Gerard Gohou

Gerard Gohou

Gohou with Kairat in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Gerard Bi Goua Gohou
Date of birth	(1988-12-29) 29 December 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth	Gagnoa, Ivory Coast
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Penang FC
Youth career
2004–2007	JC Abidjan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	JC Abidjan	21	(14)
2008–2009	Hassania Agadir	28	(15)
2010–2011	Neuchâtel Xamax	41	(9)
2011–2012	Denizlispor	27	(7)
2012–2013	Kayseri Erciyesspor	31	(19)
2013–2014	Krasnodar	6	(1)
2014–2017	Kairat	102	(80)
2018–2019	Beijing Enterprises Group	48	(31)
2020–2021	Kasımpaşa	9	(0)
2022	Aktobe	21	(8 Penang FC)
International career
2010–2013	Ivory Coast U23	5	(3)
2022–	Rwanda	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 January 2023

Gerard Bi Goua Gohou (born 29 December 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker. Born in the Ivory Coast, he plays for the Rwanda national team.

Club career

JC Abidjan

Gohou began his career 2004 with JC Abidjan and in 2008 appeared in the first team which played in the Ivory Coast's top tier. ^[1] He served a total of four years with JC Abidjan.

Hassania Agadir

In summer 2008 Gohou signed for Moroccan club HUS d'Agadir. Gohou scored nine goals in 17 matches for the club. ^[2]

Neuchâtel Xamax

On 15 February 2010, Swiss Super League club Neuchâtel Xamax announced the signing of Gohou. ^[2] Shortly afterwards, Moroccan media suggested his contract with former side Hassania Agadir had not been terminated. ^[3] On 27 February 2017, he arrived in Neuchâtel and was presented by his new club. Hassania Agadir contested the termination of the contract with Gohou and reported the case to FIFA. Moroccan authorities had arrested Gohou at the airport and held him in custody for three days before being acquitted of a theft charge, according to the player. ^[4]

Gohou played the second half of the 2010–11 and after failing to score in the first ten matches, he scored a brace in the last match of his first season at the club. ^[5]

He netted six goals in the first 13 league matches of the 2011–12 season. In the following 17 league matches he played he scored two goals. ^[6]

Across one and a half seasons Gohou totalled nine goals in 41 league matches. ^[7]

Denizlispor

In July 2011, Gohou joined Turkish second-tier side Denizlispor on a three-year contract. ^[7]

FC Krasnodar

On 5 July 2013, Gohou signed a three-year contract with Russian Premier League club FC Krasnodar. ^[8]

FC Kairat

On 24 June 2014, Krasnodar announced that Gohou had left the club to sign for FC Kairat of the Kazakhstan Premier League, on a six-month contract. ^{[9] [10]} On 30 July 2015, Gohou extended his stay at Kairat until December 2017. ^[11]

On 13 November 2017, Kairat announced that Gohou would be leaving the club at the end of his contract. ^[12]

Beijing Enterprises Group

On 5 February 2018, Gohou joined China League One club Beijing Enterprises Group. ^[13]

Kasımpaşa

On 20 January 2020, Kasımpaşa announced the signing of Gohou on an initial 18-month contract, with the option of an additional two-years. ^[14]

International career

Gohou was born in the Ivory Coast and is of Ivorian descent. He was a member of the Ivory Coast national under-23 football team ^[15] and scored twice on his debut on 20 May 2010 against Colombia national under-23 football team in the 2010 Toulon Tournament. ^[16]

In 2017, Gohou was coached by Spanish manager Carlos Alós in Kazakhstani club FC Kairat. Five years later, the Spaniard took the Rwanda national team and contacted him to represent Rwanda. ^[17] After being given a Rwandan passport, he was called up for a set of friendlies in September 2022. ^[18] He debuted with Rwanda in a friendly 0–0 tie with Equatorial Guinea on 23 September 2022. ^[19] He had previously rejected to represent Benin.

Statistics

Club

As of match played 6 November 2022 ^[20]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Neuchâtel Xamax	2009–10	Swiss Super League	11	2	0	0	–		–		11	2
	2010–11		30	7	4	0	–		–		34	7
	Total		41	9	4	0	–		–		45	9
Denizlispor	2011–12 [21]	TFF First League	27	7	0	0	–		–		27	7
Erciyesspor	2012–13 [21]	TFF First League	31	19	0	0	–		–		31	19
Krasnodar	2013–14	Russian Premier League	6	1	1	1	–		–		7	2
Kairat	2014	Kazakhstan Premier League	13	12	3	2	4	0	–		20	14
	2015		28	22	4	3	7	4	1	0	40	29
	2016		29	22	3	0	4	3	1	0	37	25
	2017		32	24	3	3	4	4	1	0	40	31
	Total		102	80	14	9	19	11	3	0	137	99
Beijing Enterprises Group	2018 [22]	China League One	21	10	0	0	–		–		21	10
	2019 [22]		27	21	0	0	–		–		27	21
	Total		48	31	0	0	–		–		48	31
Kasımpaşa	2019–20	Süper Lig	8	0	0	0	–		–		8	0
	2020–21		1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
	Total		9	0	0	0	–		–		9	0
Aktobe	2022	Kazakhstan Premier League	21	8	3	0	–		–		24	8
Career total			285	155	21	9	19	11	3	0	328	175

Honours

Club

FC Kairat

• Kazakhstan Cup: 2014, 2015, 2017
• Kazakhstan Super Cup: 2016, 2017

Individual

• Botola Top Scorer: 2008–09 ^[23]
• TFF First League Top Scorer: 2012–13
• Kazakhstan Premier League Top Scorer: 2015, 2016, 2017

References

1. "Maroc Football – Affaire Gérard Bi Goua Gohou". elbotola.net. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
2. "Neuchâtel Xamax verpflichtete Bi Goua Gohou". 20 Minuten (in German). 15 February 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
3. "Gérard Bi Goua Gohou est-il toujours lié à son ancien club?". Arc Info (in French). 19 February 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
4. "Après la garde à vue, Gohou est à Xamax". Arc Info (in French). 27 February 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
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6. "Gerard Gohou » Super League 2010/2011". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
7. "L'attaquant ivoirien Gérard Gohou (22 ans) quitte Neuchâtel Xamax pour Denizlispor, en D2 turque". Radio Télévision Suisse (in French). 15 July 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
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9. Жерар Гоу покидает стан «горожан». fckrasnodar.ru (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
10. "Kuat, ISAEL And GOU About Shuttle "Kairat"". fckairat.kz (in Russian). FC Kairat. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
11. "Джерри с нами". fckairat.kz/ (in Russian). FC Kairat. 30 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
12. "Жерар Гоу покинет Кайрат". fckairat.com (in Russian). FC Kairat. 13 November 2017. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
13. "Gerard Gohou to continue career in China". Kazinform. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
14. "Gerard Gohou Kasımpaşamızda". kasimpasa.com.tr/ (in Turkish). Kasımpaşa S.K. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
15. "Les équipes 2010 – Côte d'Ivoire Groupe A". Archived from the original on 8 June 2009.
16. "Festival International "Espoirs" de Toulon – Colombia – Cote d'Ivoire". Archived from the original on 8 June 2009.
17. "Football: Ivorian Gérard Goua Bi explains his choice to play for Rwanda".
18. "Rwanda invite first ever non native into national team". 23 September 2022.
19. "Rwanda, Equatorial Guinea Share Spoils In Casablanca-Morocco, U23 Lose First game". 24 September 2022.
20. "G.Gohou". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
21. "BI GOUA GERARD GOHOU". tff.org. Turkish Football Federation . Retrieved 17 September 2014.
22. "戈霍". sodasoccer.com (in Chinese). Soda Soccer. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
23. "Ivoiriens et Sénégalais dominent le classement des buteurs". maroc-football.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2017.

External links

• Gerard Gohou at Soccerway