Gnantin Yann-Alexandre Gboho (born 14 January 2001) is a professional

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who plays as an

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for

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club

Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par ...

. Born in Ivory Coast, he is a former France youth international.

Club career

On 24 May 2018, Gboho signed his first professional contract with

Rennes Rennes (; br, Roazhon ; Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department ...

. He made his debut for the club in the 2019 Trophée des Champions, losing 2–1 to Paris Saint-Germain on 3 August 2019. He scored his first

goal on 27 October 2019, a

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winner in a 3–2 home victory over

. On 22 July 2021, Gboho joined Vitesse in the Netherlands on loan. On 19 August 2022, Gboho signed a three-year contract with

Cercle Brugge Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging () is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges. Cercle have played in the Belgian Pro League since the 2003–04 season, having previously spent several years in the Belgian Second Divisio ...

in Belgium. On 8 January 2024, Gboho returned to France, joining Ligue 1 side Toulouse for a reported fee of €2.5 million.

Personal life

Gboho's uncle,

Ambroise Ambroise, sometimes Ambroise of Normandy,This form appeared first in (flourished ) was a Norman poet and chronicler of the Third Crusade, author of a work called ', which describes in rhyming Old French verse the adventures of as a crusader. The ...

, is also a professional footballer. As are his cousins, Guéla and Désiré Doué.

References

External links

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Stade Rennais Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gboho, Yann 2001 births Living people People from Man, Ivory Coast Naturalized citizens of France French men's footballers Men's association football midfielders French sportspeople of Ivorian descent Black French sportspeople France men's youth international footballers Ivorian men's footballers Ivorian emigrants to France Stade Rennais F.C. players SBV Vitesse players Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players Toulouse FC players Ligue 1 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Eredivisie players Belgian Pro League players French expatriate men's footballers Ivorian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium