Djima Abiodun Oyawolé (born 18 October 1976) is a Togolese former footballer who played as a striker. He played for the Togo national team between 1996 and 2006.

Djima Oyawolé
Personal information
Full name Djima Abiodun Oyawolé[1]
Date of birth (1976-10-18) 18 October 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth Tsévié, Togo
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2001 Metz 18 (0)
1997–1998Lorient (loan) 29 (7)
1998–1999Troyes (loan) 1 (0)
1999–2000Louhans-Cuiseaux (loan) 6 (2)
2001–2003 Gent 43 (18)
2003–2005 Shenzhen Jianlibao 50 (14)
2006–2007 Gent 0 (0)
Total 147 (41)
International career
1996–2006 Togo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Born in Tsévié, Oyawolé played professionally in France, Belgium and China for Metz, Lorient, Troyes, Louhans-Cuiseaux, Gent and Shenzhen Jianlibao.[2]

Oyawolé made his international debut for Togo in 1996,[2] and appeared in five FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[3]

He acquired French nationality by naturalization on 16 February 1998.[4]

Honours edit

Shenzhen Jianlibao

References edit

  1. ^ "African Nations Cup 1998 - Final Tournament Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b Djima Oyawolé at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ Djima OyawoléFIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ^ "JORF n° 0040 du 17 février 1998 - Légifrance" (PDF). legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). p. 2506. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Djima Oyawolé" (in Chinese). sodasoccer.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.