Yoann Gourcuff

**Yoann Miguel Gourcuff** (born 11 July 1986) is a French former professional footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder. He could also be utilized as a withdrawn striker.

## Career

Yoann Gourcuff began his career in 1992 with F.C. Lorient. In 2001 he began to play for Rennes. While playing for Rennes, he attracted many supporters and the interest of other teams. Gourcuff moved to the Italian club AC Milan in 2003. He achieved many club honors with AC Milan, but did not play with the starting eleven players. In 2008 Goucuff was loaned to the French football team Girordins Bordeaux.  After playing a good season, he became a permanent player for Bordeaux. Gourcuff has been compared to Zinedine Zidane because of his playing style and ability. Gourcuff has won the UNFP Ligue Player of the Year award. He was named French Player of the Year by the magazine _France Football_ in 2009. In August 2010, he joined Olympique Lyonnais.

Gourcuff played his first game with the France national football team in August 2008. He scored his first international goal against Romania two months later.

### Club

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|National Cup|colspan="2"|League Cup|colspan="2"|Europe|colspan="2"|Other|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="4"|Rennes|2003–04|Ligue 1|9|0|0|0|0|0|—|—|9|0|||
|2004–05|Ligue 1|21|0|1|0|1|0|—|—|23|0|||||
|2005–06|Ligue 1|36|6|5|0|1|0|5|0|—|47|6||||
|rowspan="3"|AC Milan|2006–07|Serie A|21|1|4|0|—|9|1|—|34|2|||
|2007–08|Serie A|15|1|2|0|—|3|0|0|0|20|1||||
|Bordeaux (loan)|2008–09|Ligue 1|37|12|1|0|3|1|7|2|1|0|49|15||
|rowspan="3"|Bordeaux|2009–10|Ligue 1|29|6|2|0|3|1|8|2|1|0|43|9|
|2010–11|Ligue 1|3|0|0|0|0|0|—|—|3|0|||||
|rowspan="6"|Lyon|2010–11|Ligue 1|24|3|1|0|1|0|7|1|—|33|4||
|2011–12|Ligue 1|13|2|3|0|2|0|5|0|—|23|2||||
|2012–13|Ligue 1|18|3|1|0|0|0|3|1|1|0|23|4|||
|2013–14|Ligue 1|18|3|2|1|2|2|8|0|—|30|6||||
|2014–15|Ligue 1|17|3|1|0|1|0|0|0|—|19|3||||
|rowspan="4"|Rennes|2015–16|Ligue 1|12|2|—|—|—|—|12|2|||||
|2016–17|Ligue 1|27|4|0|0|1|0|—|—|28|4|||||
|2017–18|Ligue 1|10|1|0|0|3|0|—|—|13|1|||||
|Dijon|2018–19|Ligue 1|8|0|—|—|—|—|8|0||||||

### International

|National team|Year|Apps|Goals||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Rowspan="6"|France|2008|6|1|
|2009|10|0|||
|2010|9|2|||
|2011|3|1|||
|2012|2|0|||
|2013|1|0|||

- _Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gourcuff goal._

|scope="col"|No.|scope="col"|Date|scope="col"|Venue|scope="col"|Opponent|scope="col"|Score|scope="col"|Result|scope="col"|Competition|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="center"|1|11 October 2008|Stadionul Farul, Constanța, Romania||align="center"|2–2|align="center"|2–2|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||
|align="center"|2|9 October 2010|Stade de France, Paris, France||align="center"|2–0|align="center"|2–0|UEFA Euro 2012 qualification|||||
|align="center"|3|12 October 2010|Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz, France||align="center"|2–0|align="center"|2–0|UEFA Euro 2012 qualification|||||
|align="center"|4|25 March 2011|Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg||align="center"|2–0|align="center"|2–0|UEFA Euro 2012 qualification|||||

## Honours

**Milan**
- UEFA Champions League: 2006–07
- UEFA Super Cup: 2007
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2007

**Bordeaux**
- Ligue 1: 2008–09
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2008–09
- Trophée des Champions: 2008, 2009

**Lyon**
- Coupe de France: 2011–12
- Trophée des Champions: 2012

**France U19**
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2005

**Individual**
- Ligue 1 Player of the Month: March 2006, April 2009
- Ligue 1 Player of the Year: 2008–09
- Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2008–09, 2009–10
- Ligue 1 Goal of the Year: 2008–09
- French Player of the Year: 2009

## Infobox (football biography)

- **image**: Stade rennais vs USM Alger, July 16th 2016 - Yoann Gourcuff 1.jpg
- **caption**: Gourcuff with Stade Rennais F.C., Rennes in 2016
- **fullname**: Yoann Miguel Gourcuff
- **birth place**: Ploemeur, France
- **height**: 1.86 m
- **position**: Attacking midfielder
- **youthyears1**: 1992–2001
- **youthclubs1**: FC Lorient, Lorient
- **youthyears2**: 2001–2003
- **youthclubs2**: Stade Rennais F.C., Rennes
- **years1**: 2003–2006
- **clubs1**: Stade Rennais F.C., Rennes
- **caps1**: 66
- **goals1**: 6
- **years2**: 2006–2009
- **clubs2**: A.C. Milan, AC Milan
- **caps2**: 36
- **goals2**: 2
- **years3**: 2008–2009
- **clubs3**: → FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Bordeaux (loan)
- **caps3**: 37
- **goals3**: 12
- **years4**: 2009–2010
- **clubs4**: FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
- **caps4**: 32
- **goals4**: 6
- **years5**: 2010–2015
- **clubs5**: Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon
- **caps5**: 90
- **goals5**: 14
- **years6**: 2015–2018
- **clubs6**: Stade Rennais F.C., Rennes
- **caps6**: 49
- **goals6**: 7
- **years7**: 2018–2019
- **clubs7**: Dijon FCO, Dijon
- **caps7**: 8
- **goals7**: 0
- **totalcaps**: 318
- **totalgoals**: 47
- **nationalyears1**: 2004–2005
- **nationalteam1**: France national under-19 football team, France U19
- **nationalcaps1**: 17
- **nationalgoals1**: 7
- **nationalyears2**: 2006–2008
- **nationalteam2**: France national under-21 football team, France U21
- **nationalcaps2**: 18
- **nationalgoals2**: 4
- **nationalyears3**: 2008–2013
- **nationalteam3**: France national football team, France
- **nationalcaps3**: 31
- **nationalgoals3**: 4