Jean-Philippe Gbamin

Jean-Philippe Gbamin

Gbamin with CSKA Moscow in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Jean-Philippe Gbamin [1]
Date of birth	(1995-09-25) 25 September 1995 (age 28) [2]
Place of birth	San Pédro, Ivory Coast
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Dunkerque
Number	25
Youth career
2005–2006	US Saint-Quentin Blessy
2006–2007	Aire-sur-la-Lys
2007–2012	Lens
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Lens B	22	(2)
2013–2016	Lens	91	(3)
2016–2019	Mainz 05	86	(3)
2019–2023	Everton	6	(0)
2022	→ CSKA Moscow (loan)	11	(2)
2022–2023	→ Trabzonspor (loan)	19	(0)
2023–	Dunkerque	2	(0)
International career‡
2012–2013	France U18	3	(1)
2013	France U19	9	(1)
2015–2016	France U20	1	(0)
2014–2016	France U21	11	(0)
2017–	Ivory Coast	16	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:11, 18 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:25, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Jean-Philippe Gbamin (born 25 September 1995) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 2 club Dunkerque and the Ivory Coast national team.

Club career

Lens

Born in San Pédro, Ivory Coast, Gbamin had spells with French clubs Aire-sur-la-Lys and US Saint-Quentin Blessy, before joining Lens in 2007. In 2013, Gbamin broke into the first team after impressing in the second team, making his debut on 10 May in a 7–0 defeat against Guingamp, in which he replaced Alexandre Coeff fourteen minutes in. ^[3] Gbamin was assigned the number 25 ahead of the 2013–14 Ligue 2 campaign. On 17 August 2013, Gbamin was given his first Lens start by manager Antoine Kombouaré in a 4–1 victory against Auxerre. ^[4] Gbamin started to make his Lens breakthrough towards the end of the 2013–14 campaign, assisting them in their promotion to Ligue 1.^{[ citation needed ]}

Mainz 05

On 13 July 2016, Gbamin joined Bundesliga side Mainz 05 on a five-year contract. ^[5] He made 86 appearances for Mainz over the following three seasons, featuring at both the defensive midfield and center back positions.^{[ citation needed ]}

Everton

Gbamin signed for Premier League club Everton on 2 August 2019 on a five-year contract for a £25 million fee. ^[6] He made appearances in the club's first two games of the season, before being ruled out for eight weeks due to a thigh injury. ^[7] In October, it was announced Gbamin would be out injured until January 2020 after having surgery on a thigh injury, ^[8] but in January he suffered a further setback when additional surgery would keep him out until the end of the season. ^[9] In May, he injured an Achilles tendon in training, with it estimated he would be injured until November. ^[10]

Everton Manager Carlo Ancelotti stated during an interview in January 2021 that he was hopeful to have Gbamin back in training as soon as possible, but stressed the need for patience with his recovery, insisting he had a role to play in the team despite an extended spell on the sidelines. ^[11] On 5 April, Gbamin came on as a substitute for James Rodríguez in Everton’s 1–1 home league draw against Crystal Palace, making his first appearance for the club since August 2019 due to injury, ^[12] but a week later Gbamin would again be sidelined following a knee injury. ^[13]

Gbamin made a return from injury in October 2021 when he was listed for selection on the Everton bench for three successive Premier League games. Then on the 2nd of November 2021 Gbamin was listed on Everton’s starting 11 to face off against Wolverhampton Wanderers away from home.^{[ citation needed ]}

CSKA Moscow loan

On 21 February 2022, CSKA Moscow announced the loan signing of Gbamin until the end of the season. ^[14] On 19 May 2022, CSKA confirmed that Gbamin will leave the club upon the expiration of his loan term. ^[15]

Trabzonspor loan

On 22 August 2022, Gbamin joined Trabzonspor on loan for the season. ^[16]

Return to Everton and departure

On 30 May 2023, Gbamin's agent said the player's time at Everton had been "a nightmare" and he wanted to leave the club, even though he had one season left on his contract. ^[17] Gbamin's contract was terminated on 2 September 2023. ^[18]

Dunkerque

On 8 November 2023, Gbamin joined Ligue 2 club Dunkerque on a free transfer, signing a contract until the end of the season. ^[19]

International career

Gbamin has represented France at under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 level, making his under-21 debut in a 1–1 draw against Italy U20 on 13 November 2014.^{[ citation needed ]}

Gbamin is also eligible to represent Ivory Coast at international level due to his parents' nationalities and his birthplace. In April 2017, it was announced that Gbamin had committed himself to playing for the Ivory Coast internationally. ^[20] He made his senior debut for Ivory Coast in a 5–0 friendly loss to the Netherlands on 4 June 2017. ^[21]

Honours

France U19

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2013 ^[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 May 2023 ^[23]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lens B	2012–13	CFA	20	2	—		—		—		20	2
	2015–16	CFA	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	Total		22	2	—		—		—		22	2
Lens	2012–13	Ligue 2	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2013–14	Ligue 2	30	2	4	1	2	0	—		36	3
	2014–15	Ligue 1	33	0	1	0	1	0	—		35	0
	2015–16	Ligue 2	26	1	0	0	0	0	—		26	1
	Total		91	3	5	1	3	0	—		99	4
Mainz 05	2016–17	Bundesliga	25	0	1	0	—		5	0	31	0
	2017–18	Bundesliga	30	1	1	0	—		—		31	1
	2018–19	Bundesliga	31	1	2	0	—		—		33	1
	Total		86	3	4	0	0	0	5	0	95	2
Everton	2019–20 [24]	Premier League	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2020–21 [25]	Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2021–22 [26]	Premier League	3	0	1	0	1	0	—		5	0
	Total		6	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
CSKA Moscow (loan)	2021–22	Russian Premier League	11	2	2	0	—		—		13	2
Trabzonspor (loan)	2022–23	Süper Lig	19	0	1	0	—		4	0	24	0
Career total			235	9	13	1	4	0	9	0	261	10

International

As of match played 28 March 2023 ^[27]

Ivory Coast
Year	Apps	Goals
2017	4	0
2018	1	0
2019	6	0
2022	4	0
2023	1	0
Total	16	0

References

1. "Cote d'Ivoire" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 7. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
2. "Jean-Philippe Gbamin: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
3. "Guingamp vs. Lens". Soccerway. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
4. "Lens vs. Auxerre". Soccerway. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
5. "Jean-Philippe Gbamin committed". 1. FSV Mainz 05. 13 July 2016. Archived from the original on 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
6. "Jean-Philippe Gbamin: Everton sign Mainz midfielder for £25m in five-year deal". BBC Sport. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
7. "Jean-Philippe Gbamin: Everton midfielder out for at least eight weeks with thigh injury". BBC Sport. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
8. "Jean-Philippe Gbamin: Everton midfielder out until January". BBC Sport. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
9. "Gbamin suffers fresh injury setback". ClickLiverpool. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
10. McNUlty, Phil (28 May 2020). "Jean-Philippe Gbamin: Everton midfielder out for six months after training injury". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
11. Kirkbride, Phil (24 January 2021). "Carlo Ancelotti explains Everton's plan for 'modern midfielder' Jean-Philippe Gbamin". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
12. Rindl, Josef (5 April 2021). "Everton 1-1 Crystal Palace: Late Michy Batshuayi leveller dents Toffees' Champions League hopes". BBC Sport . Retrieved 5 April 2021.
13. "Everton's Jean-Philippe Gbamin faces another layoff after knee injury". The Guardian. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
14. "Жан-Филипп Гбамен пополнил состав армейцев". pfc-cska.com/ (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
15. "Жан-Филипп Гбамен покидает ПФК ЦСКА по окончании сезона" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 19 May 2022.
16. "DONE DEAL: Trabzonspor sign Everton midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin". OneFootball. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
17. "Gbamin wants to leave Everton and end 'nightmare'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
18. "Gbamin Leaves Everton". Everton FC. 2 September 2023.
19. "Jean-Philippe Gbamin est Dunkerquois !". USL Dunkerque (in French). 7 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
20. Ed Dove (25 April 2017). "Chelsea wonderkid Jeremie Boga commits to Ivory Coast". ESPN FC . Retrieved 25 April 2017.
21. "Internationals (Sky Sports)". SkySports.
22. "France U19 vs. Serbia U19 - 1 August 2013 - Soccerway".
23. Jean-Philippe Gbamin at Soccerway
24. "Games played by Jean-Philippe Gbamin in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
25. "Games played by Jean-Philippe Gbamin in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
26. "Games played by Jean-Philippe Gbamin in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
27. Jean-Philippe Gbamin at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• Jean-Philippe Gbamin at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Jean-Philippe Gbamin at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)