Joris Gnagnon

Joris Gnagnon (born 13 January 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for La Liga club Sevilla.[3]

Joris Gnagnon
Gnagnon with Rennes in 2015
Personal information
Full name Joris Gnagnon[1]
Date of birth (1997-01-13) 13 January 1997
Place of birth Bondy, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Sevilla
Number 2
Youth career
2003–2008 UF Clichois
2008–2010 FC Montfermeil
2011 UF Clichois
2011–2014 FC Montfermeil
2014–2016 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Rennes II 24 (3)
2016–2018 Rennes 70 (3)
2018– Sevilla 7 (0)
2019–2020 → Rennes (loan) 19 (0)
National team‡
2017 France U20 2 (0)
2018 France U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:28, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 June 2019

Club career

Rennes

Born in Bondy next to Paris, Gnagnon is a youth exponent from Stade Rennais. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 16 January 2016 against Troyes AC, playing the entire second half.[4] He scored his first Ligue 1 goal on 28 January 2017, in a Derby Breton against Nantes to draw the game in the 86th minute.[5]

Sevilla

On 25 July 2018, Gnagnon joined Spanish side Sevilla FC for five years.[6] Gnagnon came under criticism in July 2019 after aggressively kicking Liverpool player Yasser Larouci in a pre-season friendly in Boston, causing the 18 year old to leave the pitch on a stretcher and Gnagnon to be given a red card.[7]

Return to Rennes (loan)

On 26 August 2019, Gnagnon returned to Rennes on a one year loan deal.[8]

International career

On 25 March 2017, Gnagnon made his debut for the France under-20 team. His first ever game for a French youth team.[9]

He later chose to represent the Ivory Coast national team, for whom he is eligible through his family's Ivorian origins.[10][11] He was called up to the Ivory Coast national team for the first time on 19 May 2017.[12]

However, he never made an appearance for the African nation and stated in May 2018 that he had not ruled out playing for the European country at senior level, despite switching allegiance to Ivory Coast the previous year.[13] He was subsequently called up by the France under-21 team for friendlies against Switzerland and Italy in May 2018.[14]

Career statistics
As of match played 10 August 2020[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Others Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rennes 2015–16 Ligue 1 701000——80
2016–17 2712110——302
2017–18 3621040——412
Total 70341500000794
Sevilla 2018–19 La Liga 7030—6000160
2020–21 0000—000000
Total 7330006000164
Rennes (loan) 2019–20 Ligue 1 190501062—312
Career total 96312160122001266

    References
    1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 12 de diciembre de 2020, en Getafe" [Minutes of the Match held on 12 December 2020, in Getafe] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
    2. "Joris Gnagnon" (in French). Stade Rennais F.C. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
    3. "France - J. Gnagnon - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
    4. "Troyes vs. Rennes - 16 January 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
    5. "Rennes vs. Nantes - 28 January 2017 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
    6. "Joris Gnagnon file à Séville (officiel)". L'Équipe. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
    7. "Sevilla's Joris Gnagnon apologises for 'heinous' tackle on Liverpool's Yasser Larouci". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
    8. "Transferts : Joris Gnagnon (Séville FC) de retour à Rennes (officiel)". L'Équipe. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
    9. "Match - France - Angleterre - FFF". FFF.fr. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
    10. "Joris Gnagnon latest to join Ivory Coast recruitment drive". 8 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
    11. Kautcha, Donatien (10 January 2017). "Côte d'Ivoire: Le Franco-ivoirien de Rennes Joris Gnagnon refuse une offre de 6,5 milliards du FC Seville" (in French). Retrieved 25 March 2017.
    12. "Côte d'Ivoire : Marc Wilmots convoque Cornet et Gnagnon" (in French). L'Équipe.fr. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
    13. "Ivorian Joris Gnagnon hints at France switch". BBC.com. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
    14. "Espoirs : Joris Gnagnon et Sofiane Alakouch en renfort" (in French). L'Équipe.fr. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
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