Arthur Gnahoua
Arthur Bertrand Gnahoua (born 18 September 1992) is a French footballer who plays as a winger or centre-forward for EFL League Two club Grimsby Town.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arthur Bertrand Gnahoua[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 5 April 1992||
Place of birth | Grenoble, France | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Winger, centre-forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Grimsby Town | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2003 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | Stalybridge Celtic | 26 | (2) |
2012–2015 | Macclesfield Town | 34 | (3) |
2013 | → Colwyn Bay (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2015–2016 | CF Gavà | ||
2016–2017 | Kidderminster Harriers | 51 | (16) |
2017–2019 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 | (1) |
2018–2019 | → AFC Fylde (loan) | 8 | (2) |
2019 | Carlisle United | 1 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Macclesfield Town | 29 | (4) |
2020–2021 | Bolton Wanderers | 28 | (2) |
2021–2023 | Morecambe | 55 | (6) |
2023– | Grimsby Town | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 21 April 2023 (UTC) |
He has previously played in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers, Shrewsbury Town, Carlisle United, Macclesfield Town and Morecambe, as well as at non-league level for Stalybridge Celtic, Colwyn Bay, Kidderminster Harriers and AFC Fylde. He also spent a season playing in Spain with CF Gavà.
Club career
Gnahoua was born in Grenoble,[4] France[5] and is of Ivorian descent.[6] He moved to England when he was six and grew up in Salford.[5] He was coached and taught how to play football by his brother.[7] In 2003 he was released from the Bolton Wanderers Academy.[5]
He began his senior career in non-league football, joining Macclesfield Town from Stalybridge Celtic in 2012.[8] On 16 January 2015 he signed for CF Gavà[9] and then moved on to Kidderminster Harriers in January 2016,[10] and was their top goal scorer in the 2016–17 season as they reached the National League North play-off semi-finals.[6]
He joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on a free transfer in May 2017, signing a one-year deal with an option for a further year,[6] making his Football League debut on 5 August 2017 as a substitute in a 1−0 victory over Northampton Town.[11] Gnahoua scored his first professional goal in a 3−2 victory over Coventry City in an EFL Trophy group-stage match on 29 August,[12] followed by his first Football League goal - netting a 94th-minute winner in a 2−1 away win at Doncaster Rovers - on 26 September.[13]
His contract with Shrewsbury was extended at the end of the 2017–18 season.[14] He went on loan to Fylde on 26 November 2018.[15]
He signed for Carlisle on 21 January 2019[16] but missed the rest of the season after getting injured only 27 minutes into his debut.[17] He was released at the end of the season.[18]
Gnahoua re-joined Macclesfield Town in August 2019 on a one-year contract.[19]
Gnahoua re-signed for Bolton Wanderers on 26 September 2020, 17 years after being released from Bolton's Academy.[5] He said he signed for Bolton as it was close to his home, which became an internet meme,[20] with Bolton fans creating the chant "Arthur Gnahoua, he lives down the road!"[21] They also gave him the nickname King Arthur.[22] He made his debut the same day he signed, coming off the bench to replace Nathan Delfouneso in the 65th minute of a 0−2 Home defeat against Newport County.[23] His first goal came on 17 November as he scored Bolton's second goal in a 3–2 win against Newcastle United U21 in the EFL Trophy[24] with his first league goal coming on 13 January 2021 in a 1–1 draw against Exeter City.[25] On 19 May 2021 Bolton announced he would be released at the end of his contract.[26]
On 17 June 2021 newly promoted Morecambe announced they had signed him.[27] Gnahoua signed a new one-year contract with the club in June 2022.[28]
On 5 August 2023, Gnahoua signed for Grimsby Town on a one-year deal following a successful trial with the club. The move reunited him with his former Shrewsbury Town manager Paul Hurst.[4]
Gnahoua made his debut later that day as he came on as a 77th minute substitute for Charles Vernam in a 0–0 draw at home to AFC Wimbledon on the opening day of the 2023–24 season.[29]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stalybridge Celtic | 2010–11 | Conference North | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
2011–12 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |||
Macclesfield Town | 2012–13 | Conference | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Colwyn Bay (loan) | 2012–13 | Conference North | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Macclesfield Town | 2013–14 | Conference | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
2014–15 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 24 | 2 | |||
CF Gavà | 2014–15 | Tercera División | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
2015–16 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
Kidderminster Harriers | 2015–16 | National League | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | |
2016–17 | National League North | 35 | 12 | 2 | 1 | – | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 42 | 14 | ||
Shrewsbury Town | 2017–18[32] | League One | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 22 | 3 |
2018–19[33] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Fylde (loan) | 2018–19 | National League | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
Carlisle United | 2018–19[33] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Macclesfield Town | 2019–20[34] | League Two | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 32 | 4 |
Bolton Wanderers | 2020–21[35] | League Two | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 30 | 3 |
Morecambe | 2021–22[36] | League One | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 5 |
2022–23[37] | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
Career total | 249 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 289 | 41 |
- Notes
- Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy.
- Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy and National League North Play Offs.
- Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
Honours
Shrewsbury Town
- EFL Trophy runner-up: 2017–18[38]
Bolton Wanderers
- EFL League Two third-place (promotion): 2020–21[39][35]
References
- "Notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- "Arthur Gnahoua player Football Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- "Arthur Gnahoua". Morecambe F.C. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- "GNAHOUA SIGNS ON A ONE-YEAR DEAL!". gtfc.co.uk/. 5 August 2023.
- "Evatt boosts strike force with signing number 18". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- "Shrewsbury boss Paul Hurst hopes to have uncovered gem in Arthur Gnahoua". Shropshire Star. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- His first club in Salford was Barr Hill under 7's Shrewsbury's Arthur Gnahoua is chasing his Wembley dream shropshirestar.com
- "Macclesfield Town: Arthur Gnahoua rejoins as two more sign". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- CF Gava: "Descubriendo al nuevo fichaje Arthur"
- "Match preview: Kidderminster Harriers vs Curzon Ashton". Curzon Ashton F.C. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- "Shrewsbury Town 1-0 Northampton Town". BBC Sport. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- "Coventry City 2 Shrewsbury Town 3 report and pictures". Shropshire Star. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- "Doncaster Rovers 1 Town 2". Shrewsweb. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- "Shrewsbury Town: Joe Riley, Shaun Rowley and AJ Leitch-Smith to be released". BBC Sport. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- shropshirestar.com: "Shrewsbury send Arthur Gnahoua on loan to AFC Fylde"
- BBC Sport: "Arthur Gnahoua: Carlisle United sign midfielder following release by Shrewsbury Town"
- BBC Sport: "Arthur Gnahoua: Carlisle United midfielder to miss rest of season after being hurt 27 minutes into debut"
- "Carlisle United release eight players after League Two season completed". BBC Sport. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- "Arthur Gnahoua: Macclesfield Town re-sign forward on one-year deal". BBC Sport. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- Soccer AM on Twitter: "MLS? China? No, Arthur Gnahoua revealed the REAL reason he chose to sign for Bolton Wanderers"
- Bolton Wanderers on Twitter: "𝙃𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙙... @ASarcevic beat the offside trap to get down the right and his low centre was buried by Arthur Gnahoua. 𝙸𝙼𝙿𝙰𝙲𝚃. ⚡️🔴 #ECFC [1-1] #BWFC
- The Bolton News: "Bolton boss on qualities Arthur Gnahoua brings to his side"
- BWFC.co.uk Report: Bolton Wanderers 0-2 Newport County"
- BWFC.co.uk "Report: Bolton Wanderers 3-2 Newcastle United U21s"
- BBC Sport: "Exeter City 1-1 Bolton Wanderers"
- "Wanderers Reveal Retained List". Bolton Wanderers - Official Site. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- Morecambe: "SIGNING | Arthur Gnahoua"
- "Gnahoua signs a new deal with the Club". www.morecambefc.com. 30 June 2022.
- "Grimsby Town 0-0 AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- Arthur Gnahoua at Soccerbase
- Soccerway: A. GNAHOUA"
- "Games played by Arthur Gnahoua in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- "Games played by Arthur Gnahoua in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- "Games played by Arthur Gnahoua in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- "Games played by Arthur Gnahoua in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- "Games played by Arthur Gnahoua in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- "Games played by Arthur Gnahoua in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- Scott, Ged (8 April 2018). "Lincoln City 1–0 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- Soccerbase: League Two 2020/21 Table
External links
- Arthur Gnahoua at Soccerbase
- Arthur Gnahoua at Soccerway