Dani Chigou Explained

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]

Career

Italy

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]

Czech Republic

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]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ternana Calcio2001–02200000000020
Fidelis Andria2002–0325300000000253
Legnano2003–0419100000000191
Paternò2003–0412400000000124
Lanciano2004–05800000000080
Sanremese2004–0514200000000142
Giugliano2005–063214000000003214
2006–0717700000000177
Total4921000000004921
Nuorese2006–0711100000000111
Farul Constanţa2007–0811200000000112
Câmpina2007–08000000000000
Debrecen2007–08100000000010
Dukla Prague2008–09104000000104
2009–1026140000002614
2010–1126190000002619
Total62370000006237
Volgar-Gazprom2011–12200000000020
Brno2011–12123000000123
Career total228740000000022874

Statistics accurate as of match played 30 June 2012[17]

Honours

Club

FK Dukla Prague:

Individual

Notes and References

  1. News: Pražské derby mělo černého krále . Czech . denik.cz . 7 September 2009 . 21 June 2011.
  2. News: Kamerunský útočník Chigou zlepšil přístup a táhne fotbalovou Duklu . Czech . idnes.cz . 10 August 2010 . 21 June 2011.
  3. Web site: Tutto Calciatori . Daniel Chigou – Carreira – stagioni, presenze, goal . 30 April 2009 . it.
  4. News: Šest gólů v pěti zápasech. Duklu ve druhé lize táhne kamerunský střelec . Czech . idnes.cz . 29 August 2010 . 21 June 2011.
  5. News: Freundschaftsspiel SV Wacker Burghausen gegen Dukla Prag endet 3:3 unentschieden . fussball.sv-wacker.de . 21 June 2011 . de.
  6. News: Dukla v Burghausenu 3:3 s Wackerem . Czech . fkdukla.cz . 21 June 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111006075202/http://www.fkdukla.cz/Novinky-a-aktuality/Novinky-v-prvnim-tymu/Dukla-v-Burghausenu-3-3-s-Wackerem/3-5-i8.article.aspx . 6 October 2011.
  7. News: Dani Chigou a Petr Malý – góloví debutanti . Czech . fkdukla.cz . 21 June 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120401224204/http://www.fkdukla.cz/Novinky-a-aktuality/Novinky-v-prvnim-tymu/Dani-Chigou-a-Petr-Maly-golovi-debutanti/3-5-T3.article.aspx . 1 April 2012.
  8. News: Rekordní výhra – 6:0 nad Fulnekem . Czech . fkdukla.cz . 21 June 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111006075126/http://www.fkdukla.cz/Novinky-a-aktuality/Novinky-v-prvnim-tymu/Rekordni-vyhra-6-0-nad-Fulnekem/3-5-SY.article.aspx . 6 October 2011.
  9. News: Ze Zlína odejdu, ví Kroupa, nejlepší střelec druhé ligy . Czech . idnes.cz . 7 June 2010 . 21 June 2011.
  10. News: Dukla i Žižkov zakončily sezonu remízou, králem střelců je Chigou . Czech . idnes.cz . 11 June 2011 . 11 June 2011.
  11. News: Kamerunský kanonýr Chigou si s Duklou první ligu nezahraje . Czech . idnes.cz . 20 June 2011 . 20 June 2011.
  12. News: OH Leuven test een Kameroener . voetbalkrant.com . 6 July 2011 . 7 July 2011 . nl.
  13. News: Kamerunský kanonýr Chigou trénuje na Dukle, vrátí se? . Czech . idnes.cz . 1 August 2011 . 1 August 2011.
  14. News: http://donnews.ru/?option=com_dnnews&view=relate&id=111728 . ru:"Волгарь-Газпром" пригласил нападающего из Камеруна . donnews.ru . 25 August 2011 . 27 August 2011 . ru . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120331084501/http://donnews.ru/?option=com_dnnews&view=relate&id=111728 . 31 March 2012.
  15. News: Kanonýr Chigou opět patří Dukle, na jaře ale bude hostovat v Brně . Czech . idnes.cz . 26 February 2012 . 26 February 2012.
  16. News: Znojemští fotbalisté zkoušeli Chigoua. Dal gól, přesto neuspěl . Czech . idnes.cz . 25 February 2013 . 11 May 2013.
  17. Web site: Romanian Soccer . Romanian Soccer – History and Statistics – Daniel CHIGOU . 1 August 2011.