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Yoann Gourcuff

Yoann Miguel Gourcuff (born 11 July 1986) is a French former professional footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder. He could also be utilized as a withdrawn striker.

Yoann Gourcuff
File:Stade rennais vs USM Alger, July 16th 2016 - Yoann Gourcuff 1.jpg
Gourcuff with Rennes in 2016
Personal information
Full nameYoann Miguel Gourcuff[1]
Date of birth11 July 1986 
     (aged 39)
[2]
Place of birthPloemeur, France
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Playing positionAttacking midfielder
Youth career
1992–2001Lorient
2001–2003Rennes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2006Rennes66(6)
2006–2009AC Milan36(2)
2008–2009→ Bordeaux (loan)37(12)
2009–2010Bordeaux32(6)
2010–2015Lyon90(14)
2015–2018Rennes49(7)
2018–2019Dijon8(0)
Total318(47)
National team
2004–2005France U1917(7)
2006–2008France U2118(4)
2008–2013France31(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Yoann Gourcuff began his career in 1992 with F.C. Lorient. In 2001 he began to play for Rennes. While playing for Rennes, he attracted many supporters and the interest of other teams. Gourcuff moved to the Italian club AC Milan in 2003.[4] He achieved many club honors with AC Milan, but did not play with the starting eleven players. In 2008 Goucuff was loaned to the French football team Girordins Bordeaux.[5] After playing a good season, he became a permanent player for Bordeaux. Gourcuff has been compared to Zinedine Zidane because of his playing style and ability. Gourcuff has won the UNFP Ligue Player of the Year award. He was named French Player of the Year by the magazine France Football in 2009. In August 2010, he joined Olympique Lyonnais.

Gourcuff played his first game with the France national football team in August 2008.[6] He scored his first international goal against Romania two months later.[7]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[8][9]
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Europe[c] Other[d] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rennes 2003–04 Ligue 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 — — 9 0
2004–05 Ligue 1 21 0 1 0 1 0 — — 23 0
2005–06 Ligue 1 36 6 5 0 1 0 5 0 — 47 6
Total 66 6 6 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 79 6
AC Milan 2006–07 Serie A 21 1 4 0 — 9 1 — 34 2
2007–08 Serie A 15 1 2 0 — 3 0 0 0 20 1
Total 36 2 6 0 — 12 1 0 0 54 3
Bordeaux (loan) 2008–09 Ligue 1 37 12 1 0 3 1 7 2 1 0 49 15
Bordeaux 2009–10 Ligue 1 29 6 2 0 3 1 8 2 1 0 43 9
2010–11 Ligue 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 — — 3 0
Total 32 6 2 0 3 1 8 2 1 0 46 9
Lyon 2010–11 Ligue 1 24 3 1 0 1 0 7 1 — 33 4
2011–12 Ligue 1 13 2 3 0 2 0 5 0 — 23 2
2012–13 Ligue 1 18 3 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 23 4
2013–14 Ligue 1 18 3 2 1 2 2 8 0 — 30 6
2014–15 Ligue 1 17 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 — 19 3
Total 90 14 8 1 6 2 23 2 1 0 128 19
Rennes 2015–16 Ligue 1 12 2 — — — — 12 2
2016–17 Ligue 1 27 4 0 0 1 0 — — 28 4
2017–18 Ligue 1 10 1 0 0 3 0 — — 13 1
Total 49 7 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 53 7
Dijon 2018–19 Ligue 1 8 0 — — — — 8 0
Career total 318 47 23 1 18 4 55 7 3 0 427 59
  1. ↑ Appearances in Coupe de France, Coppa Italia
  2. ↑ Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearances in Trophée des Champions, Supercoppa Italiana, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[10][11]
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2008 6 1
2009 10 0
2010 9 2
2011 3 1
2012 2 0
2013 1 0
Total 31 4
Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gourcuff goal.
List of international goals scored by Yoann Gourcuff
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 October 2008 Stadionul Farul, Constanța, Romania  Romania 2–2 2–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 9 October 2010 Stade de France, Paris, France  Romania 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
3 12 October 2010 Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz, France  Luxembourg 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
4 25 March 2011 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification

Honours

Milan[12][8][13][14][15]

Bordeaux[8]

Lyon[8][16]

France U19[8]

Individual

Yoann Gourcuff Media

  • Yoann Gourcuff.jpg

    Yoann Gourcuff

  • Yoann Gourcuff 2009.jpg

    Gourcuff during an August 2009 training session

  • Yoann Gourcuff VS Rennes.jpg

    Gourcuff during the 2009–10 season.

  • Photo of Yoann Gourcuff.jpg

    Gourcuff with Lyon in 2012

  • Gourcuff (8), preparing to take a corner kick for France.

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  2. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  3. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  4. ↑ AC Milan sign French talent Gourcuff Archived 2012-09-06 at Archive.today. Monsters and Critics. June 22, 2006. Retrieved August 12, 2009.
  5. ↑ Gourcuff joins Bordeaux on loan from Milan Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine. June 3, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2009.
  6. ↑ GOURCUFF Yoann Archived 2011-02-14 at the Wayback Machine (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  7. ↑ France vs. Romania, Match Report Archived 2009-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Fédération Internacionale de Football Association. October 18, 2008. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  9. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  10. ↑ Yoann Gourcuff at National-Football-Teams.com
  11. ↑ Yoann Gourcuff, fff.fr. Retrieved 30 August 2021
  12. ↑ "AC Milan FIFA World Club Cup Squad". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2007/teams/team=1907169/index.html. Retrieved 12 August 2009. 
  13. ↑ (in Italian) La parabola di Gourcuff: da Milan-Liverpool 2007 al tennis e la quarta serie francese. 11 July 2020. https://www.goal.com/it/notizie/parabola-gourcuff-milan-liverpool-2007-campi-tennis/1jjmci9cku2wo1trnk4ya1o4gz. Retrieved 11 February 2021. 
  14. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  15. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  16. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  17. ↑ "Gourcuff, quand la jeunesse prend le pouvoir…" (in fr). National Union of Professional Footballers. 6 April 2006. http://www.unfp.org/site/page.php?id_rubrique=2824&id_trophee=29. Retrieved 25 June 2009. 
  18. ↑ "Gourcuff, enfin..." (in fr). National Union of Professional Footballers. 6 May 2009. http://www.unfp.org/site/page.php?id_rubrique=2824&id_langue=1. Retrieved 25 June 2009. 
  19. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  21. ↑ Yoann Gourcuff Vs PSG – Chef d'oeuvre. YouTube. 14 January 2009. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI0--mM7Ue4. Retrieved 12 August 2009. 
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