List of international goals scored by Didier Drogba

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.[1] 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.[2] On 8 August 2014, Drogba announced his retirement from international football with a record of 65 goals in 105 appearances, ending his international career as his country's all-time top scorer,[3] remaining so as of November 2018, and with the third-most appearances, behind Didier Zokora (123) and Kolo Touré (120).[4]

Drogba playing against Austria in 2012, against whom he scored

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.[5] 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.[6][7]

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 proper.

International goals
Ivory Coast listed first, score column indicates score after each Drogba goal.[1]
Key
Indicates goal was scored from a penalty kick
List of international goals scored by Didier Drogba
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref(s)
1 11 February 2003Stade Gaston Petit, Châteauroux, France2 Cameroon2–03–0Friendly[2]
2 8 June 2003Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast5 Burundi1–06–12004 African Cup of Nations qualification[8]
3 2–0
4 3–0
5 31 March 2004Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia9 Tunisia1–02–0Friendly[9]
6 2–0
7 28 April 2004Stade Jacques-Forestier, Aix-les-Bains, France10 Guinea1–04–2[10]
8 6 June 2004Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast11 Libya2–02–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round[11]
9 20 June 2004Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt12 Egypt2–12–1[12]
10 5 September 2004Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast15 Sudan1–05–0[13]
11 27 March 200516 Benin2–03–0[14]
12 3–0
13 19 June 200518 Egypt1–02–0[15]
14 2–0
15 4 September 200520 Cameroon1–12–3[16]
16 2–2
17 16 November 2005Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland23 Italy1–01–1Friendly[17]
18 17 January 2006Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates24 Jordan1–02–0[6]
19 21 January 2006Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt25 Morocco1–01–02006 Africa Cup of Nations[18]
20 24 January 200626 Libya1–02–1[19]
21 7 February 2006Haras El Hodoud Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt28 Nigeria1–01–0[20]
22 4 June 2006Stade Robert Bobin, Évry, France33 Slovenia1–03–0Friendly[21]
23 2–0
24 10 June 2006FIFA WM Stadion Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany34 Argentina1–21–22006 FIFA World Cup Group C[22]
25 15 November 2006Stade Léon-Bollée, Le Mans, France38 Sweden1–01–0Friendly[23]
26 6 February 2007Stade Robert Diochon, Rouen, France39 Guinea1–01–0[6]
27 3 June 2007Stade Bouaké, Bouaké, Ivory Coast42 Madagascar5–05–02008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification[24]
28 17 October 2007Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria44 Austria1–12–3Friendly[25]
29 2–3
30 12 January 2008Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait47 Kuwait2–02–0[26]
31 25 January 2008Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana49 Benin1–04–12008 Africa Cup of Nations[27]
32 29 January 2008Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana50 Mali1–03–0[28]
33 3 February 2008Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana51 Guinea2–05–0[29]
34 11 February 2009İzmir Atatürk Stadium, İzmir, Turkey55 Turkey1–11–1Friendly[30]
35 28 March 2009Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast56 Malawi2–05–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Third Round[31]
36 3–0
37 20 June 2009Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso58 Burkina Faso3–23–2[32]
38 5 September 2009Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast592–05–0[33]
39 4–0
40 10 October 2009Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi60 Malawi1–11–1[34]
41 4 January 2010National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania61 Tanzania1–01–0Friendly[35]
42 15 January 2010Estádio Nacional do Chiazi, Cabinda, Angola64 Ghana3–03–12010 Africa Cup of Nations[36]
43 30 May 2010Stade Joseph-Moynat, Thonon-les-Bains, France67 Paraguay1–02–2Friendly[37][38]
44 20 June 2010Soccer City, Johannesburg, South Africa70 Brazil1–31–32010 FIFA World Cup Group G[39]
45 27 March 2011Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana73 Benin1–12–12012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification[40]
46 2–1
47 5 June 2011Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin742–06–2[7]
48 4–2
49 10 August 2011Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland75 Israel4–24–3Friendly[41]
50 13 January 2012Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates77 Tunisia2–02–0[42]
51 22 January 2012Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea79 Sudan1–01–02012 Africa Cup of Nations Group B[43]
52 4 February 201282 Equatorial Guinea1–03–02012 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage[44]
53 2–0
54 2 June 2012Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast85 Tanzania2–02–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round[45]
55 8 September 201288 Senegal3–24–22013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification[46]
56 13 October 2012Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal891–02–0[47]
57 2–0
58 14 November 2012Linzer Stadion, Linz, Austria90 Austria2–03–0Friendly[48]
59 30 January 2013Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa94 Algeria1–22–22013 Africa Cup of Nations Group D[49]
60 14 August 2013MetLife Stadium, New Jersey, United States96 Mexico1–31–4Friendly[50]
61 7 September 2013Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast97 Morocco1–11–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round[51]
62 12 October 201398 Senegal1–03–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Third Round[52]
63 5 March 2014King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium100 Belgium1–22–2Friendly[53]
64 30 May 2014The Dome at America's Center, St. Louis, United States101 Bosnia and Herzegovina1–21–2[54]
65 4 June 2014Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas, United States102 El Salvador2–02–1[55]

Statistics

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