Léonce Dodoz Explained

Léonce Dodoz
Fullname:Zikahi Léonce Dodoz
Birth Date:28 June 1992
Birth Place:Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Position:Forward
Years1:2012
Clubs1:JC Abidjan
Years2:2012
Clubs2:Friends
Years3:2013
Clubs3:Three Star
Years4:2014–2015
Clubs4:Manang Marshyangdi
Years5:2015–2016
Clubs5:Gangtok Himalayan
Caps5:9
Goals5:4
Years6:2016–2017
Clubs6:Mohammedan
Caps6:16
Goals6:5[1]
Years8:2016
Clubs8:Chanmari (loan)
Caps8:5
Goals8:0 [2]
Years9:2017–2019
Clubs9:Aizawl[3]
Caps9:36
Goals9:7
Years10:2019–2020
Clubs10:Bhawanipore
Years11:2020
Clubs11:Free State Stars
Caps11:5
Goals11:0
Years12:2021–2022
Clubs12:BSS Sporting Club
Years13:2022
Clubs13:SC Gagnoa
Years14:2022–2023
Clubs14:ES Bafing
Years15:2023
Clubs15:Rajasthan United
Caps15:4
Goals15:0
Years16:2023
Clubs16:Sikkim Aakraman FC
Years17:2023
Clubs17:Namlha FC

Zikahi Léonce Dodoz (born 28 June 1992) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward. He is of Beninese descent.[4]

Club career

Nepal

Claiming he was beguiled by a football agent into entering Nepal, Dodoz plied his trade with Friends Club for a year before moving to Three Star Club for 2013.[5] The Ivorian left the team in December that year without contacting their board,[6] with fans asking to get a replacement for him for 2014.[7]

While lining up for Three Star Club in 2013, Dodoz's mother died.[8]

He missed the 2014 Nepal Martyr's Memorial A-Division Super Six due to a cracked ankle.[9]

India

Besides Nepal, Dodoz has appeared for various Indian sides in different leagues. In 2015, he signed for Gangtok Himalayan S.C. before moving to Kolkata giants Mohammedan Sporting. With Gangtok, he played in the Sikkim Premier Division League and scored 4 goals in 9 matches.

In Mohammedan Sporting, Dodoz appeared in both Calcutta Football League[10] and I-League 2nd Division matches.[11]

He later signed for Mizoram Premier League side Chanmari FC in 2016. He made his I-League debut as a player of Aizawl FC in 2017 and continued playing for the club until 2019. He scored 11 league goals in 44 official matches.[12] [13]

Dodoz again choose a new club in India, Bhawanipore FC in 2019, that also competes in the Calcutta Football League. He stayed there for a season before moving to Free State Stars F.C. in South Africa. In January 2023, Dodoz moved back to India and joined I-League side Rajasthan United on a season-long deal.[14]

Honours

Three Star Club

[15] 2013Manang Marshyangdi

2014

Mohammedan Sporting

2016–17

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mohammedan Sporting sign Ivory Coast forward Leonce Dodoz as their second foreigner!. Arunava. Chaudhuri. Arun Foot. 25 June 2016. 28 December 2017. 3 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180303110624/http://www.arunfoot.com/mohammedan-sporting-sign-ivory-coast-forward-leonce-dodoz-second-foreigner/. live.
  2. Web site: Leonce Dodoz joins Chanmari FC on loan. 5 November 2016. The Home of Indian Football-Live.com. 28 December 2017. 3 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180303110709/http://thif-live.com/leonce-dodoz-joins-chanmari-fc-on-loan/. live.
  3. Web site: I-League: Aizawl FC sign Leonce Dodoz, set eyes on Mizoram Premier League. Goal.com. 20 August 2017. 28 December 2017. 30 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170830072530/http://www.goal.com/en-in/news/i-league-aizawl-fc-sign-leonce-dodoz/1m9cx3oueb8pm1obluoy1rkjas. live.
  4. Web site: Léonce Dodoz Zikahi:"Je serai ravi de défendre les couleurs du Bénin". Actu Monde Sport. 17 October 2016. French. 28 December 2017. 3 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180303110612/https://ams-66.webself.net/blog/2016/10/17/leonce-dodoz-zikahije-serai-ravi-de-defendre-les-couleurs-du-benin. live.
  5. Web site: Give and take for Africans in Nepal. https://web.archive.org/web/20170827132324/http://www.fifa.com/live-scores/news/y=2013/m=7/news=give-and-take-for-africans-nepal-2136996.html. dead. 27 August 2017. FIFA.com. 17 July 2013.
  6. Web site: Three Star Club Asks Dodoz to Contact Soon. Dipendra. Give Me Goal.com. 9 December 2013. 28 December 2017. 3 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180303111047/http://givemegoal.com/np/2013/12/09/three-star-club-asks-dodoz-to-contact-soon/. live.
  7. Web site: Aren't we going to replace Dodoz?. Three Star Club Official Site. 23 December 2013. 28 December 2017. 3 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180303110346/https://threestarclub.weebly.com/news--articles/arent-we-going-to-replace-dodoz. live.
  8. Web site: Ncell Cup 2070 – Ten Players to Keep an Eye on. Dipendra. Give Me Goal.com. 1 December 2013. 28 December 2017. 3 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180303111241/http://givemegoal.com/np/2013/12/01/ncell-cup-2070-ten-players-to-keep-an-eye-on/. live.
  9. Web site: Dodoz to miss Super Six. Dipendra. Give Me Goal.com. 9 February 2013. 28 December 2017. 3 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180303111125/http://givemegoal.com/np/2014/02/09/dodoz-to-miss-super-six/. live.
  10. http://www.indiafooty.com/2016/09/04/cfl-mohammedan-sporting-club-held-goalless-by-peerless-sc/ Mohammedan Sporting held goalless by Peerless SC
  11. News: Mohammedan SC suffers first loss; go down 1–2 to Tollygunge. Kolkata. Ujjal. Sarkhel. Thif-Live.com. 9 August 2016. 21 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160821022613/http://thif-live.com/cfl-mohammedan-sc-suffers-first-loss-go-down-1-2-to-tollygunge/. 21 August 2016. dead.
  12. Web site: I-League: Aizawl FC edges East Bengal to claim first win. sportstar.thehindu.com. 11 March 2021. 8 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200808175202/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/i-league-aizawl-fc-east-bengal-leonce-dodoz-lalkhawpuimawi/article25586218.ece. live.
  13. Web site: Aizawl FC sign Ivorian forward Leonce Dodoz from CFL side Peerless. The Fan Garage. 11 March 2021. 16 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220516074516/https://thefangarage.com/articles/11990-aizawl-fc-sign-ivorian-forward-leonce-dodoz-from-cfl-side-peerless. live.
  14. Web site: Rajasthan United rope in Kyrgyzstan international Atay Dzhumashev. sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Dakir Mohammed. Thanveer. 5 January 2023. 6 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230106103003/https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/indian-football/news-rajasthan-united-rope-kyrgyzstan-international-atay-dzhumashev. 6 January 2023.
  15. Web site: Nepal - List of Champions and Cup Winners . . 29 March 2014 . 12 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220712145240/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nepalchamp.html . live .