Jonathan Kodjia

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Jonathan Kodjia
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Adjo Kodjia[1]
Date of birth (1989-10-22) 22 October 1989 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth Saint-Denis, France
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Al-Gharafa
Number 26
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2014 Reims 22 (0)
2011–2012 → Cherbourg (loan) 16 (3)
2012–2013 → Amiens (loan) 34 (9)
2013–2014 → Caen (loan) 27 (5)
2013–2014 → Caen B (loan) 2 (0)
2014–2015 Angers 28 (15)
2015–2016 Bristol City 49 (19)
2016–2020 Aston Villa 91 (29)
2020– Al-Gharafa 30 (18)
National team‡
2016– Ivory Coast 24 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 April 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 July 2019 (UTC)

Jonathan Adjo Kodjia (born 22 October 1989) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Al-Gharafa SC in the Qatar Stars League and the Ivory Coast national team.

Born in the suburbs of Paris, France, Kodjia started his career at Reims and gained experience in the Championnat National (French third division) and Ligue 2 with Cherbourg, Caen and Amiens. Kodjia moved to Angers in 2014, ultimately winning Ligue 2 Player of the Year 2015 and being named in the Ligue 2 Team of the Season.

Early life[]

Kodjia was born in Saint-Denis, a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris.[3] After leaving school in 2007, he enrolled at college to build on his baccalaureate in accountancy. At the age of 18, he was approached by an agent who got in touch with him and said he’d seen him playing and found him interesting. The agent then arranged a trial with Ligue 2 side Stade de Reims, where he scored 3 goals and signed a professional contract 6 months later.[4]

Club career[]

Stade de Reims[]

Kodjia made his professional debut in a 4–1 loss against Dijon. In the first four seasons at the club, Kodjia rarely played and was never able to score for the Reims first team, his most productive campaign being when he made 13 appearances after the club had dropped into France's third tier. Successful loan moves to Cherbourg, Caen and Amiens earned him a move to Angers.[4]

Angers[]

Kodjia moved to Angers in 2014 where he won the Ligue 2 Player of the Year 2015 and was also named in the Ligue 2 Team of the Season, after scoring 15 goals in 29 games during the 2014–15 Ligue 2 to help Angers gain promotion to the French top flight after finishing in 3rd place. On 1 August 2014, he made his Angers debut in a 3–2 away loss against Nîmes, also scoring his first two goals for the club in the same game.[5]

Bristol City[]

Kodjia joined Bristol City on a three-year deal for £2 million from Angers, with the option of a further year on 20 July 2015.[5] He scored his first competitive goal for Bristol City on 15 August 2015 in a 4–2 defeat to Brentford, converting a pass from Luke Ayling to give City a 1–0 lead. He scored 20 goals in 48 appearances in his debut season at Bristol City. [6]

Aston Villa[]

On 30 August 2016, Kodjia signed with Aston Villa on a four-year contract for an initial fee of £11 million, that could potentially rise to £15 million.[7] He scored his first league goal for the club, on his debut, against Brentford.[8] Kodjia's next goal came in a 1–1 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers from the spot after Jack Grealish was fouled in Steve Bruce's first game as Villa manager. He then scored the opener in a 2–1 win away at Reading just 3 days later. His late acrobatic goal against Fulham on 22 October won the game 1–0 for Villa, making it 3 goals in 3 games and back to back wins for the club.[citation needed]

Kodjia started November in top form bagging 2 goals against a struggling Blackburn Rovers on side on Bonfire night to help Villa come from 1–0 down to win the game 2–1. His 7th goal of the season then came later in the month with a fine header in a 3–1 win over Cardiff City at Villa Park. Kodjia scored 6 goals in Steve Bruce's first 7 games in charge and his form helped propel Villa from the relegation zone up to 11th within Bruce's first month at the club. Kodjia's performances won him the PFA Championship player of the month for November. He broke his ankle in April 2017, which prematurely ended his season and would see him miss the beginning of the 2017/18 season.[9] He finished the season with 19 goals in 36 games in his first season.[10]

Kodja injured his ankle again in the derby match against Birmingham City in October 2017 which was further aggravated on international duty, the injury required surgery which ruled him out until March 2018.[11] He returned from injury to help Villa reach the 2018 EFL Championship play-off Final,[12] playing in the final as a substitute, as Villa lost 1–0 to Fulham in the final and thus missed out on promotion to the Premier League.[13]

2018–19 season[]

On 28 April 2019, Kodjia was injured while playing against Leeds United in the EFL Championship. With Villa players wanting the ball put out of play so that Kodjia could receive treatment, Leeds continued playing and scored. Following the goal, there was a large confrontation between the opposing sides, which lead the Leeds coach, Marcelo Bielsa, to allow Aston Villa to equalise unchallenged.[14]

Al-Gharafa[]

On 19 January 2020, Kodjia was presented to the media by Al-Gharafa in the Qatar Stars League, coached by former Premier League manager Slaviša Jokanović.[15] On 23 January 2020, Kodjia made his debut in a 4-2 win over Al-Rayyan, in which he scored a hat-trick.[16]

International career[]

Kodjia was born in France to Ivorian parents.[17] He was contacted first by the Benin Football Association as his surname has origins in that country, but was not eligible.[17] He was later called up by the Ivory Coast national football team in May 2016 and made his debut in a friendly versus Hungary in a 0–0 draw.[18] He scored his first international goal against Gabon on 4 June 2016, volleying home to score the first goal of the game. Ivory Coast would go on to win 2–1.[19]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 10 April 2021[20]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reims 2008–09 Ligue 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
2009–10 Championnat National 13 0 0 0 0 0 — 13 0
2010–11 Ligue 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 — 6 0
2011–12 2 0 1 0 1 0 — 4 0
Total 22 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 25 0
Cherbourg (loan) 2011–12 Championnat National 16 4 0 0 0 0 — 16 4
Amien (loan) 2012–13 Championnat National 34 9 0 0 1 0 — 35 9
Caen B (loan) 2013–14 Championnat de France Amateur 2 2 0 — — — 2 0
Caen (loan) 2013–14 Ligue 2 27 5 3 0 2 2 — 32 7
Angers 2014–15 Ligue 2 28 15 0 0 1 0 — 29 15
Bristol City 2015–16 Championship 45 19 2 1 1 0 — 48 20
2016–17 4 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 0
Total 49 19 2 1 1 0 0 0 52 20
Aston Villa 2016–17 Championship 36 19 0 0 0 0 — 36 19
2017–18 15 1 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 18 1
2018–19 39 9 1 0 1 0 2[a] 0 43 9
2019–20 Premier League 6 0 1 0 2 2 — 9 2
Total 96 29 2 0 3 2 5 0 105 31
Al-Gharafa 2019–20 Qatar Stars League 10 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 7
2020–21 20 11 4 0 1 0 2[b] 1 27 12
Total 30 18 5 0 1 0 2 1 38 19
Career total 304 99 13 1 10 4 7 1 335 105
  1. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Championship play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in Emir of Qatar Cup

International[]

As of match played on 14 July 2019[21]
Ivory Coast
Year Apps Goals
2016 6 3
2017 5 2
2018 4 2
2019 9 4
Total 24 11

International goals[]

Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first.[21]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 4 June 2016 Stade Bouaké, Bouaké, Ivory Coast  Gabon 1–0 2–1 Friendly
2. 3 September 2016  Sierra Leone 1–0 1–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3. 8 October 2016  Mali 1–1 3–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 11 January 2017 New York University Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Uganda 1–0 3–0 Friendly
5. 24 March 2017 Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia  Russia 1–0 2–0
6. 9 September 2018 Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda  Rwanda 1–0 2–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7. 12 October 2018 Stade Bouaké, Bouaké, Ivory Coast  Central African Republic 1–0 4–0
8. 26 March 2019 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Liberia 1–0 1–0 Friendly
9. 19 June 2019 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Zambia 1–1 4–1
10. 24 June 2019 Al Salam Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  South Africa 1–0 1–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
11. 11 July 2019 Suez Stadium , Suez , Egypt  Algeria 1–1 1–1

Honours[]

Angers

Aston Villa

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ "Cote d'Ivoire" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 8 January 2017. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Jonathan Kodjia: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Jonathan Kodjia". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b Doyle, Paul (22 September 2016). "People are going to be pleasantly surprised by Aston Villa". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Bristol City sign striker Jonathan Kodjia for about £2m". BBC Sport. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Bristol City 2–4 Brentford". BBC Sport. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Jonathan Kodjia: Aston Villa sign Bristol City striker for initial £11m fee". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Aston Villa 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Aston Villa injury blow: Jonathan Kodjia to miss start of next season with broken ankle". Express. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Jonathan Kodjia | Football Stats | Aston Villa | Season 2016/2017 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Aston Villa 'fear the worst' over Jonathan Kodjia injury". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Aston Villa 0–0 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Aston Villa 0–1 Fulham". BBC Sport. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  14. ^ "Leeds United 1–1 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Ivorian international officially presents Jonathan Kodjia to the masses and the media". Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  16. ^ Adewoye, Gbenga (24 January 2020). "Kodjia happy after marking Al Gharafa debut with hat-trick". Goal.com. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  17. ^ a b "Jonathan Kodjia: 'People are going to be pleasantly surprised by Aston Villa'". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  18. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  19. ^ "Côte d'Ivoire vs. Gabon – 4 June 2016". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  20. ^ Jonathan Kodjia at Soccerway
  21. ^ a b "Jonathan Kodjia". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  22. ^ Woodcock, Ian (27 May 2019). "Aston Villa 2–1 Derby County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2019.

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