Jean-Philippe Gbamin

Jean-Philippe Gbamin (born 25 September 1995) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Everton and the Ivory Coast national team. He is a former youth international for France.

Jean-Philippe Gbamin
Gbamin with Lens in 2014
Personal information
Full name Jean-Philippe Gbamin[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-25) 25 September 1995[2]
Place of birth San Pédro, Ivory Coast
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Everton
Number 25
Youth career
2005–2006 US Saint-Quentin Blessy
2006–2007 Aire-sur-la-Lys
2007–2012 Lens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Lens B 22 (2)
2013–2016 Lens 91 (3)
2016–2019 Mainz 05 86 (3)
2019– Everton 2 (0)
National team‡
2012–2013 France U18 3 (1)
2013 France U19 9 (1)
2015–2016 France U20 1 (0)
2014–2016 France U21 11 (0)
2017– Ivory Coast 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:14, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:54, 14 July 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Lens

Born in San Pédro, Ivory Coast, Gbamin had spells with French clubs Aire-sur-la-Lys and US Saint-Quentin Blessy, before joining Lens in 2007. In 2013, Gbamin broke into the first team after impressing in the second team, making his debut on 10 May in a 7–0 defeat against Guingamp, in which he replaced Alexandre Coeff fourteen minutes in.[3] Gbamin was assigned the number 25 ahead of the 2013–14 Ligue 2 campaign. On 17 August 2013, Gbamin was given his first Lens start by manager Antoine Kombouaré in a 4–1 victory against Auxerre.[4] Gbamin started to make his Lens breakthrough towards the end of the 2013–14 campaign, assisting them in their promotion to Ligue 1.

Mainz 05

On 13 July 2016, Gbamin joined Bundesliga side Mainz 05 on a five-year contract.[5] He made 86 appearances for Mainz over the following three seasons, featuring at both the defensive midfield and center back positions.

Everton

Gbamin signed for Premier League club Everton on 2 August 2019 on a five-year contract for a £25 million fee.[6] He made appearances in the club's first two games of the season, before being ruled out for eight weeks due to a thigh injury.[7] In October 2019, it was announced he would be out injured until January 2020.[8] In January 2020, it was announced he would be out until the end of the season. [9] In May 2020, it was announced he would be out injured until November 2020. [10]

International career

Gbamin has represented France at under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 level, making his under-21 debut in a 1–1 draw against Italy U20 on 13 November 2014.

Gbamin is also eligible to represent Ivory Coast at international level due to his parents nationalities' and his birthplace. In April 2017, it was announced that Gbamin had committed himself to playing for the Ivory Coast internationally.[11] He made his senior debut for Ivory Coast in a 5–0 friendly loss to the Netherlands on 4 June 2017.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played 28 May 2020[13]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lens B 2012–13 CFA Group A 202———202
2015–16 CFA Group A 20———20
Total 222———222
Lens 2012–13 Ligue 2 200000—20
2013–14 Ligue 2 3023120—353
2014–15 Ligue 1 3301010—350
2015–16 Ligue 2 2610000—261
Total 9134130—984
Mainz 05 2016–17 Bundesliga 25010—50310
2017–18 Bundesliga 30110—00311
2018–19 Bundesliga 31120—00331
Total 863400050952
Everton 2019–20[14] Premier League 2000——20
Career total 19978130502158

    International
    As of match played 14 July 2019[15]
    Ivory Coast national team
    YearAppsGoals
    201740
    201810
    201960
    Total110

    References
    1. "Cote d'Ivoire" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 7. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
    2. "Jean-Philippe Gbamin: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
    3. "Guingamp vs. Lens". Soccerway. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
    4. "Lens vs. Auxerre". Soccerway. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
    5. "Jean-Philippe Gbamin committed". 1. FSV Mainz 05. 13 July 2016. Archived from the original on 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
    6. "Jean-Philippe Gbamin: Everton sign Mainz midfielder for £25m in five-year deal". BBC Sport. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
    7. "Jean-Philippe Gbamin: Everton midfielder out for at least eight weeks with thigh injury". BBC Sport. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
    8. "Jean-Philippe Gbamin: Everton midfielder out until January". 16 October 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
    9. https://www.clickliverpool.com/sport/everton-fc/36943-jean-philippe-gbamin-suffers-fresh-injury-setback-andre-gomes/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
    10. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52843473. Missing or empty |title= (help)
    11. Ed Dove (25 April 2017). "Chelsea wonderkid Jeremie Boga commits to Ivory Coast". ESPN FC. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
    12. "Internationals (Sky Sports)". SkySports.
    13. "J. Gbamin". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
    14. "Games played by Jean-Philippe Gbamin in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
    15. Jean-Philippe Gbamin at National-Football-Teams.com
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