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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Gervais Lombe Yao Kouassi | ||
| Date of birth | 27 May 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Anyama, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Hebei China Fortune | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2002 | ASEC Mimosas | ||
| 2002–2004 | Toumodi | ||
| 2004–2005 | Beveren | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Beveren | 61 | (14) |
| 2007–2009 | Le Mans | 59 | (8) |
| 2009–2011 | Lille | 67 | (28) |
| 2011–2013 | Arsenal | 46 | (9) |
| 2013–2016 | Roma | 71 | (17) |
| 2016– | Hebei China Fortune | 18 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Ivory Coast U23 | |||
| 2007– | Ivory Coast | 71 | (20) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 October 2016. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 October 2016.
Gervais Lombe Yao Kouassi (born 27 May 1987 in Anyama), better known as Gervinho, is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a forward for Hebei China Fortune and the Ivory Coast national team.
Gervinho began his career at ASEC Abidjan and Toumodi F.C., before moving to Belgium in 2004 to play for the now-defunct Beveren. Between 2007 and 2011, he played in the French Ligue 1, initially at Le Mans and then at Lille. He was sold to Arsenal in 2011, and moved to Roma in 2013.
He has made 71 appearances for the Ivorian national team, scoring 20 goals.
Gervinho was born in Anyama, Ivory Coast. He began his career in the famed ASEC Abidjan youth academy, where he spent five years. At ASEC Abidjan, he was given the Brazilian Portuguese style nickname "Gervinho", derived from his first name Gervais, by the Brazilian coach who trained ASEC Abidjan.
Following this, he moved to Ivorian Deuxieme Division Zone Four side Toumodi F.C., where he turned professional.
Gervinho played for two seasons at Belgian side Beveren, where he made 61 appearances for the club and scored 14 goals.
At the end of the 2006–07 season Gervinho moved to Ligue 1 side Le Mans, where he played alongside Ivorian international midfielder Romaric. He scored two goals in his debut season in Ligue 1, with one of them coming against AS Nancy. Gervinho scored 9 times in 59 Ligue 1 appearances over 2 seasons with the French side.
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