Yoan Gouffran
Gouffran playing for Bordeaux in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Yoan Gouffran | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger/ Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Newcastle United | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Red Star Paris | |||
| 2001–2003 | Caen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2008 | Caen | 115 | (33) |
| 2008–2013 | Bordeaux | 139 | (31) |
| 2013– | Newcastle United | 119 | (16) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2008 | France U21 | 22 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:46, 4 March 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:26, 6 November 2015 (UTC) |
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Yoan Gouffran (born 25 May 1986) is a French footballer who currently plays for Newcastle United in the Championship. Gouffran plays as a striker or a winger and is renowned for his pace and ability to finish with either foot. He was born in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Val-de-Marne.
On 20 May 2007, Gouffran was awarded Ligue 2 Player of the Season after a successful season with Caen which saw the club promoted to the Ligue 1.
After achieving success with Caen during the 2007–08 Ligue 1 season, it was suspected Gouffran would make a move elsewhere. After consistent rumours linking him primarily with English Premier League club Arsenal, including rumors of him signing a pre-contract agreement with the club, Gouffran opted to stay in Ligue 1, signing a four-year contract with Bordeaux. The transfer fee was priced at €6.5 million and he officially joined the club on 30 June 2008. After starting the league season off with no league goals after 26 matches, he finally scored his first league goal for Bordeaux on 29 April 2009 in a key match against Rennes, which Bordeaux won 3–2. On the final matchday of the season, 30 May, he scored the winning goal that secured Bordeaux the championship, against his former club Caen who were relegated to Ligue 2.
Gouffran denied league leaders Paris Saint-Germain's attempt at winning seven straight Ligue 1 games, when he scored the equalizer in a 1–1 home draw on 6 November 2011. The result meant that Bordeaux had drawn six of their first seven league games.
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