Guillaume Jannez (born 19 February 1989) is a French footballer who plays as a centre-back for Concarneau.
 Jannez in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Concarneau, France | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Concarneau | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2003 | AS Baye | ||
| 2003–2006 | Lorient | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | FC Quimperlé | ||
| 2007– | Concarneau | 377 | (16) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2024 | |||
Early life edit
Jannez was born and raised in Concarneau, and his brother and father played football. His mother played basketball, and Jannez played that sport at a high level before deciding to pursue a career in football.[2]
Professional career edit
Jannez began playing football with the youth sides of AS Baye at the age of 6.[3] He then moved to Lorient where he played for 3 seasons, before moving to Quimperlé.[4] He began his senior career with FC Quimperlé in 2006, and in 2007 transferred to Concarneau who were at the Championnat National 2 at the age of 18. Originally alternating between the senior team and the reserves, Jannez became a stalwart with the club.[2] At the age of 20, he shifted from midfielder to centre-back and was named captain of the club by his then manager Nicolas Cloarec.[5] He captained Concarneau as they won the 2022–23 Championnat National and earned promotion to the Ligue 2 for the first time in their history.[6] On 24 June 2023, he signed his first professional contract with the club until 2024.[7] At the age of 34, Jannez made his professional debut with Concarneau, a 0–0 Ligue 2 tie with Bastia on 5 August 2023.[8]
Personal life edit
Jannez is married and has 2 sons. His wife and kids were also all born in Concarneau.[2]
Honours edit
- Concarneau
References edit
- ^ "2013-12-06". allezlesthoniers.fr.
- ^ a b c "Guillaume Jannez : « Un attachement absolu »". www.fff.fr.
- ^ "Du tac au tac avec… Guillaume Jannez". Ouest-France.fr. May 17, 2019.
- ^ "Guillaume Jannez, le guide de l'US Concarneau - Foot Amateur Bretagne". footamateur.letelegramme.fr. August 5, 2023.
- ^ "Guillaume Jannez et ceux qui ont fait l'US Concarneau depuis 2007 - Foot Amateur Bretagne". footamateur.letelegramme.fr. June 12, 2023.
- ^ "Guillaume Jannez et Thibault Sinquin, les deux derniers Mohicans - concarneau - football | newsouest.fr". newsouest.fr.
- ^ Gombaud, Arthur (June 24, 2023). "Prolongation de Guillaume Jannez".
- ^ Comte, Etienne (August 6, 2023). "Concarneau - Guillaume Jannez : « Au début, on avait un peu peur »".
External links edit
- Guillaume Jannez at Soccerway
- Guillaume Jannez at FootballDatabase.eu