33·Legends

Aruna Dindane vs Serge Aurier

Côte d’Ivoire against Côte d’Ivoire. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.

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Aruna Dindane

Côte d’Ivoire · 2001–06 · SS

Almanac rating
83
Rank in Côte d’Ivoire
#10 of 33
Caps
62 · 17 goals
Clubs
R.S.C. Anderlecht, R.C. Lens, Al-Gharafa SC

Serbia and Montenegro were two goals ahead on 21 June 2006 when Dindane struck from the penalty spot before half time and again after the break, turning the match into Côte d'Ivoire's first World Cup win. The Belgian Golden Shoe and Ebony Shoe both went to him in 2003, he won league titles with Anderlecht in 2001 and 2004, scored 18 goals in 64 caps, and finished runner-up at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations. Career record: 62 caps and 17 goals for Côte d’Ivoire; club career at R.S.C. Anderlecht, R.C. Lens, Al-Gharafa SC.

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Serge Aurier

Côte d’Ivoire · 2015–23 · RB

Almanac rating
84
Rank in Côte d’Ivoire
#9 of 33
Caps
60 · 2 goals
Clubs
R.C. Lens, Toulouse, Tottenham Hotspur

Côte d'Ivoire had used all five substitutes when their goalkeeper went down in the last seconds against Sierra Leone on 16 January 2022, so Aurier pulled on the gloves and finished the game between the posts. He won the Africa Cup of Nations in 2015 and again in 2023, made the 2015 team of the tournament, and took two Ligue 1 titles with Paris Saint-Germain plus three Coupes de France, captaining his country from 2017. Career record: 60 caps and 2 goals for Côte d’Ivoire; club career at R.C. Lens, Toulouse, Tottenham Hotspur.

The verdict

The almanac puts Serge Aurier ahead by 1 rating point, 84 against 83.

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