Yoan Gouffran
Personal information
Date of birth	May 25, 1986 (1986-05-25) (age 23)
Place of birth	Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Bordeaux
Number	7
Youth career
?–2001 2001–2003	Red Star Paris Caen
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003–2008 2008–	Caen Bordeaux	115 (33) 27 (2)
National team2
2005–2008	France U-21	22 (3)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 21 October 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Yoan Gouffran (born 25 May 1986 in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Paris) is a French footballer of Guadeloupean descent^[1] who currently plays for Girondins de Bordeaux of the French Ligue 1. Gouffran plays as a striker and is renowned for his pace and ability to finish with either foot.

Contents 1 Career 1.1 Bordeaux 1.2 International career 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Career

On 20 May 2007, Gouffran was awarded French Ligue 2 Player of the Season after a successful season with SM Caen which saw the club promoted to the Ligue 1.^[2] The 21-year-old was named Ligue 2 Player of the Year as he helped Caen seal promotion to the top flight of French football.

[edit] Bordeaux

After achieving success with Caen during the 2007-08 Ligue 1 season, it was suspected Yoan would make a move elsewhere. After constant rumors linking him primarily with Arsenal, including rumors of him signing a pre-contract agreement with the English club^[3][4], Gouffran opted to stay in Ligue 1, signing a four-year contract with Girondins de Bordeaux. The transfer fee was priced at €6.5 million and he officially joined the club on 30 June 2008.^[5] His signing pairs him up with France U-21 teammate Yoann Gourcuff. After starting the league season off with no league goals after 26 matches, he finally scored his first league goal for Bordeaux on 29 April 2009 in a key match against Rennes, which Bordeaux won 3-2.^[6] On the final matchday of the season, May 30, he scored the winning goal that secured Bordeaux the championship, against his former club Caen who were relegated to Ligue 2.^[7]

[edit] International career

Gouffran is a France U-21 international. He took part in the 2006 U-21 Championships in Portugal, where he made four appearances and scored one goal. So far, he has made 22 appearances with the U-21's, scoring three goals. He has yet to be called up to the French senior team.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Yoan Gouffran French league stats at lfp.fr (French)

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