Djylian N'Guessan (born 30 August 2008) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 2 club Saint-Étienne.[1]
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| Full name | Djylian N'Guessan | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 30 August 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Saint-Nazaire, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Saint-Étienne | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Saint-Étienne | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Saint-Étienne II | 14 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Saint-Étienne | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | France U16 | 14 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | France U17 | 11 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | France U20 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 October 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editA product of the AS Saint-Étienne academy, he played for their U17 side during the 2022–23 season at the age of 14.[2] He signed his first professional contract with Saint-Etienne in November 2024.[3][4] He made his professional debut at the age of 16, coming on as a substitute for Saint-Étienne in a 3–1 Ligue 1 win against Stade de Reims on 4 January 2025. Following a second substitute appearance the subsequent week against PSG, he made his first start for Saint-Étienne against FC Nantes on 19 January 2025.[5][6]
International career
editHonours
editFrance U17
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2025[9]
Individual
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2025[10]
References
edit- ↑ "D.N'Guessan". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ↑ "Mercato ASSE : Un départ brusque bientôt concédé par les Verts ?". score.fr. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ↑ "The Next Gem of ASSE Already Compared to a Real Madrid Star". footboom1.com. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ↑ "ASSE Transfer Market: Djylian N'Guessan reveals his ambitions with Saint-Étienne". Foot-sur7.fr. November 27, 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ↑ "Djylian N'Guessan, 16, starts with Saint-Étienne to face Nantes in L1". Lequipe. 19 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ↑ "Nantes vs. Saint Étienne 1-1". Soccerway. 19 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ↑ Ganne, Antoine (November 21, 2024). "Djylian N'Guessan, le prodige de l'ASSE qui affole l'Europe". Afrik.
- ↑ "SAINT-ÉTIENNE : ÂGÉ DE 16 ANS, UN INTERNATIONAL FRANÇAIS SIGNE SON PREMIER CONTRAT PROFESSIONNEL (OFF)". Foot-national. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ↑ "Portugal win 2025 U17 EURO: At a glance". UEFA. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ↑ "2025 U17 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
External links
edit- Djylian N'Guessan at Soccerway
- Djylian N'Guessan at the French Football Federation (in French)
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