Dikeni Salifou

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Dikeni Salifou
Personal information
Full name Dikeni-Rafid Salifou
Date of birth (2003-06-08) 8 June 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Munich, Germany[1]
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Juventus Next Gen
(on loan from Werder Bremen)
Number 29
Youth career
2017–2022 FC Augsburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Werder Bremen II 13 (3)
2023– Werder Bremen 1 (0)
2023–Juventus Next Gen (loan) 9 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:36, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

Dikeni-Rafid Salifou (born 8 June 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie C Group B club Juventus Next Gen, on loan from Werder Bremen. Born in Germany, he has opted to represent Togo internationally.

Club career[edit]

A youth product of FC Augsburg, Salifou transferred to Werder Bremen on 5 May 2022 signing a professional contract.[2] He was initially assigned to the Werder Bremen reserves. He made his senior and professional debut with Werder Bremen as a late substitute in a 2–0 Bundesliga win over VfB Stuttgart on 5 February 2023.[3]

International career[edit]

Born in Germany, Salifou is of Togolese descent. He was called up to represent the Togo national team in March 2022, but could not debut due to an injury.[4]

Style of play[edit]

Salifou is a technical and athletic player, who can play as a defensive midfielder or as centre-back.[5]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 29 October 2023[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Augsburg 2021–22 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Werder Bremen 2022–23 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 1 0
Werder Bremen II 2022–23 Regionalliga Nord 13 3 13 3
Juventus Next Gen (loan) 2023–24 Serie C 9 2 0 0 9 2
Career total 23 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 5

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dikeni-Rafid Salifou | SV Werder Bremen | Player Profile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
  2. ^ Cottäus, Daniel (5 April 2022). "Toptalent Dikeni Salifou aus Augsburg verstärkt Werder-Kader". weser-kurier-de.
  3. ^ ""Nicht einfach nur ein Bonbon": Werder-Talent Dikeni Salifou feiert Bundesliga-Debüt gegen Stuttgart". deichstube.de. 8 February 2023.
  4. ^ ASSOGBAVI, Fifi (14 April 2022). "Le Werder Brême annonce la signature de Dikeni Salifou".
  5. ^ "Werder sign Salifou | SV Werder Bremen". www.werder.de.
  6. ^ Dikeni Salifou at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 May 2023.

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