Joris Gnagnon (born 13 January 1997) is a French former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Rennes

Born in

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next to

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, Gnagnon is a youth exponent from

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. He made his

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debut on 16 January 2016 against

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, playing the entire second half. He scored his first Ligue 1 goal on 28 January 2017, in a

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against

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to draw the game in the 86th minute.

Sevilla

On 25 July 2018, Gnagnon joined Spanish side

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for five years. Gnagnon came under criticism in July 2019 after aggressively kicking

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player Yasser Larouci in a pre-season friendly in Boston, causing the 18 year old to leave the pitch on a stretcher and Gnagnon to be given a red card. On 26 August 2019, Gnagnon returned to Rennes on a one year loan deal. On 22 September 2021, Gnagnon was sacked by Sevilla for a lack of professionalism with the club citing concerns about his discipline and physical fitness.

Saint-Étienne

After being released from his contract with Sevilla, Gnagnon signed with French side

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on 26 November 2021. He failed to make a competitive appearance for the club before leaving by mutual consent in May 2022.

International career

On 25 March 2017, Gnagnon made his debut for the France under-20 team. His first ever game for a French youth team. He later chose to represent the Ivory Coast national team, for whom he is eligible through his family's Ivorian origins. He was called up to the Ivory Coast national team for the first time on 19 May 2017. However, he never made an appearance for the African nation and stated in May 2018 that he had not ruled out playing for the European country at senior level, despite switching allegiance to Ivory Coast the previous year. He was subsequently called up by the France under-21 team for friendlies against Switzerland and Italy in May 2018.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gnagnon, Joris 1997 births Living people Footballers from Bondy French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers French sportspeople of Ivorian descent French expatriate sportspeople in Spain French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Men's association football defenders Ligue 1 players La Liga players Stade Rennais FC players Sevilla FC players AS Saint-Étienne players 21st-century French sportsmen