Didier Drogba
Awards & Honours
15
Awards Won
6
Honours
5
Rankings
5
Covers
4
Records
Drogba's trophy cabinet includes four Premier League titles, four FA Cups, and the 2012 Champions League, but his individual accolades are equally impressive. He is one of only a handful of players to win the African Footballer of the Year award twice, and his two Premier League Golden Boots place him among the most lethal strikers of his generation. In 2022, he became the first Ivorian inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame, a fitting honor for a player who redefined the role of the African striker in European football. His record of scoring in almost every major final he played, including two FA Cup finals, two League Cup finals, and the Champions League final, underscores his reputation as a player who delivered when it mattered most.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Premier League Hall of Fame
Inducted as one of the league's greatest players.
UNDP Goodwill Ambassador
Appointed for humanitarian work.
Honorary Doctorate
Honorary Doctorate for humanitarian work.
Order of Merit of the Republic of Ivory Coast
National honour for contributions to peace and football.
Golden Foot Award
Career achievement award for international footballers.
Key to the City of Abidjan
Honoured for promoting peace.
Rankings & Lists
Greatest African player of all time
Greatest African player in Premier League history
Greatest Ivorian player of all time
Greatest player in Chelsea history
Greatest African player of all time
Magazine Covers
TIME Magazine
June 2012
The Peacemaker
Sports Illustrated
May 2012
The Hero
FourFourTwo
2010
The King of Africa
World Soccer
August 2012
Drogba: The Ultimate Big Game Player
Le Monde
2013
Front-page feature on humanitarian work
Records & Feats
Most goals by a foreign player for Chelsea
Scored 164 goals for Chelsea, the highest by any non-British player in the club's history.
Ivory Coast all-time leading scorer
Scored 65 goals in 104 appearances for the national team, more than any other Ivorian player.
Most goals by an Ivorian in the Premier League
Scored 104 Premier League goals, a record for an Ivorian player.
First Ivorian inducted into Premier League Hall of Fame
Became the first player from Ivory Coast to be inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame in 2022.