| Dani Chigou | |
| Fullname: | Daniel Chigou |
| Birth Date: | 1983 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Limbe, Cameroon |
| Height: | 1.850NaN0 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | 2000 |
| Youthclubs1: | Mount Cameroon F.C. |
| Years1: | 2001 |
| Clubs1: | Fovu Baham |
| Years2: | 2001–2002 |
| Clubs2: | Ternana Calcio |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2002–2003 |
| Clubs3: | A.S. Andria BAT |
| Caps3: | 25 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2003–2004 |
| Clubs4: | Legnano Calcio |
| Caps4: | 19 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2004 |
| Clubs5: | A.C. Paternò 2004 |
| Caps5: | 12 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 2004–2005 |
| Clubs6: | S.S. Virtus Lanciano 1924 |
| Caps6: | 8 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2005 |
| Clubs7: | Sanremese |
| Caps7: | 14 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2005–2007 |
| Clubs8: | S.S.C. Giugliano |
| Caps8: | 49 |
| Goals8: | 21 |
| Years9: | 2007 |
| Clubs9: | Nuorese |
| Caps9: | 11 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Years10: | 2007 |
| Clubs10: | FC Farul Constanţa |
| Caps10: | 11 |
| Goals10: | 2 |
| Years11: | 2008 |
| Clubs11: | FCM Câmpina |
| Caps11: | 0 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2008 |
| Clubs12: | Debreceni VSC |
| Caps12: | 1 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2009–2011 |
| Clubs13: | FK Dukla Prague |
| Caps13: | 62 |
| Goals13: | 37 |
| Years14: | 2011 |
| Clubs14: | Volgar-Gazprom |
| Caps14: | 2 |
| Goals14: | 0 |
| Years15: | 2012– |
| Clubs15: | Dukla Prague |
| Caps15: | 0 |
| Goals15: | 0 |
| Years16: | 2012 |
| Clubs16: | →Zbrojovka Brno (loan) |
| Caps16: | 12 |
| Goals16: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 30 June 2012 |
Daniel "Dani" Chigou (born 5 July 1983) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a striker. In a journeyman career, he played for numerous clubs in Italy, Romania, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Russia. He has been compared to fellow Cameroonian striker Samuel Eto'o.[1]
He played for eight clubs in Italy in a period of seven years.[2] He began his football career in the 2001–02 season in the Italian Serie B with Ternana Calcio, where he played twice without scoring. After moving on, he represented clubs in Serie C1 and Serie C2.[3]
In January 2009, Chigou signed for Czech club FK Dukla Prague from Hungarian side Debrecen.[4] He made his first appearance for Dukla in a friendly match against SV Wacker Burghausen on 17 January 2009,[5] scoring two goals.[6] He opened his account in his second competitive game for the club,[7] scoring a hat-trick as Dukla defeated Fotbal Fulnek by a club record score, 6–0.[8]
In the 2009–2010 season he scored 14 goals, becoming the top goalscorer of the Czech 2. Liga together with Pavel Černý and Karel Kroupa.[9]
Chigou started the following season, the 2010–11 Czech 2. Liga, by scoring six goals in five matches[4] and again finished the season as the division's top scorer, this time outright, with 19 goals for FK Dukla Prague.[10] Following the end of the 2010–11 season, Chigou decided not to extend his contract and left the club.[11]
In July 2011, Chigou had a trial at Belgian First Division club Oud-Heverlee Leuven.[12] However Chigou was not offered a contract and found himself back at Dukla at the beginning of the 2011–12 Gambrinus liga to train with the club, watching the opening game of the season against Olomouc.[13] On 25 August 2011 it was announced he had started training at Russian First Division outfit FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan.[14]
In February 2012, Chigou returned to the Czech Republic, signing once more for Dukla, but immediately going on loan to Czech 2. Liga side FC Zbrojovka Brno.[15]
Chigou returned to Dukla in the summer of 2012 but did not feature for the first team in the first half of the season. In February 2013 he had a trial at second division 1. SC Znojmo. Despite scoring in a 4–1 friendly win against Austrian third division side Retz, Znojmo manager Leoš Kalvoda decided against signing the player.[16]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Ternana Calcio | 2001–02 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Fidelis Andria | 2002–03 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |
| Legnano | 2003–04 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| Paternò | 2003–04 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | |
| Lanciano | 2004–05 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Sanremese | 2004–05 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
| Giugliano | 2005–06 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 14 | |
| 2006–07 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | ||
| Total | 49 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 21 | ||
| Nuorese | 2006–07 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Farul Constanţa | 2007–08 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| Câmpina | 2007–08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debrecen | 2007–08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dukla Prague | 2008–09 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 14 | |||
| 2010–11 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19 | |||
| Total | 62 | 37 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 37 | |||
| Volgar-Gazprom | 2011–12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Brno | 2011–12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 228 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 74 | ||
Statistics accurate as of match played 30 June 2012[17]