| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur Bertrand Gnahoua [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1992 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Grenoble, France | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [3] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, centre-forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Southport | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Stalybridge Celtic | 26 | (2) |
| 2012–2015 | Macclesfield Town | 34 | (3) |
| 2013 | → Colwyn Bay (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | CF Gavà | ||
| 2016–2017 | Kidderminster Harriers | 51 | (16) |
| 2017–2019 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → AFC Fylde (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2019 | Carlisle United | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Macclesfield Town | 29 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | Bolton Wanderers | 28 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Morecambe | 55 | (6) |
| 2023–2024 | Grimsby Town | 24 | (1) |
| 2025– | Southport | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:47, 30 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Arthur Bertrand Gnahoua (born 18 September 1992) is a French footballer who plays as a winger or centre-forward for Southport.
He has previously played in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers, Shrewsbury Town, Carlisle United, Macclesfield Town, Morecambe and Grimsby Town, as well as at non-League level for Stalybridge Celtic, Colwyn Bay, Kidderminster Harriers and AFC Fylde. He also spent a season playing in Spain with CF Gavà.
Gnahoua was born in Grenoble, [4] France [5] and is of Ivorian descent. [6] He moved to England when he was six and grew up in Salford. [5] He was coached and taught how to play football by his brother. [7] In 2003 he was released from the Bolton Wanderers Academy. [5]
He began his senior career in non-league football, joining Macclesfield Town from Stalybridge Celtic in 2012. [8] On 16 January 2015 he signed for CF Gavà [9] and then moved on to Kidderminster Harriers in January 2016, [10] and was their top goal scorer in the 2016–17 season as they reached the National League North play-off semi-finals. [6]
He joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on a free transfer in May 2017, signing a one-year deal with an option for a further year, [6] making his Football League debut on 5 August 2017 as a substitute in a 1−0 victory over Northampton Town. [11] Gnahoua scored his first professional goal in a 3−2 victory over Coventry City in an EFL Trophy group-stage match on 29 August, [12] followed by his first Football League goal - netting a 94th-minute winner in a 2−1 away win at Doncaster Rovers - on 26 September. [13]
His contract with Shrewsbury was extended at the end of the 2017–18 season. [14] He went on loan to Fylde on 26 November 2018. [15]
He signed for Carlisle on 21 January 2019 [16] but missed the rest of the season after getting injured only 27 minutes into his debut. [17] He was released at the end of the season. [18]
Gnahoua re-joined Macclesfield Town in August 2019 on a one-year contract. [19]
Gnahoua re-signed for Bolton Wanderers on 26 September 2020, 17 years after being released from Bolton's Academy. [5] He said he signed for Bolton as it was close to his home, which became an internet meme, [20] with Bolton fans creating the chant "Arthur Gnahoua, he lives down the road!" [21] They also gave him the nickname King Arthur. [22] He made his debut the same day he signed, coming off the bench to replace Nathan Delfouneso in the 65th minute of a 0−2 Home defeat against Newport County. [23] His first goal came on 17 November as he scored Bolton's second goal in a 3–2 win against Newcastle United U21 in the EFL Trophy [24] with his first league goal coming on 13 January 2021 in a 1–1 draw against Exeter City. [25] On 19 May 2021 Bolton announced he would be released at the end of his contract. [26]
On 17 June 2021 newly promoted Morecambe announced they had signed him. [27] Gnahoua signed a new one-year contract with the club in June 2022. [28]
On 5 August 2023, Gnahoua signed for Grimsby Town on a one-year deal following a successful trial with the club. The move reunited him with his former Shrewsbury Town manager Paul Hurst. [4] Gnahoua made his debut later that day as he came on as a 77th minute substitute for Charles Vernam in a 0–0 draw at home to AFC Wimbledon on the opening day of the 2023–24 season. [29] He was released at the end of the 2023–24 season. [30]
On 8 February 2025, Gnahoua signed for National League North club Southport on non-contract terms. [31]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stalybridge Celtic | 2010–11 | Conference North | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | Conference North | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Macclesfield Town | 2012–13 | Conference | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Colwyn Bay (loan) | 2012–13 | Conference North | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Macclesfield Town | 2013–14 | Conference | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 [a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | Conference | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 1 [a] | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| CF Gavà | 2014–15 | Tercera División | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 2015–16 | Tercera División | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Kidderminster Harriers | 2015–16 | National League | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | |
| 2016–17 | National League North | 35 | 12 | 2 | 1 | – | 5 [b] | 1 | 42 | 14 | ||
| Shrewsbury Town | 2017–18 [34] | League One | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 [c] | 1 | 22 | 3 |
| 2018–19 [35] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [c] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Fylde (loan) | 2018–19 | National League | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 [a] | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
| Carlisle United | 2018–19 [35] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Macclesfield Town | 2019–20 [36] | League Two | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [c] | 0 | 32 | 4 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2020–21 [37] | League Two | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [c] | 1 | 30 | 3 |
| Morecambe | 2021–22 [38] | League One | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [c] | 0 | 40 | 5 |
| 2022–23 [39] | League One | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 [c] | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| Total | 58 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 69 | 7 | ||
| Grimsby Town | 2023–24 [40] | League Two | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 [c] | 0 | 29 | 3 |
| Southport | 2024–25 | National League North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 276 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 321 | 44 | ||
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