Johan Djourou born 18 January 1987 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, , is an Ivorian-born Swiss international footballer who plays for Arsenal. He used to play as a defensive midfielder in his youth for former club Etoile Carouge, but on his arrival at Arsenal was converted to a central defender. He occasionally fills in at full back for Arsenal and played several games in central midfield while on loan to Birmingham City.
He made his senior Switzerland international debut against Scotland on 1 March 2006, coming on as a substitute and again playing alongside Philippe Senderos. Djourou was called up to the Switzerland 2006 FIFA World Cup squad, despite not playing in the qualifiers. Although third choice central defender behind Philippe Senderos, then of Arsenal, and Patrick Müller, then of Lyon, he started Switzerland's round 16 game against Ukraine. Injury, however, led him to be substituted in the first half. Later that year, he made two appearances during Switzerland's qualification campaign for the UEFA U-21 Championship, but did not appear for the Swiss U-21 squad since. After missing nearly the entire season for Arsenal in 2009–10, he was left out of the Swiss squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup held in South Africa. In June 2011, with Switzerland 2–0 up against England in a Euro 2012 qualifier, Djourou fouled Arsenal teammate Jack Wilshere to concede a penalty, allowing England to pull a goal back although the match ended in a 2–2 draw at the Wembley Stadium.
As of the match played on 4 June 2011, Djourou has 26 international caps and one goal for the Swiss.
Full name: Johan Danon Djourou-GbadjereDate of birth: 18 January 1987
Place of birth: Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Height: 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position: Centre back
Club information
Current club: Arsenal
Number: 20
Youth career
1998–2002 Etoile Carouge
2002–2004 Arsenal
Senior career
2004– Arsenal 68 (1)
2007 → Birmingham City (loan) 13 (0)
National team
2005 Switzerland U20 3 (0)
2005–2006 Switzerland U21 2 (0)
2006– Switzerland 26 (1)
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