Rachide Gnanou
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pakwo Abdoul Rachide Gnanou | ||
| Date of birth | 16 November 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Tangin Dassouri, Burkina Faso | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gnistan | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AS SONABEL | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Vitesse | 39 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Majestic | 32 | (1) |
| 2025– | Gnistan | 43 | (7) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 July 2026 | |||
Pakwo Abdoul Rachide Gnanou (born 16 November 2004) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Gnistan in the Veikkausliiga.
Club career
After starting his career in his native Burkina Faso, in January 2025 Gnanou joined Finnish Veikkausliiga side IF Gnistan, signing a one-year contract with an option for two further years.[1][2][3]
Career statistics
- As of 10 August 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vitesse | 2021–22 | Burkinabé Premier League | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Burkinabé Premier League | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Majestic | 2023–24 | Burkinabé Premier League | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Burkinabé Premier League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Gnistan | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 23 | 3 | |
| Career total | 87 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 2 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coupe du Faso and Suomen Cup
- ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
References
- ↑ IF GNISTAN VAHVISTAA PUOLUSTUSTAAN: PAKWO ABDOUL RACHIDE GNANOU LIITTYY JOUKKUEESEEN, gnistan.fi, 29 January 2025
- ↑ Gnistanin vahvuuteen hyökkääjä Norjan kolmannelta sarjatasolta, pallotv.fi, 29 January 2025
- ↑ Abdoul Rachid Gnanou rejoint IF Gnistan, foot-africa.com, Aliou Toundé, 30 January 2025
External links
- Rachide Gnanou at Soccerway
- Rachide Gnanou at WorldFootball.net
- Rachide Gnanou at Global Sports Archive
- Rachide Gnanou at BeSoccer
Categories:
- Living people
- 2004 births
- 21st-century Burkinabe sportsmen
- Burkinabe men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- AS SONABEL players
- Majestic FC players
- IF Gnistan players
- Burkinabe Premier League players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Burkinabe expatriate men's footballers
- Burkinabe expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Burkinabe football biography stubs