Sidney Govou

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)
International career
2002–2010 France 49 (10)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 2003
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 2006
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sidney Rodrigue Noukpo Govou (born 27 July 1979) is a French former professional footballer who played primarily as a winger, but was occasionally deployed as a striker. He is most prominent for his lengthy playing career at Lyon where he won seven Ligue 1 titles.

  1. ^ a b c "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.