Gervinho
Gervais Yao Kouassi (born 27 May 1987), known as Gervinho, is an Ivorian professional footballer who last played as a forward for Greek Super League club Aris.
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Gervinho with the Ivory Coast at the 2014 FIFA World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gervais Yao Kouassi | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 May 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Anyama, Ivory Coast | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) |
Left winger Forward | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2002 | ASEC Mimosas Abidjan | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Toumodi | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Beveren | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Beveren | 61 | (14) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Le Mans | 59 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Lille | 67 | (28) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Arsenal | 46 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Roma | 71 | (17) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Hebei China Fortune | 29 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Parma | 88 | (23) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Trabzonspor | 9 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Aris | 11 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Ivory Coast U23 | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2021 | Ivory Coast | 88 | (23) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 21 December 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gervinho began his career at ASEC Abidjan and Toumodi, before moving to Belgium in 2004 to play for Beveren. Between 2007 and 2011, he played in the French Ligue 1, initially at Le Mans and then at Lille. In his final season in France, he helped his club win the league and the Coupe de France. He was sold to Arsenal in 2011 for £10.8 million and moved to Roma in 2013 for €8 million. In January 2016, Gervinho moved to Hebei China Fortune. In August 2018, he joined Parma.
Gervinho is a retired Ivory Coast international. He has made over 80 appearances for the national team from his debut in 2007 until 2021, scoring 23 goals. He was part of the squad at five Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and two World Cups.