Guelassiognon Sylvain Gbohouo (born 29 October 1988) is an Ivorian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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International career

Gbohouo made his debut for the Ivory Coast national team on 6 July 2013, in a 4–1 loss against

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at the

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. He was part of the team that played in the

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, but did not make an appearance.2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ – List of Players
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He was Ivory Coast's starting goalkeeper at the

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as they went all the way to the final, but a thigh injury sustained in the semi-final against

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saw him miss out the final match in favour of veteran

Boubacar Barry Boubacar "Copa" Barry (born 30 December 1979) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Having begun his career at ASEC Mimosas, he moved to France in 2001, where he played for Rennes' reserve team. In 2003, he ...

.CIV – GHA 0:0, 9:8 PSO
CAF
iSport.cz (in Czech) He was still named the tournament's best goalkeeper, and since Barry's retirement, Gbohouo became the Elephants' undisputed number one. During the

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between Côte d'Ivoire and Algeria in the quarter-finals, Gbohouo was elected man of the match, despite the defeat of his team on penalties. Gbohouo could not participate in the

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due to a positive drug test. He was consequently given an 18-month ban by FIFA and has not played for the Ivory Coast since then.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Séwé Sport *

Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division The Ivory Coast Ligue 1 LONACI is the top division of the Ivorian Football Federation. It was created in 1960. 2024−25 Ligue 1 clubs * AF Amadou Diallo * ASEC Mimosas * Bouaké FC * CO Korhogo * Denguélé * Mouna * FC San Pédro * LYS F ...

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, 2013–14 *

Coupe Houphouët-Boigny The Coupe Houphouët-Boigny is a match competition in Côte d'Ivoire football, played between the Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division champions and the Côte d'Ivoire Cup winners. The competition is traditionally played on December 6. The official nam ...

: 2012, 2013, 2014 Mazembe *

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: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19 *

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: 2016 *

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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 ...

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

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Ivory Coast *

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Individual * Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2015

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gbohouo, Sylvain 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Comoé District Ivorian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Ivory Coast men's international footballers Séwé FC players TP Mazembe players Africa Cup of Nations–winning players 2014 FIFA World Cup players 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players Ivorian expatriate men's footballers Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Expatriate men's footballers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo CAF Champions League–winning players 21st-century Ivorian sportsmen