Kévin Goba (born 6 July 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Championnat National 3 club AG Caennaise.
Career
Goba spent the majority of his playing career in the lower divisions of France, with ES Uzès Pont du Gard, and Cherbourg, before transferring to Dunkerque - a club his father also played at.[1] He thereafter had a successful move to CS Sedan Ardennes, and then moved to LB Châteauroux whom he helped promote to the professional Ligue 2. Goba made his professional debut with in a 1–0 Coupe de la Ligue loss to Clermont Foot on 8 August 2017.[2]
Personal life
Goba is the son of the Ivorian footballer Michel Goba,[3] and the cousin of the Ivorian footballer, Didier Drogba.[4]
References
- ^ "Football National L'USLD recrute un buteur Kevin Goba". www.lavoixdunord.fr.
- ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Coupe de la Ligue - Saison 2017/2018 - 1er tour - Châteauroux / Clermont Foot". www.lfp.fr.
- ^ "Football : " Pour moi, Drogba c'est d'abord mon cousin ". Info". vannes.maville.com.
- ^ "Kevin Goba dans les traces de cousin Drogba".
External links
- Kévin Goba at Soccerway
- Kévin Goba – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Kévin Goba at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Sofoot Profile