Evann Ludovic Vidjannagni Guessand (born 1 July 2001) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Nice Nice ( , ; Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative c ...

. Born in France and a former French youth international, he represents the

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

internationally.

Club career

Guessand made his professional debut for

in a 2–0 Coupe de France win over Fréjus Saint-Raphaël on 5 January 2020. On 12 July 2022, Guessand joined

club

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on a season-long loan. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 league win over

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on 28 August. On 8 September, on his

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debut, Guessand scored the winning goal for Nantes in the final minutes of a 2–1 home victory over

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

International career

Born in France, Guessand holds French and Ivorian nationalities. He is a youth international for France. In December 2023, Guessand was pre-called up by the

Ivory Coast national football team The Ivory Coast national football team ( French: ''Équipe de football de Côte d'Ivoire'', recognized as the Côte d'Ivoire by FIFA) represents Ivory Coast in men's international football. Nicknamed ''the Elephants'', the team is managed by ...

for the

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. Guessand made his debut for the Ivory Coast national team on 11 June 2024 in a

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against

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at the

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in Lilongwe, Malawi. He substituted Emmanuel Latte Lath in the 61th minute of a scoreless draw.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Nice * Coupe de France runner-up: 2021–22

References

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* * * * 2001 births Living people Footballers from Ajaccio French sportspeople of Ivorian descent Black French sportspeople French men's footballers Ivorian men's footballers France men's youth international footballers Ivory Coast men's international footballers Men's association football forwards OGC Nice players FC Nantes players FC Lausanne-Sport players Ligue 1 players Swiss Super League players Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Ivorian expatriate men's footballers Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-forward-2000s-stub