Josuha Guilavogui

Josuha Jérémy Akoi Fara Guilavogui (born 19 September 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and captains VfL Wolfsburg.

Josuha Guilavogui
Guilavogui playing for VfL Wolfsburg in 2015
Personal information
Full name Josuha Jérémy Akoi Fara Guilavogui[1]
Date of birth (1990-09-19) 19 September 1990
Place of birth Ollioules, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 VfL Wolfsburg
Number 23
Youth career
1997–2000 La Marine Toulon
2000–2005 Toulon
2005–2009 Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Saint-Étienne B 4 (0)
2009–2013 Saint-Étienne 96 (6)
2013–2016 Atlético Madrid 1 (0)
2014 → Saint-Étienne (loan) 7 (0)
2014–2016 → VfL Wolfsburg (loan) 57 (3)
2016– VfL Wolfsburg 92 (5)
National team‡
2008 France U18 5 (0)
2008–2009 France U19 11 (1)
2011–2012 France U21 15 (3)
2013– France 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:47, 29 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 April 2015

He was a French youth international and represented his nation at the 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, where his team reached the semi-finals.

Career

Saint-Étienne

Guilavogui played for Saint-Étienne from 2005 after joining the Rhône-Alpes-based club from his local club Sporting Toulon. He was promoted to the senior squad following the firing of Laurent Roussey and the hiring of new manager Christophe Galtier, who was looking to reshuffle Saint-Étienne's defense and fill the squad, which was decimated with injuries.[2]

Guilavogui made his professional debut on 3 January 2009 coming on as a late substitute in Saint-Étienne's 1–0 victory over Bordeaux in the Coupe de France.[3]

Atlético Madrid

On 2 September 2013, it was reported that Guilavogui had passed medical with La Liga outfit Atlético Madrid and signed a 5-year contract in a deal worth €10 million.[4]

Saint-Étienne (loan)

On 31 January 2014 Guilavogui was loaned back to Ligue 1 side Saint-Étienne until the end of the season.[5]

VfL Wolfsburg

On 8 August 2014 VfL Wolfsburg signed Guilavogui on a two-year loan deal from Atlético Madrid with an option of a permanent transfer included in the deal.[6]

The club exercised their option to buy on 18 May 2016 and signed Guilavogui permanently on a three-year deal for a fee of €3m.[7]

On Saturday 30 May 2015 he came off the bench as Wolfsburg won the German Cup for the first time defeating Borussia Dortmund 3-1 at the Olympic Stadium, Berlin.[8] [9]

Neck Break

On the 31 July 2016 in a friendly match against Sporting Clube de Portugal, Guilavogui suffered a neck injury in which MRI scans confirmed a break in his neck.

International career

Born in France, Guilavogui is of Guinean descent. He represents the France national football team.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played on 25 January 2020[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Saint-Étienne 2009–10 Ligue 1 2010000030
2010–11 Ligue 1 221002000241
2011–12 Ligue 1 322111000343
2012–13 Ligue 1 383324000455
2013–14 Ligue 1 2000000020
Total 9665370001089
Saint-Étienne B 2010–11 Championnat de France Amateur 30—30
2011–12 Championnat de France Amateur 10—10
Total 40—40
Atlético Madrid 2013–14 La Liga 1040—2[lower-alpha 1]070
Saint-Étienne (loan) 2013–14 Ligue 1 7000004[lower-alpha 2]0110
Wolfsburg (loan) 2014–15 Bundesliga 27150—10[lower-alpha 2]1422
2015–16 Bundesliga 30220—10[lower-alpha 3]0422
Total 5737000201844
Wolfsburg 2016–17 Bundesliga 19000—2[lower-alpha 4]0210
2017–18 Bundesliga 29340—20353
2018–19 Bundesliga 19210——202
2019–20 Bundesliga 19010—50250
Total 86560—901015
Career totals 251142237035131518
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. One Appearance in DFL-Supercup, Nine Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearances in Relegation play-offs

Honours

Saint-Étienne

VfL Wolfsburg

References
  1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 06 de octubre de 2013, en Madrid" [Minutes of the Match held on 6 October 2013, in Madrid] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  2. Ce soir, à 20.45: Club Brugge – Saint-Etienne Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "L'Équipe - L'actualité du sport en continu". L'Équipe. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011.
  4. "Guilavogui firmó su contrato". Marca (in Spanish). 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  5. "Guilavogui will play on loan at Saint- Etienne until end of season". Atlético Madrid's official profile. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  6. "Wolfsburg bring in Guilavogui from Atlético". UEFA.com. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  7. Tinslay, Jared (18 May 2016). "Wolfsburg sign Guilavogui". Marca. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  8. "Jürgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund goodbye spoiled by Wolfsburg in final". 30 May 2015 – via www.theguardian.com.
  9. "Borussia Dortmund 1-3 VfL Wolfsburg". 30 May 2015 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. "Josuha Guilavogui: Le Franco-guinéen n'exclut pas un retour à Saint-Etienne". 10 March 2018.
  11. Josuha Guilavogui at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
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