Daniel Gbaguidi (born 14 January 1988) is a Beninese former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in Benin, he represented France at youth level before playing for the Benin national team.

Daniel Gbaguidi
Gbaguidi with Istres in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-01-14) 14 January 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Cotonou, Benin
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2001–2002 Vichy
2002–2003 Montferrand
2003–2004 Clermont
2004–2007 Marseille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Marseille B 62 (14)
2008 Cassis Carnoux 14 (1)
2009 Saint-Priest 3 (0)
2009–2010 Mulhouse 6 (0)
2010–2012 Villefranche 42 (7)
2012 FC Bleid 9 (5)
2012–2013 Virton 31 (4)
2013–2014 Iraklis Psachna 16 (1)
2014–2015 Istres 17 (2)
2016–2017 Villefranche 34 (9)
2017–2018 Saint-Priest 26 (5)
2018–2020 Vaulx-en-Velin 31 (8)
2020–2022 Mâcon
Total 291+ (56+)
International career
2003–2004 France U15 8 (0)
2004–2005 France U16 6 (0)
2005–2006 France U17 1 (0)
2007–2008 France U21 2 (0)
2008 Benin 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Gbaguidi began his career 2001 with Vichy and joined Montferrand in 2002.[1] He played only one season with the club before moving to Clermont in 2003.[2] In May 2005 he left Clermont[3] and signed with Marseille.[4] On 1 July 2008, he left Marseille and joined to Championnat National club Cassis Carnoux. After only six months with Cassis Carnoux he signed with Saint-Priest in January 2009.

Since then, Gbaguidi has played for many different clubs: Mulhouse, Villefranche, FC Bleid, Virton, Iraklis Psachna, Istres, both Villefranche and Saint-Priest again, Vaulx-en-Velin, and Mâcon.

International career

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In January 2008 he was called up for a training camp with the French under-21 futsal team for a 4-day camp.[5]

He played his debut game for Benin on 1 June 2008 against Angola.[6] Gbaguidi is also former youth player from France he presented from 2003 to 2008 the U-15, U-16, U-17 and U-21.

References

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  1. ^ Daniel GBAGUIDI Player Profile on www.rlfoot.fr
  2. ^ Bénin: Fiche du joueur Daniel GBAGUIDI[permanent dead link] on www.mjsl.bj
  3. ^ Un Gbaguidi chez les "minots" de l'olympique de Marseille Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine on www.kautrequotidien.com
  4. ^ OM: Daniel Gbaguidi : "On peut espérer quelque chose"
  5. ^ Brilleau, Olivier. "Pongo présélectionné en EDF - de 21 ans Futsal / News PSG par PlanetePSG.com". PlanetePSG.com. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  6. ^ Match Report: Angola - Benin 3:0 (0:0) on fifa.com]
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