Ghislain Guessan

Ghislain Guessan (born 15 September 1992) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward.[1]

Ghislain Guessan
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-09-15) 15 September 1992
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Youth career
2010–2011 Nantes
2011–2012 Padova
2012–2013 Tours
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 RC Arbaâ 34 (10)
2016–2017 → USM Alger (loan) 23 (5)
2017 Viking 3 (1)
2018–2019 Concordia Chiajna 23 (3)
2019 CA Bordj Bou Arréridj 5 (1)
National team
2011 Ivory Coast U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:45, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

Club career

RC Arbaâ

Guessan joined RC Arbaâ in 2014 on a three-year contract. In his first season he played 12 games and scored a single goal against JS Saoura in a 2–1 win and reached the cup final but did not participate. The following season he played 24 matches and scored 10 goals. His first goal of the season was in a draw against JS Saoura and the last goal in a 3–1 win against MC Alger. Guessan left the club despite having a year left on his contract because of the club's relegation to the second division which forbids to bring in foreign players.

USM Alger

After two seasons with RC Arbaâ, Guessan joined to USM Alger, on a one-year contract.[2] He joined on loan. His first goal with his new team was against the RC Relizane in a 6–0 win. after the piece won the first title in its history by winning the Super Cup against rivals MC Alger where he participated for 86 minutes. He then scored in the Algiers Derby against the same team, but USM Alger was defeated 2–1. The following week against JS Kabylie he scored another goal, after that missed scoring for three consecutive games until the derby against NA Hussein Dey where he scored two.[3] He helped the team advance to the next round of the Algerian Cup scoring his sixth goal of the season against NT Souf. In the second half of the season, Guessan was unable to score a goal in 10 league games and in three Champions League matches. He officially left the club with 29 matches and 6 goals.

Viking

Guessan had a short stint with Norwegian club Viking in 2017. He went on trial with Scottish Premiership club Hearts in February 2018, but was not offered a contract.[4]

In July 2019, Guessan joined Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club CA Bordj Bou Arréridj.[5]

International career

Guessan represented the Ivory Coast U20s at the 2011 Toulon Tournament.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of 30 September 2018[1][7]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
RC Arbaâ 2014–15 Ligue Professionnelle 1 12100——121
2015–16 22921——2410
Total 341021——3611
USM Alger (loan) 2016–17 Ligue Professionnelle 1 235213[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]0296
Viking 2017 Eliteserien 3100——31
Concordia Chiajna 2018–19 Liga I 8200——82
Career total 68184230107620
  1. All appearance(s) in CAF Champions League
  2. Appearance in Algerian Super Cup

Honours

Club

USM Alger

References
  1. Ghislain Guessan at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. "Transferts : Guessan rejoint l'USM Alger". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  3. "Ligue 1 (J12) : USM Alger 2-1 NA Hussein Dey". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  4. Anderson, Barry (28 February 2018). "No deal for Hearts trialist Ghislain Guessan". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  5. "CABBA : Guessan Ghislain signe un contrat de deux ans".
  6. S.A.S., Desarrollos con Ingenio. "Gran victoria de la Selección Colombia Sub-20 en Toulon". www.fcf.com.co. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  7. Ghislain Guessan at FootballDatabase.eu
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