Timothey N'Guessan
French handball player (born 1992)
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Timothey N'Guessan (born 18 September 1992) is a French professional handball player for FC Barcelona and for the French national team.[1] His achievements with the national team include winning a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 2017 World Championship.[2] He has been made a knight (chevalier) of the French Legion of Honour.[3]
Massy, France
| Timothey N'Guessan | |||
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N'guessan in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
18 September 1992 Massy, France | ||
| Nationality | French | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | FC Barcelona | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2003–2008 | Dieppe UC | ||
2008–2011 | SMV Porte Normande | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2011–2016 | Chambéry SH | ||
2016– | FC Barcelona | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012– | France | 114 | (255) |
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 21 October 2024 | |||
Career
N'Guessan played for Dieppe UC and SMV Porte Normande as a youth player, before joined Chambery Savoie Handball in 2011. Here he played 115 games, scoring 418, before he joined FC Barcelona.[4] Here he has won both the Liga ASOBAL, Copa ASOBAL, Cope del Rey, as well as the IHF Super Globe in 2018 and 2019 and the EHF Champions League in 2021, 2022 and 2024.
National team
He made his debut for the French national team on 7 January 2013 against Argentina.[5]
At the 2016 Olympics he won a silver medal. A year later he won the 2017 World Championship.
At the 2018 European Men's Handball Championship and at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship he won a bronze medal on both occasions.
At the 2020 Olympics he won a gold medal with France.[6]
At the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship he completed the set of international gold medals. He was however injured during the preliminary rounds and replaced by Romain Lagarde, so he only played 3 games.[7]
Honours
Club, with FC Barcelona
- 10x Liga ASOBAL
- Winner: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
- 10x Copa del Rey
- Winner: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
- 10x Copa ASOBAL
- Winner: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
- 6x Supercopa ASOBAL
- Winner: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
- 4x Iberian Supercup
- Winner: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- 4x EHF Champions League
- 4x IHF Super Globe
