Arthur Gnahoua
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arthur Bertrand Gnahoua[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 5 April 1992||
Place of birth | Grenoble, France | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Winger, centre-forward | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2003 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | Stalybridge Celtic | 26 | (2) |
2012–2015 | Macclesfield Town | 34 | (3) |
2013 | → Colwyn Bay (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2015–2016 | CF Gavà | ||
2016–2017 | Kidderminster Harriers | 51 | (16) |
2017–2019 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 | (1) |
2018–2019 | → AFC Fylde (loan) | 8 | (2) |
2019 | Carlisle United | 1 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Macclesfield Town | 29 | (4) |
2020–2021 | Bolton Wanderers | 28 | (2) |
2021–2023 | Morecambe | 55 | (6) |
2023–2024 | Grimsby Town | 24 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:47, 30 April 2024 (UTC) |
Arthur Bertrand Gnahoua (born 18 September 1992) is a French footballer who plays as a winger or centre-forward
He has previously played in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers, Shrewsbury Town, Carlisle United, Macclesfield Town, Morecambe and Grimsby Town, as well as at non-League level for Stalybridge Celtic, Colwyn Bay, Kidderminster Harriers and AFC Fylde. He also spent a season playing in Spain with CF Gavà.
Club career
[edit]Gnahoua was born in Grenoble,[4] France[5] and is of Ivorian descent.[6] He moved to England when he was six and grew up in Salford.[5] He was coached and taught how to play football by his brother.[7] In 2003 he was released from the Bolton Wanderers Academy.[5]
He began his senior career in non-league football, joining Macclesfield Town from Stalybridge Celtic in 2012.[8] On 16 January 2015 he signed for CF Gavà[9] and then moved on to Kidderminster Harriers in January 2016,[10] and was their top goal scorer in the 2016–17 season as they reached the National League North play-off semi-finals.[6]
He joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on a free transfer in May 2017, signing a one-year deal with an option for a further year,[6] making his Football League debut on 5 August 2017 as a substitute in a 1−0 victory over Northampton Town.[11] Gnahoua scored his first professional goal in a 3−2 victory over Coventry City in an EFL Trophy group-stage match on 29 August,[12] followed by his first Football League goal - netting a 94th-minute winner in a 2−1 away win at Doncaster Rovers - on 26 September.[13]
His contract with Shrewsbury was extended at the end of the 2017–18 season.[14] He went on loan to Fylde on 26 November 2018.[15]
He signed for Carlisle on 21 January 2019[16] but missed the rest of the season after getting injured only 27 minutes into his debut.[17] He was released at the end of the season.[18]
Gnahoua re-joined Macclesfield Town in August 2019 on a one-year contract.[19]
Gnahoua re-signed for Bolton Wanderers on 26 September 2020, 17 years after being released from Bolton's Academy.[5] He said he signed for Bolton as it was close to his home, which became an internet meme,[20] with Bolton fans creating the chant "Arthur Gnahoua, he lives down the road!"[21] They also gave him the nickname King Arthur.[22] He made his debut the same day he signed, coming off the bench to replace Nathan Delfouneso in the 65th minute of a 0−2 Home defeat against Newport County.[23] His first goal came on 17 November as he scored Bolton's second goal in a 3–2 win against Newcastle United U21 in the EFL Trophy[24] with his first league goal coming on 13 January 2021 in a 1–1 draw against Exeter City.[25] On 19 May 2021 Bolton announced he would be released at the end of his contract.[26]
On 17 June 2021 newly promoted Morecambe announced they had signed him.[27] Gnahoua signed a new one-year contract with the club in June 2022.[28]
On 5 August 2023, Gnahoua signed for Grimsby Town on a one-year deal following a successful trial with the club. The move reunited him with his former Shrewsbury Town manager Paul Hurst.[4] Gnahoua made his debut later that day as he came on as a 77th minute substitute for Charles Vernam in a 0–0 draw at home to AFC Wimbledon on the opening day of the 2023–24 season.[29] He was released at the end of the 2023–24 season.[30]
Career statistics
[edit]Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stalybridge Celtic | 2010–11 | Conference North | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
2011–12 | Conference North | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
Macclesfield Town | 2012–13 | Conference | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Colwyn Bay (loan) | 2012–13 | Conference North | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Macclesfield Town | 2013–14 | Conference | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
2014–15 | Conference | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 1[a] | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
CF Gavà | 2014–15 | Tercera División | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
2015–16 | Tercera Divisi��n | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
Kidderminster Harriers | 2015–16 | National League | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | |
2016–17 | National League North | 35 | 12 | 2 | 1 | – | 5[b] | 1 | 42 | 14 | ||
Shrewsbury Town | 2017–18[33] | League One | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7[c] | 1 | 22 | 3 |
2018–19[34] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Fylde (loan) | 2018–19 | National League | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[a] | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
Carlisle United | 2018–19[34] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Macclesfield Town | 2019–20[35] | League Two | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 32 | 4 |
Bolton Wanderers | 2020–21[36] | League Two | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 1 | 30 | 3 |
Morecambe | 2021–22[37] | League One | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 40 | 5 |
2022–23[38] | League One | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3[c] | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
Total | 58 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 69 | 7 | ||
Grimsby Town | 2023–24[39] | League Two | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 29 | 3 |
Career total | 276 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 321 | 44 |
- Notes
Honours
[edit]Shrewsbury Town
- EFL Trophy runner-up: 2017–18[40]
Bolton Wanderers
- EFL League Two third-place promotion: 2020–21[41][36]
References
[edit]- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Arthur Gnahoua player Football Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Arthur Gnahoua". Morecambe F.C. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ a b "GNAHOUA SIGNS ON A ONE-YEAR DEAL!". gtfc.co.uk/. 5 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Evatt boosts strike force with signing number 18". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Shrewsbury boss Paul Hurst hopes to have uncovered gem in Arthur Gnahoua". Shropshire Star. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ His first club in Salford was Barr Hill under 7's Shrewsbury's Arthur Gnahoua is chasing his Wembley dream shropshirestar.com
- ^ "Macclesfield Town: Arthur Gnahoua rejoins as two more sign". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ CF Gava: "Descubriendo al nuevo fichaje Arthur"
- ^ "Match preview: Kidderminster Harriers vs Curzon Ashton". Curzon Ashton F.C. Retrieved 2 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Shrewsbury Town 1-0 Northampton Town". BBC Sport. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Coventry City 2 Shrewsbury Town 3 report and pictures". Shropshire Star. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Doncaster Rovers 1 Town 2". Shrewsweb. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Shrewsbury Town: Joe Riley, Shaun Rowley and AJ Leitch-Smith to be released". BBC Sport. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ shropshirestar.com: "Shrewsbury send Arthur Gnahoua on loan to AFC Fylde"
- ^ BBC Sport: "Arthur Gnahoua: Carlisle United sign midfielder following release by Shrewsbury Town"
- ^ BBC Sport: "Arthur Gnahoua: Carlisle United midfielder to miss rest of season after being hurt 27 minutes into debut"
- ^ "Carlisle United release eight players after League Two season completed". BBC Sport. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Arthur Gnahoua: Macclesfield Town re-sign forward on one-year deal". BBC Sport. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ Soccer AM on Twitter: "MLS? China? No, Arthur Gnahoua revealed the REAL reason he chose to sign for Bolton Wanderers"
- ^ Bolton Wanderers on Twitter: "𝙃𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙙... @ASarcevic beat the offside trap to get down the right and his low centre was buried by Arthur Gnahoua. 𝙸𝙼𝙿𝙰𝙲𝚃. ⚡️🔴 #ECFC [1-1] #BWFC
- ^ The Bolton News: "Bolton boss on qualities Arthur Gnahoua brings to his side"
- ^ BWFC.co.uk Report: Bolton Wanderers 0-2 Newport County"
- ^ BWFC.co.uk "Report: Bolton Wanderers 3-2 Newcastle United U21s"
- ^ BBC Sport: "Exeter City 1-1 Bolton Wanderers"
- ^ "Wanderers Reveal Retained List". Bolton Wanderers - Official Site. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Morecambe: "SIGNING | Arthur Gnahoua"
- ^ "Gnahoua signs a new deal with the Club". www.morecambefc.com. 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Grimsby Town 0-0 AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Retained and Released List 2023/24". gtfc.co.uk. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ Arthur Gnahoua at Soccerbase
- ^ Soccerway: A. GNAHOUA"
- ^ "Games played by Arthur Gnahoua in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Arthur Gnahoua in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Arthur Gnahoua in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Arthur Gnahoua in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Arthur Gnahoua in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Arthur Gnahoua in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Arthur Gnahoua in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ Scott, Ged (8 April 2018). "Lincoln City 1–0 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ Soccerbase: League Two 2020/21 Table
External links
[edit]- Arthur Gnahoua at Soccerbase
- Arthur Gnahoua at Soccerway
- 1992 births
- Living people
- French men's footballers
- French sportspeople of Ivorian descent
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- CF Gavà players
- Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players
- Colwyn Bay F.C. players
- Macclesfield Town F.C. players
- Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Morecambe F.C. players
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football wingers
- Men's association football forwards
- Footballers from Grenoble