurii's 1–0 loss against FC Vaslui in which he was sent off in the 62nd minute.[2][5][8]

In June 2008, Djakpa was transferred from Pandurii to German side, Bayer Leverkusen which paid €1.1 million.[2][3][4][9] He made his Bundesliga debut on 16 August when coach Bruno Labbadia used him as a starter in a 3–2 home loss to Borussia Dortmund.[10] One year later he was loaned by Leverkusen to fellow Bundesliga club, Hannover 96 for two seasons.[2][3][11] For the 2011–12 season, Djakpa went to play for 2. Bundesliga side, Eintracht Frankfurt whom he helped gain promotion to the first league.[2][3] In the 2013–14 Europa League campaign, Djakpa appeared in four games for Eintracht, scoring two free-kick goals in their group stage victories against Bordeaux and APOEL.[2][3][12] On 14 May 2016, Djakpa made his last Bundesliga appearance, playing for Eintracht in a 1–0 away loss to Werder Bremen, having a total of 92 matches in the competition.[3][13]

In January 2017 he returned to 2. Bundesliga at 1. FC Nürnberg for a six-month spell.[3][14] On 12 September 2018, Djakpa joined Regionalliga Südwest side Hessen Dreieich.[3][15] Djakpa ended his career in 2022, after playing in the French lower leagues for AS Poissy and AS Chatou.[16]

International career

Djakpa played for the Ivory Coast Olympic team and for the country's under-21 side.[2] He represented the latter during the 2008 Toulon Tournament, scoring two goals, one from a penalty in a 1–0 win over the United States and the other in a loss to Chile.[2][17]

Djakpa played eight games for Ivory Coast, making his debut on 21 November 2007 when coach Uli Stielike sent him to replace Bakari Koné in a friendly which ended with a 6–1 away win over Qatar.[16][18] He was selected by coach Gérard Gili to be part of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations squad, but did not play a single game there.[19] Djakpa represented Ivory Coast in the 2014 World Cup, coach Sabri Lamouchi sending him in 74th minute to replace Arthur Boka in a 2–1 group stage victory against Japan from the group stage.[16][20]

Djakpa's last two appearances for the national team took place during the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, both against Sudan, resulting in a victory and a draw.[16]

References

  1. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of players: Côte d'Ivoire" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Constant Djakpa at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Constant Djakpa at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ a b c d "Djakpa s-a transferat la Bayer Leverkusen" [Djakpa transferred to Bayer Leverkusen] (in Romanian). Romaniansoccer.ro. 8 June 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Constant Djakpa. Liga I 2007/2008". WorldFootball. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Universitatea Cluj - Pandurii Târgu Jiu 1:1". WorldFootball. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
    "U.Cluj-Pandurii 1-1. Singurul punct adunat de o noua promovata" [U. Cluj-Pandurii 1-1. The only point collected by a newly promoted girl] (in Romanian). Hotnews.ro. 29 July 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Liga I: Otelul Galati Pandurii: 3-1" (in Romanian). Ziare.com. 15 December 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Liga 1: FC Vaslui-Pandurii 1-0" (in Romanian). Hotnews.ro. 26 April 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Djakpa, la Bayer Leverkusen" [Djakpa, at Bayer Leverkusen] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 8 June 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Constant Djakpa. Bundesliga 2008/2009". WorldFootball. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
    "Bayer Leverkusen - Borussia Dortmund 2:3". WorldFootball. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  11. ^ "It's now official: Constant Djakpa is joining Hannover 96 on a two year loan from Bayer Leverkusen". Hannover96.de. 18 June 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Djakpa, fostul jucător al Pandurilor, a dat gol din lovitură liberă cu Bordeaux" [Former Pandurii player Djakpa scored from a free kick against Bordeaux] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
    "Îl mai știți pe Constant Djakpa ? Iată ce bijuterie a reușit fostul "pandur" în Europa League!" [Do you still know Constant Djakpa? This is what a gem the former "pandur" achieved in the Europa League!] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Werder Bremen - Eintracht Frankfurt 1:0". WorldFootball. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Nürnberg verpflichtet Außenverteidiger Djakpa" [Nuremberg signs full-back Djakpa] (in German). Kicker. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
    "Djakpa verlässt Nürnberg" [Djakpa leaves Nuremberg] (in German). Kicker. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  15. ^ "SC Hessen Dreieich verpflichtet Constant Djakpa" [SC Hessen Dreieich signs Constant Djakpa] (in German). SC Hessen Dreieich. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
    "Dreieich verpflichtet Ex-Bundesligaprofi Constant Djakpa" [Dreieich signs former Bundesliga professional Constant Djakpa] (in German). Op-online.de. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  16. ^ a b c d Constant Djakpa at National-Football-Teams.com
  17. ^ "U-21 Ivory Coast 1:0 U-21 USA". Footiemag.de. 23 May 2008. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
    "U-21 Ivory Coast 1:0 U-21 USA". Footiemag.de. 27 May 2008. Archived from the original on 17 April 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  18. ^ "Qatar 1-6 Ivory Coast". National-football-teams.com. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Africa Cup of Nations 2008". Cafonline50.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
    "African Nations Cup 2008 - Match Details". Rsssf.org. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
    "Profile:Ivory Coast". Eurosport.com. 17 January 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Ivory Coast 2-1 Japan". National-football-teams.com. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
    "Constant Djakpa e aproape de Mondial. Fostul jucător al Pandurilor a intrat în atenția selecționerului Coastei de Fildeș" [Constant Djakpa is close to the World Cup. The former Pandurii player came to the attention of the Ivory Coast coach] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
    "Coasta de Fildeș - Japonia 2-1. Bony și Gervinho au întors soarta meciului în două minute!" [Ivory Coast - Japan 2-1. Bony and Gervinho turned the fate of the match in two minutes!] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
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