Ouparine Djoco

Ouparine Djoco
Djoco in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-04-22) 22 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Juvisy-sur-Orge, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Francs Borains (on loan from Clermont)
Number 40
Youth career
2011–2017 Fleury
2017–2018 Clermont
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Clermont II 36 (0)
2020– Clermont 28 (0)
2023– → Francs Borains (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2023– Guinea-Bissau 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023

Ouparine Djoco (born 22 April 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian Challenger Pro League club Francs Borains, on loan from Ligue 2 club Clermont. Born in France, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.

Career

Djoco is a youth product of Fleury, having joined them at the age of 13.[1] On 19 May 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Clermont.[2] Djoco made his professional debut with Clermont in a 1–1 Ligue 2 tie with Toulouse FC on 19 September 2020.[3]

On 31 July 2023, Djoco joined Francs Borains in the second-tier Belgian Challenger Pro League on loan.[4] In his debut match against Club NXT, he received a straight red card after 90 minutes for pushing an opponent.[5]

Personal life

Born in France, Djoco is of Senegalese and Bissau-Guinean descent.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ à 07h00, Le 1 février 2016 (1 February 2016). "Djoco, ce héros..." leparisien.fr.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Premier contrat pro pour Ouparine Djoco (ex Fleury)". 16 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Clermont vs. Toulouse – 19 September 2020 – Soccerway". Soccerway.
  4. ^ "DJOCO EST BORAIN !" [DJOCO IS BORAIN!] (in French). Francs Borains. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  5. ^ "D1B CLUB NXT-RFB 1–0" (in French). Francs Borains. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  6. ^ "France - Foot : 41 Sénégalais joueront cette année en Ligue 2". Senego.com - Actualité au Sénégal, toute actualité du jour. 22 August 2020.
  7. ^ "OUPARINE DJOCO SOMA TRÊS JOGOS SEGUIDOS PELO CLERMONT".