Daniel Chigou
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Daniel "Dani" Chigou is a Cameroon
ian professional footballer who plays as a striker for FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan
. He has had a journeyman
career, having played for 12 clubs in his playing career. He has been compared to fellow Cameroonian striker Samuel Eto'o
.
with Ternana Calcio
, where he played twice without scoring. After moving on, he represented clubs in Serie C1
and Serie C2
.
from Hungarian side Debrecen
. He made his first appearance for Dukla in a friendly match against SV Wacker Burghausen
on 17 January 2009, scoring two goals. He opened his account in his second competitive game for the club, scoring a hat-trick
as Dukla defeated Fotbal Fulnek
by a club record score, 6–0.
In the 2009–2010 season he scored 14 goals, becoming the top goalscorer of the Czech 2. Liga
together with Pavel Černý
and Karel Kroupa.
Chigou started the following season, the 2010–11 Czech 2. Liga
, by scoring six goals in five matches and again finished the season as the division's top scorer, this time outright, with 19 goals for FK Dukla Prague
. Following the end of the 2010–11 season, Chigou decided not to extend his contract and left the club.
In July 2011, Chigou had a trial at Belgian First Division club Oud-Heverlee Leuven. However Chigou was not offered a contract and found himself back at Dukla at the beginning of the 2011–12 Gambrinus liga
to train with the club, watching the opening game of the season against Olomouc. On 25 August 2011 it was announced he had started training at Russian First Division outfit FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan
.
Statistics accurate as of match played 11 June 2011
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
ian professional footballer who plays as a striker for FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan
FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan
FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan is an association football club based in Astrakhan, Russia. In 2008, they won the Russian Second Division in the South Zone and were promoted to the Russian First Division for 2009.-History:...
. He has had a journeyman
Journeyman (sports)
A journeyman or journeywoman is an athlete or professional sports player who is technically competent, but unable to excel. In certain parts of the world the term has less negative connotations and the inability to excel is not needed for a player to be labelled thus.-Definitions:Alexandra Allred...
career, having played for 12 clubs in his playing career. He has been compared to fellow Cameroonian striker Samuel Eto'o
Samuel Eto'o
Samuel Eto'o Fils is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Russian team Anzhi Makhachkala. He is also the current captain of the Cameroon national team.Eto'o trained at Kadji Sports Academy...
.
Italy
He played for eight clubs in Italy in a period of seven years. He began his football career in the 2001–02 season in the Italian Serie BSerie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
with Ternana Calcio
Ternana Calcio
Ternana Calcio is an Italian football club based in the city of Terni, Umbria.The team's colours are red and green.The club was founded in 1925 and refounded in 1993. In its history, Ternana have twice played in Serie A...
, where he played twice without scoring. After moving on, he represented clubs in Serie C1
Serie C1
Lega Pro Prima Divisione is the name of the third highest football league in Italy. It consists of 36 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 18 teams each. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1....
and Serie C2
Serie C2
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione is the name of the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consists of 54 teams, but in the season 2010–11 the teams are only 49 divided geographically into three divisions of 17, 16 and 16 teams each...
.
Czech Republic
In January 2009, Chigou signed for Czech club FK Dukla PragueFK Dukla Prague
FK Dukla Prague is a Czech association football club located in Prague-Dejvice, Czech Republic. It currently plays in the Gambrinus liga.- History :It was founded in 1959 as FK Dukla Dejvice and in 2001 as FK Dukla Prague...
from Hungarian side Debrecen
Debreceni VSC
Debreceni VSC or just Debrecen or DVSC is a football club from the city of Debrecen in Hungary. They are best known for reaching the group stages of the UEFA Champions League 2009–10 season. Debreceni VSC has been the most successful Hungarian club since 2000. The club has won the Hungarian...
. He made his first appearance for Dukla in a friendly match against SV Wacker Burghausen
SV Wacker Burghausen
SV Wacker Burghausen is a German association football club based in Burghausen, Bavaria and is part of one of the nation's largest sports clubs with some 6,000 members participating in two dozen different sports.-History:...
on 17 January 2009, scoring two goals. He opened his account in his second competitive game for the club, scoring a hat-trick
Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he...
as Dukla defeated Fotbal Fulnek
Fotbal Fulnek
Fotbal Fulnek is a football team from Fulnek in the Czech Republic. In the 2009-2010 season, the club played in the Moravian-Silesian Football League but did not fulfil their fixtures and their results for the season were expunged in February 2010.The best achievement of the club was a presence in...
by a club record score, 6–0.
In the 2009–2010 season he scored 14 goals, becoming the top goalscorer of the Czech 2. Liga
Czech 2. Liga
The 2. liga or Druhá liga is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in the Czech Republic. The top two teams are promoted to the Gambrinus liga.-Structure:There are 16 clubs in the Czech 2. Liga...
together with Pavel Černý
Pavel Černý (footballer born 1985)
Pavel Černý is a Czech football player who currently plays for FC Hradec Králové.In the 2009–2010 season, while playing for Hradec Králové, he scored 14 goals and became the top goalscorer of the Czech 2. Liga together with Dani Chigou and Karel Kroupa.-References:* -External links:*...
and Karel Kroupa.
Chigou started the following season, the 2010–11 Czech 2. Liga
2010–11 Czech 2. Liga
The 2010–11 Czech 2. Liga was the 18th season of the 2. česká fotbalová liga, the second tier of the Czech football league. The season began on 30 July 2010 and ended on 11 June 2011. The winter break was scheduled between 6 November 2010 and 5 March 2011....
, by scoring six goals in five matches and again finished the season as the division's top scorer, this time outright, with 19 goals for FK Dukla Prague
FK Dukla Prague
FK Dukla Prague is a Czech association football club located in Prague-Dejvice, Czech Republic. It currently plays in the Gambrinus liga.- History :It was founded in 1959 as FK Dukla Dejvice and in 2001 as FK Dukla Prague...
. Following the end of the 2010–11 season, Chigou decided not to extend his contract and left the club.
In July 2011, Chigou had a trial at Belgian First Division club Oud-Heverlee Leuven. However Chigou was not offered a contract and found himself back at Dukla at the beginning of the 2011–12 Gambrinus liga
2011–12 Gambrinus liga
The 2011–12 Gambrinus liga is the 19th season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football league. It began on 29 July 2011 and is due to end on 26 May 2012...
to train with the club, watching the opening game of the season against Olomouc. On 25 August 2011 it was announced he had started training at Russian First Division outfit FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan
FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan
FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan is an association football club based in Astrakhan, Russia. In 2008, they won the Russian Second Division in the South Zone and were promoted to the Russian First Division for 2009.-History:...
.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ternana Calcio Ternana Calcio Ternana Calcio is an Italian football club based in the city of Terni, Umbria.The team's colours are red and green.The club was founded in 1925 and refounded in 1993. In its history, Ternana have twice played in Serie A... |
2001–02 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Fidelis Andria A.S. Andria BAT Associazione Sportiva Andria BAT or simply A.S. Andria is an Italian football club, based in Andria, Apulia.The team currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione.The team's colors are blue and white.- Fidelis Andria :... |
2002–03 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| Legnano A.C. Legnano Associazione Calcio Legnano was an Italian football club, based in Legnano, Lombardy, that was founded in 1913. The team's colors were lilac and white. In the past Legnano have played three seasons in Italy's top league; Serie A, finishing bottom of the league each time.The club were perhaps best... |
2003–04 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Paternò A.C. Paternò 2004 Associazione Calcio Paternò 2004 is an Italian association football club located in Paternò, Sicily. It currently plays in Eccellenza Sicily. Its colors are red and blue.... |
2003–04 2003–04 Serie C1 Statistics of Serie C1 in season 2003/2004.-Serie C1/A:-Play-off:SemifinalFinal-Play-out:-Final Verdict:Arezzo and Cesena promoted to Serie BVarese, Pavia e Prato relegated to Serie C2... |
12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| Lanciano | 2004–05 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Sanremese | 2004–05 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Giugliano S.S.C. Giugliano Società Sportiva Calcio Giugliano is an Italian association football club, based in Giugliano in Campania, Campania. The club was founded in 1928. The team's colors are blue and yellow.-External links:*... |
2005–06 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 14 |
| 2006–07 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | |
| Total | 49 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 21 | |
| Nuorese | 2006–07 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Farul Constanţa FC Farul Constanta FC Farul Constanţa is a professional football club from Constanţa, Romania. Established in 1949, Farul is currently competing in Liga II ,after being relegated at the end of Liga I 2008-09. The club has yet to win a Romanian title... |
2007–08 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Câmpina FCM Câmpina FCM Câmpina was a Romanian football team from Poiana Câmpina, Prahova County founded in 1936 and dissolved in 2008.-History:The team was founded under the name Astra Câmpina, which was a local factory that was sponsoring the team... |
2007–08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Debrecen Debreceni VSC Debreceni VSC or just Debrecen or DVSC is a football club from the city of Debrecen in Hungary. They are best known for reaching the group stages of the UEFA Champions League 2009–10 season. Debreceni VSC has been the most successful Hungarian club since 2000. The club has won the Hungarian... |
2007–08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dukla Prague FK Dukla Prague FK Dukla Prague is a Czech association football club located in Prague-Dejvice, Czech Republic. It currently plays in the Gambrinus liga.- History :It was founded in 1959 as FK Dukla Dejvice and in 2001 as FK Dukla Prague... |
2008–09 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 |
| 2009–10 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 14 | |
| 2010–11 2010–11 Czech 2. Liga The 2010–11 Czech 2. Liga was the 18th season of the 2. česká fotbalová liga, the second tier of the Czech football league. The season began on 30 July 2010 and ended on 11 June 2011. The winter break was scheduled between 6 November 2010 and 5 March 2011.... |
26 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19 | |
| Total | 62 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 37 | |
| Career total | 214 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 71 | |
Statistics accurate as of match played 11 June 2011