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 Gervinho playing for Côte d'Ivoire |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Gervais Lombe Yao Kouassi | ||
| Date of birth | 27 May 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Anyama, Côte d'Ivoire | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Striker / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Arsenal | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2002 | ASEC Mimosas | ||
| 2002–2004 | Toumodi | ||
| 2004–2005 | Beveren | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2007 | Beveren | 61 | (14) |
| 2007–2009 | Le Mans | 59 | (9) |
| 2009–2011 | Lille | 67 | (28) |
| 2011– | Arsenal | 28 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007– | Côte d'Ivoire | 37 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:11, 13 May 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Gervais Lombe Yao Kouassi (born 27 May 1987), better known as Gervinho, is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a forward or winger for English Premier League club Arsenal. He is known for his pace and finishing.[2]
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Gervinho was born in Anyama, Cote d'Ivoire.[2] He began his career in the famed ASEC Abidjan youth academy, where he spent five years. At ASEC Abidjan, he was given the Brazilian Portuguese style nickname "Gervinho", derived from his first name Gervais.[3]
Following this, he moved to Ivorian Deuxieme Division Zone Four side Toumodi F.C., where he turned professional.[4]
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Gervinho played for two seasons at Belgian side Beveren, where he made 61 appearances for the club and scored 14 goals.
At the end of the 2006–07 season Gervinho moved to French Ligue 1 side Le Mans, where he played alongside Ivorian international midfielder Romaric. He scored two goals in his debut season in Ligue 1,[2] with one of them coming against AS Nancy.[5] Gervinho scored 9 times in 59 Ligue 1 appearances over 2 seasons with the French side.
On 21 July 2009, Gervinho joined Lille for a reported fee of about €6 million (8.5 million USD) on a three year contract.[6] Gervinho scored 13 times in 32 appearances in his debut season for the club.[2] His first goal for Lille came in a 3–2 victory away to US Boulogne on 4 October 2009.[7]
Gervinho had an even more successful second season with Lille. He scored 18 goals in all competitions, 15 in Ligue 1,[8] to help Lille win the Ligue 1 for the first time in 56 years.[9] His side were also crowned Coupe de France champions, with Gervinho scoring a goal in the 2–0 semi-final victory over Nice on 20 April.[10] [11] At the end of the season, Gervinho was linked with clubs like Arsenal[12], Paris Saint-Germain[13], Atlético Madrid[14] and Newcastle United.[15]
On 12 July 2011 Gervinho completed a transfer from Lille to Arsenal for a fee believed to be around £10.8 million.[16][17][18] He made his debut in a pre-season friendly match against 1. FC Köln, in which he scored a brace within the first 15 minutes.[19] He was sent off on his Premier League debut against Newcastle United for slapping Joey Barton. The game finished 0–0.[20] This resulted in a standard three-match ban for violent conduct.[21] Alan Pardew (manager of Newcastle United) accused Gervinho of diving when Cheick Tioté challenged him inside the box.[22] He scored his first league goal in a 4–3 loss to Blackburn Rovers.[23] On 23 October 2011 Gervinho followed this up by contributing to all three goals in Arsenal's 3–1 win over Stoke City, scoring the first and assisting both of Robin van Persie's goals.[24] He then scored his third goal for Arsenal on 3rd December 2011, in a 0-4 win at Wigan Athletic, scoring the third goal of the match in a comfortable victory. He scored his fourth goal of his time at Arsenal on the 27th of December 2011 in the 9th minute against Wolves.
Gervinho captained Côte d'Ivoire at U21 level.[4]
He was named in the Ivorian senior squad for the first time for the friendlies against Angola and Qatar in November 2007, and was picked for the Ivorian squad for their 2008 African Cup of Nations campaign in Ghana where he was given the number 10 shirt. He made his competitive debut for the Ivorian club during the 2008 Nations Cup where he made two substitute appearances.
He represented his country at the 2008 Olympic tournament where he was captain.[3] After Côte d'Ivoire lost to Argentina in the first match, Gervinho scored one goal and set up two others in a 3–2 victory over Serbia.[25]
On 15 January 2010, Gervinho scored his third international goal in the African Nations Cup group stage game against Ghana.[26] He made a total of three appearances in the tournament, scoring once.[27]
Gervinho made only three appearances, all as a substitute, in qualifying for the 2010 World Cup but still scored twice.[3] On 15 June 2010, he played his first match in a World Cup. He played 82 minutes in Côte d'Ivoire's opening match in Group G against Portugal, which ended 0–0.[4] In total he made three appearances in the World Cup.[3] He missed a penalty in the shoot-out at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Final, which allowed Zambia to win the competition.
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| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 14 November 2009 | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan |  Guinea |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2010 World Cup qualifying |
| 2 | 2–0 | |||||
| 3 | 15 January 2010 | Estádio Chimandela, Cabinda |  Ghana |
1–0 | 3–1 | 2010 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 4 | 17 November 2010 | Stadion Miejski, Poznań |  Poland |
1–1 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 5 | 5 June 2011 | Stade de l'Amitie, Cotonou |  Benin |
3–0 | 6–2 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 6 | 5–2 | |||||
| 7 | 3 September 2011 | Stade Amahoro, Kigali |  Rwanda |
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| 8 | 8 February 2012 | Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville |  Mali |
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| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Beveren | 2005–06 | 32 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | — |
| 2006–07 | 29 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 8 | — | |
| Total | 61 | 14 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 14 | — | |
| Le Mans | 2007–08 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 5 |
| 2008–09 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 3 | |
| Total | 59 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 14 | 8 | |
| Lille | 2009–10 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 18 | 5 |
| 2010–11 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 18 | 11 | |
| Total | 67 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 93 | 36 | 16 | |
| Arsenal | 2011–12 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 4 | 8 |
| Total | 25 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 4 | 8 | |
| Career total | 212 | 55 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 255 | 68 | 32 | |
Gervinho is generally deployed as a forward, more often on the wing, and takes a more attacking role than a typical midfielder. He possesses good ball control and dribbling which, coupled with short, fast bursts of pace, lead him to be considered a very direct player. Playing from the left allows him to cut in onto his favored right foot to shoot. In a 4-4-2 formation, Gervinho can take on a more central role, but for both club and country is often utilized on either wing in a 4-3-3 formation.
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