Kévin Goba (born 6 July 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Championnat National 3 club AG Caennaise.

Kévin Goba
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-07-06) 6 July 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
AG Caennaise
Youth career
2004–2006 Antony Sports
2006–2007 Limoges
2007–2010 Vannes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 ES Uzès Pont du Gard 43 (16)
2012–2013 Cherbourg 30 (11)
2013–2014 Dunkerque 9 (0)
2014–2016 Sedan 59 (48)
2016–2019 Châteauroux 19 (1)
2017–2019 Châteauroux II 18 (13)
2019–2021 Saint-Malo 17 (5)
2021– AG Caennaise 36 (19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:01, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

Career edit

Goba spent the majority of his playing career in the lower divisions of France, with ES Uzès Pont du Gard, and Cherbourg, before transferring to Dunkerque - a club his father also played at.[1] He thereafter had a successful move to CS Sedan Ardennes, and then moved to LB Châteauroux whom he helped promote to the professional Ligue 2. Goba made his professional debut with in a 1–0 Coupe de la Ligue loss to Clermont Foot on 8 August 2017.[2]

Personal life edit

Goba is the son of the Ivorian footballer Michel Goba,[3] and the cousin of the Ivorian footballer, Didier Drogba.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Football National L'USLD recrute un buteur Kevin Goba". www.lavoixdunord.fr.
  2. ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Coupe de la Ligue - Saison 2017/2018 - 1er tour - Châteauroux / Clermont Foot". www.lfp.fr.
  3. ^ "Football : " Pour moi, Drogba c'est d'abord mon cousin ". Info". vannes.maville.com.
  4. ^ "Kevin Goba dans les traces de cousin Drogba".

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