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3) Versatile but malicious
Papy is a centre-back by trade and is most comfortable in defence, but he is also a versatile player who is a capable defensive midfielder. When the Senegalese moved to Nantes from his first club Senart-Moissy back in 2010, he was earmarked to be a potential holding midfield player.
He made several appearances in that role but was forced to move back into defence after struggling with his positioning, although he is more than capable of stepping up to the plate if need be.
The 26-year-old has a reputation for being rash and erratic in the way he plays, which is also one of the main reasons he isn’t played as a midfielder. According to a report based on the 2013-14 season by Football News France, Djilobodji makes an average of two tackles per game and commits one foul, resulting in four yellow cards and a red. He went on to improve on those statistics in the following season, although he is still very capable of the occasional moment of malice.
4) He has an eye for goal
The new Chelsea signing has a knack for scoring goals along with his defensive distribution to the game. He has scored 9 goals in 171 appearances for Nantes, which includes a memorable long-range strike against Toulouse.
He also packs the desire to provide an attacking option from set piece situations and uses his height as an advantage to nod in goals for his club. When asked about it in an interview with the Nantes official website, he said: "I ride on corners... and I will also try to recover from free kicks.", as quoted on ESPN.
5) He is a footballer by accident
Djilobodji began his career in the town of Kaolock in Senegal and was part of the youth academy there. He was on the fringes of the first team but decided to take the matter into his own hands by allegedly registering himself with fake papers and posing as the lookalike of a player.
The defender chose to move to Europe at the age of 19 and after failed trials for Lille and Lazio, he ended up signing his first professional contract with fourth-division French club Senart-Moissy.
