Axel Guessand
French footballer (born 2004)
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Axel Thurel Sahuye Guessand (born 6 November 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Cypriot First Division club Pafos.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Axel Thurel Sahuye Guessand | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Schiltigheim, France | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pafos | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2015 | AS Strasbourg | ||
| 2015–2017 | ASPV Strasbourg | ||
| 2017–2018 | Schiltigheim | ||
| 2018–2022 | Nancy | ||
| 2022– | Udinese | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Nancy II | 9 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Nancy | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Udinese | 2 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Volendam (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2025 | Kristiansund | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | Pafos | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2021 | France U18 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 February 2026 | |||
Club career
Guessand is a youth academy graduate of Nancy. He made his professional debut for the club on 28 August 2021, in a 4–1 league defeat against Auxerre.[2] At the age of 16 years, 9 months and 22 days, he became the youngest player to ever feature in a professional match for Nancy.[3]
On 1 July 2022, Guessand joined Serie A club Udinese on a three-year deal.[4] He made his first-team debut on 4 June 2023, starting in a 1–0 league loss against Juventus.[5][6] In January 2024, he joined Eredivisie club Volendam on loan for the remainder of the season.[7]
On 4 March 2025, Guessand signed with Kristiansund in Norway until the end of 2027.[8] On 8 September 2025, Kristiansund announced that Guessand had left the club during the summer after his contract was terminated.[9]
On 2 October 2025, Pafos announced the signing of Guessand.[10]
International career
Guessand is a French youth international.[11]
Personal life
Born in France, Guessand is of Ivorian descent.[12] He is the younger brother of the footballer Evann Guessand.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 15 February 2026[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nancy | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Udinese | 2022–23 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Volendam | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Kristiansund | 2025 | Eliteserien | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| Pafos | 2025–26 | Cypriot First Division | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||