Roger Assalé

Ivorian footballer

Roger Assalé
Assalé with Young Boys in 2017
Personal information
Full name Micheal Claver Djapone Assalé[1]
Date of birth (1993-11-13) 13 November 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Abengourou, Ivory Coast
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Dijon
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Séwé Sport de San-Pédro 29 (8)
2014–2017 TP Mazembe 75 (24)
2017 → Young Boys (loan) 13 (6)
2017–2020 Young Boys 81 (25)
2020 → Leganés (loan) 14 (2)
2020– Dijon 40 (4)
2021–2022 → Werder Bremen (loan) 6 (0)
International career‡
2013 Ivory Coast U-20 4 (6)
2015– Ivory Coast 21 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 May 2021

Roger Claver Djapone Assalé (born 13 November 1993) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Dijon.

Club career

Assalé was part of the Young Boys squad that won the 2017–18 Swiss Super League, their first league title in 32 years.[2] On 31 January 2020, he joined La Liga side CD Leganés on loan until the end of the season.[3]

On 5 September 2020, he became a new Dijon player.[4]

In August 2021 Assalé joined 2. Bundesliga club Werder Bremen on loan for the 2021–22 season. Werder Bremen secured an option to sign him permanently at the end of the loan.[5] He left the club at the end of the season having made six appearances while Werder Bremen achieved promotion to the Bundesliga.[6]

International career

Assalé made his full international debut for the Ivory Coast national team in a friendly match against Cameroon on 10 November 2014. He scored his first international goal against Moldova in March 2018.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 June 2022[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Young Boys (loan) 2016–17 Swiss Super League 13 6 1 0 — — 14 6
Young Boys 2017–18 Swiss Super League 34 12 5 5 — 10 4 49 21
2018–19 33 9 2 0 — 6 1 41 10
2019–20 14 4 1 0 — 8 3 23 7
Total 81 25 8 5 0 0 24 8 113 38
Leganés (loan) 2019–20 La Liga 14 2 0 0 — – 14 2
Dijon 2020–21 Ligue 1 17 1 0 0 0 0 – 17 1
2021–22 Ligue 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 – 4 2
Total 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 3
Werder Bremen (loan) 2021–22 2. Bundesliga 6 0 0 0 0 0 – 6 0
Career total 135 36 9 5 0 0 24 8 168 49

International

As of matches played on 27 August 2021[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ivory Coast 2013 1 0
2014 2 0
2015 4 0
2016 0 0
2017 4 0
2018 4 1
2019 5 2
Total 20 3
Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Assalé goal.[9]
List of international goals scored by Roger Assalé
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 March 2018 Stade Pierre Brisson, Beauvais, France  Moldova 1–0 2–1 Friendly
2 6 September 2019 Stade Michel d'Ornano, Caen, France  Benin 1–0 1–2 Friendly
3 10 September 2019 Stade Robert Diochon, Rouen, France  Tunisia 1–0 2–1 Friendly

Honours

Séwé Sport

TP Mazembe

Young Boys

Werder Bremen

Ivory Coast

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b CIV – GHA 0:0, 9:8 PSO, CAF
  2. ^ "Soccer - Young Boys end 32-year wait for Swiss title and end Basel dominance". Reuters. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  3. ^ "El C.D. Leganés se refuerza con el internacional marfileño Roger Assalé" [C.D. Leganés bolster with Ivorian international Roger Assalé] (Press release) (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Roger Assalé, nouveau renfort offensif du DFCO!" [Roger Assalé, new DFCO's offensive reinforcement!] (Press release) (in French). Dijon FCO. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Nächster Stürmer für Werder – Roger Assalé kommt per Leihe". buten un binnen (in German). Radio Bremen. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b Bürger, Malte (17 May 2022). "Werder Bremen verabschiedet Mai, Assalé und Plogmann". Weser Kurier. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Ivory Coast vs. Moldova - Football Match Commentary - March 27, 2018". ESPN FC. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  8. ^ Roger Assalé at Soccerway
  9. ^ a b "Assalé, Roger". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  10. ^ "SAFP GOLDEN 11 2017 - Die Gewinner". Golden11. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

External links

  • Roger Assalé at Soccerway
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