Didier Yves Drogba Tébily is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Canadian Major League Soccer club Impact de Montréal. He is the all-time top scorer and former captain of the Ivory Coast national team. He is best known for his career at Chelsea Football Club, for whom he has scored more goals than any other foreign player and is currently the club's 4th highest goal scorer of all time. He has been named African Footballer of the Year twice, winning the accolade in 2006 and 2009.
After playing in youth teams, Drogba made his professional debut aged 18 for Ligue 2 club Le Mans, and signed his 1st professional contract aged 21. After finishing the 2002–03 season with 17 goals in 34 appearances for Ligue 1 side Guingamp, he moved to OM | Olympique De Marseille, where he finished as the 3rd highest scorer in the 2003–04 season with 19 goals and helped the club reach the 2004 UEFA Cup Final.
In the summer of 2004, Drogba moved to Premier League club Chelsea for a club record £24 million fee, making him the most expensive Ivorian player in history. In his debut season he helped the club win their 1st league title in 50 years, and a year later he won another Premier League title. In March 2012, he became the 1st African player to score 100 Premier League goals, and also became the only player in history to score in 4 separate FA Cup finals the same year, when he scored in Chelsea's win over Liverpool FC in the 2012 final. He also played in the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final, in which he scored an 88th-minute equaliser and the winning penalty in the deciding shoot-out against FC Bayern München. After spending 6 months with Shanghai Shenhua in China, and one and a half seasons with Turkish club Galatasaray where he scored the winning goal in the final of the 2013 Turkish Super Cup, Drogba returned to Chelsea in July 2014. With a career record of scoring 10 goals in 10 finals winning 10 trophies at club level, Drogba has been referred to as the "ultimate big game player."
An Ivory Coast international between 2002 and 2014, Drogba captained the national team from 2006 until his retirement from the Ivory Coast team and is the nation's all-time top goalscorer with 63 goals from 104 appearances. He led the Ivory Coast to the 2006 FIFA World Cup, their 1st appearance in the tournament, and also scored their 1st goal. He later captained the Ivory Coast at the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups. He was part of the Ivory Coast teams that reached the final of the CAF / Africa Cup of Nations in 2006 and 2012, but were beaten on penalties on both occasions. On 8 August 2014, he announced his retirement from international football.
The Purple One Collectibles Singapore have an offer, a game used jersey memorabilia. This is the 60th card and is limited to only 450 cards worldwide! Didier Drogba wore this Chelsea game worn jersey from an away Champions League match during the 2006/2007 season.
This card is one of a limited number released and as such, is a true collector's item.
Price: S$19 (or Best Offer)
Rarity: 8/10⭐️
Potential value: 9/10⭐️
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