Tchiressoua Guel

Tchiressoua Guel (born 27 December 1975) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Guel played for various clubs in France's Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, including Olympique de Marseille, AS Saint-Étienne and FC Lorient. He also spent a period in the Turkish Süper Lig with MKE Ankaragücü.

Guel made 72 appearances scoring nine goals for Ivory Coast, including participating at the 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002 African Cup of Nations.

Club career Guel was born in Sikensi, Ivory Coast.

In October 2008 Guel stated he wanted a move to an English side and it was reported that he had attracted attention from London clubs Millwall and Charlton Athletic.

Personal life Guel acquired French nationality by naturalization on 9 July 2003. His son, Moussa Guel, is a professional footballer with FC Lorient.

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gual goal.

Honours

Club ASEC Mimosas Ligue 1: 1997, 1998 Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire: 1997 Coupe Houphouët-Boigny: 1997, 1998 CAF Champions League: 1998

Marseille French Division 1: 1998–99 runner-up UEFA Cup: 1998–99 runner-up

Lorient Coupe de la Ligue: 2002 runner-up Coupe de France: 2002 Trophée des Champions: 2002 runner-up

International Ivory Coast African Cup of Nations: 1994 bronze medalist

Individual Ligue 1 top scorer: 1997