Roger Claver Djapone Assalé (born 13 November 1993) is an Ivorian professional

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who plays as a forward.

Club career

Assalé was part of the Young Boys squad that won the

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, their first league title in 32 years. On 31 January 2020, he joined

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side

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on loan until the end of the season. On 5 September 2020, he became a new

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player. In August 2021 Assalé joined 2. Bundesliga club

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on loan for the 2021–22 season. Werder Bremen secured an option to sign him permanently at the end of the loan. He left the club at the end of the season having made six appearances while Werder Bremen achieved promotion to the

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International career

Assalé made his full international debut for the Ivory Coast national team in a friendly match against

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on 10 November 2014. He scored his first international goal against

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in March 2018.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Assalé goal.''

Honours

Séwé Sport *

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: 2012–13, 2013–14 *

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: Runners-up

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TP Mazembe *

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: 2015–16 *

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2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

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Young Boys *

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: 2017–18, 2018–19 Werder Bremen * 2. Bundesliga runner-up: 2021–22 Ivory Coast *

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CIV – GHA 0:0, 9:8 PSO
CAF

Individual

* Linafoot Top scorer: 2015–16 *

Team of the Year: 2017–18

References

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* 1993 births Living people People from Abengourou Sportspeople from Comoé District Ivorian men's footballers Ivory Coast men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards Ivory Coast men's international footballers Africa Cup of Nations–winning players CAF Champions League–winning players 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players Séwé FC players TP Mazembe players BSC Young Boys players CD Leganés players Dijon FCO players SV Werder Bremen players Linafoot players Swiss Super League players La Liga players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players 2. Bundesliga players Ivorian expatriate men's footballers Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Expatriate men's footballers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany 21st-century Ivorian sportsmen {{IvoryCoast-footy-bio-stub