Andy Élysée Logbo (born 6 May 2004) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Le Havre Le Havre is a major port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy (administrative region), Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the Seine, river Seine on the English Channel, Channe ...

Club career

Born in

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, Andy Élysée Logbo joined the

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academy in 2017 from CFFP. He became a regular goalscorer with the under-19s by the 2021–22 season, most notably playing a key role in his team's beating of

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in the

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, whilst also making his debut with the reserve team, in September 2021, during a 0–0

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draw against

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. He signed his first professional contract with the club on the summer 2022, after he had been announced as a potential

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signing, having previously visited their training facilities. He was then part of a very youthful first team squad under

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, including the likes of

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, Simon Ebonog, Yoni Gomis and

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, that would eventually play for the top

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spot. Despite facing injury issues during the 2022-23 season, he kept on playing for the reserve, scoring his first goal for the team in February 2023, opening the score during a 3–0 win against the club that saw him make his debut the previous season. Logbo made his professional debut for

on the 22 May 2023, coming on as a substitute for

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in the last 20 minutes of a 2–0 home loss to Valenciennes, as his club was still trying to consolidate its status as league leader.

International career

Logbo is eligible for both French and Ivorian national teams.

Style of play

Logbo is described as a physically strong

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, good at winning and protecting the ball, creating many goal chances and also showing abilities to attack the debt of the field. His profile earned him early comparison to

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, as a youth player.

Career statistics

References

External links

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Le Havre profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Logbo, Elysee 2004 births Living people French men's footballers French sportspeople of Ivorian descent Men's association football forwards Footballers from Paris Le Havre AC players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 3 players 21st-century French sportsmen