Yoann Gourcuff

Yoann Gourcuff
Gourcuff with Rennes in 2016
Personal information
Full name Yoann Miguel Gourcuff[1]
Date of birth (1986-07-11) 11 July 1986 (age 38)[2]
Place of birth Ploemeur, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1992–2001 Lorient
2001–2003 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Rennes 66 (6)
2006–2009 AC Milan 36 (2)
2008–2009 → Bordeaux (loan) 37 (12)
2009–2010 Bordeaux 32 (6)
2010–2015 Lyon 90 (14)
2015–2018 Rennes 49 (7)
2018–2019 Dijon 8 (0)
Total 318 (47)
National team
2004–2005 France U19 17 (7)
2006–2008 France U21 18 (4)
2008–2013 France 31 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Yoann Miguel Gourcuff (born 11 July 1986) is a French former professional footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder. He could also be utilized as a withdrawn striker.

Career

Yoann Gourcuff began his career in 1992 with F.C. Lorient. In 2001 he began to play for Rennes. While playing for Rennes, he attracted many supporters and the interest of other teams. Gourcuff moved to the Italian club AC Milan in 2003.[4] He achieved many club honors with AC Milan, but did not play with the starting eleven players. In 2008 Goucuff was loaned to the French football team Girordins Bordeaux.[5] After playing a good season, he became a permanent player for Bordeaux. Gourcuff has been compared to Zinedine Zidane because of his playing style and ability. Gourcuff has won the UNFP Ligue Player of the Year award. He was named French Player of the Year by the magazine France Football in 2009. In August 2010, he joined Olympique Lyonnais.

Gourcuff played his first game with the France national football team in August 2008.[6] He scored his first international goal against Romania two months later.[7]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[8][9]
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Europe[c] Other[d] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rennes 2003–04 Ligue 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 — — 9 0
2004–05 Ligue 1 21 0 1 0 1 0 — — 23 0
2005–06 Ligue 1 36 6 5 0 1 0 5 0 — 47 6
Total 66 6 6 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 79 6
AC Milan 2006–07 Serie A 21 1 4 0 — 9 1 — 34 2
2007–08 Serie A 15 1 2 0 — 3 0 0 0 20 1
Total 36 2 6 0 — 12 1 0 0 54 3
Bordeaux (loan) 2008–09 Ligue 1 37 12 1 0 3 1 7 2 1 0 49 15
Bordeaux 2009–10 Ligue 1 29 6 2 0 3 1 8 2 1 0 43 9
2010–11 Ligue 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 — — 3 0
Total 32 6 2 0 3 1 8 2 1 0 46 9
Lyon 2010–11 Ligue 1 24 3 1 0 1 0 7 1 — 33 4
2011–12 Ligue 1 13 2 3 0 2 0 5 0 — 23 2
2012–13 Ligue 1 18 3 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 23 4
2013–14 Ligue 1 18 3 2 1 2 2 8 0 — 30 6
2014–15 Ligue 1 17 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 — 19 3
Total 90 14 8 1 6 2 23 2 1 0 128 19
Rennes 2015–16 Ligue 1 12 2 — — — — 12 2
2016–17 Ligue 1 27 4 0 0 1 0 — — 28 4
2017–18 Ligue 1 10 1 0 0 3 0 — — 13 1
Total 49 7 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 53 7
Dijon 2018–19 Ligue 1 8 0 — — — — 8 0
Career total 318 47 23 1 18 4 55 7 3 0 427 59
  1. ↑ Appearances in Coupe de France, Coppa Italia
  2. ↑ Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearances in Trophée des Champions, Supercoppa Italiana, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[10][11]
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2008 6 1
2009 10 0
2010 9 2
2011 3 1
2012 2 0
2013 1 0
Total 31 4
Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gourcuff goal.
List of international goals scored by Yoann Gourcuff
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 October 2008 Stadionul Farul, Constanța, Romania  Romania 2–2 2–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 9 October 2010 Stade de France, Paris, France  Romania 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
3 12 October 2010 Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz, France  Luxembourg 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
4 25 March 2011 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification

Honours

Milan[12][8][13][14][15]

Bordeaux[8]

Lyon[8][16]

France U19[8]

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 12 June 2010. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Gourcuff: Yoann Miguel Gourcuff: Player". BDFutbol. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  3. ↑ Gourcuff, Yoann. "Player Profile". Olympique Lyonnais. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  4. ↑ AC Milan sign French talent Gourcuff Archived 2012-09-06 at Archive.today. Monsters and Critics. June 22, 2006. Retrieved August 12, 2009.
  5. ↑ Gourcuff joins Bordeaux on loan from Milan Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine. June 3, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2009.
  6. ↑ GOURCUFF Yoann Archived 2011-02-14 at the Wayback Machine (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  7. ↑ France vs. Romania, Match Report Archived 2009-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Fédération Internacionale de Football Association. October 18, 2008. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 "Y. Gourcuff". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "Yoann GOURCUFF - Football : la fiche de Yoann GOURCUFF (Rennes)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  10. ↑ Yoann Gourcuff at National-Football-Teams.com
  11. ↑ Yoann Gourcuff, fff.fr. Retrieved 30 August 2021
  12. ↑ "AC Milan FIFA World Club Cup Squad". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 18 March 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  13. ↑ "La parabola di Gourcuff: da Milan-Liverpool 2007 al tennis e la quarta serie francese" [Gourcuff's parable: from Milan-Liverpool 2007 to tennis and the fourth French series]. goal (in Italian). 11 July 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  14. ↑ "Match report: Boca Juniors – AC Milan". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019.
  15. ↑ "Yoann Gourcuff". AC Milan. Archived from the original on 10 March 2008.
  16. ↑ "Lyon Defeats Montpellier in Penalties To Take 2012 Trophee Des Champions At Red Bull Arena". newyorkredbulls.com. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  17. ↑ "Gourcuff, quand la jeunesse prend le pouvoir…". National Union of Professional Footballers (in French). 6 April 2006. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  18. ↑ "Gourcuff, enfin..." National Union of Professional Footballers (in French). 6 May 2009. Archived from the original on 13 April 2005. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  19. ↑ "Palmarès Trophées UNFP - Oscars du football - Meilleur joueur de Ligue 1" (in French). Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Gourcuff awarded Ligue 1 accolades". UEFA. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  21. ↑ "Yoann Gourcuff Vs PSG – Chef d'oeuvre". YouTube. 14 January 2009. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2009.