Joris Gnagnon
Joris Gnagnon (born 13 January 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Rennes on loan from Sevilla.[2]
Gnagnon with Rennes in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 13 January 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Bondy, France | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Playing position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Rennes (on loan from Sevilla) | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2008 | UF Clichois | ||
2008–2010 | FC Montfermeil | ||
2011 | UF Clichois | ||
2011–2014 | FC Montfermeil | ||
2014–2016 | Rennes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2016 | Rennes II | 24 | (3) |
2016–2018 | Rennes | 70 | (3) |
2018– | Sevilla | 7 | (0) |
2019– | → Rennes (loan) | 8 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | France U20 | 2 | (0) |
2018 | France U21 | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 June 2019 |
Club career
Rennes
Born in Bondy next to Paris, Gnagnon is a youth exponent from Stade Rennais. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 16 January 2016 against Troyes AC, playing the entire second half.[3] He scored his first Ligue 1 goal on 28 January 2017, in a Derby Breton against Nantes to draw the game in the 86th minute.[4]
Sevilla
On 25 July 2018, Gnagnon joined Spanish side Sevilla FC for five years.[5]
Return to Rennes (loan)
On 26 August 2019, Gnagnon returned to Rennes on a one year loan deal.[6]
International career
On 25 March 2017, Gnagnon made his debut for the France under-20 team. His first ever game for a French youth team.[7]
He later chose to represent Ivory Coast, for whom he is eligible through his family's Ivorian origins.[8][9] He was called up to the Ivory Coast national team for the first time on 19 May 2017.[10]
However, he never made an appearance for the African nation and stated in May 2018 that he had not ruled out playing for the European country at senior level, despite switching allegiance to Ivory Coast the previous year.[11] He was subsequently called up by the France under-21 team for friendlies against Switzerland and Italy in May 2018.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 10 November 2019[2]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Others | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rennes | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||||
2017–18 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 2 | ||||
Total | 70 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 4 | ||
Sevilla | 2018–19 | La Liga | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
Rennes (loan) | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
Career total | 85 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 4 |
References
- "Joris Gnagnon" (in French). Stade Rennais F.C. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- "France - J. Gnagnon - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
- "Troyes vs. Rennes - 16 January 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
- "Rennes vs. Nantes - 28 January 2017 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
- "Joris Gnagnon file à Séville (officiel)". L'Équipe. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
- "Transferts : Joris Gnagnon (Séville FC) de retour à Rennes (officiel)". L'Équipe. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
- "Match - France - Angleterre - FFF". FFF.fr. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
- "Joris Gnagnon latest to join Ivory Coast recruitment drive". 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
- Kautcha, Donatien (2017-01-10). "Côte d'Ivoire: Le Franco-ivoirien de Rennes Joris Gnagnon refuse une offre de 6,5 milliards du FC Seville" (in French). Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- "Côte d'Ivoire : Marc Wilmots convoque Cornet et Gnagnon" (in French). L'Équipe.fr. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
- "Ivorian Joris Gnagnon hints at France switch". BBC.com. 2018-05-12. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
- "Espoirs : Joris Gnagnon et Sofiane Alakouch en renfort" (in French). L'Équipe.fr. 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2018-05-25.