Henri Antchouet

Henri Antchouet
Personal information
Full name Henri Arnaud Antchouet Rebienot[1]
Date of birth (1979-08-02) 2 August 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Libreville, Gabon
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1994–1998 105 Libreville
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 105 Libreville
1999–2000 Canon Yaoundé
2000–2002 Leixões 67 (25)
2002–2005 Belenenses 78 (31)
2005–2007 Alavés 3 (0)
2006 → Vitória Guimarães (loan) 12 (2)
2006–2007 → Al Shabab (loan) 0 (0)
2007 → AEL (loan) 8 (2)
2009–2010 Estoril 19 (5)
2010–2011 Moreirense 30 (12)
2011–2013 Churchill Brothers 47 (27)
2014 Bongoville
2015 Gobelins
International career
1999–2012 Gabon 24 (3)
Medal record
Churchill Brothers
Winner I-League 2013
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2013

Henri Arnaud Antchouet Rebienot (born 2 August 1979), known as Antchouet, is a Gabonese former footballer who last played the for French club FC Gobelins.

Nicknamed "The Arrow" due to his agility, the striker spent most of his professional career in Portugal and played in five other countries abroad. From 2007 to 2009 he served a ban due to doping.[2]

Club career

Born in Libreville, Antchouet started his career at the age of 15 in local club FC 105 Libreville. After a quick spell in Cameroon he moved to Portugal, first with Leixões SC (then in the third division), and remained there for the vast majority of the following six years. He have had advanced positions among the top scorers in 2002–03 Primeira Liga with 9 goals, 2003–04 season with 10 goals and 2004–05 season with 12 goals.[3]

Consistent performances for Primeira Liga's C.F. Os Belenenses[4] attracted the attention of Deportivo Alavés in July 2005, but Antchouet left Spain after only a few months, returning to Portugal with Vitória de Guimarães, on loan.[5]

After a loan in Saudi Arabia, Antchouet joined AEL 1964 FC in Greece, in January 2007, still owned by Alavés, and helped the team win the domestic cup, netting the winner against Panathinaikos F.C. just eight minutes from time, as a substitute. On 15 June 2007, however, he was given a two-year ban by the Hellenic Football Federation, after testing positive for cocaine.[2]

In August 2009 Antchouet returned to active and Portugal, signing with second division side G.D. Estoril Praia. After one season, he was due to change clubs – and countries – again, joining FC U Craiova from Romania in June 2010;[6] however, the deal eventually fell through and he returned to the country he had left, moving to Moreirense F.C. in division two.

In June 2011 Antchouet signed for Indian club Churchill Brothers SC, scoring on his debut against Shillong Lajong F.C. and finding the net against the same rival on 18 December in a 6–0 routing.[7][8] He finished the season as joint-sixth top scorer, helping his team to the third position in the I-League.[9]

International career

Antchouet made his senior international debut for Gabon national team on 27 February 1999 against South African in 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification match, which ended as a 4–1 defeat. He scored his first goal against Equatorial Guinea in an international friendly match in 1999.[10]

He has also represented Gabon in competitions like 2000 ACN, 2004 ACN and 2013 African Cup of Nations main stages alongside 2002, 2006 and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Between 1999 and 2012, he appeared in 24 international matches for his country, scoring 3 goals.

International goals

Scores and results list Gabon's goal tally first.[11]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 7 November 1999 Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville, Gabon  Equatorial Guinea 1–0 4–0 UNIFAC Cup
2. 14 November 1999 Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville, Gabon  Chad 1–0 2–0 UNIFAC Cup
3. 2 September 2006 Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville, Gabon  Madagascar 1–0 4–0 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Club statistics

As of 22 November 2013[12][13]
Club Season League Cup[14] Continental[15] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leixões 2000–01 Portuguese Second Division 30 13 3 1 0 0 33 14
2001–02 Portuguese Second Division 36 13 8 5 0 0 44 18
2002–03 Portuguese Second Division 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Total 66 26 11 6 1 1 78 33
Belenenses 2002–03 Primeira Liga 22 9 0 0 0 0 22 9
2003–04 Primeira Liga 31 10 4 0 0 0 35 10
2004–05 Primeira Liga 26 12 0 0 0 0 26 12
Total 79 31 4 0 0 0 83 31
Alavés 2005–06 La Liga 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Total 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Vitória Guimarães 2005–06 Primeira Liga 12 2 3 1 0 0 15 3
Total 12 2 3 1 0 0 15 3
Al Shabab 2006–07 Saudi Professional League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AEL 1964 2006–07 Super League Greece 8 2 0 0 0 0 8 2
Total 8 2 0 0 0 0 8 2
Estoril 2009–10 Liga de Honra 19 5 4 1 0 0 23 6
Total 19 5 4 1 0 0 23 6
Moreirense 2010–11 Liga de Honra 30 12 5 1 0 0 35 13
Total 30 12 5 1 0 0 35 13
Churchill Brothers 2011–12 I-League 19 13 0 0 0 0 19 13
2012–13 I-League 24 14 0 0 3 0 27 14
2013–14 I-League 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 47 27 0 0 3 0 50 27
Career total 264 105 28 9 4 1 296 115

Honours

Leixões

AEL 1964

Churchill Brothers

References

  1. ^ Henri Antchouet football player profile and clubs Archived 23 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2021
  2. ^ a b Antchouet banned for doping Archived 28 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine; BBC Sport, 15 June 2007
  3. ^ "Henri Antchouet, Gabon – 41 years". topscorersfootball.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. ^ Kanu leads the way Archived 24 October 2003 at the Wayback Machine; BBC Sport, 9 October 2002
  5. ^ Parker injury numbs Newcastle Archived 12 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine; UEFA.com, 4 January 2006
  6. ^ Henry Antchouet: “Voi demonstra pe teren de ce sunt capabil” (Henry Antchouet: “I am going to show what i can do”) Archived 19 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine; Universitatea Craiova, 16 June 2010 (in Romanian)
  7. ^ Leaders toppled, new challengers emerge; FIFA.com, 19 December 2011
  8. ^ Srivastava, Ayush. "Churchill Brothers 6–0 Shillong Lajong : The Goan Side Go Top of the Table After A Commanding Display Against Lajong". Goal. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  9. ^ "Former Churchill striker Henri Antchouet keen on returning to India as a manager". Goal. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Henri Antchouet with Gabon national team: statistics". national-football-teams.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  11. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player – National team & Club appearances: Antchouet, Henri". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  12. ^ "H. Antchouet". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  13. ^ "Henri Antchouet". Footballdatabase. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  14. ^ Includes Copa del Rey, Taça da Liga and Taça de Portugal
  15. ^ Includes AFC Cup
  16. ^ "Taça de Portugal – Final" [Cup of Portugal – Final] (in Portuguese). ForaDeJogo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2013.