Alexander Djiku

Alexander Djiku

Djiku training with Caen in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Alexander Kwabena Baidooh Djiku[1]
Date of birth	(1994-08-09) 9 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Montpellier, France
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Fenerbahçe
Number	6
Youth career
	Bastia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	Bastia B	46	(0)
2014–2017	Bastia	45	(1)
2017–2019	Caen	59	(1)
2019–2023	Strasbourg	117	(3)
2023–	Fenerbahçe	41	(3)
International career‡
2020–	Ghana	29	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024

Alexander Kwabena Baidooh Djiku (born 9 August 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe.^[2] Born in France, he plays for the Ghana national team.^[3]

Djiku spent his youth career at Bastia. He played for the reserve team until 2014. He made his debut in a Coupe de la Ligue match against Évian on 18 December 2013.^[4][5] On 3 December 2014, he made his Ligue 1 debut with the team against Évian.

On 11 July 2017, Djiku joined Ligue 1 side Caen on a four-year contract, Caen paid 2M€ for buy-out.^[6][7] On 5 August 2017, he made his debut with the team against Montpellier in Ligue 1.

In July 2019, he was acquired by fellow Ligue 1 club Strasbourg for 4,5M€, signing a four-year contract.^[8] He made his continental debut in a 3–1 UEFA Europa League win over Maccabi Haifa on 25 July 2017.

On 10 July 2023, Djiku signed a three-year contract with Süper Lig side Fenerbahçe for a free transfer.^[9] In his first year, he became one of the key players who took more responsibility on the field.^[10]

He scored his first goal for Fenerbahçe on 28 September 2023 against Başakşehir, netting the first goal in a 4–0 victory.^[11]

Djiku is of Ghanaian and French descent.^[12][13] He debuted with the senior Ghana national team in a 3–0 friendly loss to Mali on 9 October 2020. He played his second match for Ghana against Qatar on 12 October 2020 in which he impressed.^[14] Djiku's third match came when he was given the opportunity by the Black Stars new head coach to start against Zimbabwe in a World Cup qualifier where Ghana won 3–1.^[15][16]

He was part of Ghana's team at the 2021 African Cup of Nations in Cameroon and scored his first goal against Comoros on 18 January 2022.^[17]

Djiku is married to Heley Djiku. The couple have two children, Wesley and Elyana.^[18]

As of match played 30 January 2025^[19]

As of match played 10 June 2024^[20]

Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first.^[20]

List of international goals scored by Alexander Djiku

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	18 January 2022	Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua, Cameroon	Comoros	2–2	2–3	2021 Africa Cup of Nations
2.	14 January 2024	Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast	Cape Verde	1–1	1–2	2023 Africa Cup of Nations

Individual

• Ghana Football Awards Footballer of the Year: 2022^[21]
• Strasbourg Player of the Month: January 2021, February 2021, March 2022

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alexander Djiku.

• Alexander Djiku – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French (archived)
• Alexander Djiku at L'Équipe Football (in French)