Josuha Guilavogui
Josuha Jérémy Akoi Fara Guilavogui (born 19 September 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga club Mainz 05 as a defensive midfielder.[4]
.jpg.webp) Guilavogui playing for VfL Wolfsburg in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Josuha Jérémy Akoi Fara Guilavogui[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 1990[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Ollioules, France | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mainz 05 | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2000 | La Marine Toulon | ||
| 2000–2005 | Toulon | ||
| 2005–2009 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Saint-Étienne B | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2013 | Saint-Étienne | 96 | (6) |
| 2013–2016 | Atlético Madrid | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Saint-Étienne (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | → VfL Wolfsburg (loan) | 57 | (3) |
| 2016–2023 | VfL Wolfsburg | 150 | (6) |
| 2022 | → Bordeaux (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2023– | Mainz 05 | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2012 | France U21 | 15 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | France | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 July 2023 | |||
Club career
Saint-Étienne
Guilavogui played for Saint-Étienne from 2005 after joining the Rhône-Alpes-based club from his local club Toulon. He was promoted to the senior squad following the firing of Laurent Roussey and the hiring of new manager Christophe Galtier, who was looking to reshuffle Saint-Étienne's defense and fill the squad, which was decimated with injuries.[5]
Guilavogui made his professional debut on 3 January 2009 coming on as a late substitute in Saint-Étienne's 1–0 victory over Bordeaux in the Coupe de France.[6]
Atlético Madrid
On 2 September 2013, it was reported that Guilavogui had passed medical with La Liga outfit Atlético Madrid and signed a 5-year contract in a deal worth €10 million.[7]
On 31 January 2014 Guilavogui was loaned back to Ligue 1 side Saint-Étienne until the end of the season.[8]
VfL Wolfsburg
On 8 August 2014, VfL Wolfsburg signed Guilavogui on a two-year loan deal from Atlético Madrid with an option of a permanent transfer included in the deal.[9] The club exercised their option to buy on 18 May 2016 and signed Guilavogui permanently on a three-year deal for a fee of €3m.[10]
On 30 May 2015, Guilavogui came off the bench as Wolfsburg won the DFB-Pokal for the first time defeating, Borussia Dortmund 3–1 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[11][12]
Loan to Bordeaux
On 30 January 2022, Guilavogui signed for Ligue 1 club Bordeaux on loan until the end of the season. The deal included a buy option.[13]
International career
Born in France, Guilavogui is of Guinean descent. He has played for the France national team.[14]
Personal life
Guilavogui was born in Ollioules, Var.[2] He is the brother of the Guinea international footballer Morgan Guilavogui.[15]
Career statistics
- As of 13 March 2022[16]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Saint-Étienne | 2009–10 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 3 | |||
| 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 45 | 5 | |||
| 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 96 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 108 | 9 | |||
| Saint-Étienne B | 2010–11 | Championnat de France Amateur | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12 | Championnat de France Amateur | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Atlético Madrid | 2013–14 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Saint-Étienne (loan) | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| VfL Wolfsburg (loan) | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 10[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | — | 42 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 35 | 3 | |||
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 127 | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 155 | 7 | |||
| Bordeaux (loan) | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Mainz 05 | 2023-24 | Bundesliga | - | |||||||||||
| Career total | 298 | 15 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 375 | 21 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in DFL-Supercup
- Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
Honours
Saint-Étienne
VfL Wolfsburg
References
- "Josuha Guilavogui". Bundesliga. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- "Josuha Guilavogui". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- "Josuha Guilavogui". VfL Wolfsburg. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- Josuha Guilavogui at Soccerway
- Ce soir, à 20.45: Club Brugge – Saint-Etienne Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- "L'Équipe – L'actualité du sport en continu". L'Équipe. France. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011.
- "Guilavogui firmó su contrato". Marca (in Spanish). 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- "Guilavogui will play on loan at Saint- Etienne until end of season". Atlético Madrid's official profile. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- "Wolfsburg bring in Guilavogui from Atlético". UEFA. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- Tinslay, Jared (18 May 2016) (17 May 2016). "Wolfsburg sign Guilavogui". Marca. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- "Jürgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund goodbye spoiled by Wolfsburg in final". The Guardian. 30 May 2015.
- "Borussia Dortmund 1-3 VfL Wolfsburg". BBC. 30 May 2015.
- "Mercato. Josuha Guilavogui officiellement prêté aux Girondins de Bordeaux" [Mercato: Josuha Guilavogui officially joins Girondins de Bordeaux on loan]. Ouest-France (in French). 30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- "Josuha Guilavogui: Le Franco-guinéen n'exclut pas un retour à Saint-Etienne". 10 March 2018.
- à 16h58, Par Laurent PrunetaLe 18 septembre 2020; À 17h19, Modifié Le 18 Septembre 2020 (18 September 2020). "Ligue 2 : le petit frère de l'international Josuha Guilavogui joue au Paris FC". Le Parisien.
- Josuha Guilavogui at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- "Mbappé, Kylian". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
External links
- Josuha Guilavogui at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Josuha Guilavogui – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Josuha Guilavogui – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Josuha Guilavogui – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French