Gerard Gohou
Gerard Bi Goua Gohou (born 29 December 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker. Born in the Ivory Coast, he plays for the Rwanda national team.
 Gohou with Kairat in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerard Bi Goua Gohou | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Gagnoa, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2007 | JC Abidjan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | JC Abidjan | 21 | (14) |
| 2008–2009 | Hassania Agadir | 28 | (15) |
| 2010–2011 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 41 | (9) |
| 2011–2012 | Denizlispor | 27 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | Kayseri Erciyesspor | 31 | (19) |
| 2013–2014 | Krasnodar | 6 | (1) |
| 2014–2017 | Kairat | 102 | (80) |
| 2018–2019 | Beijing Enterprises Group | 48 | (31) |
| 2020–2021 | Kasımpaşa | 9 | (0) |
| 2022 | Aktobe | 21 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2013 | Ivory Coast U23 | 5 | (3) |
| 2022– | Rwanda | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 January 2023 | |||
Career
JC Abidjan
Gohou began his career 2004 with JC Abidjan and in 2008 appeared in the first team which played in the Ivory Coast's top tier.[1] He served a total of four years with JC Abidjan.
Hassania Agadir
In summer 2008 Gohou signed for Moroccan club HUS d'Agadir. Gohou scored nine goals in 17 matches for the club.[2]
Neuchâtel Xamax
On 15 February 2010, Swiss Super League club Neuchâtel Xamax announced the signing of Gohou.[2] Shortly afterwards, Moroccan media suggested his contract with former side Hassania Agadir had not been terminated.[3] On 27 February 2017, he arrived in Neuchâtel and was presented by his new club. Hassania Agadir contested the termination of the contract with Gohou and reported the case to FIFA. Moroccan authorities had arrested Gohou at the airport and held him in custody for three days before being acquitted of a theft charge, according to the player.[4]
Gohou played the second half of the 2010–11 and after failing to score in the first ten matches, he scored a brace in the last match of his first season at the club.[5]
He netted six goals in the first 13 league matches of the 2011–12 season. In the following 17 league matches he played he scored two goals.[6]
Across one and a half seasons Gohou totalled nine goals in 41 league matches.[7]
Denizlispor
In July 2011, Gohou joined Turkish second-tier side Denizlispor on a three-year contract.[7]
FC Krasnodar
On 5 July 2013, Gohou signed a three-year contract with Russian Premier League club FC Krasnodar.[8]
FC Kairat
On 24 June 2014, Krasnodar announced that Gohou had left the club to sign for FC Kairat of the Kazakhstan Premier League, on a six-month contract.[9][10] On 30 July 2015, Gohou extended his stay at Kairat until December 2017.[11]
On 13 November 2017, Kairat announced that Gohou would be leaving the club at the end of his contract.[12]
Beijing Enterprises Group
On 5 February 2018, Gohou joined China League One club Beijing Enterprises Group.[13]
International career
Gohou was born in the Ivory Coast and is of Ivorian descent. He was a member of the Ivory Coast national under-23 football team[15] and scored twice on his debut on 20 May 2010 against Colombia national under-23 football team in the 2010 Toulon Tournament.[16]
In 2017, Gohou was coached by Spanish manager Carlos Alós in Kazakhstani club FC Kairat. Five years later, the Spaniard took the Rwanda national team and contacted him to represent Rwanda.[17] After being given a Rwandan passport, he was called up for a set of friendlies in September 2022.[18] He debuted with Rwanda in a friendly 0–0 tie with Equatorial Guinea on 23 September 2022.[19] He had previously rejected to represent Benin.
Statistics
Club
- As of match played 6 November 2022[20]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Neuchâtel Xamax | 2009–10 | Swiss Super League | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 9 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 45 | 9 | ||||
| Denizlispor | 2011–12[21] | TFF First League | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 7 | ||
| Erciyesspor | 2012–13[21] | TFF First League | 31 | 19 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 19 | ||
| Krasnodar | 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7 | 2 | ||
| Kairat | 2014 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | 20 | 14 | |
| 2015 | 28 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 29 | ||
| 2016 | 29 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 25 | ||
| 2017 | 32 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 31 | ||
| Total | 102 | 80 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 137 | 99 | ||
| Beijing Enterprises Group | 2018[22] | China League One | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 10 | ||
| 2019[22] | 27 | 21 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 21 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 31 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 48 | 31 | ||||
| Kasımpaşa | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Aktobe | 2022 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 285 | 155 | 21 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 328 | 175 | ||
Honours
Individual
- Botola Top Scorer: 2008–09[23]
- TFF First League Top Scorer: 2012–13
- Kazakhstan Premier League Top Scorer: 2015, 2016, 2017
References
- "Maroc Football – Affaire Gérard Bi Goua Gohou". elbotola.net. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- "Neuchâtel Xamax verpflichtete Bi Goua Gohou". 20 Minuten (in German). 15 February 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- "Gérard Bi Goua Gohou est-il toujours lié à son ancien club?". Arc Info (in French). 19 February 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- "Après la garde à vue, Gohou est à Xamax". Arc Info (in French). 27 February 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- "Gerard Gohou » Super League 2009/2010". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- "Gerard Gohou » Super League 2010/2011". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- "L'attaquant ivoirien Gérard Gohou (22 ans) quitte Neuchâtel Xamax pour Denizlispor, en D2 turque". Radio Télévision Suisse (in French). 15 July 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ""Краснодар" подписал ивуарийца Жерара Гоу" (in Russian).
- Жерар Гоу покидает стан «горожан». fckrasnodar.ru (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- "Kuat, ISAEL And GOU About Shuttle "Kairat"". fckairat.kz (in Russian). FC Kairat. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- "Джерри с нами". fckairat.kz/ (in Russian). FC Kairat. 30 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- "Жерар Гоу покинет Кайрат". fckairat.com (in Russian). FC Kairat. 13 November 2017. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- "Gerard Gohou to continue career in China". Kazinform. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- "Gerard Gohou Kasımpaşamızda". kasimpasa.com.tr/ (in Turkish). Kasımpaşa S.K. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- "Les équipes 2010 – Côte d'Ivoire Groupe A". Archived from the original on 8 June 2009.
- "Festival International "Espoirs" de Toulon – Colombia – Cote d'Ivoire". Archived from the original on 8 June 2009.
- "Football: Ivorian Gérard Goua Bi explains his choice to play for Rwanda".
- "Rwanda invite first ever non native into national team". 23 September 2022.
- "Rwanda, Equatorial Guinea Share Spoils In Casablanca-Morocco, U23 Lose First game". 24 September 2022.
- "G.Gohou". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- "BI GOUA GERARD GOHOU". tff.org. Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- "戈霍". sodasoccer.com (in Chinese). Soda Soccer. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- "Ivoiriens et Sénégalais dominent le classement des buteurs". maroc-football.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
External links
- Gerard Gohou at Soccerway