Ghislain Guessan (born 15 September 1992) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Perak in Malaysia Super League.[1]
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1992-09-15) 15 September 1992 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Perak | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2011 | Nantes | ||
2011–2012 | Padova | ||
2012–2013 | Tours | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | RC Arbaâ | 34 | (10) |
2016–2017 | → USM Alger (loan) | 23 | (5) |
2017 | Viking | 3 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Concordia Chiajna | 23 | (3) |
2019 | CA Bordj Bou Arréridj | 5 | (1) |
2021 | Perak FC | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
2011 | Ivory Coast U20 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:45, 23 April 2020 (UTC) |
Guessan joined RC Arbaâ in 2014 on a three-year contract. In his first season he played 12 games and scored a single goal against JS Saoura in a 2–1 win and reached the cup final but did not participate. The following season he played 24 matches and scored 10 goals. His first goal of the season was in a draw against JS Saoura and the last goal in a 3–1 win against MC Alger. Guessan left the club despite having a year left on his contract because of the club's relegation to the second division which forbids to bring in foreign players.
After two seasons with RC Arbaâ, Guessan joined to USM Alger, on a one-year contract.[2] He joined on loan. His first goal with his new team was against the RC Relizane in a 6–0 win. after the piece won the first title in its history by winning the Super Cup against rivals MC Alger where he participated for 86 minutes. He then scored in the Algiers Derby against the same team, but USM Alger was defeated 2–1. The following week against JS Kabylie he scored another goal, after that missed scoring for three consecutive games until the derby against NA Hussein Dey where he scored two.[3] He helped the team advance to the next round of the Algerian Cup scoring his sixth goal of the season against NT Souf. In the second half of the season, Guessan was unable to score a goal in 10 league games and in three Champions League matches. He officially left the club with 29 matches and 6 goals.
Guessan had a short stint with Norwegian club Viking in 2017. He went on trial with Scottish Premiership club Hearts in February 2018, but was not offered a contract.[4]
In July 2019, Guessan joined Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club CA Bordj Bou Arréridj.[5]
Guessan represented the Ivory Coast U20s at the 2011 Toulon Tournament.[6]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
RC Arbaâ | 2014–15 | Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
2015–16 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 10 | ||||
Total | 34 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 11 | ||||
USM Alger (loan) | 2016–17 | Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 29 | 6 |
Viking | 2017 | Eliteserien | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
Concordia Chiajna | 2018–19 | Liga I | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||
Career total | 68 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 20 |
USM Alger