Didier Drogba Tebily (born 11 March 1978 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire) is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Chelsea in the English Premier League. He was the Premier League top scorer in 2006–07 with 20 goals as well as the 2006 African Player of the Year. Drogba holds the distinction of being the only player to score in three League Cup finals, in 2005, 2007 and 2008.[citation needed] He has won the English championship twice with Chelsea also, and has won numerous trophies with them.
Signing for Chelsea in July 2004 for £23.8 million from Marseille, Drogba started well to the Premier League, scoring in his third game for the club with a header against Crystal Palace. However, his season was interrupted when he pulled a stomach muscle against Liverpool which kept him out of action for over two months. Despite this he enjoyed the second best goals-to-minutes ratio in the Premier League, Thierry Henry being the only player to better him in this respect. He scored 16 goals in 40 games for Chelsea in his first season: 10 in the Premiership, 5 in the Champions League and 1 in the League Cup final.