Moussa Yann Cedric Guel (born 23 June 1999) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish Süper Lig club Samsunspor.

Moussa Guel
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-06-23) 23 June 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Cocody, Ivory Coast
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Samsunspor
Number 65
Youth career
2009–2017 Lorient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Lorient II 53 (7)
2017–2020 Lorient 7 (0)
2019–2020Quevilly-Rouen (loan) 24 (4)
2020–2022 Valenciennes 20 (1)
2021–2022Red Star (loan) 30 (3)
2022–2023 Red Star 14 (1)
2023– Samsunspor 2 (0)
2023–2024Dunkerque (loan) 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024

Career

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Guel started playing at the age of five, but formally joined FC Lorient in 2009, at ten years of age.[2] He made his professional debut for Lorient in a 2–1 Ligue 2 win over FC Sochaux-Montbéliard on 8 December 2017.[3]

After playing for Red Star on loan in the 2021–22 season, on 6 July 2022 Guel rejoined the club on a permanent basis.[4]

He signed a 2.5-year contract with Samsunspor in January 2023.[5][1]

Personal life

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Moussa Guel holds both French and Ivorian nationalities.[6] His father, Tchiressoua Guel, was also a professional footballer and represented the Ivory Coast national team.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b Moussa Guel at the Turkish Football Federation
  2. ^ "Moussa Guel : " Je crois en mes chances " - FC Lorient". 5 December 2016.
  3. ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2017/2018 - 18ème journée - FC Lorient / FC Sochaux-Montbéliard". www.lfp.fr.
  4. ^ "MOUSSA GUEL REJOINT DÉFINITIVEMENT LE RED STAR FC !" (in French). Red Star. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  5. ^ "RED STAR : MOUSSA GUEL TRANSFÉRÉ EN 2ÈME DIVISION TURQUE (OFF)" (in French). foot-national.com. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Moussa Yann Cédric GUEL". unfp.org. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Moussa Guel sur les traces de son père". 29 January 2016.
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