Joseph N'Guessan

Joseph N'Guessan
Personal information
Full name Joseph David Ruhemann N'Guessan[1]
Date of birth (1995-07-15) 15 July 1995 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Lewisham, England[2]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Glebe
0000–2011 Bromley
2011–2012 Stevenage
2015–2016 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Stevenage 9 (1)
2012 → Farnborough (loan) 1 (0)
2012 → Biggleswade Town (loan) 1 (0)
2013 → Banbury United (loan) 2 (1)
2013 → Corby Town (loan) 5 (0)
2013 → St Neots Town (loan) 1 (0)
2013–2014 → Arlesey Town (loan) 12 (7)
2014–2015 → Aldershot Town (loan) 18 (2)
2015 → St Albans City (loan) 5 (1)
2015–2016 Queens Park Rangers 0 (0)
2016–2017 Maidstone United 3 (0)
2017–2020 Cray Valley Paper Mills
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:47, 18 July 2021 (UTC)

Joseph David Ruhemann N'Guessan (born 15 July 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward.

N'Guessan played for Bromley at youth level, before joining the Stevenage youth academy in 2011. He was sent out on loan four times during the 2012–13 season in order gain first-team experience; spending time at non-League clubs Farnborough, Biggleswade Town, Banbury United and Corby Town. He returned to Stevenage and made his first-team debut in April 2013; later signing his first professional contract with the club in June that year. Further loan spells followed during the 2013–14 season; firstly, at St Neots Town, before scoring seven goals in 12 appearances for Arlesey Town. He also scored in League One for Stevenage in April 2014.

Ahead of the 2014–15 season, N'Guessan joined Aldershot Town of the Conference Premier in another loan agreement. He then spent time on loan at St Albans City in March 2015. N'Guessan was released by Stevenage in May 2015 and joined the Queens Park Rangers development team for the 2015–16 season. He was released by QPR in the summer of 2016 and then spent a month at Maidstone United during the 2016–17 season. N'Guessan joined Cray Valley Paper Mills in August 2017 and spent two seasons playing regularly there, before injury curtailed his time in the first-team.

Club career

Stevenage

N'Guessan started his career at Glebe,[3] moving to fellow South London club Bromley, before joining Stevenage's academy.[2][4] A month into the 2012–13 season, having made no first-team appearances for Stevenage, he was loaned out to Conference South club Farnborough on a one-month loan agreement.[2] He made one appearance during the month, as a 63rd-minute substitute in a 3–0 home defeat to Welling United on 15 September 2012.[2][5] He then joined Southern League Division One Central club Biggleswade Town on a one-month loan deal 8 March 2013,[6] starting in Biggleswade's 3–2 away defeat to Aylesbury on 23 October 2012.[7] A move to Banbury United of the Southern League Premier Division on a one-month loan deal followed in January 2013, in order to gain further first-team experience.[8] He scored on his debut in Banbury's 2–0 away victory over Chippenham Town on 26 January 2013, a win that secured their first victory in eleven matches.[8] He made one further appearance during the loan spell,[9][10] before joining Conference North club Corby Town on another one-month deal.[11] He made his debut for Corby in a 1–0 victory over Stalybridge Celtic on 9 March 2013,[12] and went on to make five appearances during this loan spell.[2]

N'Guessan returned to Stevenage towards the end of the season, and made his first-team debut for the club as a 57th-minute substitute in a 2–0 defeat to Milton Keynes Dons at Broadhall Way on 27 April 2013.[13] He signed a one-year contract with the club on 13 June 2013, his first professional deal.[14] N'Guessan joined St Neots Town on loan for a month in October 2013, scoring on his debut in a 5–0 victory against Hitchin Town on 15 October 2013.[15] He made four appearances in all competitions during the agreement, scoring once.[15] He moved to Arlesey Town of the Southern League Premier Division in December 2013, managed by former Queens Park Rangers footballer Rufus Brevett.[15] After scoring six times in six matches during the month, which included two braces, the loan agreement was extended for a further month.[15] He played 12 times for Arlesey, scoring seven goals.[15] He returned to Stevenage and scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 victory against Walsall on 26 April 2014.[2]

Ahead of the start of the 2014–15 season, N'Guessan joined Conference Premier club Aldershot Town on loan until 2 January 2015.[4] He debuted for Aldershot as a 68th-minute substitute in a 3–1 victory against Altrincham on 9 August 2014.[2] He scored twice in 19 appearances during his time at Aldershot, before returning to Stevenage and making three substitute appearances in League Two in the opening two months of 2015.[2] He then joined St Albans City of the Conference South on 23 March 2015, on an agreement for the remainder of season.[2][16] N'Guessan scored once in five appearances during the loan.[2][15] He was released by Stevenage upon the expiry of his contract at the end of the season.[17]

Queens Park Rangers

Following his release from Stevenage, N'Guessan joined Championship club Queens Park Rangers (QPR) on a one-year contract on 15 June 2015.[18] He was placed in the club's Elite Development Squad.[18] QPR director of football Les Ferdinand stated that N'Guessan had been "identified with the future in mind".[18] He suffered a number of injuries during the season and was released by the club in the summer of 2016.[2][19]

Maidstone United

After his departure from QPR, N'Guessan had a one-week trial with Kilmarnock, which was ultimately unsuccessful.[19] He was recommended to Maidstone United manager, Jay Saunders, and subsequently signed for the National League club in December 2016.[19] He made his debut as a late substitute in a 1–1 draw with Dover Athletic on 26 December 2016.[2] N'Guessan played three times for Maidstone, all of which as a substitute,[2] before being released on 31 January 2017.[20] Saunders stated he wanted to keep N'Guessan, but the arrival of striker Joe Pigott meant he had to release him.[20]

Cray Valley Paper Mills

N'Guessan signed for Southern Counties East Premier Division club Cray Valley Paper Mills on 27 August 2017.[17] The 2017–18 season would serve as N'Guessan's first season of regular first-team football at one club, scoring 10 goals in 35 appearances.[17] He remained at Cray Valley for the 2018–19 season, scoring 13 goals in 27 appearances.[17] He helped the club reach the 2019 FA Vase Final during the season,[17] but missed the final through injury.[17][21] He sustained the injury in a match against Glebe.[21] Describing N'Guessan as a "massive part of the club the last 18 months",[21] Cray Valley manager Kevin Watson stated N'Guessan required an operation, which the PFA agreed to fund.[21] Having not played during the 2019–20 season, N'Guessan was included in Cray Valley's list of injured players on 4 January 2020.[22]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 January 2017
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stevenage 2012–13 League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2013–14 League One 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
2014–15 League Two 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
Farnborough (loan) 2012–13 Conference South 1 0 1 0 — 0 0 2 0
Biggleswade Town (loan) 2012–13 Southern League Division One Central 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Banbury United (loan) 2012–13 Southern League Premier Division 2 1 0 0 — 0 0 2 1
Corby Town (loan) 2012–13 Conference North 5 0 0 0 — 0 0 5 0
St Neots Town (loan) 2013–14 Southern League Premier Division 1 0 0 0 — 3[a] 1 4 1
Arlesey Town (loan) 2013–14 Southern League Premier Division 12 7 0 0 — 0 0 12 7
Aldershot Town (loan) 2014–15 Conference Premier 18 2 1 0 — 0 0 19 2
St Albans City (loan) 2014–15 Conference South 5 1 0 0 — 0 0 5 1
Maidstone United 2016–17 National League 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 3 0
Career total 57 12 2 0 0 0 3 1 62 13
  1. ^ One appearance and one goal in Southern League Cup, two appearances in FA Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Soccerway – Joe N'Guessan". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  3. ^ Glebe F.C. [@glebefootball] (21 June 2013). "Glebe FC had 4 former players turn professional recently. Outstanding Achievement. Seedy Njie & M Pinnock to Southend , J Nguesson Stevenage" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ a b "Aldershot sign Joseph N'Guessan on loan from Stevenage". BBC Sport. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Farnborough 0–3 Welling United". Soccerway. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Corby take Boro youngster on loan". Football Conference. 8 March 2013. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  7. ^ "Biggleswade Town – Match Reports". Biggleswade Town F.C. Archived from the original on 2 January 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  8. ^ a b "Chippenham Town 0–2 Banbury United". Banbury United F.C. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Banbury United 2–4 Gosport Borough". Banbury United F.C. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  10. ^ "Williams treble sinks United". Banbury Guardian. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  11. ^ "Steelman sign N'Guessan". Corby Town F.C. 9 March 2013. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  12. ^ "Corby Town 1–0 Stalybridge Celtic". Soccerway. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  13. ^ "Stevenage 0–2 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  14. ^ "Youngsters get pro deals". Stevenage F.C. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  15. ^ a b c d e f "Aylesbury United – Joseph N'Guessan". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  16. ^ Mail, Simon (23 March 2015). "St Albans City sign Stevenage winger Joseph N'Guessan on loan". St Albans Review. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  17. ^ a b c d e f "Cray Valley Paper Mills – Joseph N'Guessan". Cray Valley Paper Mills F.C. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  18. ^ a b c "QPR tie up deals for EDS pair". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  19. ^ a b c Tucker, Craig (29 December 2016). "Maidstone United striker Joseph N'Guessan ready to take his chance after Kilmarnock disappointment". Kent Online. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  20. ^ a b Tucker, Craig (31 January 2017). "Maidstone United release former QPR and Stevenage striker Joseph N'Guessan". Kent Online. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  21. ^ a b c d Tervet, Steve (18 May 2019). "FA Vase Final: Kevin Lisbie available for Cray Valley against Chertsey Town at Wembley". Kent Online. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  22. ^ "Team News". Cray Valley Paper Mills F.C. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2021.