Roger Assalé

Roger Claver Djapone Assalé (born 13 November 1993) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Dijon.

Roger Assalé
Assalé with Young Boys in 2017
Personal information
Full name Micheal Claver Djapone Assalé[1]
Date of birth (1993-11-13) 13 November 1993
Place of birth Abengourou, Ivory Coast
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Dijon
Number 77
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Séwé Sport de San-Pédro 29 (8)
2014–2017 TP Mazembe 75 (24)
2017 → Young Boys (loan) 13 (6)
2017–2020 Young Boys 81 (25)
2020 → Leganés (loan) 14 (2)
2020– Dijon 38 (4)
2021–2022 → Werder Bremen (loan) 6 (0)
International career‡
2013 Ivory Coast U-20 4 (6)
2015– Ivory Coast 21 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 May 2021

Club career

Assalé was part of the Young Boys squad that won the 2017–18 Swiss Super League, their first league title in 32 years.[2] On 31 January 2020, he joined La Liga side CD Leganés on loan until the end of the season.[3]

On 5 September 2020, he became a new Dijon player.[4]

In August 2021 Assalé joined 2. Bundesliga club Werder Bremen on loan for the 2021–22 season. Werder Bremen secured an option to sign him permanently at the end of the loan.[5] He left the club at the end of the season having made six appearances while Werder Bremen achieved promotion to the Bundesliga.[6]

International career

Assalé made his full international debut for the Ivory Coast national team in a friendly match against Cameroon on 10 November 2014. He scored his first international goal against Moldova in March 2018.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 1 June 2022[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Young Boys (loan) 2016–17 Swiss Super League 13610——146
Young Boys 2017–18 Swiss Super League 341255—1044921
2018–19 33920—614110
2019–20 14410—83237
Total 8125850024811338
Leganés (loan) 2019–20 La Liga 14200—–142
Dijon 2020–21 Ligue 1 1710000–171
2021–22 Ligue 2 420000–42
Total 213000000213
Werder Bremen (loan) 2021–22 2. Bundesliga 600000–60
Career total 13536950024816849

    International
    As of matches played on 27 August 2021[9]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Ivory Coast 201310
    201420
    201540
    201600
    201740
    201841
    201952
    Total203
    Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Assalé goal.[9]
    List of international goals scored by Roger Assalé
    No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
    127 March 2018Stade Pierre Brisson, Beauvais, France Moldova1–02–1Friendly
    26 September 2019Stade Michel d'Ornano, Caen, France Benin1–01–2Friendly
    310 September 2019Stade Robert Diochon, Rouen, France Tunisia1–02–1Friendly

    Honours

    Séwé Sport

    TP Mazembe

    Young Boys

    Werder Bremen

    Ivory Coast

    Individual

    References
    1. CIV – GHA 0:0, 9:8 PSO, CAF
    2. "Soccer - Young Boys end 32-year wait for Swiss title and end Basel dominance". Reuters. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
    3. "El C.D. Leganés se refuerza con el internacional marfileño Roger Assalé" [C.D. Leganés bolster with Ivorian international Roger Assalé] (Press release) (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
    4. "Roger Assalé, nouveau renfort offensif du DFCO!" [Roger Assalé, new DFCO's offensive reinforcement!] (Press release) (in French). Dijon FCO. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
    5. "Nächster Stürmer für Werder – Roger Assalé kommt per Leihe". buten un binnen (in German). Radio Bremen. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
    6. Bürger, Malte (17 May 2022). "Werder Bremen verabschiedet Mai, Assalé und Plogmann". Weser Kurier. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
    7. "Ivory Coast vs. Moldova - Football Match Commentary - March 27, 2018". ESPN FC. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
    8. Roger Assalé at Soccerway
    9. "Assalé, Roger". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 March 2018.


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