Ivorian Footballers: 870 Players & Profiles
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Ivorian footballers (870)
265 have played senior international football for Ivory Coast; the rest hold Ivorian nationality or played for youth teams. Sorted by prominence.
| Player | Born | Birthplace | Position | Club | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Didier Drogba | 1978 | Abidjan | Forward | 104 | 65 | |
| Yaya Touré | 1983 | Bouaké | Centre-back | 102 | 19 | |
| Kolo Touré | 1981 | Bouaké | Centre-back | 120 | 7 | |
| Salomon Kalou | 1985 | Oumé | Wing half | 93 | 27 | |
| Gervinho | 1987 | Anyama | Wing half | 88 | 23 | |
| Franck Kessié | 1996 | Ouragahio | Midfielder | Atalanta BC | 105 | 15 |
| Seydou Doumbia | 1985 | Abidjan | Forward | 37 | 9 | |
| Wilfried Bony | 1988 | Bingerville | Forward | 56 | 16 | |
| Wilfried Zaha | 1992 | Abidjan | Wing half | 33 | 5 | |
| Eric Bailly | 1994 | Bingerville | Centre-back | Columbus Crew | 50 | 2 |
| Emmanuel Eboué | 1983 | Abidjan | Full-back | 79 | 3 | |
| Didier Zokora | 1980 | Abidjan | Midfielder | 123 | 1 | |
| Yan Diomande | 2006 | Abidjan | Winger | Real Madrid Club de Fútbol | 15 | 3 |
| Donald-Olivier Sié | 1970 | Abidjan | Midfielder | 42 | 6 | |
| Cheick Tioté | 1986 | Yamoussoukro | Midfielder | |||
| Serge Aurier | 1992 | Ouragahio | Full-back | Persepolis F.C. | 60 | 2 |
| Boubacar Barry | 1979 | Abidjan | Goalkeeper | 84 | 1 | |
| Arthur Boka | 1983 | Abidjan | Full-back | 84 | 1 | |
| Odilon Kossounou | 2001 | Abidjan | Centre-back | Atalanta BC | 40 | 0 |
| Romaric | 1983 | Abidjan | Midfielder | |||
| Arouna Koné | 1983 | Anyama | Wing half | |||
| Sol Bamba | 1985 | Ivry-sur-Seine | Centre-back | |||
| Simon Adingra | 2002 | Yamoussoukro | Forward | AFC Ajax | 30 | 5 |
| Aruna Dindane | 1980 | Abidjan | Forward | 62 | 17 | |
| Lacina Traoré | 1990 | Abidjan | Forward | Varzim S.C. | 13 | 4 |
| Jean Seri | 1991 | Grand-Béréby | Midfielder | |||
| Maxwel Cornet | 1996 | Bregbo | Forward | West Ham United F.C. | 31 | 6 |
| Abdul Kader Keïta | 1981 | Abidjan | Wing half | 72 | 11 | |
| Bonaventure Kalou | 1978 | Oumé | Forward | 47 | 10 | |
| Guy Demel | 1981 | Orsay | Full-back | 32 | 0 | |
| Max Gradel | 1987 | Abidjan | Wing half | |||
| Ousmane Diomande | 2003 | Abidjan | Centre-back | Nottingham Forest F.C. | 12 | 0 |
| Ibrahim Sangaré | 1997 | Koumassi | Midfielder | |||
| Steve Gohouri | 1981 | Treichville | Defender | 13 | 3 | |
| Didier Ya Konan | 1984 | Abidjan | Forward | 27 | 8 | |
| Bakari Koné | 1981 | Abidjan | Forward | 41 | 9 | |
| Emerse Faé | 1984 | Nantes | Midfielder | 45 | 1 | |
| Guéla Doué | 2002 | Angers | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 24 | 3 | |
| Constant Djakpa | 1986 | Abidjan | Full-back | |||
| Siaka Tiéné | 1982 | Abidjan | Full-back | |||
| Benjamin Angoua | 1986 | Anyama | Defender | 17 | 1 | |
| Serey Dié | 1984 | Facobly | Midfielder | |||
| Abdoulaye Méïté | 1980 | 19th arrondissement of Paris | Centre-back | 44 | 1 | |
| Sylvain Gbohouo | 1988 | Bonoua | Goalkeeper | Wolkite City F.C. | 65 | 0 |
| Ousmane Viera | 1986 | Daloa | Centre-back | 10 | 1 | |
| Mathis Bolly | 1990 | Oslo | Midfielder | |||
| Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro | 1992 | Toulouse | Full-back | |||
| Giovanni Sio | 1989 | Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire | Forward | 14 | 2 | |
| Jérémie Boga | 1997 | 4th arrondissement of Marseille | Midfielder | US Sassuolo Calcio | ||
| Boubacar Sanogo | 1982 | Dimbokro | Forward | 21 | 6 | |
| Ismaël Traoré | 1986 | 15th arrondissement of Paris | Defender | |||
| Evann Guessand | 2001 | Ajaccio | Forward | Aston Villa F.C. | 10 | 1 |
| Bazoumana Touré | 2006 | Bouaké | Midfielder | Newcastle United F.C. | 9 | 2 |
| Brice Dja Djédjé | 1990 | Aboudé | Defender | |||
| Ismaël Diomandé | 1992 | Abidjan | Midfielder | |||
| Sayouba Mandé | 1993 | Abidjan | Goalkeeper | Odense Boldklub | 5 | 0 |
| Jean-Jacques Gosso | 1983 | Abidjan | Midfielder | |||
| Emmanuel Koné | 1986 | Abongoua | Midfielder | 15 | 0 | |
| Kanga Akalé | 1981 | Abidjan | Midfielder | |||
| Daniel Yeboah | 1984 | Abidjan | Goalkeeper | |||
| Cyril Domoraud | 1971 | Lakota Department | Defender | 51 | 0 | |
| Jean-Philippe Gbamin | 1995 | San-Pédro | Midfielder | |||
| Lamine Koné | 1989 | Paris | Centre-back | |||
| Abdul Razak | 1992 | Bouaké | Midfielder | |||
| Marco Zoro | 1983 | Anyama | Defender | 22 | 1 | |
| Gérard Gnanhouan | 1979 | Adzopé | Goalkeeper | |||
| Aristide Benoît Zogbo | 1981 | Abidjan | Goalkeeper | |||
| Adama Traoré | 1990 | Bondoukou | Full-back | |||
| Jean-Jacques Tizié | 1972 | Abidjan | Goalkeeper | 25 | 0 | |
| Abdoulaye Traoré | 1967 | Abidjan | Forward | 90 | 49 | |
| Sekou Cissé | 1985 | Dabou | Forward | |||
| Cheick Doukouré | 1992 | Cocody | Midfielder | 14 | 0 | |
| Gilles Yapi Yapo | 1982 | Abidjan | Midfielder | 46 | 10 | |
| Jonathan Kodjia | 1989 | Saint-Denis | Forward | F.C. Annecy | ||
| Wilfried Kanon | 1993 | Abidjan | Defender | |||
| Laurent Pokou | 1947 | Treichville | Forward | 70 | ||
| Simon Deli | 1991 | Ivory Coast | Defender | SK Slavia Prague | ||
| Roger Assalé | 1993 | Abengourou | Midfielder | |||
| Mamadou Bagayoko | 1989 | Abidjan | Defender | |||
| Christian Manfredini | 1975 | Abidjan | Midfielder | 2 | 1 | |
| Blaise Kouassi | 1975 | Abidjan | Centre-back | 33 | 0 | |
| Ibrahima Bakayoko | 1976 | Séguéla | Forward | 45 | 30 | |
| Victorien Angban | 1996 | Abidjan | Midfielder | FC BATE Borisov | 1 | 0 |
| Youssouf Falikou Fofana | 1966 | Divo | Forward | 7 | 1 | |
| Igor Lolo | 1982 | Abidjan | Defender | 22 | 0 | |
| Yannick Sagbo | 1988 | Marseille | Forward | 2 | 0 | |
| Yannick Boli | 1988 | Saint-Maur-des-Fossés | Forward | 1 | 0 | |
| Badra Ali Sangaré | 1986 | Bingerville | Goalkeeper | |||
| Tallo Gadji | 1992 | Ivory Coast | Forward | FK Igman Konjic | ||
| Kafoumba Coulibaly | 1985 | Abidjan | Midfielder | 12 | 0 | |
| Alain Gouaméné | 1966 | Gagnoa | Goalkeeper | 58 | 0 | |
| Ibrahim Diaky | 1982 | Abidjan | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | |
| Lago Júnior | 1990 | Abidjan | Forward | 5 | 0 | |
| Abraham Gneki Guié | 1987 | San-Pédro | Forward | 2 | 0 | |
| Gohi Bi Zoro Cyriac | 1990 | Daloa | Forward | |||
| Amara Diané | 1982 | Bingerville | Forward | 8 | 3 | |
| Félix Dja Ettien | 1979 | Abidjan | Midfielder | 6 | 1 | |
| Kandia Traoré | 1980 | Abidjan | Forward | |||
| Souleyman Doumbia | 1996 | Paris | Defender | Angers SCO | ||
| Ahmed Ouattara | 1969 | Abidjan | Forward | 21 | 4 | |
| Moussa Koné | 1990 | Anyama | Midfielder | 1 | 1 | |
| Kader Keïta | 2000 | Ivory Coast | Midfielder | Al-Riyadh SC | 1 | 0 |
| Thierry Doubai | 1988 | Yamoussoukro | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | |
| Thomas Touré | 1993 | Grasse | Wing half | |||
| Venance Zézé | 1981 | Abidjan | Midfielder | 7 | 1 | |
| Marco Né | 1983 | Abidjan | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | |
| François Zahoui | 1962 | Treichville | Midfielder | |||
| Joël Tiéhi | 1964 | Abidjan | Forward | 40 | 25 | |
| Hervé Kambou | 1985 | Abidjan | Midfielder | 3 | 0 | |
| Stephan Loboué | 1981 | Pforzheim | Goalkeeper | 4 | 0 | |
| Ange N'Guessan | 1990 | Abidjan | Forward | 22 | 5 | |
| Tchiressoua Guel | 1975 | Sikensi | Midfielder | 71 | 9 | |
| Serge N'Guessan | 1994 | Abidjan | Midfielder | |||
| Inès Tia | 1993 | Daloa | Forward | |||
| Tiémoko Konaté | 1990 | Abidjan | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | |
| Josée Nahi | 1989 | Diégonéfla | Forward | 21 | 13 | |
| Tiassé Koné | 1987 | Abidjan | Goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | |
| Serge Maguy | 1970 | Abidjan | Midfielder | 32 | 2 | |
| Ismaila Soro | 1998 | Yakassé-Mé | Midfielder | |||
| Oumar Ben Salah | 1964 | Abidjan | Forward | 21 | 4 | |
| Sam Dominique Abouo | 1973 | Abidjan | Midfielder | 21 | 0 | |
| Raoul Kouakou | 1980 | Abidjan | Defender | 1 | 0 | |
| Olivier Tébily | 1975 | Abidjan | Defender | 18 | 0 | |
| Lionel Bah | 1980 | Oullins | Midfielder | 2 | 0 | |
| Serge Dié | 1977 | Abidjan | Midfielder | 22 | 1 | |
| Lassina Diabaté | 1974 | Bouaké | Defender | 32 | 1 | |
| Lucien Kassi-Kouadio | 1963 | Ivory Coast | Forward | 9 | 1 | |
| Yacouba Bamba | 1975 | Marcory | Forward | 4 | 0 | |
| Anthony Moura-Komenan | 1986 | Bruges | Midfielder | 4 | 0 | |
| Xavier Kouassi | 1989 | San-Pédro | Midfielder | Foot club de Pau | 1 | 0 |
| Amani Yao | 1963 | Tiassalé Department | Attacker | |||
| Vincent Angban | 1985 | Anyama | Goalkeeper | 2 | 0 | |
| Franck Manga Guela | 1986 | Abidjan | Midfielder | 3 | 1 | |
| Binta Diakité | 1985 | Yopougon | Forward | ASJ Soyaux | ||
| Gadji Celi | 1961 | Abidjan | Midfielder | |||
| Sekana Diaby | 1968 | Abidjan | Centre-back | 6 | 0 | |
| Hamed Modibo Diallo | 1976 | Zahia | Centre-forward | |||
| Christian Fabrice Okoua | 1991 | Ivory Coast | Goalkeeper | |||
| Didier Otokoré | 1969 | Gagnoa | Midfielder | 8 | 0 | |
| Kouko Guehi | 1987 | San-Pédro | Midfielder | 0 | 0 | |
| Mamadou Doumbia | 1980 | Abidjan | Defender | 7 | 1 | |
| Pascal Miézan | 1959 | Gagnoa | Midfielder | |||
| Basile Aka Kouamé | 1963 | Abidjan | Defender | 45 | 0 | |
| Cheick Comara | 1993 | Abidjan | Defender | |||
| Antonin Koutouan | 1983 | Abidjan | Wing half | 2 | 0 | |
| Ibrahima Koné | 1969 | Adjamé | Midfielder | 23 | 0 | |
| Saliou Lassissi | 1978 | Abidjan | Defender | |||
| Ida Guehai | 1994 | Guibéroua | Midfielder | |||
| Fatou Coulibaly | 1987 | Abidjan | Defender | |||
| Rébecca Elloh | 1994 | Grand-Bassam | Forward |