David Djigla

David Djigla
	Djigla with Niort in 2019
Personal information
Full name	David Djigla
Date of birth	23 August 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Akpakpa, Cotonou, Benin
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker Early life Djigla was born and raised in the Akpakpa district of Cotonou, Benin. He began playing street football from the age of six and joined local club Onze Créateurs de Cotonou, where he developed until relocating to Europe in 2013. Career Djigla played at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations when the team reached the quarter-finals. In September 2022, Djigla suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon, which significantly impacted his ability to return to his previous level of performance.
Team information
Current team	Les Herbiers
Number	14
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2015	Bordeaux II
2015	Bordeaux
2015–2021	Niort
2016–2018	Niort II
2022–	Les Herbiers
International career
2012–2020	Benin
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 September 2022

David Djigla (born 23 August 1995) is a Beninese professional footballer who plays as a striker for French Championnat National 2 club Les Herbiers.^[5] Between 2012 and 2020 he scored 4 goals in 28 appearances for the Benin national team.

Career

Djigla played at 2019 Africa Cup of Nations when the team reached the quarter-finals ^[6]

As of 23 June 2021^[7]^{[citation needed]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bordeaux	2014–15	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Chamois Niortais	2015–16	Ligue 2	31	1	2	0	1	0	34	1
	2016–17		23	2	5	2	0	0	28	4
	2017–18		22	4	2	0	1	0	25	4
	2018–19		31	1	2	0	0	0	33	1
	2019–20		10	0	2	0	0	0	12	0
	2020–21		11	0	1	0	–	–	12	0
	Total		128	8	14	2	2	0	144	10
Career total			129	8	14	2	2	0	145	10

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[8]
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Benin	2012	4	1
	2013	0	0
	2014	2	0
	2015	3	0
	2016	3	1
	2017	3	1
	2018	3	0
	2019	7	1
2020	3	0
Total		28	4

As of match played 24 March 2019. Benin score listed first, score column indicates score after each Djigla goal.^[8]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	26 May 2012	Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	1	Burkina Faso	1–1	2–2	Friendly
2	12 June 2016	Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin	10	Equatorial Guinea	2–1	2–1	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3	8 November 2017	Stade Municipal de Kintélé, Brazzaville, Congo	14	Congo	1–1	1–1	Friendly
4	24 March 2019	Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin	19	Togo	1–0	2–1	2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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