Bruce Djité
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| Bruce Djité | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Bruce José Djité | |
| Date of birth | March 25, 1987 (age 20) | |
| Place of birth | Arlington, Virginia, USA | |
| Height | 1.83 m | |
| Nickname | Digit, The Digit | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Adelaide United | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Northern Spirit Marconi |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2006-present | Adelaide United | 11 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Bruce Djité (born March 25, 1987 in Arlington, Virginia, USA) is a football (soccer) striker who currently plays for Adelaide United FC in the Australian A-League on a season contract.
Djité was born in the USA and moved to Sydney with his parents when he was 3 years old. His father, an Associate Professor at the University Of Western Sydney, is from the Côte d'Ivoire and his mother is from Togo.
Djité played for the Marconi Stallions in the NSW State League in 2005, before attending the Australian Institute of Sport on a football scholarship. He has chosen to play for Australia although he was also eligible for the USA, Côte d'Ivoire and Togo.
Djité was a star striker for the Young Socceroos during their 2006 tour of South America and was also chosen in the Australian Under-20 squad to compete at the 2006 AFC Youth Championships, in India.
In November 2006, Djité unsuccessfully trialled for two weeks at SV Werder Bremen. Upon his return to Australia, he was signed by Adelaide United for the remainder of the 2006/7 season. He hasn't scored, but impressed many with his strength, speed and balance. His best match came against the Central Coast Mariners where he hit the bar from long range and got one assist.
Djité has re-signed with Adelaide the same day as fellow Australian Under 23 team mate Kristian Sarkies signed with the Club.
His Australian Under 23 and Adelaide United FC teammate and fellow striker Nathan Burns are forming a formidable strikeforce.
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| Adelaide United FC - Current Squad |
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1 Beltrame | 2 Alagich | 3 Rees | 4 Costanzo | 5 Valkanis | 7 Pantelis | 8 Veart | 9 Kemp | 10 Fernando | 11 Giraldi | 13 Dodd | 14 Goulding | 15 Burns | 16 Petta | 17 van Dommele | 18 Cornthwaite | 19 Qu | 20 Bajic | 21 Spagnuolo | 22 Diego | 25 Djité | • Salley | • Sarkies | Interim Manager: Vidmar |
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