Guillaume Jannez

Guillaume Jannez
Jannez in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-02-19) 19 February 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Concarneau, France
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Concarneau
Number 4
Youth career
1996–2003 AS Baye
2003–2006 Lorient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 FC Quimperlé
2007– Concarneau 395 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024

Guillaume Jannez (born 19 February 1989) is a French footballer who plays as a centre-back for Championnat National club Concarneau.

Early life

Jannez was born and raised in Concarneau, and his brother and father played football. His mother played basketball, and Jannez played that sport at a high level before deciding to pursue a career in football.[2]

Professional career

Jannez began playing football with the youth sides of AS Baye at the age of 6.[3] He then moved to Lorient where he played for 3 seasons, before moving to Quimperlé.[4] He began his senior career with FC Quimperlé in 2006, and in 2007 transferred to Concarneau who were at the Championnat National 2 at the age of 18. Originally alternating between the senior team and the reserves, Jannez became a stalwart with the club.[2] At the age of 20, he shifted from midfielder to centre-back and was named captain of the club by his then manager Nicolas Cloarec.[5] He captained Concarneau as they won the 2022–23 Championnat National and earned promotion to the Ligue 2 for the first time in their history.[6] On 24 June 2023, he signed his first professional contract with the club until 2024.[7] At the age of 34, Jannez made his professional debut with Concarneau, a 0–0 Ligue 2 tie with Bastia on 5 August 2023.[8]

Personal life

Jannez is married and has 2 sons. His wife and kids were also all born in Concarneau.[2]

Honours

Concarneau

References

  1. ^ "2013-12-06". allezlesthoniers.fr.
  2. ^ a b c "Guillaume Jannez : " Un attachement absolu "". www.fff.fr.
  3. ^ "Du tac au tac avec… Guillaume Jannez". Ouest-France.fr. 17 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Guillaume Jannez, le guide de l'US Concarneau - Foot Amateur Bretagne". footamateur.letelegramme.fr. 5 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Guillaume Jannez et ceux qui ont fait l'US Concarneau depuis 2007 - Foot Amateur Bretagne". footamateur.letelegramme.fr. 12 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Guillaume Jannez et Thibault Sinquin, les deux derniers Mohicans - concarneau - football | newsouest.fr". newsouest.fr.
  7. ^ Gombaud, Arthur (24 June 2023). "Prolongation de Guillaume Jannez".
  8. ^ Comte, Etienne (6 August 2023). "Concarneau - Guillaume Jannez : " Au début, on avait un peu peur "".