Lionel_Djebi-Zadi
Lionel Djebi-Zadi
French footballer
Lionel Landry Djebi-Zadi (born 20 May 1982) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lionel Landry Djebi-Zadi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1982-05-20) 20 May 1982 (age 41) | ||
| Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Guingamp | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Vénissieux | ||
| 2002–2005 | FC Luzern | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Ross County | 43 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | SC Paderborn | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | → SV Wilhelmshaven (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2008 | SC Verl | 15 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Inverness CT | 26 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | SS Saint-Louisienne | ||
| 2015–2016 | US Sainte-Marienne | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Djebi-Zadi was born in Lyon. His previous clubs include SC Verl in Germany along with a string of lower league clubs in France, Switzerland and Germany.
He signed for Ross County in 2005. He scored his first and what turned out to be only goal in Scottish football in a 3–3 draw with Brechin City whilst playing for Ross County.[2]
Djebi-Zadi went on trial at Inverness CT in May 2008[citation needed] and was offered a one-year contract at the end of the season which he signed on 1 July.[3] On 14 January 2009, Djebi-Zadi was told he was free to leave the club on loan,[4] but made his starting debut for Caley on Terry Butcher's first game against Celtic creating speculation he could be a big player for the rest of the season. He signed a new one-year contract after impressing Butcher with his performances during the run in to the season. He struggled to hold down a regular place in the side and was released at the end of the 2009–10 season after his contract expired.
After a period without a club, Djebi-Zadi signed in 2011 for Saint Louisienne on the Indian Ocean island of La Reunion.
In October 2012 he had an unsuccessful trial with Indonesian club Sriwijaya.
- Lionel Djebi-Zadi at WorldFootball.net
- "Brechin City 3–3 Ross County". BBC. 18 March 2006. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- "Inverness land Djebi-Zadi". Sky Sports. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- "Byrne signs up at Caley Thistle". BBC Sport. 14 January 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
- Lionel Djebi-Zadi at Soccerbase
