Marc Guéhi

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Marc Guéhi
Marc Guehi December 2018.jpg
Guéhi playing for Chelsea in 2018
Personal information
Full name Addji Keaninkin Marc-Israel Guéhi[1]
Date of birth (2000-07-13) 13 July 2000 (age 21)[2]
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Crystal Palace
Number 6
Youth career
2005–2007 Cray Wanderers
2007–2019 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Chelsea 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Swansea City (loan) 52 (0)
2021– Crystal Palace 21 (2)
National team‡
2015–2016 England U16 9 (1)
2016–2017 England U17 21 (1)
2017–2018 England U18 4 (0)
2018–2019 England U19 6 (2)
2019–2020 England U20 3 (0)
2019– England U21 16 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:06, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:05, 17 November 2021 (UTC)

Addji Keaninkin Marc-Israel Guéhi (/ˈɡeɪi/;[3] born 13 July 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Crystal Palace.

Guéhi came through the youth system at Chelsea before spending two seasons on loan at Swansea City. He joined Crystal Palace in July 2021, becoming the club's third most expensive signing. He has represented England at youth level and was a regular starter in the 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup winning squad.

Early life[]

Guéhi was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast and moved to London, England aged one with his family seeking a new life away from West Africa.[4] His father became minister of their local church, meaning his childhood often focused on religion and education over football.[5] He began playing in the Cray Wanderers youth system aged six and was coached by a scout from Chelsea.[4] After two years with the non-league club, he signed for the Premier League side and progressed through the academy.[5]

Club career[]

Chelsea[]

Progressing through the youth ranks, Guéhi regularly featured for the under-18s during their treble-winning campaign in 2017.[6][7] In September 2017, he signed his first professional contract with a three-year deal.[7][8] The following season, he helped the under-18s win a quadruple and reach the final of the UEFA Youth League.[7]

On 12 May 2019, Guéhi was named in a Premier League squad for the first time as a substitute in a 0–0 draw at Leicester City.[9] He featured an unused substitute a further three times during the 2019–20 season.[10] On 17 September, he was an unused substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Valencia in the UEFA Champions League.[11][12] The following week, he made his professional debut in a 7–1 win against Grimsby Town in the EFL Cup Third Round.[13] His second and final appearance for the club came in a 2–1 defeat to Manchester United in the Fourth Round on 30 October.[14]

Swansea City (loan)[]

On 10 January 2020, Guéhi joined Championship club Swansea City on loan for the remainder of the 2019–20 season.[15] The move saw him re-unite with Steve Cooper, who had previously managed him in England's under-17 World Cup winning squad.[16]

After being named as an unused substitute on two occasions, Guéhi made his debut in a 2–0 defeat to Stoke City on 25 January.[17][18][19] He remained in the starting XI for the next four games, but came under criticism after Swansea failed to win any of their last five games. Cooper backed the defender and stated "it's difficult for young players to make an instant impact".[20]

Following a three-month pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Guéhi was named on the bench twice before returning as a late substitute in a 1–1 draw against Millwall.[21][22][23][24] On 5 July, he made his first start in five months in a 2–1 win over Sheffield Wednesday.[25] He started in all five of Swansea's remaining league matches and helped guide the team to sixth place and a play-off position.[10] He featured in both legs of the semi-final as Swansea lost 3–2 on aggregate to Brentford.[26][27]

On 26 August 2020, Guéhi returned to the club on loan for the 2020–21 season.[28] He became an ever-present figure in defence with only four Swansea players appearing for more minutes throughout the campaign.[29] Guéhi began the season with three consecutive clean sheets against Preston North End, Birmingham City and Wycombe Wanderers, and went on to keep a further 14 in the league as Swansea finished fourth.[30][31][32][10] He played every minute of their play-off campaign, beating Barnsley 2–1 across the semi-finals before a 2–0 final defeat to Brentford.[33][34][35]

Crystal Palace[]

On 18 July 2021, Guéhi joined Crystal Palace on a five-year deal for a reported fee of £18 million, making him the club's third-most expensive signing of all-time, behind Christian Benteke and Mamadou Sakho.[36][37][38] It was also reported that Chelsea had included sell-on incentives and the right to match any offers made for Guéhi in future.[39]

International career[]

Guéhi is eligible to represent England and Ivory Coast. In May 2017, he captained England at the UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He featured in every match at the competition, scoring an own goal in the opening 3–1 win against Norway.[40][41][42][43][44] England went on to lose on penalties to Spain in the final.[45][46] In October 2017, he was included in the squad for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup.[47] On 28 October, he scored the fourth goal in a 5–2 victory against Spain as England were crowned world champions.[48]

In October 2018, Guéhi progressed to the England under-19 team and scored in a friendly against Portugal.[49] He also scored in 2019 Elite Qualifiers against the Czech Republic and Denmark.[50][51]

In August 2019, Guéhi was included in an England under-21 squad for the first time.[52] On 6 September 2021, Lee Carsley confirmed Guéhi as captain of the England U21s. [53]

Career statistics[]

As of matches played 23 January 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea U23 2018–19[54] — — — 5[a] 0 5 0
2019–20[54] — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
Total — — — 6 0 6 0
Chelsea 2019–20[54] Premier League 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Swansea City (loan) 2019–20[54] Championship 12 0 — — 2[b] 0 14 0
2020–21[54] Championship 40 0 2 0 0 0 3[b] 0 45 0
Total 52 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 59 0
Crystal Palace 2021–22[54] Premier League 21 2 1 0 1 0 — 23 2
Career total 73 2 3 0 3 0 11 0 90 2
  1. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ a b Appearances in Championship play-offs

Honours[]

England U17

Individual

References[]

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