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#6 Didier Drogba
MLS side Montreal Impact signed Didier Drogba as their ‘Designated Player’ in July 2015. He made his debut in August against Philadelphia Union in a 1-0 loss. On his first start in the MLS scored the ‘perfect hat-trick’ scoring a goal with either foot and a header against Chicago Fire in a scintillating 4-3 win. He has voted as the MLS Player of the month for September scoring 7 goals in 5 games. Drogba scored both goals in a 2-1 win in the Canadian Classique against Toronto FC, guiding the Impact to the Eastern Conference semi-finals where they were eliminated by Columbus Crew. He finished the season with 11 goals in 11 games.
In March 2016, the Impact announced that Drogba wouldn’t play the matches played on artificial surfaces due to fears of a potential knee injury. Drogba was included in the MLS All-Star game against Arsenal FC and scored (as he always did) in a 2-1 loss.
In October, Drogba refused to play the match against Toronto and asked his name be removed from the squad following his exclusion from the starting line-up. He did not travel with the squad but attended the Impact’s next game against DC United. He scored 10 goals in 22 matches in a rather unfruitful season for the Impact.
In April 2017, Drogba signed with and bought the USL (Division II) side, Phoenix Rising, making him the first player-owner in Football history. Over the course of two seasons, Drogba has scored 11 goals in 16 games for the club.
