Gervais Lombe Yao Kouassi Gervinho is an Ivorian forward actually playing in Parma Calcio.
Date of Birth: May 27, 1987
Place of Birth: Anyama - Cote d'Ivoire
Age: 31
Height: 1,79 m
Weight: 68 kg
Playing Position:
Centre-Forward
Second Striker
Right and Left Winger
Number: #27
He played in three of the best European Leagues: Ligue 1, Premier League and Serie A.
In France, in LOSC Lille, he won Ligue 1 and Coupe de France in the 2010/11 season.
That was surely his best season.
Not a good feeling with the English Premier League, in Arsenal FC he doesn't find the right conditions for doing the best.
So, he arrives in Italy, where the impact with Serie A is really positive. In AS Roma he meets again his coach in Losc Lille, Rudi Garcia and becomes a primary player in the team.
After two seasons, he chose to accept Hebei Fortune's offer and moves to the Chinese Super League. From the august of 2018, returns in Italy for playing in Parma Calcio.
Total scores in Serie A:
Apps 75 | Goals 19 | Assists 18
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Market Value Development
Best Value : 18,5 € Millions in January of 2015
Actual Value : 7 € Millions
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Technical Skills
Gervinho is primarily a winger and he can play both right and left. On some occasions it was also positioned as centre-forward or second striker..
He has his best weapon in speed, thanks to his snap sprint and a light and incessant pace. Often, he is able to split defenses and help his team solve critical moments with his lethal counterattacks.
He is famous for his incredible abilities, both positive and negative, given that, although being able to score very difficult goals (sometimes unthinkable), he proved that he could mistake the simplest ones.
Enjoy some goals of the Ivorian forward in Serie A with As Roma:
Last Best Goal
Just returned to Italy, received with mistrust after his stay in China, Gervinho immediately surprised everyone, showing an excellent athletic and mental condition.
In the match played on September 22 against Cagliari Calcio, the Ivorian was capable of a coast to coast worth of one of the George Weah's greatest goals.
Standing ovation super-deserved!
Here you can see his masterpiece.
Favorite Victims
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Various
- The debut in the English Premier League with Arsenal FC was not the best. In the match between Arsenal and Newcastle, Gervinho was sent off after hitting the Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton with a slap. Because of this episode, he was banned for 3 matches.
- In the 2013/14 season, just arrived in Italy, he is able to achieve a record with his team, AS Roma, winning 10 matches in a row of 10 played in the Serie A from the beginning of the tournament.
- He has a very special relationship with the coach Rudi Garcia, who he considers almost like a father. The French manager pressed a lot to have the player in Rome, having also to overcome the perplexities of the Director Walter Sabatini, who, as he himself told in an interview, did everything to not buy the Ivorian. But when the purchase proved to be right, he didn't falter to give Garcia all the credits.
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