List of international goals scored by Didier Drogba explained

Didier Drogba is a former professional association footballer who represented the Ivory Coast national team from 2002 to 2014. He made his debut for the Ivory Coast in a 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification match against South Africa in September 2002. He scored his first international goal on his next appearance for the Ivory Coast, in a 3–0 win against Cameroon in a friendly in Châteauroux, France. On 8 August 2014, Drogba announced his retirement from international football with a record of 63 goals in 102 appearances, ending his international career as his country's all-time top scorer,[1] remaining so, and with the third-most appearances, behind Didier Zokora (123) and Kolo Touré (120).[2] His record in unofficial matches was 3 goals in 4 appearances.[3]

Drogba scored one hat-trick during his international career, scoring the opening three goals in a 6–1 victory for the Ivory Coast against Burundi in a 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification match. He has also scored a goal twice in a match on twelve occasions, including one against Senegal in October 2012; the game was abandoned shortly after Drogba's second goal as fans rioted, throwing food and drinks onto the pitch, although the Confederation of African Football declared the 2–0 victory would stand.[4] He has scored more goals against Benin (seven) than any other country. Nineteen of his goals were scored in his hometown stadium of Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan. Fourteen of Drogba's goals were scored from the penalty spot.

Drogba scored more international goals in friendlies than in any other format, with 23 in 42 matches. He scored eighteen goals in FIFA World Cup qualifiers at almost one goal per game (nineteen matches), and two goals at the World Cup finals. In the Africa Cup of Nations, he scored eleven goals in twelve qualifying matches, and eleven goals in twenty-four matches at the tournaments. As of September 2020, he is the 22nd highest men's international goal scorer of all time, and third highest scorer for an African nation, behind Godfrey Chitalu and Kinnah Phiri.

International goals

Ivory Coast listed first, score column indicates score after each Drogba goal.[5]

Key
scope=row style="text-align:center" Indicates goal was scored from a penalty kick
List of international goals scored by Didier Drogba
scope=col No.scope=col data-sort-type=date Datescope=col Venuescope=col Capscope=col Opponentscope=col Scorescope=col Resultscope=col Competitionscope=col class=unsortable Ref
scope=row111 February 2003 Stade Gaston Petit, Châteauroux, France 2 2–0 3–0 [6]
scope=row28 June 2003 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 5 1–0 6–1 [7]
scope=row32–0
scope=row43–0
scope=row531 March 2004 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia 9 1–0 2–0 [8]
scope=row62–0
scope=row728 April 2004 Stade Jacques-Forestier, Aix-les-Bains, France 10 1–0 4–2 [9]
scope=row86 June 2004 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 11 2–0 2–0 [10]
scope=row920 June 2004 Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt 12 2–1 2–1 [11]
scope=row105 September 2004 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 15 1–0 5–0 [12]
scope=row1127 March 2005 16 2–0 3–0 [13]
scope=row123–0
scope=row13 19 June 2005 18 1–0 2–0 [14]
scope=row142–0
scope=row154 September 2005 20 1–1 2–3 [15]
scope=row162–2
scope=row1716 November 2005 Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland 23 1–0 1–1 [16]
scope=row1817 January 2006 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 24 1–0 2–0 [17]
scope=row1921 January 2006 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt 25 1–0 1–0 [18]
scope=row2024 January 2006 26 1–0 2–1 [19]
scope=row217 February 2006 Haras El Hodoud Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt 28 1–0 1–0 [20]
scope=row224 June 2006 Stade Robert Bobin, Évry, France 33 1–0 3–0 Friendly[21]
scope=row232–0
scope=row2410 June 2006 FIFA WM Stadion Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany 34 1–2 1–2 [22]
scope=row2515 November 2006 Stade Léon-Bollée, Le Mans, France 38 1–0 1–0 [23]
scope=row266 February 2007 Stade Robert Diochon, Rouen, France 39 1–0 1–0
scope=row273 June 2007 Stade Bouaké, Bouaké, Ivory Coast 42 5–0 5–0 [24]
scope=row2817 October 2007 Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria 44 1–1 2–3 [25]
scope=row292–3
3025 January 2008 Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana 48 1–0 4–1 2008 Africa Cup of Nations[26]
3129 January 2008 Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana 49 1–0 3–0 [27]
323 February 2008 Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana 50 2–0 5–0 [28]
3311 February 2009 İzmir Atatürk Stadium, İzmir, Turkey 54 1–1 1–1 Friendly[29]
3428 March 2009 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 55 2–05–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF third round[30]
353–0
3620 June 2009 Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 57 3–2 3–2 [31]
375 September 2009 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 58 2–0 5–0 [32]
384–0
3910 October 2009 Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi 59 1–1 1–1 [33]
4015 January 2010 Estádio Nacional do Chiazi, Cabinda, Angola 61 3–0 3–1 2010 Africa Cup of Nations[34]
4130 May 2010 Stade Joseph-Moynat, Thonon-les-Bains, France 64 1–0 2–2 Friendly[35]
4220 June 2010 Soccer City, Johannesburg, South Africa 67 1–3 1–3 2010 FIFA World Cup Group G[36]
4327 March 2011 Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana 70 1–1 2–1 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification[37]
442–1
455 June 2011 Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin 71 2–06–2 [38]
464–2
4710 August 2011 Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland 72 4–24–3 [39]
4813 January 2012 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 74 2–0 2–0 [40]
4922 January 2012 Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea 76 1–0 1–0 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group B[41]
504 February 2012 79 1–0 3–0 2012 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage[42]
512–0
522 June 2012 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 82 2–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round[43]
538 September 2012 85 3–2 4–2 [44]
5413 October 2012 Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal 86 1–0 2–0 [45]
552–0
5614 November 2012 Linzer Stadion, Linz, Austria 87 2–0 3–0 [46]
5730 January 2013 Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa 91 1–2 2–2 [47]
5814 August 2013 MetLife Stadium, New Jersey, United States 93 1–31–4 Friendly[48]
597 September 2013 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 94 1–11–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round[49]
6012 October 2013 95 1–03–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF third round[50]
615 March 2014 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium 97 1–2 2–2 Friendly[51]
6230 May 2014 The Dome at America's Center, St. Louis, United States 98 1–2 1–2 [52]
634 June 2014 Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas, United States 99 2–0 2–1 [53]

Statistics

Goals by year
scope=col Yearscope=col Appsscope=col Goals
200210
200374
200476
200587
2006158
200784
200873
200967
201093
201155
2012149
201394
201463
總計10263
Goals by competition
scope=col Competitionscope=col Goals
Friendlies21
FIFA World Cup qualification18
Africa Cup of Nations tournaments11
Africa Cup of Nations qualification11
FIFA World Cup finals2
Total63

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Notes and References

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