Zikahi Léonce Dodoz (born 28 June 1992) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward. He is of Beninese descent.

Club career

Nepal

Claiming he was beguiled by a football agent into entering Nepal, Dodoz plied his trade with Friends Club for a year before moving to Three Star Club for 2013. The Ivorian left the team in December that year without contacting their board, with fans asking to get a replacement for him for 2014.

Léonce Dodoz

While lining up for Three Star Club in 2013, Dodoz's mother died.

Léonce Dodoz

He missed the 2014 Nepal Martyr's Memorial A-Division Super Six due to a cracked ankle.

Léonce Dodoz

India

Besides Nepal, Dodoz has appeared for various Indian sides in different leagues. In 2015, he signed for Gangtok Himalayan S.C. before moving to Kolkata giants Mohammedan Sporting. With Gangtok, he played in the Sikkim Premier Division League and scored 4 goals in 9 matches.

In Mohammedan Sporting, Dodoz appeared in both Calcutta Football League and I-League 2nd Division matches.

He later signed for Mizoram Premier League side Chanmari FC in 2016. He made his I-League debut as a player of Aizawl FC in 2017 and continued playing for the club until 2019. He scored 11 league goals in 44 official matches.

Dodoz again choose a new club in India, Bhawanipore FC in 2019, that also competes in the Calcutta Football League. He stayed there for a season before moving to Free State Stars F.C. in South Africa. In January 2023, Dodoz moved back to India and joined I-League side Rajasthan United on a season-long deal.

Honours

Three Star Club

Nepal A- Division League: 2013

Manang Marshyangdi

Nepal A- Division League: 2014

Mohammedan Sporting

Calcutta Football League: 2016–17

References

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Living people

1992 births

Ivorian men's footballers

Ivorian expatriate men's footballers

Manang Marshyangdi Club players

Three Star Club players

Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players

Aizawl FC players

Chanmari FC players

Bhawanipore FC players

Free State Stars F.C. players

National First Division players

I-League players

Footballers from Abidjan

Ivorian people of Beninese descent

Men's association football forwards

Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in India

Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa

Expatriate men's footballers in Nepal

Expatriate men's footballers in India

Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa

Calcutta Football League players