Alexander Kwabena Baidooh Djiku (born 9 August 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow. Born in France, he plays for the Ghana national team.
Djiku spent his youth career at Bastia. He played for the reserve team until 2014. He made his debut in a Coupe de la Ligue match against ÃÂvian on 18 December 2013. On 3 December 2014, he made his Ligue 1 debut with the team against ÃÂvian.
On 11 July 2017, Djiku joined Ligue 1 side Caen on a four-year contract, Caen paid 2M⬠for buy-out. On 5 August 2017, he made his debut with the team against Montpellier in Ligue 1.
In July 2019, he was acquired by fellow Ligue 1 club Strasbourg for 4,5Mâ¬, signing a four-year contract. He made his continental debut in a 3âÂÂ1 UEFA Europa League win over Maccabi Haifa on 25 July 2017.
On 10 July 2023, Djiku signed a three-year contract with Süper Lig side Fenerbahçe for a free transfer. On 26 July 2023, he made his debut in the Conference League match in a 5âÂÂ0 win against Zimbru at the à Âükrü SaracoÃÂlu Stadium.
On 13 August 2023, he made his Süper Lig debut against Gaziantep FK with a 2-1 home win. He scored his first goal for Fenerbahçe on 28 September 2023 against Baà Âakà Âehir, netting the first goal in a 4âÂÂ0 victory.
In his first year, he became one of the key players who took more responsibility on the field.
On 8 September 2025, Djiku signed a two-year contract with Spartak Moscow in Russia.
Djiku is of Ghanaian and French descent. He debuted with the senior Ghana national team in a 3âÂÂ0 friendly loss to Mali on 9 October 2020. He played his second match for Ghana against Qatar on 12 October 2020 in which he impressed. Djiku's third match came when he was given the opportunity by the Black Stars new head coach to start against Zimbabwe in a World Cup qualifier where Ghana won 3âÂÂ1.
He was part of Ghana's team at the 2021 African Cup of Nations in Cameroon and scored his first goal against Comoros on 18 January 2022.
In 2022, Djiku competed at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. At the tournament he played in matches against Portugal and South Korea.
On 31 December 2023, he was selected from the list of 27 Ghanaian players selected by Chris Hughton to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Djiku is married to Heley Djiku. The couple have two children, Wesley and Elyana.
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