Evann Guessand

About

Evann Ludovic Vidjannagni Guessand (born 1 July 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Premier League club Crystal Palace, on loan from fellow Premier League club Aston Villa. Born in France, he represents the Ivory Coast national team.
Guessand is a product of the Nice academy, and progressed through their youth and B sides to the first team, before transferring to Aston Villa in 2025. He also spent time on loan at Lausanne-Sport and Nantes earlier in his career.
Guessand was a regular French youth international up to under-19 level, before switching to the Ivory Coast in 2024.

Evann Ludovic Vidjannagni Guessand was born on 1 July 2001 in Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud. His father Servais Guessand Konan is an Ivorian former footballer who played professionally for Ajaccio.

Guessand joined the youth academy of Nice at the age of 12. On 5 January 2020, he made his professional debut in a 2–0 Coupe de France win over Fréjus Saint-Raphaël. On 23 August, he made his Ligue 1 debut against Lens as a late substitute in 2–1 home win.

On 30 September 2020, Guessand joined Lausanne-Sport on loan. On 3…