Cédric Gogoua Explained

Cédric Gogoua
Full Name:Aboussy Cédric Gogoua Kouamé[1]
Birth Date:10 July 1994
Birth Place:Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height:1.90 m
Position:Centre-back
Currentclub:Khimki
Clubnumber:27
Youthclubs1:Sabé Sports de Bouna
Years1:2010–2012
Clubs1:Africa Sports
Years2:2013–2014
Clubs2:Issia Wazy
Years3:2014–2016
Clubs3:SJK
Caps3:59
Goals3:3
Years4:2014
Clubs4:Kerho 07 (loan)
Caps4:3
Goals4:0
Years5:2016
Clubs5:Partizan
Caps5:17
Goals5:1
Years6:2017
Clubs6:Riga
Caps6:0
Goals6:0
Years7:2017
Clubs7:Kairat-A
Caps7:7
Goals7:1
Years8:2017–2018
Clubs8:Kairat
Caps8:0
Goals8:0
Years9:2018
Clubs9:SKA-Khabarovsk
Caps9:0
Goals9:0
Years10:2019
Clubs10:Daugavpils
Caps10:0
Goals10:0
Years11:2019
Clubs11:Tambov
Caps11:5
Goals11:2
Years12:2019–2021
Clubs12:CSKA Moscow
Caps12:4
Goals12:1
Years13:2020–2021
Clubs13:Rotor Volgograd (loan)
Caps13:22
Goals13:0
Years14:2022
Clubs14:Turan
Caps14:0
Goals14:0
Years15:2023
Clubs15:Istiklol
Caps15:14
Goals15:0
Years16:2024
Clubs16:Shinnik Yaroslavl
Caps16:11
Goals16:0
Years17:2024–
Clubs17:Khimki
Caps17:2
Goals17:0
Nationalteam1:Ivory Coast U17
Nationalteam2:Ivory Coast U20
Club-Update:9 August 2024

Aboussy Cédric Gogoua Kouamé (born 10 July 1994) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Russian club Khimki.

Gogoua began his career at Sabé Sports de Bouna, but he did not break through and moved on to Africa Sports in 2010. Four years later, he joined Finnish club SJK. He was at the club two years and helped the club win the Veikkausliiga title for the first time in history. Gogoua was also named for best defender of Veikkausliiga in 2014. In January 2016, he signed for Serbian club Partizan.

Club career

Early career

Born in Abidjan, Gogoua started out his senior career with Africa Sports in early 2010, at the age of 15. He was then a member of the team that won the national league in 2011. Afterwards, Gogoua unexpectedly left the club in March 2012, allegedly going on a trial to Thailand.[2] At that time he had been with the club for three years, ever since he joined Africa Sports coming from Sabé Sports de Bouna.[3] He subsequently spent some time playing with Issia Wazy, before moving abroad to Finland.[4]

SJK

In April 2014, after a successful trial at the club, Gogoua signed a permanent contract with SJK.[5] He initially played for their reserve side Kerho 07, before being promoted to the main squad. Eventually, Gogoua made his debut for SJK on 17 May 2014, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 home league win over IFK Mariehamn.[6] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 home league victory over MYPA on 25 October 2014.[7] Due to his performances, Gogoua was named the league's best defender in 2014, as the club finished as runners-up to HJK.[8] [9] [10] He subsequently helped them win the league in the following season, the first title in the club's history.[11] Gogoua has played both matches in first qualifying round of 2015–16 UEFA Europa League against FH.[12] [13] In November 2015, Gogoua signed a one-year extension to his contract, keeping him at SJK until the end of 2017.[14]

Partizan

On 17 January 2016, Gogoua officially joined Serbian club Partizan, penning a four-year deal and choosing the number 51 jersey for a fee of €300.000.[15] He was joined by his compatriot, Ismaël Béko Fofana. On 27 February 2016, Gogoua made his official debut for the club in an Eternal derby against Red Star Belgrade and scored the leading goal for Partizan.[16] He was rumoured to have been arrested in Belgrade for driving under the influence of alcohol,[17] after which he left the club and country abruptly.[18]

Riga

On 24 January 2017, Gogoua joined Kazakhstan club Aktobe on trial.[19] At the end of the 2017 Latvian winter transfer window, Gogoua was listed as having joined Riga FC.[20]

In June 2017, Gogoua went on trial with FC SKA-Khabarovsk,[21] and then FC Rostov.[22]

Kairat-A

In July 2017, Gogoua and Mohamed Konaté joined FC Kairat's academy side Kairat-A until the end of the 2017 season.[23]

Kairat

On 13 November 2017, FC Kairat announced the signing of Gogoua on a two-year contract, with the option of an additional year.[24]

SKA-Khabarovsk

On 24 August 2018, Gogoua signed with the Russian club FC SKA-Khabarovsk,[25] but was released from his contract by mutual consent on 14 November 2018 without playing any league games for the team.[26]

Tambov

For the 2019–20 season he joined Russian club FC Tambov. On his Russian Premier League debut on 27 July 2019 (which was also Tambov's first ever home Russian Premier League game), he scored the first goal in Tambov's 2–0 victory over FC Spartak Moscow.[27] He scored again in his third game on 10 August, an away 2–2 draw against FC Orenburg.

CSKA Moscow

After just five games for Tambov, on 29 August 2019, Gogoua signed a 4-year contract with CSKA Moscow.[28] On his CSKA debut on 1 September 2019, Gogoua scored the winning goal in a 2–1 away comeback victory over FC Arsenal Tula.[29]

On 8 November 2021, Gogoua left CSKA by mutual consent.[30]

Rotor Volgograd (loan)

On 5 August 2020, Gogoua joined Rotor Volgograd on a season-long loan deal from CSKA Moscow, without the option to make the move permanent.[31]

Turan

On 20 February 2022, Kazakhstan Premier League club Turan announced the signing of Gogoua.[32] In April 2022, Gogoua left Turan after failing to obtain a visa to work in Kazakhstan.[33]

Istiklol

In February 2023, Gogoua went on trial with Tajikistan Higher League club Istiklol,[34] being announced as a member of their squad for the season on 31 March 2023.[35] On 21 December 2023, Istiklol announced the departure of Gogoua after his contract had expired.[36]

Shinnik Yaroslavl

On 16 February 2024, Shinnik Yaroslavl announced the signing of Gogoua on a contract until the end of the 2023–24 season.[37] On 12 July 2024, Shinnik confirmed the departure of Gogoua from the club at the end of his contract.[38]

Khimki

On 16 July 2024, Gogoua signed with Khimki, returning to the Russian Premier League.[39]

International career

Gogoua represented Ivory Coast at Under-17 and Under-20 level.[4]

Style of play

Gogoua possesses the speed to keep track of smaller, quicker attackers while also possessing the strength needed to battle with more physical opponents. Also has a very good pass into space and game review, so he could play as defensive midfielder. While playing in the Finland, Gogoua has been one of the best players in Veikkausliiga and got a nickname Dominator.[40] [41]

Career statistics

[42]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SJK2014Veikkausliiga2310000231
2015292104020352
Total51310402000583
Kerho 07 (loan)2014Kakkonen30000030
Partizan2015–16Serbian SuperLiga814000121
2016–1730002050
Total11140002000171
Riga2017Virslīga000000
Kairat-A2017Kazakhstan First Division710071
Kairat2018Kazakhstan Premier League0000001010
FC Tambov2019–20Russian Premier League5200000052
CSKA Moscow2019–20Russian Premier League4100100051
2020–210000000000
Total4100--100051
Rotor Volgograd (loan)2020–21Russian Premier League22000220
Istiklol2023Tajikistan Higher League140114010201
Shinnik Yaroslavl2023–24Russian First League110110
Khimki2024–25Russian Premier League200020
Career total1308614090201519

Honours

Africa Sports

SJK

Partizan

2015–16[43]

Istiklol

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aboussy Cedric Gogoua-Kouame. football-lineups.com. 16 May 2019.
  2. Web site: Africa Sports : Un joueur a fui . French . abidjan.net . 20 March 2012 . 31 January 2016.
  3. Web site: Cédric dumps Africa Sports for Thailand . English . supersport.com . 20 March 2012 . 9 February 2016.
  4. Web site: SJK matkaa Turkuun, Cedric Gogoua sopimukseen . Finnish. illka.fi . 18 April 2014 . 9 February 2016.
  5. Web site: SJK hankki norsunluurannikkolaisen Cedric Gogouan . Finnish . veikkausliiga.com . 18 April 2014 . 31 January 2016.
  6. Web site: Osui ja upposi - SJK:lle makea voitto . Finnish . sjk2007.fi . 17 May 2014 . 5 February 2016 . 14 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160214194140/http://www.sjk2007.fi/uutiset/arkisto/Osui_ja_upposi___SJK_lle_makea_voitto_8039.html . dead .
  7. Web site: SJK voitti hopeaa! . Finnish . sjk2007.fi . 25 October 2014 . 1 February 2016 . 2 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160202011749/http://www.sjk2007.fi/uutiset/arkisto/SJK_voitti_hopeaa__8220.html . dead .
  8. Web site: Palloliitto ja Veikkausliiga palkitsivat parhaita . Finnish . palloliitto.fi . 30 October 2014 . 31 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141103031500/http://www.palloliitto.fi/uutiset/suomen-palloliitto/palloliitto-ja-veikkausliiga-palkitsivat-parhaita . 3 November 2014 . dead .
  9. Web site: Gogoua ja Laaksonen palkittiin Captain's Ball gaalassa . Finnish . sjk2007.fi . 30 October 2014 . 31 January 2016 . 1 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160201064233/http://www.sjk2007.fi/uutiset/arkisto/Gogoua_ja_Laaksonen_palkittiin_Captain_39_s_Ball_gaalassa_8225.html . dead .
  10. Web site: SJK-pakki haluaa olla taas sarjan paras . Finnish . veikkausliiga.com . 8 May 2015 . 31 January 2016.
  11. Web site: SJK TV muistelee mennyttä kautta 2015 . Finnish . sjk2007.fi . 30 December 2015 . 31 January 2016 . 1 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160201072715/http://www.sjk2007.fi/uutiset/SJK_TV_muistelee_mennytta_kautta_2015_8591.html . dead .
  12. Web site: SJK 0 - 1 FH . English . uefa.com . 2 July 2015 . 31 January 2016.
  13. Web site: FH 1 – 0 SJK . English . uefa.com . 9 July 2016 . 31 January 2016.
  14. Web site: Hetemaj, Gogoua, Brown ja Lidman jatkavat SJK:ssa . Finnish . veikkausliiga.com . 17 November 2015 . 31 January 2016.
  15. Web site: Peto ovozimsko pojačanje šampiona – Gogoua! . Serbian . partizan.rs . 17 January 2016 . 17 January 2016.
  16. Web site: http://www.zurnal.rs/fudbal/super-liga/31272/zvezdi-prijaju-jubilarci-partizan-srusen-i-u-150-vecitom-derbiju-video . sr:Звезди пријају јубиларци: Партизан срушен и у 150. вечитом дербију! (ВИДЕО) . Serbian . . 27 February 2016 . 29 February 2016.
  17. Web site: http://informer.rs/sport/partizan/292396/priveden-sedrik-gogua-fudbaler-partizana-proveo-noc-policijskoj-stanici . sr:Priveden Sedrik Gogua . Serbian . Informer . 3 October 2016.
  18. Web site: Partizan ostao bez Gogue, a mogao je da uzme više od milion evra . 14 November 2016 . Nezavisne . Serbian.
  19. Web site: http://www.fc-aktobe.kz/index.php/ru/novosti-2/998-sedrik-gogua-prisoedinilsya-k-aktobe-na-uts-v-turtsii . ru:СЕДРИК ГОГУА ПРИСОЕДИНИЛСЯ К "АКТОБЕ" НА УТС В ТУРЦИИ . ru . fc-aktobe.kz . 17 January 2016 . 24 January 2017 . 27 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170127034821/http://www.fc-aktobe.kz/index.php/ru/novosti-2/998-sedrik-gogua-prisoedinilsya-k-aktobe-na-uts-v-turtsii . dead .
  20. Web site: Spēlētāju pārejas (ziema 2017). lff.lv/lv. lff. 22 May 2017. Latvian. 12 April 2017.
  21. Web site: ru:Гогуа провел 90 минут в футболке хабаровского СКА. http://fcska.ru/media/news/gogua-provel-90-minut-v-futbolke-ska-khabarovsk/. fcska.ru. FC SKA-Khabarovsk. 16 June 2017. Russian. 16 June 2017.
  22. Web site: ru:Доминатор находится на просмотре в нашей команде. http://www.fc-rostov.ru/press/news/11013. fc-rostov.ru. FC Rostov. 16 June 2017. Russian. 16 June 2017. 4 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170704061110/http://www.fc-rostov.ru/press/news/11013. dead.
  23. Web site: ru:Официально: Мохамед Конате и Седрик Гогуа игроки Кайрат А. http://fckairat.com/publ/fk_kajrat_2016/kajrat_m/oficialno_mokhamed_konate_i_sedrik_gogua_igroki_kajrat_a/10-1-0-1649. fckairat.com. FC Kairat. 11 July 2017. Russian. 11 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170713002624/http://fckairat.com/publ/fk_kajrat_2016/kajrat_m/oficialno_mokhamed_konate_i_sedrik_gogua_igroki_kajrat_a/10-1-0-1649. 13 July 2017. dead.
  24. Web site: ru:Седрик Гогуа – игрок Кайрата. http://fckairat.com/publ/fk_kajrat_2016/1/sedrik_gogua_igrok_kajrata/1-1-0-2104. fckairat.com. FC Kairat. 13 November 2017. Russian. 13 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171113222325/http://fckairat.com/publ/fk_kajrat_2016/1/sedrik_gogua_igrok_kajrata/1-1-0-2104. 13 November 2017. dead.
  25. Web site: FC SKA-Khabarovsk. https://fcska.ru/media/news/sedrik-gogua-podpisal-kontrakt-s-fk-ska-khabarovsk/. ru:СЕДРИК ГОГУА ПОДПИСАЛ КОНТРАКТ С ФК "СКА-ХАБАРОВСК". 24 August 2018. Russian. 27 August 2018. 27 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221127085744/https://fcska.ru/media/news/sedrik-gogua-podpisal-kontrakt-s-fk-ska-khabarovsk/. dead.
  26. Web site: FC SKA-Khabarovsk. https://fcska.ru/media/news/ska-khabarovsk-otpravilsya-v-otpusk/. ru:«СКА-ХАБАРОВСК» ОТПРАВИЛСЯ В ОТПУСК. SKA-Khabarovsk goes for vacation. 27 November 2018. Russian. 27 November 2018. 27 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181127193927/https://fcska.ru/media/news/ska-khabarovsk-otpravilsya-v-otpusk/. dead.
  27. Web site: Russian Premier League. Tambov v Spartak game report. 27 July 2019. Russian.
  28. Web site: PFC CSKA Moscow. Седрик Гогуа подписал четырехлетний контракт с ПФК ЦСКА. Cedric Gogoua signed a 4-year contract with PFC CSKA Moscow. 29 August 2019. Russian.
  29. Web site: Russian Premier League. Arsenal Tula v CSKA game report. 1 September 2019.
  30. Web site: Седрик Гогуа покинул ПФК ЦСКА . pfc-cska.com/ . PFC CSKA Moscow . 8 November 2021 . Russian . 8 November 2021.
  31. Web site: Седрик Гогуа — в Роторе на правах аренды . pfc-cska.com/ . PFC CSKA Moscow . 5 August 2020 . Russian . 5 August 2020.
  32. Web site: Седрик Гогуа – «Тұран» ойыншысы . instagram.com/fc.turan/ . FC Turan Instagram . 20 February 2022 . Kazakh . 20 February 2022.
  33. Web site: Футболисту «Турана» пришлось расторгнуть контракт с клубом . prosports.kz/ . Pro Sports . 21 April 2022 . Russian . 19 April 2022.
  34. Web site: more players arrived at the «Istiklol» training session . t.me/fcistiklol2007/ . FC Istiklol Telegram . 21 February 2023 . 21 February 2023.
  35. Web site: 44 ЛЕГИОНЕРА ИЗ 13 СТРАН ВЫСТУПЯТ В 1XBET-ЧЕМПИОНАТЕ ТАДЖИКИСТАНА-2023 . fft.tj/ . Tajikistan Football Federation . 31 March 2023 . Russian . 31 March 2023.
  36. Web site: «ИСТИҚЛОЛ» БО ЧОР БОЗИНГАР ХАЙРУХУШ КАРД БОШГОҲИ ФУТБОЛИ «ИСТИҚЛОЛ» БО ЧОР ФУТБОЛБОЗ ШАРТНОМАИ ҲАМКОРИРО ҚАТЪ НАМУД. . t.me/fcistiklol2007 . FC Istiklol Telegram . 21 December 2023 . Tajik . 21 December 2023.
  37. Web site: ТРАНСФЕРНЫЕ НОВОСТИ . shinnik.com/ . FC Shinnik Yaroslavl . 16 February 2024 . Russian . 16 February 2024.
  38. Web site: БЛАГОДАРИМ! . shinnik.com . FC Shinnik Yaroslavl . 12 July 2024 . Russian . 12 July 2024.
  39. Web site: FC Khimki. Седрик Гогуа подписал контракт с "Химками". 16 July 2024. ru.
  40. News: Dominator došao u Partizan i odmah pominje derbi: Jedva čekam da se revanširamo Zvezdi! . 16 January 2016. mozzartsport.com.
  41. News: Sedrik Gogua, dominator sa Biblijom ispod miške . 17 January 2016. mozzartsport.com.
  42. Web site: C. Gogoua. Soccerway. 13 February 2017.
  43. https://int.soccerway.com/players/cedric-gogoua/336979/ Cédric Gogoua profile
  44. Web site: «ИСТИКЛОЛ» ОБЫГРАЛ «РАВШАН» И СТАЛ ДЕСЯТИКРАТНЫМ ОБЛАДАТЕЛЕМ КУБКА ТАДЖИКИСТАНА . fft.tj . Football Federation Tajikistan . 2 November 2023 . Russian . 1 November 2023.
  45. Web site: «ИСТИКЛОЛУ» ВРУЧЕН ЧЕМПИОНСКИЙ КУБОК ЗА ПОБЕДУ В ЧЕМПИОНАТЕ ТАДЖИКИСТАНА-2023 . fft.tj . Football Federation Tajikistan . 11 December 2023 . Russian . 10 December 2023.