Jérôme Guihoata (born 7 October 1994) is a Cameroonian professional

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who plays as a

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for Cypriot club

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Club career

Panionios

In the summer of 2016, the Cameroonian central defender Jérôme Guihoata, who was recently released from

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, was on trial with the Greek

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club

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, managed to impress club's manager

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in training and he is expected to sign a two-season contract. On 9 December 2017, on the 82nd minute Guihoata scored his first goal with the club due to a mistake from

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goalie Antonis Kokkalas. The Greek goalie made a bad calculation in a foul run by

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, with Gioatta benefiting and scoring the second goal sealing a vital victory for the club. Πανιώνιος - Πλατανιάς 2-1
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International career

Guihoata played his first international game with the senior national team on 10 August 2013 in and against

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(1–0), after he came on as a substitute for Julien Ebah in the 68th minute of that game. On 29 May 2017, Jérôme Guihoata was included for the first time in

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's squad for

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on June 10 for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and the

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to be held from June 17 to July 2 in Russia. Cameroon will participate in the second group with Chile, Australia and Germany, representing Africa.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Guihoata, Jerome 1994 births Living people Cameroonian men's footballers Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Cameroon men's international footballers Men's association football defenders 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players Expatriate men's footballers in France Tours FC players Valenciennes FC players Footballers from Yaoundé