Garland Gbelle (born 16 December 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cypriot First Division club Nea Salamis Famagusta.

Garland Gbelle
Personal information
Full name Garland Gbelle
Date of birth (1992-12-16) 16 December 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Montbéliard, France
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Nea Salamis Famagusta
Number 12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Dinan-Léhon 74 (9)
2015–2016 Luçon 25 (4)
2016–2017 Les Herbiers 31 (2)
2017–2018 Cholet 25 (4)
2018–2019 Paris FC B 17 (0)
2019–2020 Cholet 23 (3)
2020–2021 SC Lyon 31 (1)
2021–2024 Quevilly-Rouen 104 (11)
2024– Nea Salamis Famagusta 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024

Personal life

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Garland Gbelle was born in Montbéliard in eastern France and has French nationality.[1] He is of Ivorian descent.[2]

Career

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Gbelle trained with Cercle Paul-Bert Bréqugny-Rennes and started his senior career with Dinan-Léhon FC at the fifth level of French football in 2012. Noticed as part of the team which progressed to the last 64 of the 2014–15 Coupe de France, he was signed by Championnat National side Luçon FC in the summer of 2015. When the club went bankrupt in the summer of 2016, he signed for Les Herbiers at the same level. In the summer of 2017 he moved to a third National club, Cholet.[3]

On 18 June 2018, Gbelle signed his first professional contract with Paris FC in Ligue 2.[4] Gbelle made his professional debut with Paris FC in a 0–0 (4–3) Coupe de la Ligue penalty shootout win over AC Ajaccio on 14 August 2018.[5] In June 2019, he left the club, having not made a single appearance in the league, re-signing for Cholet on a two-year deal, with an optional extension of one year should the club win promotion.[6]

After Cholet failed to challenge for promotion during the 2019–20 season, Gbelle left to seek promotion with SC Lyon in June 2020.[7] SC Lyon would go on to finish last in the Championnat National in the 2020–21 season, being the only team to suffer relegation.[8]

On 9 June 2021, Gbelle signed for recently-promoted Ligue 2 side Quevilly-Rouen.[9] He eventually became the club's captain.[10]

On 13 July 2024, Gbelle signed for Cypriot First Division club Nea Salamis Famagusta.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Garland GBELLE -".
  2. ^ "Garland Gbellé, le rookie de QRM qui cartonne en Ligue 2". LesViolets.Com.
  3. ^ "National 1. Garland Gbelle (Les Herbiers) engages with SO Cholet" (in French). footamateur.fr. 12 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Un ancien joueur de Dinan-Léhon signe pro au Paris F.C." (in French). actu.fr. 21 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Paris vs. Ajaccio - 14 août 2018 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  6. ^ "Officiel : Garland Gbelle quitte le Paris FC" (in French). 12 June 2019.
  7. ^ "National. Garland Gbelle quitte Cholet pour le SC Lyon" (in French). footamateur.fr. 7 June 2020.
  8. ^ "La FFF fait monter Sedan en National et relègue le SC Lyon". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Garland Gbelle rejoint QRM !" [Garland Gbelle joins QRM!] (in French). US Quevilly-Rouen. 9 June 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  10. ^ a b Sougey, Frédéric (13 July 2024). "Mercato. Direction Chypre pour le capitaine de QRM". Foot Amateur (in French). Retrieved 15 August 2024.
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