Morgan Guilavogui (born 10 March 1998) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Born in France, he plays for the Guinea national team.

Early life

Guilavogui was born in

Ollioules Ollioules (; oc, Oliulas) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is a western suburb of Toulon. Population Notable people * Christophe Castaner (born 1966), lawyer and politici ...

, France, to

Guinean Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...

father and Maroccan mother. His father was from

Macenta Geography Macenta is the capital of the Macenta Prefecture in southeastern Guinea is located in the Guinea Highlands (at ) on the road from Nzérékoré to Guéckédou. The Nianda River joins the Makonda River near Macenta. Macenta is also loca ...

Nzérékoré Region The Nzérékoré Region ( nqo, ߒߛߙߍߜߍ߬ߘߍ߫ ߕߌ߲߬ߞߎߘߎ߲) is a region in the southern part of Guinea. Its capital and largest city is Nzérékoré. It is one of the eight regions of Guinea. It is bordered by the countries of Sierr ...

Club career

On 17 May 2020, Guilavogui signed a professional contract with

. He made his professional debut with the club in a 2–1

win over

Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of ...

on 12 September 2020.

International career

Born in France, Guilavogui is of Guinean descent. He debuted with the Guinea national team in a 0–0

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tie against

Guinea Bissau Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ) ...

on 12 November 2021.

Personal life

Guilavogui is the brother of the French international footballer

Josuha Guilavogui Josuha Jérémy Akoi Fara Guilavogui (born 19 September 1990) is a French professional association football, footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg. Early life Guilavogui was born in Ollioules, France, t ...

Career statistics

Club

International

References

External links

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Paris FC Profile
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Anciens Verts Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Guilavogui, Morgan 1998 births Living people People from Ollioules Citizens of Guinea through descent Guinean footballers Guinea international footballers French footballers French sportspeople of Guinean descent Association football midfielders AS Saint-Étienne players Paris FC players SC Toulon players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players Sportspeople from Var (department) Footballers from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Black French sportspeople