| Evann Guessand | |
| Full Name: | Evann Ludovic Vidjannagni Guessand[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1 July 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Ajaccio, France |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Nice |
| Clubnumber: | 29 |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | ASPTT Marseille |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | Nice |
| Years1: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Nice B |
| Caps1: | 25 |
| Goals1: | 9 |
| Years2: | 2020– |
| Clubs2: | Nice |
| Caps2: | 55 |
| Goals2: | 7 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | → Lausanne-Sport (loan) |
| Caps3: | 34 |
| Goals3: | 7 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | → Nantes (loan) |
| Caps4: | 30 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | France U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | France U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | France U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam4: | France U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam5: | Ivory Coast |
| Nationalcaps5: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 18 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 11 June 2024 |
Evann Ludovic Vidjannagni Guessand (born 1 July 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Nice. Born in France and a former French youth international, he represents the Ivory Coast internationally.
Guessand made his professional debut for Nice in a 2–0 Coupe de France win over Fréjus Saint-Raphaël on 5 January 2020.[2] [3]
On 12 July 2022, Guessand joined Ligue 1 club Nantes on a season-long loan.[4] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 league win over Toulouse on 28 August.[5] On 8 September, on his UEFA Europa League debut, Guessand scored the winning goal for Nantes in the final minutes of a 2–1 home victory over Olympiacos.[6]
Born in France, Guessand holds French and Ivorian nationalities.[7] He is a youth international for France.[8]
In December 2023, Guessand was pre-called up by the Ivory Coast national football team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[9]
Guessand made his debut for the Ivory Coast national team on 11 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Kenya at the Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe, Malawi. He substituted Emmanuel Latte Lath in the 61th minute of a scoreless draw.[10]
| Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Nice II | 2018–19 | Championnat National 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Championnat National 3 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | 17 | 8 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 25 | 9 | — | — | — | 25 | 9 | ||||||
| Nice | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 7 | |||||
| 2024–25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 65 | 8 | ||||
| Lausanne-Sport (loan) | 2020–21 | Swiss Super League | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 7 | |||
| Nantes (loan) | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 4 | |
| Career total | 144 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 169 | 20 | |||
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