Dikeni Salifou
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dikeni-Rafid Salifou | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Munich, Germany[1] | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Austria Klagenfurt | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2022 | FC Augsburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Werder Bremen II | 13 | (3) |
| 2023– | Werder Bremen | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Juventus Next Gen (loan) | 31 | (2) |
| 2024– | → Austria Klagenfurt (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Togo | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:58, 9 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Dikeni-Rafid Salifou (born 8 June 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Austrian club Austria Klagenfurt on loan from Werder Bremen. Born in Germany, he plays for the Togo national team.
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]
On 26 August 2024, Salifou was loaned by Austria Klagenfurt in Austria.[4]
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.[5]
Style of play
[edit]Salifou is a technical and athletic player, who can play as a defensive midfielder or as centre-back.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 29 October 2023[7]
| 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]- ^ "Dikeni-Rafid Salifou | SV Werder Bremen | Player Profile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
- ^ Cottäus, Daniel (5 April 2022). "Toptalent Dikeni Salifou aus Augsburg verstärkt Werder-Kader". weser-kurier-de.
- ^ ""Nicht einfach nur ein Bonbon": Werder-Talent Dikeni Salifou feiert Bundesliga-Debüt gegen Stuttgart". deichstube.de. 8 February 2023.
- ^ "Violette leihen Salifou von Werder" [Violette loan Salifou from Werder] (in German). Austria Klagenfurt. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ ASSOGBAVI, Fifi (14 April 2022). "Le Werder Brême annonce la signature de Dikeni Salifou".
- ^ "Werder sign Salifou | SV Werder Bremen". www.werder.de.
- ^ Dikeni Salifou at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
External links
[edit]- Dikeni Salifou at Soccerway
- Dikeni Salifou at BDFutbol
- Dikeni Salifou at DFB (also available in German)
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Munich
- Togolese men's footballers
- Togo men's international footballers
- German men's footballers
- German people of Togolese descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Bundesliga players
- Regionalliga players
- Serie C players
- SV Werder Bremen players
- SV Werder Bremen II players
- Juventus Next Gen players
- SK Austria Klagenfurt (2007) players
- Togolese expatriate men's footballers
- German expatriate men's footballers
- Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- German expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- German expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
- 21st-century German sportsmen