Silas Gnaka

Silas Gnaka (born 18 December 1998) is an Ivorian football player who plays as defender for Belgian First Division A club K.A.S. Eupen.[1]

Silas Gnaka
Personal information
Full name Silas Gnaka
Date of birth (1998-12-18) 18 December 1998
Place of birth Ivory Coast
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 12 in)
Playing position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
K.A.S. Eupen
Number 24
Youth career
Aspire Academy
K.A.S. Eupen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– K.A.S. Eupen 43 (0)
National team
2019– Ivory Coast U23 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 April 2019

Gnaka is a product Aspire Academy (Senegal), and who signed a professional football contract with Belgian club Eupen in January 2017.[2][3] He became a regular left-sided defender for the club under manager Claude Makélélé.[4]

International career

Gnaka debuted for the Ivory Coast U23s in a pair of 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2019.[5][6]

References

  1. Silas Gnaka at Soccerway
  2. "Silas Gnaka, new player for KAS Eupen". as-eupen.be. K.A.S. Eupen. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  3. "Gnaka prolonge à Eupen". sport.be (in French). Golazo Media. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  4. "Eupen: Gnaka, la solution côté gauche?". La Dernière Heure (in French). 13 August 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  5. Marc, ALLA Jean (14 March 2019). "CAN U23 : Nicolas Tié, Kouamé Christian, Guiagon Parfait… les surprises du chef Kamara". Mondialsport.net.
  6. "CAF - Competitions - Qualifiers of Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations - Match Details". www.cafonline.com.


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