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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Axel Thurel Sahuye Guessand | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Schiltigheim, France | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pafos | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2015 | AS Strasbourg | ||
| 2015–2017 | ASPV Strasbourg | ||
| 2017–2018 | Schiltigheim | ||
| 2018–2022 | Nancy | ||
| 2022–2025 | Udinese | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Nancy II | 9 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Nancy | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Udinese | 2 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Volendam (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2025 | Kristiansund | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | Pafos | 10 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2021 | France U18 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 May 2026 | |||
Axel Thurel Sahuye Guessand (born 6 November 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Cypriot First Division club Pafos.[1]
Club career
[edit]Guessand is a youth academy graduate of Nancy. He made his professional debut for the club on 28 August 2021, in a 4–1 league defeat against Auxerre.[2] At the age of 16 years, 9 months and 22 days, he became the youngest player to ever feature in a professional match for Nancy.[3]
On 1 July 2022, Guessand joined Serie A club Udinese on a three-year deal.[4] He made his first-team debut on 4 June 2023, starting in a 1–0 league loss against Juventus.[5][6] In January 2024, he joined Eredivisie club Volendam on loan for the remainder of the season.[7]
On 4 March 2025, Guessand signed with Kristiansund in Norway until the end of 2027.[8] On 8 September 2025, Kristiansund announced that Guessand had left the club during the summer after his contract was terminated.[9]
On 2 October 2025, Pafos announced the signing of Guessand.[10]
International career
[edit]Guessand is a French youth international.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Born in France, Guessand is of Ivorian descent.[12] He is the younger brother of the footballer Evann Guessand.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 22 May 2026[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nancy | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Udinese | 2022–23 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Volendam | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Kristiansund | 2025 | Eliteserien | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| Pafos | 2025–26 | Cypriot First Division | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Career total | 21 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
Honours
[edit]Pafos
References
[edit]- 1 2 Axel Guessand at Soccerway
- ↑ "Nancy vs. Auxerre - 28 August 2021". Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ↑ "L'homme clé : un cadeau empoisonné pour le tout jeune Axel Guessand (AS Nancy Lorraine)". 28 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ↑ "Guessand è un nuovo giocatore dell'Udinese". 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ↑ Albanese, Giovanni (4 June 2023). "La Juve vince ma chiude settima, è in Conference. In attesa dell'Uefa". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ↑ "Udinese-Juventus, Cocetta, Abankwah, Guessand: "Un'emozione incredibile"". Udinese (in Italian). 4 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ↑ "FC Volendam & Udinese zetten samenwerking kracht bij met huurtransfer Axel Guessand" [FC Volendam & Udinese strengthen their partnership with loan transfer Axel Guessand]. fcvolendam.nl (in Dutch). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ↑ "Guessand klar for KBK" [Guessand ready for KBK] (in Norwegian). Kristiansund BK. 4 March 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ↑ "Kryger klar for KBK". kristiansundbk.no (in Norwegian). Kristiansund BK. 8 September 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ↑ "Axel Guessand joins Pafos FC!". pafosfc.com.cy. Pafos FC. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ↑ "Equipe de France U16/La liste des 16 internationaux 2004 pour le prochain rassemblement". 10 March 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ↑ https://225foot.com/kristiansund-ballklubb-renforce-son-effectif-avec-axel-guessand/
- ↑ Trésarrieu, Flavien (22 June 2022). "Transferts : l'Udinese vise Axel Guessand (Nancy)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 27 March 2025.
External links
[edit]- Axel Guessand at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Axel Guessand at WorldFootball.net
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Schiltigheim
- Footballers from Bas-Rhin
- French men's footballers
- France men's youth international footballers
- French sportspeople of Ivorian descent
- Men's association football defenders
- Championnat National 3 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Serie A players
- Eredivisie players
- Eliteserien players
- Cypriot First Division players
- AS Nancy Lorraine players
- Udinese Calcio players
- FC Volendam players
- Kristiansund BK players
- Pafos FC players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- French expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- French expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- French expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- 21st-century French sportsmen