Didier Drogba
Ivorian footballer
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| 2024 | Drogba and Sandy Heribert scheduled to co-host the Ballon d'Or award ceremony. |
| 2023 | Drogba and Sandy Heribert continued to co-host the Ballon d'Or award ceremony. |
| April 21 2022 | Inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame. |
| November 29 2021 | Drogba co-hosted the Ballon d'Or ceremony where Lionel Messi won a record seventh men's award and Alexia Putellas won the Ballon d'Or Féminin. |
| June 2021 | Received an honorary degree from RUSTA in recognition of his contributions to football and peace restoration in Ivory Coast. |
| January 2021 | Drogba publicly confirmed his divorce from his wife Lalla Diakité via an Instagram statement, revealing they had mutually agreed to separate after 20 years together. |
| 2020 | Received the UEFA President's Award, recognizing his significant contributions to football |
| December 2 2019 | Didier Drogba co-hosted the 2019 Ballon d'Or ceremony in Paris alongside journalist Sandy Heribert. |
| December 2018 | Became Vice President of the international organization Peace and Sport. |
| November 2018 | At age 40, scored against Orange County as Phoenix won the USL Western Conference. |
| November 2018 | Retired from professional football at age 40, but remained with Phoenix Rising to work on their MLS bid. |
| November 8 2018 | Played in the USL Championship final, which Phoenix lost 1-0 to Louisville City FC. |
| February 2018 | Isaac Drogba signed for French club Guingamp. |
| February 22 2018 | Met with French President Emmanuel Macron and FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the Élysée Palace to discuss a sports development project in Africa. |
| August 7 2017 | Scored a powerful 40-yard free kick against LA Galaxy reserve side, celebrating with his classic knee-slide goal celebration. |
| July 2017 | Scored an impressive last-minute free kick against Orange County, drawing the game. |
| June 10 2017 | Made his debut for Phoenix Rising FC, scoring a goal and providing an assist in a 2-1 victory over Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2. |
| April 12 2017 | Signed for Phoenix Rising FC as a player and became a minority owner, making history as the first player-owner in football. |
| October 14 2016 | Refused to play for Montreal Impact after being excluded from the starting lineup in a match against Toronto FC. |
| July 28 2016 | Included in the 2016 MLS All-Star Game roster, scoring in a 2-1 defeat to Arsenal. |
| March 3 2016 | Publicly confirmed his intent to play with Montreal Impact for the 2016 MLS season. |
| October 2015 | Named MLS Player of the Month for October, continuing his strong performance |
| October 29 2015 | Scored Montreal's third goal in a 3-0 home win over Toronto, advancing the team to the Eastern Conference Semi-finals for the first time in club history. |
| October 25 2015 | Scored both goals in a 2-1 victory against Toronto FC, helping Montreal gain home advantage in the MLS Cup Playoffs. |
| September 2015 | Named MLS Player of the Month for September while playing for Montreal Impact |
| September 5 2015 | Scored a historic hat-trick on his first MLS start, becoming the first player in league history to achieve a 'perfect hat-trick' with goals scored using left foot, right foot, and head. |
| August 23 2015 | Made his debut for Montreal Impact in a 0-1 home loss against Philadelphia Union, entering as a second-half substitute. |
| July 27 2015 | Drogba signed a Designated Player contract with Montreal Impact, believed to be an 18-month contract. |
| May 24 2015 | Announced his final game for Chelsea would be against Sunderland. Started as captain but was substituted after 30 minutes due to injury in a 3-1 win. |
| 2014 | Didier Drogba played 6 total matches for Ivory Coast, including 3 friendlies and 3 international competition matches |
| November 2014 | Participated in FIFA's '11 against Ebola' campaign, raising awareness about the disease alongside other top football players. |
| October 26 2014 | Made his 350th appearance for Chelsea in a match against Manchester United at Old Trafford, scoring his first Premier League goal of his second spell. |
| October 21 2014 | Scored his first goal of his second spell at Chelsea, converting a penalty kick in a 6-0 Champions League win over Maribor. |
| September 17 2014 | Drogba made his first start of his second spell at Chelsea in a 1-1 home draw against Schalke 04 in the Champions League group stage. |
| August 18 2014 | Drogba made his Premier League return for Chelsea, replacing Eden Hazard in an away 3-1 win against Burnley. |
| August 15 2014 | Drogba was given back his previous number 11 shirt at Chelsea. |
| July 28 2014 | Chelsea announced Drogba would wear the number 15 shirt, which he originally wore when first signing for the club in 2004. |
| July 25 2014 | Chelsea officially announced Drogba's return to the club, signing a one-year contract on a free transfer. |
| September 22 2013 | Scored two second-half goals in a 2-1 away win against Beşiktaş, though the match was abandoned due to fan hooliganism. |
| August 11 2013 | Scored the only goal in the 2013 Turkish Super Cup against Fenerbahçe. |
| May 5 2013 | Won his first title with Galatasaray, defeating Sivasspor 4-2. |
| April 20 2013 | Scored two goals in a match against Elazigspor, which ended 3-1. |
| April 9 2013 | Scored his first goal in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final game for Galatasaray against Real Madrid. |
| February 15 2013 | Scored his debut goal for Galatasaray five minutes after coming off the bench in a match against Akhisar Belediyespor, which ended 2-1. |
| January 28 2013 | Drogba signed a one-and-a-half-year deal with Galatasaray, earning a €4 million sign-on fee and €4 million basic wage per season. |
| 2012 | By the end of the 2011–12 season, Drogba had provided a total of 24 assists in the Premier League and 71 total assists during his Chelsea tenure. |
| 2012 | Joined Galatasaray in the Süper Lig |
| November 2012 | Named Chelsea's greatest ever player in a fan poll conducted by Chelsea FC Magazine. |
| August 25 2012 | Scored two more goals in a 3-3 draw with Shandong Luneng, both goals set up by Nicolas Anelka. |
| August 4 2012 | Scored his first two goals for Shanghai Shenhua in a 5-1 win against Hangzhou Greentown. |
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