Morgan Guilavogui

Morgan Guilavogui
Guilavogui in 2024 with Guinea
Personal information
Full name Morgan Bono Guilavogui[1]
Date of birth (1998-03-10) 10 March 1998
Place of birth Toulon, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Lens
Number 29
Youth career
2013–2014 Saint-Étienne
2014–2016 Toulon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Toulon II 8 (5)
2017–2020 Toulon 54 (12)
2020–2023 Paris FC 82 (26)
2023– Lens 37 (3)
2024–2025FC St. Pauli (loan) 25 (6)
International career
2021– Guinea 21 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:16, 14 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 February 2024

Morgan Bono Guilavogui (born 10 March 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Lens. Born in France, he plays for the Guinea national team.

Early life

Guilavogui was born in Ollioules, France, to a Guinean father and Moroccan mother.[2]

Club career

On 17 May 2020, Guilavogui signed a professional contract with Paris FC.[3] He made his professional debut with the club in a 2–1 Ligue 2 win over Amiens on 12 September 2020.[4] On 31 July 2021, Guilavogui scored his first league goal for the club in a 2–1 victory against Dunkerque.[5]

On 29 June 2023, he joined RC Lens on a four-year contract.[6]

On 26 July 2024, Guilavogui moved on loan to FC St. Pauli in Germany.[7]

International career

Guilavogui holds French and Guinean nationalities.[8][9] He made his debut for the Guinea national team in a 0–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification tie against Guinea Bissau on 12 November 2021.[10]

Personal life

Guilavogui is the younger brother of the French international footballer Josuha Guilavogui.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 December 2025[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Toulon II 2016–17 National 3 8 5 8 5
Toulon 2017–18 National 2 11 1 0 0 11 1
2018–19 National 2 26 9 1 0 27 9
2019–20 National 2 17 2 0 0 17 2
Total 54 12 1 0 55 12
Paris FC 2020–21 Ligue 2 18 0 0 0 18 0
2021–22 Ligue 2 32 11 1 3 33 14
2022–23 Ligue 2 32 15 4 3 36 18
Total 82 26 5 6 87 32
Lens 2023–24 Ligue 1 23 2 0 0 5[b] 0 28 2
2025–26 Ligue 1 14 1 0 0 14 1
Total 37 3 0 0 5 0 42 3
FC St. Pauli 2024–25 Bundesliga 25 6 2 1 27 7
Career total 206 52 8 7 5 0 219 59
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, DFB Pokal
  2. ^ Four appearances in the UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 2 February 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Guinea 2021 2 0
2022 5 0
2023 8 2
2024 6 0
Total 21 2
List of international goals scored by Morgan Guilavogui
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 27 March 2023 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco 9  Ethiopia 3–1 3–2 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [13]
2 13 October 2023 Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea 11  Guinea-Bissau 1–0 1–0 Friendly [14]

References

  1. ^ "Lille 2–0 FC Metz" (in French). FC Metz. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Sport : Guilavogui s'engage en Guinée". guineesud.com (in French). 5 December 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Morgan Guilavogui signe trois ans au Paris FC - Foot - Transferts". L'Équipe.
  4. ^ "Amiens SC vs. Paris FC - 12 September 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  5. ^ "Paris FC 2–1 Dunkerque". ESPN. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  6. ^ "MORGAN GUILAVOGUI, ATTAQUANT POLYVALENT ET FINISSEUR DE TALENT". www.rclens.fr (in French). Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Der FC St. Pauli leiht Morgan Guilavogui aus" [FC St. Pauli loans Morgan Guilavogui] (in German). FC St. Pauli. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Morgan Guilavogui". unfp.org (in French). Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  9. ^ Diallo, Saidou (17 May 2020). "Paris FC : Guilavogui signe son premier contrat professionnel".
  10. ^ "Match Report of Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau – 2021-11-12 – WC Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  11. ^ à 16h58, Par Laurent PrunetaLe 18 septembre 2020; À 17h19, Modifié Le 18 Septembre 2020 (18 September 2020). "Ligue 2 : le petit frère de l'international Josuha Guilavogui joue au Paris FC". leparisien.fr.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "Morgan Guilavogui". SofaScore.
  13. ^ "Ethiopia vs. Guinea 2–3: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Guinea vs. Guinea-Bissau 1–0: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 November 2023.