Bruce Djite
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| Bruce Djite | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Date of birth | March 25, 1987 | |
| Place of birth | Washington, D.C., USA | |
| Height | 1.83 m | |
| Position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Adelaide United | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Northern Spirit Marconi |
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| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 2006 | Adelaide United | 1 (0) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Bruce Djite (born March 25, 1987 in Washington D.C, USA) is a football (soccer) striker who currently plays for Adelaide United FC in the Australian A-League on a short-term contract.
Djite 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 Ivory Coast and his mother is from Togo.
Djite played for the Marconi Stallions in the NSW State League in 2005, before attending the Australian Institute of Sport on a football (soccer) scholarship. He has chosen to play for Australia although he was also eligible for the USA, Ivory Coast and Togo.
Djite 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.
Clubs such as Werder Bremen have shown interest in the young striker
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Please note that Djite is pronounced jite.
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| Adelaide United FC - Current Squad |
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1 Beltrame | 2 Alagich | 3 Rees | 4 Costanzo | 5 Valkanis | 6 Aloisi | 7 Pantelis | 8 Veart | 9 Kemp | 10 Fernando | 11 Romário | 12 Owens | 13 Dodd | 14 Goulding | 15 Burns | 16 Petta | 17 van Dommele | 18 Cornthwaite | 19 Qu | 20 Bajic | 21 Spagnuolo | 23 Giraldi | 25 Djite | Manager: Kosmina |
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