Timothey N'Guessan

Timothey N'Guessan
N'guessan in 2016
Personal information
Born (1992-09-18) 18 September 1992
Massy, France
Nationality French
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club FC Barcelona
Number 19
Youth career
Years Team
2003–2008
 Dieppe UC
2008–2011
 SMV Porte Normande
Senior clubs
Years Team
2011–2016
 Chambéry SH
2016–
 FC Barcelona
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–
 France 114 (255)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeam
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2017 France
Bronze medal – third place2019 Germany/Denmark
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2024 Germany
Bronze medal – third place2018 Croatia
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 21 October 2024

Timothey N'Guessan (born 18 September 1992) is a French professional handball player for FC Barcelona and for the French national team.[1] His achievements with the national team include winning a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 2017 World Championship.[2] He has been made a knight (chevalier) of the French Legion of Honour.[3]

Career

N'Guessan played for Dieppe UC and SMV Porte Normande as a youth player, before joined Chambery Savoie Handball in 2011. Here he played 115 games, scoring 418, before he joined FC Barcelona.[4] Here he has won both the Liga ASOBAL, Copa ASOBAL, Cope del Rey, as well as the IHF Super Globe in 2018 and 2019 and the EHF Champions League in 2021, 2022 and 2024.

National team

He made his debut for the French national team on 7 January 2013 against Argentina.[5]

At the 2016 Olympics he won a silver medal. A year later he won the 2017 World Championship.

At the 2018 European Men's Handball Championship and at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship he won a bronze medal on both occasions.

At the 2020 Olympics he won a gold medal with France.[6]

At the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship he completed the set of international gold medals. He was however injured during the preliminary rounds and replaced by Romain Lagarde, so he only played 3 games.[7]

Honours

Club, with FC Barcelona

Personal life

N'Guessan was born in Massy on 18 September 1992.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Timothey N'guessan". history.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Timothey N'Guessan". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Décret du 8 septembre 2021 portant promotion et nomination dans l'ordre national de la Légion d'honneur". www.legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "N´Guessan verlängert in Barcelona" (in German). handball-world.news. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Duell deutscher Vorrundengegner: Frankreich deklassiert Argentinien" (in German). handball-world.news. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Cumulative Statistics: France" (PDF). ihf.info. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "EHF Euro 2024: Cumulative Statistics France". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
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