Joël Drogba


Joël Drogba is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Career

Drogba played youth football for French sides FC Metz, and Le Mans.
He had trials with German teams FC St. Pauli and Arminia Bielefeld, Vietnamese club Bình Dương F.C. and Croatian club NK Zagreb. In March 2007, he had a trial with English League 1 club Leyton Orient. However, the club declined to offer the young striker a professional contract. He returned to Zagreb but no contract was offered, and then joined Metalurh Donetsk in 2007, but left the following year and remained without a club after that.

Personal life

Joёl is the younger brother of striker and former Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba, He has another brother, Freddy Drogba, who joined Le Mans like Didier had done.