Evann Guessand

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Evann Guessand
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Guessand with Nice in 2022
Personal information
Full name Evann Ludovic Vidjannagni Guessand [1]
Date of birth (2001-07-01) 1 July 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Ajaccio, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Nice
Number 29
Youth career
2008–2014 ASPTT Marseille
2014–2019 Nice
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Nice B 25 (9)
2020– Nice 72 (15)
2020–2021Lausanne-Sport (loan) 34 (7)
2022–2023Nantes (loan) 30 (3)
International career
2017 France U16 4 (3)
2018 France U17 2 (0)
2019 France U18 5 (2)
2019 France U19 4 (0)
2024– Ivory Coast 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024

Evann Ludovic Vidjannagni Guessand (born 1 July 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Nice. Born in France and a former French youth international, he represents the Ivory Coast internationally.

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Club career

Nice

Guessand made his professional debut for Nice in a 2–0 Coupe de France win over Fréjus Saint-Raphaël on 5 January 2020. [2] [3]

Nantes

On 12 July 2022, Guessand joined Ligue 1 club Nantes on a season-long loan. [4] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 league win over Toulouse on 28 August. [5] On 8 September, on his UEFA Europa League debut, Guessand scored the winning goal for Nantes in the final minutes of a 2–1 home victory over Olympiacos. [6]

International career

Born in France, Guessand holds French and Ivorian nationalities. [7] He is a youth international for France. [8]

In December 2023, Guessand was pre-called up by the Ivory Coast national football team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. [9]

Guessand made his debut for the Ivory Coast national team on 11 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Kenya at the Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe, Malawi. He substituted Emmanuel Latte Lath in the 61st minute of a scoreless draw. [10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nice II 2018–19 Championnat National 2 7171
2019–20 Championnat National 3 178178
2020–21 1010
Total259259
Nice 2019–20 Ligue 1 301010
2021–22 20150251
2023–24 34641387
2024–25 178205 [a] 1249
Total7215121619017
Lausanne-Sport (loan) 2020–21 Swiss Super League 34710357
Nantes (loan) 2022–23 Ligue 1303518 [a] 11 [b] 0445
Career total161341821421019438
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance in Trophée des Champions

Honours

Nice

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