Serhou Yadaly Guirassy (born 12 March 1996) 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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, on loan from

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club

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

Early life

Guirassy was born in

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, France, to

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parents from

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Club career

Guirassy started his career playing for

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, Amilly and

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Lille

In July 2015, Guirassy joined

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from Laval, signing a four-year contract. The transfer fee was reported to be around €1 million.

1. FC Köln

Guirassy joined 1. FC Köln in July 2016, signing a five-year contract. Soon after arriving at Köln, he underwent

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surgery. Later in the first half of the 2016–17 season, muscular problems kept him out of action. He made his

debut on matchday 26 on 1 April 2017, in a 2–1 defeat against

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. Days later, he was again kept from playing by muscular issues. Towards the end of the season, Guirassy nursed an inflammation of the pubic bone joint.

Amiens

In January 2019, he was loaned to

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until the end of the season. Amiens exercised an option and bought the rights for Guirassy for the upcoming season. Transfer fees were reported to be about 5 to 6 million Euros. Amiens later took advantage of the option and turned the deal permanent.

Rennes

On 27 August 2020, Guirassy joined

side

on a five-year deal. He scored his first two goals for the club in the same match, a 4–2

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win against

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. On 20 October 2020, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 1–1 draw against

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in the 2020–21 season.

Loan to VfB Stuttgart

On 1 September 2022, he joined

club

on loan for the 2022–23 season.

International career

Guirassy was born in France to Guinean parents. He was a youth international for France. However, he decided to represent the home country of his parents,

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, at senior level. He debuted with the

in a friendly 0–0 tie with

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on 25 March 2022, held in

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guirassy, Serhou Living people 1996 births People from Arles Sportspeople from Bouches-du-Rhône Association football forwards Citizens of Guinea through descent Guinean footballers Guinea international footballers French footballers France youth international footballers French expatriate footballers Guinean expatriate footballers Guinean expatriate sportspeople in France French sportspeople of Guinean descent Black French sportspeople USM Montargis players J3S Amilly players Stade Lavallois players Lille OSC players AJ Auxerre players 1. FC Köln players 1. FC Köln II players Amiens SC players Stade Rennais F.C. players VfB Stuttgart players Championnat National 3 players Ligue 2 players Ligue 1 players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Bundesliga players Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Footballers from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur