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{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Franck Dja Djédjé
| image          = Franck Dja Djédjé 24.11.2013.jpg
| fullname       = Franck Dja Djédjé
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1986|6|2|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Abidjan]], [[Ivory Coast]]
| height         = {{height|m=1.76}}
| position       = [[Forward (association football)#Striker|Striker]]
| currentclub    = [[FC Irtysh Pavlodar|Irtysh Pavlodar]]
| clubnumber     = 19
| youthyears1    = 1998–1999 |youthclubs1 = Solitaire Paris
| youthyears2    = 1999–2003 |youthclubs2 = [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]
| years1         = 2003–2007 |clubs1  = [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] |caps1  =  5 |goals1  =  0
| years2         = 2004–2005 |clubs2  = → [[Stade Brestois 29|Stade Brestois]] (loan)    |caps2  = 23 |goals2  =  1
| years3         = 2006–2007 |clubs3  = → [[Grenoble Foot 38|Grenoble]] (loan)           |caps3  = 33 |goals3  =  5
| years4         = 2007–2009 |clubs4  = [[Grenoble Foot 38|Grenoble]]                    |caps4  = 36 |goals4  = 10
| years5         = 2009      |clubs5  = [[RC Strasbourg Alsace|Strasbourg]]              |caps5  =  9 |goals5  =  0
| years6         = 2009–2010 |clubs6  = → [[Vannes OC|Vannes]] (loan)                    |caps6  = 30 |goals6  =  2
| years7         = 2010–2011 |clubs7  = [[AC Arles-Avignon|Arles-Avignon]]               |caps7  = 37 |goals7  =  5
| years8         = 2011–2012 |clubs8  = [[OGC Nice|Nice]]                                |caps8  = 21 |goals8  =  4
| years9         = 2012–2014 |clubs9  = [[FC Chornomorets Odesa|Chornomorets Odesa]]     |caps9  = 38 |goals9  =  15
| years10        = 2014      |clubs10 = [[Sarpsborg 08 FF|Sarpsborg 08]]                 |caps10 = 14 |goals10 =  8
| years11        = 2014      |clubs11 = [[FC Dinamo Minsk|Dinamo Minsk]]                 |caps11 = 6  |goals11 =  3
| years12        = 2015      |clubs12 = [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]]                     |caps12 = 11 |goals12 =  2
| years13        = 2015–2016 |clubs13 = [[Al-Shahania Sports Club|Al-Shahania]]          |caps13 =    |goals13 =  
| years14        = 2017–     |clubs14 = [[FC Irtysh Pavlodar|Irtysh Pavlodar]]           |caps14 = 2  |goals14 =  0
| nationalyears1 =           |nationalteam1 = [[France national under-17 football team|France U17]]           |nationalcaps1 = 13  |nationalgoals1 = 11
| nationalyears2 =           |nationalteam2 = [[France national under-18 football team|France U18]]           |nationalcaps2 = 6   |nationalgoals2 = 4
| nationalyears3 =           |nationalteam3 = [[France national under-19 football team|France U19]]           |nationalcaps3 = 17  |nationalgoals3 = 9
| nationalyears4 = 2006–2008 |nationalteam4 = [[France national under-21 football team|France U21]]           |nationalcaps4 = 1   |nationalgoals4 = 1
| nationalyears5 = 2008      |nationalteam5 = [[Ivory Coast national under-23 football team|Ivory Coast U23]] |nationalcaps5 = 2   |nationalgoals5 = 0
| pcupdate       = 14:30, 21 January 2017 (UTC)
| ntupdate       = 2 June 2010
}}
'''Franck Dja Djédjé''' (born 2 June 1986) is an Ivorian [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]] for [[FC Irtysh Pavlodar|Irtysh Pavlodar]] in the [[Kazakhstan Premier League]].

==Career==
===Club===
Dja Djédjé came to France from his country of birth at the 12 years age, where he signed with SC Solitaire de Paris at youth level, before moving on to the youth setup at French giants [[Paris Saint-Germain]] at the age of 13. He has since risen to the ranks of the senior team, going on loan to [[Stade Brestois]] for the 2004–2005 season. For the 2006–2007 season has been sent out on loan at Ligue 2 club [[Grenoble Foot 38]]. On 30 January 2009 he moved to another rival team [[RC Strasbourg]] and on 31 August 2009 [[Vannes OC]] have signed the forward on loan.<ref>[http://vocfoot.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=574&Itemid=1 L'attaquant Franck Dja DjéDjé prêté pour 1 an au VOC]</ref>

He signed for French [[Ligue 1]] club [[AC Arles-Avignon]] in July 2010.

On 26 August 2011, it was announced that he would move to [[Ligue 1]] outfit [[OGC Nice]], signing a three-year deal. It is said that he joined the side as he was often described as a 'nice man' throughout his childhood.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ogcnice.com/actualite/news.php?clef=7368|language=French|title=Franck Dja Djédjé, 7ème recrue du mercato|publisher=[[OGC Nice]]|work=official site|date=26 August 2011}}</ref>

At the start of March 2014, Dja Djédjé left [[FC Chornomorets Odesa|Chornomorets Odesa]] due to the civil unrest caused by the [[2014 Ukrainian revolution]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Franck Dja Djedje leaves Chornomorets to return to France amidst Ukraine troubles|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9206013/franck-dja-djedje-leaves-chornomorets-to-return-to-france-amidst-ukraine-troubles|publisher=Sky Sports|accessdate=8 April 2014}}</ref> and went on to sign a three-month contract with Norwegian side [[Sarpsborg 08 FF|Sarpsborg 08]] at the end of the month.<ref>{{cite web|title=Côte d'Ivoire : Franck Dja Djédjé signe en Norvège pour trois mois|url=http://www.jeuneafrique.com/Article/ARTJAWEB20140327111451/|publisher=jeuneafrique|accessdate=8 April 2014|language=French}}</ref> Following the expiration of his Sarpsborg 08 contract, Dja Djédjé signed for [[FC Dinamo Minsk|Dinamo Minsk]] on 2 September 2014, on a contract till the end of the season, with the option of an extension.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Минское Динамо заключило контракт с Франком Джа Джедже|url=http://dinamo-minsk.by/ru/press-tsentr/~shownews/new_player_03_09_2014|website=dinamo-minsk.by/ru|publisher=[[FC Dinamo Minsk]]|accessdate=4 September 2014|language=Russian|date=2 September 2014}}</ref><ref>[http://dinamo-minsk.by/en/press-tsentr/~shownews/new_player_03_09_2014 Dinamo Minsk signed Dja DjéDjé]</ref>

On 5 January 2015, Dja Djedje signed for [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]].<ref>[http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/5082 Hibernian FC]</ref> He cut short his contract by a year to move to Qatari club [[Al-Shahania Sports Club|Al-Shahania]] in June 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hibs/franck-dja-djedje-leaves-hibs-for-al-shahaniya-1-3795092 |title=Franck Dja Djedje leaves Hibs for Al Shahaniya |work=Edinburgh Evening News |publisher= |first=Anthony |last=Brown |date=7 June 2015 |accessdate=7 June 2015}}</ref> He left Al-Shahania in July 2016.

In January 2017, Dja Djedje went on trial with [[Kazakhstan Premier League]] side [[FC Irtysh Pavlodar|Irtysh Pavlodar]].<ref>{{cite web|title=НА ПРОСМОТР В ИРТЫШ ПРИБЫЛ ФРАНК ДЖА ДЖЕДЖЕ|url=http://fcirtysh.kz/news/1217-na-p-osmot-v-i-tysh-p-ibyl-f-ank-dzha-dzhedzhe.html|website=fcirtysh.kz|publisher=FC Irtysh Pavlodar|accessdate=9 February 2017|language=Russian|date=14 January 2017}}</ref>

===International===
He has played internationally for France in their Under-17, Under-18 and Under-19 team, gaining a large amount of caps. In 2005, he won the European U-19 Championship with France in [[Belfast]].

In 2008, he was selected to represent Ivory Coast at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]], just right before his nationality transfer deadline—his 21st birthday.

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|21 January 2017}}.<ref name="Soccerway profile">{{cite news|title=Franck Dja Djédjé profile|url=http://int.soccerway.com/players/franck-dja-djedje/1575/|accessdate=21 January 2017|work=Soccerway|date=21 January 2017}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Club statistics
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup<ref group="lower-alpha">Includes the [[Kazakhstan Cup]].</ref>
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental<ref group="lower-alpha">Includes the [[UEFA Europa League]].</ref>
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Sarpsborg 08 FF|Sarpsborg 08]]
|[[2014 Sarpsborg 08 FF season|2014]]
|rowspan="1"|[[Eliteserien (football)|Eliteserien]]
|14||2||4||4||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!14!!2!!4!!4!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!18!!6
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[FC Dinamo Minsk|Dinamo Minsk]]
|[[2014 Belarusian Premier League|2014]]
|rowspan="1"|[[Belarusian Premier League|Vysheyshaya Liga]]
|6||3||0||0||colspan="2"|—||6||0||colspan="2"|—||12||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!6!!3!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!6!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!12!!3
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]]
|[[2014–15 Hibernian F.C. season|2014–15]]<ref>{{cite web|title=2014/15 Stats|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=37504&season_id=144|website=soccerbase.com|publisher=Soccerbase|accessdate=23 January 2017}}</ref>
|rowspan="1"|[[Scottish Championship]]
|11||2||3||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0||15||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!11!!2!!3!!1!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!1!!0!!15!!3
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!31!!7!!7!!5!!0!!0!!0!!6!!0!!1!!45!!12
|}
<small>{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}</small>

==Personal life==
He has dual French and Ivorian nationality.

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{Soccerway|franck-dja-djedje/1575}}
* {{LFP|id=dja-djedje-franck|name=Franck DJA DJEDJE}}
* {{FIFA player|216966}}

{{Ivory Coast men's football squad 2008 Summer Olympics}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2012}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dja Djedje, Franck}}
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