Sidney Govou

Sidney Govou (born 27 July 1979) is a French football player. He has played for Olympique Lyonnais and France national team.

Sidney Govou
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Govou in 2018
Personal information
Full nameSidney Rodrigue Noukpo Govou[1]
Date of birth27 July 1979
     (aged 46)
[1]
Place of birthLe Puy-en-Velay, France
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing positionStriker / Winger
Youth career
1992–1996Brives-Charensac
1996–1997CO Le Puy
1997–2000Lyon
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2010Lyon292(49)
2010–2011Panathinaikos24(3)
2011–2013Évian36(1)
2013–2014Lyon B2(0)
2014–2015Monts d'Or Azergues28(0)
2015FC Miami City11(3)
2015–2017Limonest24(2)
Total417(58)
National team
2002–2010France49(10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

International

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 October 2002 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Slovenia
5 – 0
5 – 0
UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
2. 20 June 2003 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France  Japan
2 – 1
2 – 1
2003 FIFA Confederations Cup
3. 18 February 2004 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Belgium
1 – 0
2 – 0
Friendly
4. 6 September 2006 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Italy
1 – 0
3 – 1
UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
5.
3 – 1
6. 16 November 2007 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Morocco
1 – 1
2 – 2
Friendly
7. 21 November 2007 Olimpiysky, Kyiv, Ukraine  Ukraine
2 – 1
2 – 2
UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
8. 20 August 2008 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden  Sweden
2 – 1
3 – 2
Friendly
9.
3 – 1
10. 6 September 2008 Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna, Austria  Austria
1 – 2
1 – 3
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Lyon

France

Individual

Sidney Govou Media

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 12 June 2010. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2019.