Parfait Guiagon
 Guiagon with the Ivory Coast in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 February 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Logoualé, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Charleroi | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Africa Sports | |||
| 2019–2020 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Africa Sports | ||
| 2020 | → Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 35 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | → Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam (loan) | 26 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | → Maccabi Netanya (loan) | 28 | (5) |
| 2023– | Charleroi | 98 | (22) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Ivory Coast | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 March 2026 | |||
Parfait Guiagon (born 22 February 2001) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Charleroi and the Ivory Coast national team. He was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation 2018".[1]
Club career
[edit]Born in Ivory Coast, Guiagon was developed in the youth academy of local club Africa Sports, where he was named the league's Best Young Player for the 2016–17 season.[2] He underwent trials with AS Monaco, Barcelona, and Club Brugge, signing a pre-contract with the latter, but ultimately moved to Israel on 31 August 2019 to join Maccabi Tel Aviv.[3]
Guiagon made his debut for Maccabi Tel Aviv on 20 June 2020, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 victory over Hapoel Tel Aviv.
On 31 August 2021, Guiagon joined Maccabi Netanya on a season-long loan.[4] He scored his first goal for the club on 2 October 2021 in a 3–1 league win against Bnei Sakhnin.
Guiagon returned to Maccabi Tel Aviv ahead of the 2022–23 season and signed a contract extension on 28 June 2022,[5] keeping him at the club until June 2025.[6]
On 29 August 2023, Guiagon signed for Belgian club Charleroi on a three-year contract running until June 2026, with an option for an additional season.[7]
He scored his first goal for Charleroi in his second appearance for the club on 16 September 2023, opening the scoring in a league match against Club Brugge. However, Charleroi went on to lose the match 4–2.
International career
[edit]On 11 June 2025, Guiagon made his senior debut for the Ivory Coast national team in a friendly against Canada. He started the match as Ivory Coast won following a penalty shoot-out.
On 15 May 2026, Guiagon was named in Emerse Faé's 26-man Ivory Coast squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 1 June 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2019–20 | Israeli Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | |||
| Total | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 5 | ||
| Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam (loan) | 2020–21 | Liga Leumit | 26 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | |
| Maccabi Netanya (loan) | 2021–22 | Israeli Premier League | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | |
| Charleroi | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 89 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 16 | ||
- Notes
References
[edit]- ↑ "Next Generation 2018: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ↑ SARL, NAS (16 July 2017). "Guiagon Parfait désigné "Meilleur Espoir" du championnat Ivoirien". Mondialsport.ci (in French). Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ↑ "Mercato : Guiagon Parfait (Africa Sports) atterrit en Israël". mondialsport.ci (in French). 31 August 2019.
- ↑ "Parfait Guiagon signs with ISC and moves on loan to Maccabi Netanya". www.weareisc.com. 31 August 2021.
- ↑ "Israël : Guiagon Parfait de retour au Maccabi Tel-Aviv". mondialsport.ci (in French). 22 June 2022.
- ↑ "Parfait Guigaon signs 3-year-deal at Maccabi". www.maccabi-tlv.co.il. 28 June 2022.
- ↑ "PARFAIT GUIAGON EST NOTRE 5ÈME RECRUE ESTIVALE !". www.sporting-charleroi.be (in French). 29 August 2023.
- ↑ "La liste de la Côte d'Ivoire pour la Coupe du Monde 2026". FIFA (in French). 15 May 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ Parfait Guiagon at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
External links
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- Parfait Guiagon at Soccerway
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