Sylvain Gbohouo Explained

Sylvain Gbohouo
Fullname:Guelassiognon Sylvain Gbohouo[1]
Birth Date:29 October 1988
Birth Place:Bonoua, Ivory Coast
Height:1.90 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Stade d'Abidjan
Clubnumber:23
Years1:2008–2015
Clubs1:Séwé Sport
Caps1:163
Goals1:0
Years2:2015–2021
Clubs2:TP Mazembe
Caps2:156
Goals2:0
Years3:2021–2023
Clubs3:Wolkite City
Caps3:8
Goals3:0
Years4:2023–
Clubs4:Stade d'Abidjan
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:2013–2021
Nationalteam1:Ivory Coast
Nationalcaps1:65
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:12 July 2023 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:23:36, 16 November 2021 (UTC)

Guelassiognon Sylvain Gbohouo (born 29 October 1988) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Stade d'Abidjan.

International career

Gbohouo made his debut for the Ivory Coast national team on 6 July 2013, in a 4–1 loss against Nigeria at the 2014 African Nations Championship qualification.[2]

He was part of the team that played in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, but did not make an appearance.[3]

He was Ivory Coast's starting goalkeeper at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations as they went all the way to the final, but a thigh injury sustained in the semi-final against DR Congo saw him miss out the final match in favour of veteran Boubacar Barry.[4] [5] He was still named the tournament's best goalkeeper, and since Barry's retirement, Gbohouo became the Elephants' undisputed number one.

During the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations between Côte d'Ivoire and Algeria in the quarter-finals, Gbohouo was elected man of the match, despite the defeat of his team on penalties.

Gbohouo could not participate in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations due to a positive drug test.[6] He was consequently given an 18-month ban by FIFA and has not played for the Ivory Coast since then.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ivory Coast201310
201440
2015110
201670
2017120
201850
2019120
202040
202190
Total650

Honours

Séwé Sport[7]

Mazembe

Ivory Coast

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of players: Côte d'Ivoire . FIFA . 11 . 14 July 2014 . 13 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190404045541/http://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2014/pdf/fwc_2014_squadlists.pdf . 4 April 2019.
  2. http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.coupe.nigeria.cote-d-ivoire.151118.en.html NGR – CIV 1:4
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20140625085714/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/36/33/44/fwc_2014_squadlists_neutral.pdf 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil ™ - List of Players
  4. http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/orangeafricacupofnations,equatorialguinea2015/MatchDetails?MatchId=aVqWSxVaaaFmAlUW9LDlUmnWstfXXsCXBZk8lSbTv9PuSsxabr%2bIsbZ7QLoYXb0L CIV – GHA 0:0, 9:8 PSO
  5. http://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/fotbal-reprezentace/227442/bony-a-spol-slavi-sloni-vyhrali-na-penalty-a-jsou-mistry-afriky.html Bony a spol. slaví! Sloni vyhráli na penalty a jsou mistry Afriky
  6. Web site: Dove . Ed . Ivory Coast GK Gbohouo banned ahead of AFCON . ESPN . 31 December 2021 . 9 January 2022.
  7. Web site: S. GBOHOUO. Soccerway. 2 January 2020.