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Gervinho
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Gervais Yao Kouassi (born 27 May 1987), known as Gervinho, is an Ivorian former professional footballer who plays as a forward.
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Gervais Yao Kouassi, known professionally as Gervinho, is an Ivorian association football player born on May 27, 1987, in Anyama. He holds Ivorian citizenship and speaks French. His playing positions include wing half and left wing. He began his professional career in 2005.
Gervinho has represented the Ivory Coast national team in international competitions, including the 2008 Summer Olympics, the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups, and the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations. His club career has included stints with Le Mans F.C., Arsenal F.C., Lille OSC, and K.S.K. Beveren. During his time with Arsenal, he competed in the Premier League.
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Key facts
- Football biography.name
- Gervinho
- Football biography.image
- Colombia and Ivory Coast match at the FIFA World Cup 2014-06-19 (15).jpg
- Football biography.caption
- Gervinho with the Ivory Coast at the 2014 FIFA World Cup
- Football biography.full_name
- Gervais Yao Kouassi
- Football biography.birth_place
- Anyama, Ivory Coast
- Football biography.height
- 1.79 m
- Football biography.position
- Left wingerForward
- Football biography.youthyears1
- 1998–2002
- Football biography.youthclubs1
- ASEC Mimosas Abidjan
- Football biography.youthyears2
- 2002–2004
- Football biography.youthclubs2
- Toumodi
- Football biography.youthyears3
- 2004–2005
- Football biography.youthclubs3
- Beveren
- Football biography.years1
- 2005–2007
- Football biography.clubs1
- Beveren
- Football biography.caps1
- 61
- Football biography.goals1
- 14
- Football biography.years2
- 2007–2009
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Left Wing
- Nationality
- Ivory Coast
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ivory Coast
- Place of birth
- Anyama
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- French
- Participant in
- 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Aris Thessaloniki F.C.
- Position played
- wing half
- League
- Premier League
- Country for sport
- Ivory Coast
- Mass
- 68
- Image
- Colombia and Ivory Coast match at the FIFA World Cup 2014-06-19 (15).jpg
- Height
- 179
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- Commons category
- Gervinho
- date of birth
- 1987-05-27
- birth name
- Gervais Yao Kouassi
- name in native language
- Gervinho
- pseudonym
- Gervinho
- start of work period
- 2005-00-00
- social media followers
- 402864
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Encyclopedic overview
28 sectionsContents
- Club career
- Early career
- Beveren
- Le Mans
- Lille
- Arsenal
- 2011–12
- 2012–13
- Roma
- Hebei China Fortune
- Parma
- Trabzonspor
- Aris Thessaloniki
- International career
- Africa Cup of Nations
- 2010
- 2012
- 2015
- FIFA World Cup
- 2010
- 2014
- Style of play
- Career statistics
- Club
- International
- Honours
- References
- External links
Gervais Yao Kouassi (born 27 May 1987), known as Gervinho, is an Ivorian former professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Gervinho began his career at ASEC Abidjan and Toumodi, before moving to Belgium in 2004 to play for Beveren. Between 2007 and 2011, he played in the French Ligue 1, initially at Le Mans and then at Lille. In his final season in France, he helped his club win the league and the Coupe de France. He was sold to Arsenal in 2011 for £10.8 million and moved to Roma in 2013 for €8 million. In January 2016, Gervinho moved to Hebei China Fortune. In August 2018, he joined Parma.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gervinho” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.