Serhou Yadaly Guirassy (born 12 March 1996) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart, 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 Arles, France, to Guinean parents from Touba, Boké Region.

Club career

Guirassy started his career playing for Montargis, Amilly and

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Lille

In July 2015, Guirassy joined Lille from Laval, signing a four-year contract. The transfer fee was reported to be around €1 million.

1. FC Köln

Guirassy joined

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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 Bundesliga debut on matchday 26 on 1 April 2017, in a 2–1 defeat against Hamburger SV. 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 Amiens 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 Krasnodar in the 2020–21 season.

Loan to VfB Stuttgart

On 1 September 2022, he joined Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart 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 South Africa on 25 March 2022, held in Kortrijk, Belgium.

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