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French footballer (born 2001)
Evann Guessand
Guessand with Nice in 2022
Personal information
Full name Evann Ludovic Vidjannagni Guessand
Date of birth (2001-07-01) 1 July 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Ajaccio, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team Nice
Number 29
Youth career
2008–2014 ASPTT Marseille
2014–2019 Nice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Nice B 25 (9)
2020– Nice 69 (13)
2020–2021 → Lausanne-Sport (loan) 34 (7)
2022–2023 → Nantes (loan) 30 (3)
International career
2017 France U16 4 (3)
2018 France U17 2 (0)
2019 France U18 5 (2)
2019 France U19 4 (0)
2024– Ivory Coast 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024

Evann Ludovic Vidjannagni Guessand (born 1 July 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Nice. Born in France and a former French youth international, he represents the Ivory Coast internationally.

Club career

Guessand made his professional debut for Nice in a 2–0 Coupe de France win over Fréjus Saint-Raphaël on 5 January 2020.

On 12 July 2022, Guessand joined Ligue 1 club Nantes on a season-long loan. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 league win over Toulouse on 28 August. On 8 September, on his UEFA Europa League debut, Guessand scored the winning goal for Nantes in the final minutes of a 2–1 home victory over Olympiacos.

International career

Born in France, Guessand holds French and Ivorian nationalities. He is a youth international for France.

In December 2023, Guessand was pre-called up by the Ivory Coast national football team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Guessand made his debut for the Ivory Coast national team on 11 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Kenya at the Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe, Malawi. He substituted Emmanuel Latte Lath in the 61st minute of a scoreless draw.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nice II 2018–19 Championnat National 2 7 1 — — — 7 1
2019–20 Championnat National 3 17 8 — — — 17 8
2020–21 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 25 9 — — — 25 9
Nice 2019–20 Ligue 1 3 0 1 0 — — 1 0
2021–22 20 1 5 0 — — 25 1
2023–24 34 6 4 1 — — 38 7
2024–25 14 6 0 0 5 1 — 19 7
Total 69 13 10 1 6 1 — 85 15
Lausanne-Sport (loan) 2020–21 Swiss Super League 34 7 1 0 — — 35 7
Nantes (loan) 2022–23 Ligue 1 30 3 5 1 8 1 1 0 44 4
Career total 158 32 16 2 14 2 1 0 189 36
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance in Trophée des Champions

Honours

Nice

References

  1. "Les listes provisoires des équipes qualifiées pour la Coupe d'Afrique des Nations CAF TotalEnergies, Côte d'Ivoire 2023". CAF (in French). 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  2. Bacquié, Maxime (5 January 2020). "Coupe de France : OGC Nice / Fréjus-Saint-Raphaël". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  3. "Coupe de France : l'OGC Nice bat l'Etoile FC Fréjus St Raphaël 2 à 0". France 3 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (in French). May 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  4. "Evann Guessand prêté au FC Nantes !" [Evann Guessand loaned to Nantes!] (in French). FC Nantes. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  5. "Nantes vs. Toulouse". Soccerway. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  6. "FC Nantes. Evann Guessand : « C'était une ambiance de fous »". Ouest-France (in French). 9 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  7. "Evann GUESSAND -".
  8. ""JE SENS UN GROUPE QUI VIT BIEN ENSEMBLE!"". 23 October 2020.
  9. "AFCON 2023 - PROVISIONAL SQUADS LIST" (PDF). p. 13.
  10. "Kenya v Ivory Coast game report". ESPN. 11 June 2024.
  11. "Ludovic Blas penalty wins French Cup for Nantes". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.

External links

OGC Nice – current squad


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