Halid Djankpata
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 April 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Lomé, Togo | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gubbio | ||
| Number | 82 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2024 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Spezia | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Gubbio (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Italy U19 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 February 2024 | |||
Halid Djankpata (born 13 April 2005) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group B side Gubbio on loan from Spezia. Born in Togo, he represents Italy internationally at the youth level.
Early life
[edit]Djankpata was born in 2005 in Togo to Beninese parents from Bassila, Benin, before moving to Italy with his family in 2006.[1]
Club career
[edit]As a youth player, Djankpata joined the youth academy of English Premier League side Everton after trialing with the youth academy of English side Manchester City.[2]
On 30 August 2024, he signed a 3-years deal for Italian Serie B club Spezia.[3]
On 26 August 2025, Djankpata was loaned by Serie C club Gubbio.[4]
International career
[edit]Born in Togo, the midfielder received offers from both the Togo and Benin national teams, rejecting both in order to remain eligible for Italy. He received his first call-up to the Azzurri's Under-19 friendly with Austria on 14 February 2024.
Style of play
[edit]Djankpata mainly operates as a central midfielder.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Djankpata is the son of Awaly Djankpata and Karamatou Gbadamassi.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 4 March 2026[7]
| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton U21 | 2022–23[8] | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24[9] | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Spezia | 2025–26 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Gubbio (loan) | 2025–26 | Serie C | 23 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
[edit]- ^ "Halid Djankpata, le Béninois qui a conquis Lampard et Everton". beninwebtv.com.
- ^ "Qui Est Halid Djankpata ?". matinlibre.com.
- ^ "UFFICIALE | HALID DJAKAPANTA È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DELLO SPEZIA" [OFFICIAL | HALID DJAKAPANTA SERIO IS A NEW PLAYER FOR SPEZIA] (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "HALID DJANKPATA NUOVO CALCIATORE ROSSOBLÙ" [HALID DJANKPATA IS THE NEW RED AND BLUE PLAYER] (in Italian). AS Gubbio 1910. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "Halid Djankpata - Liverpool Echo article".
- ^ "Halid Djankpata : " Je veux gagner des trophées avec le Bénin "". beninfootball.com.
- ^ Halid Djankpata at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ^ "Games played by Halid Djankpata in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ^ "Games played by Halid Djankpata in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Lomé
- Italian men's footballers
- Italy men's youth international footballers
- Togolese men's footballers
- Togolese emigrants to Italy
- Italian people of Beninese descent
- Italian people of Togolese descent
- Togolese people of Beninese descent
- 21st-century Italian sportsmen
- 21st-century Togolese sportsmen
- Men's association football midfielders
- Spezia Calcio players
- AS Gubbio 1910 players
- Serie C players
- Italian expatriate men's footballers
- Togolese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Italian expatriate sportspeople in England