Ghislain Guessan (born 15 September 1992) is an Ivorian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

RC Arbaâ

Guessan joined

RC Arbaâ Raed Club Arbaâ (), known as RC Arbaâ or simply RCA for short, is an Algerian football club located in Larbaâ. The club was founded in 1941 and its colours are blue and white. Their home stadium, the Ismaïl Makhlouf Stadium, has a capacit ...

in 2014 on a three-year contract. In his first season he played 12 games and scored a single goal against

JS Saoura Jeunesse Sportive de la Saoura (), known simply as JS Saoura or JSS for short, is an Algerian football club founded in the town of Méridja in the Béchar Province. They take their name from the Saoura valley of southwestern Algeria. The club w ...

in a 2–1 win and reached the cup final but did not participate. The following season he played 24 matches and scored 10 goals. His first goal of the season was in a draw against JS Saoura and the last goal in a 3–1 win against

MC Alger Mouloudia Club d'Alger (), referred to as MC Alger or MCA for short, is an Algerian football club based in Algiers. The club was founded in 1921 and its colours are red, green and white. Their home stadium, Ali La Pointe Stadium, has a capacit ...

. Guessan left the club despite having a year left on his contract because of the club's relegation to the

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which forbids to bring in foreign players.

USM Alger

After two seasons with RC Arbaâ, Guessan joined to

USM Alger Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger (); known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is a Association football, football club based in the inner suburbs of Algiers. The club was founded in 1937 and its colours are red and black. Their home sta ...

, on a one-year contract. He joined on loan. His first goal with his new team was against the

RC Relizane Rapide Club de Relizane (), known as RC Relizane or simply RCR for short, is a Association football, football club based in the city of Relizane. The club was founded in 1934 and its colours are white and green. Their home stadium, Tahar Zoughar ...

in a 6–0 win. after the piece won the first title in its history by winning the

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against rivals

where he participated for 86 minutes. He then scored in the

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against the same team, but USM Alger was defeated 2–1. The following week against

JS Kabylie Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie (Kabyle grammar, Kabyle: Ilemẓiyen inaddalen n leqvayel; Berber languages, Tamazight: ⵉⵍⵎⵣⵢⵏ ⵉⵏⴰⴷⴰⵍⵏ ⵏ ⵍⵇⵠⴰⵢⵍ; ), known as JS Kabylie or simply JSK, is an Algerian profession ...

he scored another goal, after that missed scoring for three consecutive games until the derby against

NA Hussein Dey Nasr Athlétique de Hussein Dey (), known as NA Hussein Dey or NAHD for short, is an Algerian professional football club based in Hussein Dey, Algiers. The club was founded in 1947 and its colours are red and yellow. Their home stadium, 20 Aug ...

where he scored two. He helped the team advance to the next round of the

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scoring his sixth goal of the season against NT Souf. In the second half of the season, Guessan was unable to score a goal in 10 league games and in three Champions League matches. He officially left the club with 29 matches and 6 goals.

Viking

Guessan had a short stint with Norwegian club

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in 2017. He went on trial with

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club Hearts in February 2018, but was not offered a contract. In July 2019, Guessan joined

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club

CA Bordj Bou Arréridj Chabab Ahly Bordj Bou Arréridj (), known as CA Bord Bou Arréridj or simply CABBA for short, is an Algerian Association football, football club based in Bordj Bou Arreridj. The club was founded in 1931 and its colours are yellow and black. The ...

International career

Guessan represented the Ivory Coast U20s at the

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

USM Alger *

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Guessan, Ghislain Living people 1992 births Footballers from Paris Ivorian men's footballers Ivory Coast men's under-20 international footballers French men's footballers French sportspeople of Ivorian descent Men's association football forwards USM Alger players RC Arbaâ players Viking FK players CS Concordia Chiajna players CA Bordj Bou Arréridj players Al-Minaa SC players Liga I players Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Eliteserien players Ivorian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Algeria Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Algeria Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Iraq Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Iraq 21st-century French sportsmen