Sidney Govou

French association football player (born 1979)

Sidney Govou (born 27 July 1979) is a French football player. He has played for Olympique Lyonnais and France national team.

Sidney Govou
Govou in 2018
Personal information
Full name Sidney Rodrigue Noukpo Govou[1]
Date of birth (1979-07-27) 27 July 1979 (age 45)[1]
Place of birth Le Puy-en-Velay, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker / Winger
Youth career
1992–1996 Brives-Charensac
1996–1997 CO Le Puy
1997–2000 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2010 Lyon 292 (49)
2010–2011 Panathinaikos 24 (3)
2011–2013 Évian 36 (1)
2013–2014 Lyon B 2 (0)
2014–2015 Monts d'Or Azergues 28 (0)
2015 FC Miami City 11 (3)
2015–2017 Limonest 24 (2)
Total 417 (58)
National team
2002–2010 France 49 (10)
Honours
Representing  France
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 2006
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 2003
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2002
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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International

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International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 October 2002 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France   Slovenia
5 – 0
5 – 0
UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
2. 20 June 2003 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France   Japan
2 – 1
2 – 1
2003 FIFA Confederations Cup
3. 18 February 2004 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium   Belgium
1 – 0
2 – 0
Friendly
4. 6 September 2006 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France   Italy
1 – 0
3 – 1
UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
5.
3 – 1
6. 16 November 2007 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France   Morocco
1 – 1
2 – 2
Friendly
7. 21 November 2007 Olimpiysky, Kyiv, Ukraine   Ukraine
2 – 1
2 – 2
UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
8. 20 August 2008 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden   Sweden
2 – 1
3 – 2
Friendly
9.
3 – 1
10. 6 September 2008 Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna, Austria   Austria
1 – 2
1 – 3
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Lyon

France

Individual

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 12 June 2010. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2019.