Arthur Gnahoua | |
Fullname: | Arthur Bertrand Gnahoua[1] |
Birth Date: | 5 April 1992[2] |
Birth Place: | Grenoble, France |
Height: | 1.87 m[3] |
Position: | Winger, centre-forward |
Youthyears1: | 2002–2003 |
Youthclubs1: | Bolton Wanderers |
Years1: | 2010–2012 |
Clubs1: | Stalybridge Celtic |
Caps1: | 26 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Years2: | 2012–2015 |
Clubs2: | Macclesfield Town |
Caps2: | 34 |
Goals2: | 3 |
Years3: | 2013 |
Clubs3: | → Colwyn Bay (loan) |
Caps3: | 5 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2015–2016 |
Clubs4: | CF Gavà |
Years5: | 2016–2017 |
Clubs5: | Kidderminster Harriers |
Caps5: | 51 |
Goals5: | 16 |
Years6: | 2017–2019 |
Clubs6: | Shrewsbury Town |
Caps6: | 12 |
Goals6: | 1 |
Years7: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs7: | → AFC Fylde (loan) |
Caps7: | 8 |
Goals7: | 2 |
Years8: | 2019 |
Clubs8: | Carlisle United |
Caps8: | 1 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Years9: | 2019–2020 |
Clubs9: | Macclesfield Town |
Caps9: | 29 |
Goals9: | 4 |
Years10: | 2020–2021 |
Clubs10: | Bolton Wanderers |
Caps10: | 28 |
Goals10: | 2 |
Years11: | 2021–2023 |
Clubs11: | Morecambe |
Caps11: | 55 |
Goals11: | 6 |
Years12: | 2023–2024 |
Clubs12: | Grimsby Town |
Caps12: | 24 |
Goals12: | 1 |
Club-Update: | 15:47, 30 April 2024 (UTC) |
Arthur Bertrand Gnahoua (born 18 September 1992) is a French footballer who plays as a winger or centre-forward
He has previously played in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers, Shrewsbury Town, Carlisle United, Macclesfield Town, Morecambe and Grimsby Town, as well as at non-League level for Stalybridge Celtic, Colwyn Bay, Kidderminster Harriers and AFC Fylde. He also spent a season playing in Spain with CF Gavà.
Gnahoua was born in Grenoble,[4] France and is of Ivorian descent.[5] He moved to England when he was six and grew up in Salford. He was coached and taught how to play football by his brother.[6] In 2003 he was released from the Bolton Wanderers Academy.
He began his senior career in non-league football, joining Macclesfield Town from Stalybridge Celtic in 2012.[7] On 16 January 2015 he signed for CF Gavà[8] and then moved on to Kidderminster Harriers in January 2016,[9] and was their top goal scorer in the 2016–17 season as they reached the National League North play-off semi-finals.
He joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on a free transfer in May 2017, signing a one-year deal with an option for a further year, making his Football League debut on 5 August 2017 as a substitute in a 1−0 victory over Northampton Town.[10] Gnahoua scored his first professional goal in a 3−2 victory over Coventry City in an EFL Trophy group-stage match on 29 August,[11] followed by his first Football League goal - netting a 94th-minute winner in a 2−1 away win at Doncaster Rovers - on 26 September.[12]
His contract with Shrewsbury was extended at the end of the 2017–18 season.[13] He went on loan to Fylde on 26 November 2018.[14]
He signed for Carlisle on 21 January 2019[15] but missed the rest of the season after getting injured only 27 minutes into his debut.[16] He was released at the end of the season.[17]
Gnahoua re-joined Macclesfield Town in August 2019 on a one-year contract.[18]
Gnahoua re-signed for Bolton Wanderers on 26 September 2020, 17 years after being released from Bolton's Academy.[19] He said he signed for Bolton as it was close to his home, which became an internet meme,[20] with Bolton fans creating the chant "Arthur Gnahoua, he lives down the road!"[21] They also gave him the nickname King Arthur.[22] He made his debut the same day he signed, coming off the bench to replace Nathan Delfouneso in the 65th minute of a 0−2 Home defeat against Newport County.[23] His first goal came on 17 November as he scored Bolton's second goal in a 3–2 win against Newcastle United U21 in the EFL Trophy[24] with his first league goal coming on 13 January 2021 in a 1–1 draw against Exeter City.[25] On 19 May 2021 Bolton announced he would be released at the end of his contract.[26]
On 17 June 2021 newly promoted Morecambe announced they had signed him.[27] Gnahoua signed a new one-year contract with the club in June 2022.[28]
On 5 August 2023, Gnahoua signed for Grimsby Town on a one-year deal following a successful trial with the club. The move reunited him with his former Shrewsbury Town manager Paul Hurst.[4] Gnahoua made his debut later that day as he came on as a 77th minute substitute for Charles Vernam in a 0–0 draw at home to AFC Wimbledon on the opening day of the 2023–24 season.[29] He was released at the end of the 2023–24 season.[30]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Stalybridge Celtic | 2010–11 | Conference North | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
2011–12 | Conference North | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |||
Macclesfield Town | 2012–13 | Conference | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
Colwyn Bay (loan) | 2012–13 | Conference North | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Macclesfield Town | 2013–14 | Conference | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | Conference | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |||
CF Gavà | 2014–15 | Tercera División | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
2015–16 | Tercera División | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
Kidderminster Harriers | 2015–16 | National League | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | ||
2016–17 | National League North | 35 | 12 | 2 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | 42 | 14 | |||
Shrewsbury Town | 2017–18 | League One | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 3 | |
2018–19 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Fylde (loan) | 2018–19 | National League | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
Carlisle United | 2018–19 | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Macclesfield Town | 2019–20 | League Two | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 4 | |
Bolton Wanderers | 2020–21 | League Two | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 3 | |
Morecambe | 2021–22 | League One | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 5 | |
2022–23 | League One | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
Total | 58 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 69 | 7 | |||
Grimsby Town | 2023–24 | League Two | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 3 | |
Career total | 276 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 321 | 44 |
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