Jean-Armel Drolé

Jean-Armel Drolé (born 18 August 1997) is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish club UD Las Palmas, on loan from Turkish Antalyaspor.

Jean-Armel Drolé
Personal information
Full name Boza Jean-Armel Drolé
Date of birth (1997-08-18) 18 August 1997
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Las Palmas
(on loan from Antalyaspor)
Youth career
2013–2015 Tieffe Club
2015 Perugia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Perugia 30 (1)
2017 → Antalyaspor (loan) 2 (2)
2017– Antalyaspor 20 (0)
2017–2018 → Ümraniyespor (loan) 21 (9)
2019– → Las Palmas (loan) 4 (0)
National team‡
2016– Ivory Coast U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:16, 4 December 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 June 2017

Professional career

Drolé was born in the Ivory Coast, was orphaned at a young age, and travelled to Italy as a refugee.[2][3]

In 2013, Drolé joined Tieffe Club, and eventually transferred to Perugia in the Serie B.[4] Drolé made his professional debut in a 0-0 Serie B tie with Cesena in September 2015.[5]

Drolé transferred from Perugia to Antalyaspor on 21 January 2017.[6] Initially on loan, he subsequently joined the club permanently and served a loan stint at Ümraniyespor before establishing himself in the first team.

On 25 July 2019, Drolé joined Segunda División side Las Palmas on a season-long loan deal.[7]

International career

Drolé made his debut for the Ivory Coast national under-20 football team in a 3–2 win over Qatar U20 on 21 March 2016.[8][9]

References
  1. "Jean-Armel Drolé - Player Profile - Football".
  2. "La favola di Drolé: dalla guerra alla B con il Perugia, con lo Zenit che lo visiona".
  3. "G Factor - Jean Armel Drolè e Franck Kessie, la colonia ivoriana della serie B".
  4. "Drolè, il migrante, dagli ambulanti alla B con il Perugia, dopo un anno d'attesa".
  5. "AC Perugia Calcio - Sito Ufficiale - Tanti auguri Drole!".
  6. Haber7. "Antalyaspor, Jean Armel Drole ile anlaştı!".
  7. "Ivory Coast-born wide player Drolé becomes Las Palmas' first signing". UD Las Palmas. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  8. "AC Perugia Calcio - Sito Ufficiale - I biancorossi in Nazionale".
  9. "Football-Eléphants-Amical : Le Qatar accroché - Sport-ivoire.ci".
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