 Djidji with Nantes in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lévy Koffi Djidji | ||
| Date of birth | 30 November 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Bagnolet, France | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Torino | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | AJN Bagnolet | ||
| 2006–2007 | Saint-Herblain Olympique Club | ||
| 2007–2011 | Nantes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2019 | Nantes | 98 | (1) |
| 2012–2016 | Nantes B | 31 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | → Torino (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2019– | Torino | 76 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | → Crotone (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:51, 30 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Lévy Koffi Djidji (born 30 November 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Serie A club Torino. Born in France, Djidji plays for the Ivory Coast national team.
Born in Bagnolet, Djidji started his career in the youth team of his hometown club AJN Bagnolet.[1] In the spring of 2006, he left his hometown and signed with Saint-Herblain Olympique Club.[2]
In summer 2007, at the age of fifteen, he moved to the under-18 team of Ligue 1 side FC Nantes, being promoted to the reserve team one year later for the 2008–09 season.[2] He played in his first three years for the reserve team in ten games in the CFA 2 Groupe G.[3]
On 4 August 2012, he played his senior debut in the Ligue 2 for Nantes against Nimes Olympique. He scored his first goal in Ligue 1 against Montpellier on 22 March 2014, in a 2–1 win for Nantes over Montpellier.
On 17 August 2018, Djidji joined the Italian Serie A club Torino on loan with an option to buy.[4][5]
Djidji was born and raised in France to an Ivorian father and a French mother. He received a call-up to the Ivory national team for their friendly 0–0 tie against Hungary.[7]