Tchiressoua Guel

Tchiressoua Guel
Tchiressoua Guel in 2005
Personal information
Full name Tchiressoua Guel
Date of birth (1975-12-27) 27 December 1975
Place of birth Sikensi, Ivory Coast
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 ASEC Mimosas ? (?)
1998–1999 Marseille 2 (0)
1999–2001 Saint-Étienne 52 (3)
2001–2004 Lorient 95 (17)
2004–2005 Ankaragücü 15 (0)
2005 Nancy 6 (0)
2005–2006 Lorient 19 (2)
2007–2008 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 33 (2)
Total 222 (24)
International career
1993–2006 Ivory Coast[1] 72 (10)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tchiressoua Guel (born 27 December 1975) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Guel played for various clubs in France's Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, including Olympique de Marseille, AS Saint-Étienne and FC Lorient.[2] He also spent a period in the Turkish Süper Lig with MKE Ankaragücü.[3]

Guel made 72 appearances scoring nine goals for Ivory Coast, including participating at the 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002 African Cup of Nations.

Club career

Guel was born in Sikensi, Ivory Coast.

In October 2008 Guel stated he wanted a move to an English side and it was reported that he had attracted attention from London clubs Millwall and Charlton Athletic.[4]

Personal life

Guel acquired French nationality by naturalization on 9 July 2003.[5] His son, Moussa Guel, is a professional footballer with FC Lorient.[6]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gual goal.[7]
List of international goals scored by Tchiressoua Guel
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 March 1994 Sousse Olympic Stadium, Sousse, Tunisia  Sierra Leone 2–0 4–0 1994 Africa Cup of Nations
2 8 January 1997 Stade Bouaké, Bouaké, Ivory Coast  Guinea 2–1 2–1 Friendly
3 26 January 1997 Stade Bouaké, Bouaké, Ivory Coast  Benin 1–0 1–0 1998 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4 27 July 1997 Stade Bouaké, Bouaké, Ivory Coast  Mali 3–1 4–2 1998 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5 16 February 1998 Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  Angola 1–0 5–2 1998 Africa Cup of Nations
6 2–0
7 29 December 1999 Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Burkina Faso 1–1 3–1 Friendly
8 24 January 2000 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana  Togo 1–0 1–1 2000 African Cup of Nations
9 10 March 2001 Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo  DR Congo 1–0 2–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 11 February 2003 Stade Gaston-Petit, Châteauroux, France  Cameroon 1–0 3–0 Friendly

Honours

Club

ASEC Mimosas

Marseille

Lorient

International

Ivory Coast

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Tchiressoua Guel - Goals in International Matches
  2. ↑ Tchiressoua Guel – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
  3. ↑ "GUEL TCHİRESSOUA". TFF. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  4. ↑ Gourizro, Giscard (18 October 2008). "Ivorian ace eyes English move". Sky Sports. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "JORF n° 0158 du 10 juillet 2003 - Légifrance". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Moussa Guel sur les traces de son père". 29 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Tchiressoua Guel". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 June 2026.