Sidney Govou

Sidney Govou

Govou in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Sidney Rodrigue Noukpo Govou
Date of birth	(1979-07-27) 27 July 1979
Place of birth	Le Puy-en-Velay, France
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
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

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

Career statistics

International

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

Lyon

• Division/Ligue 1: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
• Coupe de France: 2007–08
• Coupe de la Ligue: 2000–01
• Trophée des Champions: 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007

France

• FIFA Confederations Cup: 2003
• FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2006

Individual

• Division 1 Young Player of the Year: 2000–01