Arthur Gnahoua
Personal information
Full name Arthur Bertrand Gnahoua[1]
Date of birth (1992-04-05) 5 April 1992 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Grenoble, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Winger, centre-forward
Team information
Current team
 Grimsby Town
Number 14
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– Grimsby Town 12 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

Arthur Bertrand Gnahoua (born 18 September 1992) is a French footballer who plays as a winger or centre-forward for EFL League Two club Grimsby Town.

He has previously played in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers, Shrewsbury Town, Carlisle United, Macclesfield Town and Morecambe, 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

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 April 2023[30][31]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
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 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 21 2 2 0 – 1[a] 0 24 2
CF Gavà 2014–15 Tercera División ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
2015–16 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
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[32] League One 11 1 3 1 1 0 7[c] 1 22 3
2018–19[33] 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[33] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Macclesfield Town 2019–20[34] League Two 29 4 0 0 1 0 2[c] 0 32 4
Bolton Wanderers 2020–21[35] League Two 28 2 0 0 0 0 2[c] 1 30 3
Morecambe 2021–22[36] League One 34 5 2 0 1 0 3 0 40 5
2022–23[37] 21 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 26 2
Career total 249 36 10 2 4 1 28 3 289 41
Notes
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy.
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy and National League North Play Offs.
  3. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

Honours

Shrewsbury Town

Bolton Wanderers

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Arthur Gnahoua player Football Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Arthur Gnahoua". Morecambe F.C. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b "GNAHOUA SIGNS ON A ONE-YEAR DEAL!". gtfc.co.uk/. 5 August 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d "Evatt boosts strike force with signing number 18". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "Shrewsbury boss Paul Hurst hopes to have uncovered gem in Arthur Gnahoua". Shropshire Star. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  7. ^ His first club in Salford was Barr Hill under 7's Shrewsbury's Arthur Gnahoua is chasing his Wembley dream shropshirestar.com
  8. ^ "Macclesfield Town: Arthur Gnahoua rejoins as two more sign". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  9. ^ CF Gava: "Descubriendo al nuevo fichaje Arthur"
  10. ^ "Match preview: Kidderminster Harriers vs Curzon Ashton". Curzon Ashton F.C. Retrieved 2 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ "Shrewsbury Town 1-0 Northampton Town". BBC Sport. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Coventry City 2 Shrewsbury Town 3 report and pictures". Shropshire Star. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  13. ^ "Doncaster Rovers 1 Town 2". Shrewsweb. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  14. ^ "Shrewsbury Town: Joe Riley, Shaun Rowley and AJ Leitch-Smith to be released". BBC Sport. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  15. ^ shropshirestar.com: "Shrewsbury send Arthur Gnahoua on loan to AFC Fylde"
  16. ^ BBC Sport: "Arthur Gnahoua: Carlisle United sign midfielder following release by Shrewsbury Town"
  17. ^ BBC Sport: "Arthur Gnahoua: Carlisle United midfielder to miss rest of season after being hurt 27 minutes into debut"
  18. ^ "Carlisle United release eight players after League Two season completed". BBC Sport. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  19. ^ "Arthur Gnahoua: Macclesfield Town re-sign forward on one-year deal". BBC Sport. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  20. ^ Soccer AM on Twitter: "MLS? China? No, Arthur Gnahoua revealed the REAL reason he chose to sign for Bolton Wanderers"
  21. ^ 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
  22. ^ The Bolton News: "Bolton boss on qualities Arthur Gnahoua brings to his side"
  23. ^ BWFC.co.uk Report: Bolton Wanderers 0-2 Newport County"
  24. ^ BWFC.co.uk "Report: Bolton Wanderers 3-2 Newcastle United U21s"
  25. ^ BBC Sport: "Exeter City 1-1 Bolton Wanderers"
  26. ^ "Wanderers Reveal Retained List". Bolton Wanderers - Official Site. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  27. ^ Morecambe: "SIGNING | Arthur Gnahoua"
  28. ^ "Gnahoua signs a new deal with the Club". www.morecambefc.com. 30 June 2022.
  29. ^ "Grimsby Town 0-0 AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  30. ^ Arthur Gnahoua at Soccerbase
  31. ^ Soccerway: A. GNAHOUA"
  32. ^ "Games played by Arthur Gnahoua in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  33. ^ a b "Games played by Arthur Gnahoua in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  34. ^ "Games played by Arthur Gnahoua in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  35. ^ a b "Games played by Arthur Gnahoua in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  36. ^ "Games played by Arthur Gnahoua in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  37. ^ "Games played by Arthur Gnahoua in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  38. ^ Scott, Ged (8 April 2018). "Lincoln City 1–0 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  39. ^ Soccerbase: League Two 2020/21 Table

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