Yoan Gouffran

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Yoan Gouffran
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Gouffran playing for Bordeaux in 2008
Personal information
Full name Yoan Patrick Gouffran [1]
Date of birth (1986-05-25) 25 May 1986 (age 37) [1]
Place of birth Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Position(s) Winger, striker
Youth career
1993–2001 Red Star Paris
2001–2003 Caen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2008 Caen 115 (33)
2008–2013 Bordeaux 139 (31)
2013–2017 Newcastle United 119 (16)
2017–2019 Göztepe 46 (2)
2020–2021 Ararat-Armenia 40 (0)
International career
2006–2008 France U21 24 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2021

Yoan Patrick Gouffran (born 25 May 1986) is a former French professional footballer, [3] who played as a striker or a winger and was renowned for his pace and ability to finish with either foot.

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Club career

Gouffran was born in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Val-de-Marne, to a Guadeloupean father, and French Guianan mother.

On 20 May 2007, he was awarded Ligue 2 Player of the Season after a successful season with Caen which saw the club promoted to the Ligue 1. [4]

Bordeaux

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Gouffran playing for Bordeaux.

After achieving success with Caen during the 2007–08 Ligue 1 season, it was suspected Gouffran would make a move elsewhere. After consistent rumours linking him primarily with English Premier League club Arsenal, including rumors of him signing a pre-contract agreement with the club, [5] [6] Gouffran opted to stay in Ligue 1, signing a four-year contract with Bordeaux. The transfer fee was priced at €6.5 million and he officially joined the club on 30 June 2008. [7] After starting the league season off with no league goals after 26 matches, he finally scored his first league goal for Bordeaux on 29 April 2009 in a key match against Rennes, which Bordeaux won 3–2. [8] On the final matchday of the season, 30 May, he scored the winning goal that secured Bordeaux the championship, against his former club Caen who were relegated to Ligue 2. [9] He also scored one of the goals as Bordeaux won the 2009 Coupe de la Ligue Final against Vannes OC. [10]

Gouffran denied league leaders Paris Saint-Germain's attempt at winning seven straight Ligue 1 games, when he scored the equalizer in a 1–1 home draw on 6 November 2011. [11] The result meant that Bordeaux had drawn six of their first seven league games. [12]

Gouffran finished with Bordeaux half way through the 2012–13 season with 8 goals in 20 games.

Newcastle United

With only six months left on his contract, English Premier League club Newcastle United had a cut price £500,000 bid accepted for Gouffran. On 22 January 2013, Gouffran revealed via Twitter that a move to Newcastle was due to happen the following day: "Tomorrow I will be a new player of Newcastle and I am proud. Thanks to everyone." He added, "Big thanks to everyone who has supported me through the good times and bad times. I thank the leadership of the club and the staff for helping me grow I need a new challenge and therefore I hope that you respect my choice. I will follow all the results of the Girondins (Bordeaux)." He was unveiled as a Newcastle player on 23 January, after signing a four-and-a-half year contract and given the number 11 shirt. [13] He made his debut for Newcastle on 29 January 2013 in a 1–2 win against Aston Villa at Villa Park. [14] He scored his first Newcastle goal on 9 February in a 2–1 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur. On 2 November, Gouffran scored the first goal for Newcastle in their 2–0 win against Chelsea. After the match, he received rave reviews from manager Alan Pardew. Gouffran continued an impressive run of form, scoring again against Norwich City and then added another goal to take his tally to five for the season when he scored the first of Newcastle's two goals against West Bromwich Albion on 30 November 2013. [15] Gouffran followed this up by scoring Newcastle's only goal in a one-all draw at home to Southampton on 14 December. Following his impressive form, he suddenly became a fan favourite, mainly due to his hard working mentality which was a key factor in Newcastle's sudden rise toward the top of the Premier League standings. On 26 December 2013, Gouffran scored yet again in a comprehensive 5–1 victory over Stoke City at St James' Park, in doing so becoming the first player for Newcastle to score in five consecutive games at St. James' Park since Alan Shearer in 1997.

The following season, Gouffran came under criticism from many fans as Newcastle avoided relegation on the final day of the season.

Under new boss Steve McClaren, Gouffran featured less and was often played out of position in central midfield. He only made eight appearances as Newcastle were relegated.

Despite being linked with a move back to France and having his squad number changed to 20 to make way for new signing Matt Ritchie, Gouffran became a regular in the Championship under manager Rafael Benítez. He made 39 appearances, scoring 5 goals.

Goztepe

Despite being offered a new contract by Newcastle, Gouffran opted to join Süper Lig side Göztepe on a free transfer on 17 July 2017 as his Newcastle contract expired. [16] He played 76 minutes on his debut in a 2–2 draw against Fenerbahçe on 12 August 2017. Gouffran scored his first goal for Goztepe in a 3–3 draw against Osmanlıspor on 10 February 2018. [17]

Ararat-Armenia

On 1 February 2020, Armenian Premier League club Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Gouffran. [18] Gouffran made 13 league appearances during the 2019–20 season as Ararat-Armenia went on to win their second league title in a row on 14 July 2020. [19]

On 12 October 2021, Gouffran announced his retirement from football. [20]

International career

Gouffran was a France under-21 international. He took part in the 2006 U-21 Championships in Portugal, where he made four appearances and scored one goal. He made 22 appearances for the U-21s, scoring three goals.[ citation needed ]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 August 2021 [21] [22]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Caen 2003–04 Ligue 2 200000——20
2004–05 Ligue 1 800010——80
2005–06 Ligue 23280000——328
2006–07 Ligue 237150000——3715
2007–08 Ligue 136100000——3610
total115330010——11633
Bordeaux 2008–09 Ligue 132210428 [lower-alpha 1] 0—454
2009–10 32530436 [lower-alpha 2] 0—458
2010–11 2122010——242
2011–12 34142010——3714
2012–13 20810105 [lower-alpha 3] 4—2712
total1393190115194—17840
Newcastle United 2012–13 Premier League 153000000—153
2013–14 3561031——397
2014–15 3120020——332
2015–16 800010——90
2016–17 Championship 3053131——367
Total11916419200—12719
Göztepe 2017–18 Süper Lig 30110———311
2018–19 16160———221
total46270———532
Ararat-Armenia 2019–20 Armenian Premier League 13021—0 [lower-alpha 4] 00 [lower-alpha 5] 0151
2020–21 23031—4 [lower-alpha 6] 01 [lower-alpha 5] 0311
2021–22 4000———40
total40052—4010502
Career total459822532172341052997
  1. ↑ Six appearances in the UEFA Champions League, two appearances in the UEFA Cup.
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Zero appearances in the UEFA Champions League and zero appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
  5. 1 2 Appearances in Armenian Supercup
  6. ↑ One appearance in the UEFA Champions League and three appearances in the UEFA Europa League.

Honours

Bordeaux

Newcastle United

Ararat-Armenia

France-19

Individual

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