SOCCER PLAYER

Yoann Gourcuff

1986 - Today

Photo of Yoann Gourcuff

Icon of person Yoann Gourcuff

Yoann Miguel Gourcuff (born 11 July 1986) is a French former professional footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder. He could also be utilized as a withdrawn striker; he was described as a "playmaker of real quality", "an accomplished passer of the ball". He was widely characterized as one of the most promising French youth talents of his generation. His talent, playing style, tenacity on the pitch, technical skills, as well as precocious ability have drawn comparisons to Zinedine Zidane. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yoann Gourcuff is the 5,076th most popular soccer player (down from 3,947th in 2019), the 5,060th most popular biography from France (down from 4,805th in 2019) and the 245th most popular French Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Yoann Gourcuff by language

Loading...

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Yoann Gourcuff ranks 5,076 out of 21,273. Before him are Aarón Padilla Gutiérrez, Harue Sato, Ryosuke Sasagaki, Patricio Arabolaza, Pablo Cavallero, and Pedro María Zabalza. After him are Joseph Gonzales, Ali Boumnijel, Terry Butcher, Ali Beratlıgil, John Byrne, and Alfredo Pitto.

Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Yoann Gourcuff ranks 149. Before him are Jon Batiste, Pasha Parfeny, Miguel Veloso, Dane DeHaan, Bree Olson, and Tara Westover. After him are Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Teddy Sinclair, Piermario Morosini, Kyrylo Budanov, Katatau, and Petter Northug.

Others Born in 1986

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In France

Among people born in France, Yoann Gourcuff ranks 5,060 out of 6,770. Before him are François Nourissier (1927), Éric Boullier (1973), Michel Giacobini (1873), Georges Grignard (1905), Dominique Baudis (1947), and Isabelle Caro (1982). After him are Léo Lacroix (1937), Sébastien Izambard (1973), Nicolas Dupont-Aignan (1961), James Goldsmith (1933), Pierre Niney (1989), and François Dupeyron (1950).

Others born in France

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In France

Among soccer players born in France, Yoann Gourcuff ranks 245. Before him are Marcel Pinel (1908), Franck Sauzée (1965), Olivier Rouyer (1955), Guy Lacombe (1955), Robin Le Normand (1996), and Dayot Upamecano (1998). After him are Cédric Bakambu (1991), Mickaël Landreau (1979), Bernard Casoni (1961), Sébastien Squillaci (1980), Georges Carnus (1940), and Jean-François Domergue (1957).

French born Soccer Players

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous