The name Didier Drogba has a great echo in Marseille. The Ivorian legend played only one season in Olympique but that was enough to secure the eternal love from the fans, even thou he made a record transfer (at the time) to Chelsea in 2004 for 24 million pounds. The Basilique du Sacre-Coeur is the key to the city of Marseilles and has a significant importance in this this French costal city. Inside the church, you will find the military tunic of General de Goislard de Monsabert, who led the 1944 liberation of the city from German occupation. Next to it is a framed Marseilles shirt, with “Drogba 11” on the back. That‘s how important the Ivorian is, and one could only imagine what would happen if he stayed a bit longer in Marseille. But according to the statistics, another African is more successful than Drogba.Amine Gouiri démarre mieux que Drogba à l’OM ! 😳🇩🇿[@Statsdufoot] pic.twitter.com/Y0ibVwYIYi— Massilia Zone (@MassiliaZone) May 5, 2025 Former Chelsea striker played one full season in Olympique after the transfer from Guingamp. He managed 55 appearances in which he scored 32 goals and 7 assists and not only that, he also took Marseille to the Uefa Cup final, where they lost to Valensia. But if we look at the the Ivorian legend‘s first 12 games, his debut was also impressive (seven goals and three assists). In January 2025, Marseille signed Algerian international Amine Gouiri from Rennes and he already surpassed Drogba. In his first 12 games for the new club, The African striker managed eight goals and three assist. Since he arrived in January, he surely can‘t catch Droga‘s first season stats, but he can surely be better than the Ivorian. Gouiri is better even if we look at other players who came to the club in January, just like him. Mario Balotelli scored 8 goals in half a season (15 matches) in 2018/19 while in 2020/2021, Arkadiusz Milik scored 9 times and provided an assist over the same period. Gouiri is better than them and has two more games to increase his numbers.UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI FINALTuesday 22:00: (2.75) Inter (3.80) Barcelona (2.50)Wednesday22:00: (2.15) PSG (3.60) Arsenal (3.60)***odds are subject to change***
