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 37)
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

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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

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

References

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  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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