{{Short description|Footballer (born 1996)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Serhou Guirassy | image = Serhou Guirassy 2024 (cropped).jpg | caption = Guirassy with [[Guinea national football team|Guinea]] in 2024 | full_name = Serhou Yadaly Guirassy<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce233/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=Squad List: FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Borussia Dortmund (GER) |publisher=FIFA |page=6 |date=14 June 2025 |access-date=15 June 2025}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|3|12|df=y}}<ref name="WF">{{WorldFootball.net|serhou-guirassy}}</ref> | birth_place = [[Arles]], France | height = 1.87 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.staderennais.com/fiche/serhou-guirassy |title=Serhou Guirassy |publisher=Stade Rennais F.C. |access-date=1 August 2022 |archive-date=5 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705203145/https://www.staderennais.com/fiche/serhou-guirassy |url-status=dead }}</ref> | position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]] | currentclub = [[Borussia Dortmund]] | clubnumber = 9 | youthyears1 = 2009–2010 | youthclubs1 = [[USM Montargis|Montargis]] | youthyears2 = 2010–2011 | youthclubs2 = [[J3S Amilly|Amilly]] | youthyears3 = 2011–2013 | youthclubs3 = [[Stade Lavallois|Laval]] | years1 = 2012–2015 | clubs1 = [[Stade Lavallois|Laval B]] | caps1 = 17 | goals1 = 14 | years2 = 2013–2015 | clubs2 = [[Stade Lavallois|Laval]] | caps2 = 33 | goals2 = 6 | years3 = 2015–2016 | clubs3 = [[Lille OSC|Lille]] | caps3 = 8 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2015–2016 | clubs4 = → [[Lille OSC|Lille B]] | caps4 = 4 | goals4 = 4 | years5 = 2016 | clubs5 = → [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]] (loan) | caps5 = 16 | goals5 = 8 | years6 = 2016–2017 | clubs6 = [[1. FC Köln II]] | caps6 = 5 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2016–2019 | clubs7 = [[1. FC Köln]] | caps7 = 37 | goals7 = 6 | years8 = 2018 | clubs8 = → [[Amiens SC|Amiens]] (loan) | caps8 = 13 | goals8 = 3 | years9 = 2019–2020 | clubs9 = [[Amiens SC|Amiens]] | caps9 = 24 | goals9 = 10 | years10 = 2020–2023 | clubs10 = [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]] | caps10 = 65 | goals10 = 19 | years11 = 2022–2023 | clubs11 = → [[VfB Stuttgart]] (loan) | caps11 = 22 | goals11 = 11 | years12 = 2023–2024 | clubs12 = [[VfB Stuttgart]] | caps12 = 28 | goals12 = 28 | years13 = 2024– | clubs13 = [[Borussia Dortmund]] | caps13 = 63 | goals13 = 38 | nationalyears1 = 2012 | nationalteam1 = [[France national under-16 football team|France U16]] | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2014–2015 | nationalteam2 = [[France national under-19 football team|France U19]] | nationalcaps2 = 11 | nationalgoals2 = 6 | nationalyears3 = 2015–2016 | nationalteam3 = [[France national under-20 football team|France U20]] | nationalcaps3 = 9 | nationalgoals3 = 4 | nationalyears4 = 2022– | nationalteam4 = [[Guinea national football team|Guinea]] | nationalcaps4 = 28 | nationalgoals4 = 11 | pcupdate = 23:28, 16 May 2026 (UTC) | ntupdate = 23:12, 31 March 2026 (UTC) }}
'''Serhou Yadaly Guirassy''' (born 12 March 1996) is a Guinean professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]] for {{German football updater|BoDortmu}} club [[Borussia Dortmund]]. Born in France, he plays for the [[Guinea national football team|Guinea national team]].
Guirassy began his career at [[Stade Lavallois|Laval]], before playing for [[Lille OSC|Lille]], [[1. FC Köln]], [[Amiens SC|Amiens]] and [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]]. He later joined [[VfB Stuttgart]], where he set a club record by scoring 28 goals in the [[2023–24 Bundesliga|2023–24 season]]. In 2024, he moved to [[Borussia Dortmund]], where he became their top scorer in a single Champions League campaign with 13 goals in [[2024–25 UEFA Champions League|2024–25]].
==Early life== Guirassy was born in [[Arles]], France, to [[Guinean]] parents.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.afrik-foot.com/guinee-guirassy-repond-a-l-interet-du-syli-national |title=Guinée : Guirassy répond à l'intérêt du Syli National |website=afrik-foot.com |language=fr |date=16 October 2020 }}</ref>
==Club career== Guirassy started his career playing for [[USM Montargis|Montargis]], [[J3S Amilly|Amilly]] and [[Stade Lavallois|Laval]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=France |first1=Centre |url=https://www.larep.fr/loiret/sports/actualite/football/2015/04/02/le-montargois-serhou-guirassy-attaquant-de-laval-l2-s-eclate-chez-les-bleus_11389111.html#refresh |title=Le Montargois Serhou Guirassy, attaquant de Laval (L2), s'éclate chez les Bleus |website=La République du Centre |language=fr |date=2 April 2015 }}</ref>
===Lille=== In July 2015, Guirassy joined [[LOSC Lille|Lille]] from Laval, signing a four-year contract. The transfer fee was reported to be around €1 million.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ligue 1 : Lille engage un jeune attaquant|url=http://www.leparisien.fr/sports/football/ligue-1-lille-engage-un-jeune-attaquant-02-07-2015-4912771.php|access-date=15 July 2016|work=Le Parisien|date=2 July 2015|language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sehrou Guirassy quitte Laval et file à Lille|url=http://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/sehrou-guirassy-quitte-laval-et-file-lille-3539514|access-date=15 July 2016|work=Ouest-France|date=5 July 2015|language=fr}}</ref>
===1. FC Köln=== Guirassy joined [[1. FC Köln]] in July 2016, signing a five-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bundesliga Daily: 20 July|url=http://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/noblsp-bundesliga-daily-20-july.jsp|website=Bundesliga|access-date=20 July 2016|date=20 July 2016|archive-date=21 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160721123434/http://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/noblsp-bundesliga-daily-20-july.jsp|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kölner Happy End: Guirassy wechselt zum FC|trans-title=Köln happy ending: Guirassy moves to FC|url=https://www.kicker.de/koelner-happy-end_guirassy-wechselt-zum-fc-656325/artikel|access-date=20 July 2016|work=kicker Online|date=20 July 2016|language=de}}</ref> Soon after arriving at Köln, he underwent [[Meniscus (anatomy)|meniscus]] surgery. Later in the first half of the 2016–17 season, muscular problems kept him out of action.<ref name="kicker">{{cite news|title=Rückschlag: Fehlt Guirassy auch noch Anfang nächster Saison?|url=https://www.kicker.de/rueckschlag_fehlt-guirassy-auch-noch-anfang-naechster-saison-677876/artikel|access-date=12 May 2017|work=kicker Online|date=12 May 2017|language=de}}</ref> He made his [[Bundesliga]] debut on matchday 26 on 1 April 2017, in a 2–1 defeat against [[Hamburger SV]].<ref name="kicker"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Hamburgs Herzschlagfinale dank Holtby|url=https://www.kicker.de/hsv-gegen-koeln-2017-bundesliga-3317483/analyse|access-date=12 May 2017|work=kicker Online|date=1 April 2017|language=de}}</ref> Days later, he was again kept from playing by muscular issues. Towards the end of the season, Guirassy nursed an [[Osteitis pubis|inflammation of the pubic bone joint]].<ref name="kicker"/>
In his second season, he scored his first goal in a 2–1 away defeat against [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Levekusen]] on 28 October 2017.<ref name="auto"/> Five days later, he scored his first goal in the [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] in a 5–2 victory over [[FC BATE Borisov|BATE Borisov]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/datencenter/europa-league/2017-2018/4/1-fc-koeln-bate-borissow-2258461 |title=1. FC Köln 5–2 BATE Borissow |publisher=dfb.de |language=de |date=2 November 2017 }}</ref> Later that month, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in the same tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/europa-league-guirassy-schiesst-arsenals-b-elf-ab-fotostrecke-155594.html |title=Guirassy schießt Arsenals B-Elf ab |publisher=Der Spiegel |language=de |date=24 November 2017 }}</ref> Eventually, 1. FC Köln finished last in the league to be relegated, with Guirassy being their top scorer in all competitions.<ref name="auto"/>
===Amiens=== In January 2019, he was loaned to [[Amiens SC|Amiens]] until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amiensfootball.com/blog/article/serhou-guirassy-est-amienois-9242|title=SERHOU GUIRASSY EST AMIÉNOIS !|publisher=Amiens SC|date=31 January 2019|access-date=7 February 2019|archive-date=26 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250426140015/http://www.amiensfootball.com/blog/article/serhou-guirassy-est-amienois-9242|url-status=dead}}</ref> Amiens exercised an option and bought the rights for Guirassy for the upcoming season. Transfer fees were reported to be about 5 to 6 million Euros.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://geissblog.koeln/2019/05/klassenerhalt-dank-guirassy-tor-transfer-nach-amiens-perfekt/|title=Klassenerhalt dank Guirassy-Tor – Transfer nach Amiens perfekt |work=GEISSBLOG |date=24 May 2019|access-date=25 May 2019}}</ref> Amiens later took advantage of the option and turned the deal permanent.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://le11amienois.fr/amiens-sc-quel-avenir-pour-serhou-guirassy/ |title=Amiens SC : quel avenir pour Serhou Guirassy ? |publisher=le11amienois.fr |language=fr |date=5 June 2019 |access-date=15 July 2019 |archive-date=15 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715221306/https://le11amienois.fr/amiens-sc-quel-avenir-pour-serhou-guirassy/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On 15 February 2020, he scored a brace in a 4–4 draw against [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]], with his second goal equalized the match in the stoppage time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51517956 |title=Amiens 4–4 Paris Saint Germain |publisher=BBC Sport |date=15 February 2020 }}</ref> However, Amiens were relegated while being at 19th position, when the league was suspended prematurely following the outbreak of [[COVID-19 pandemic in France|COVID-19 in France]].<ref>{{cite web |title=LFP : l'assemblée générale vote à 74,49 % le maintien d'une Ligue 1 à vingt clubs |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Lfp-l-assemblee-generale-vote-a-74-49-le-maintien-d-une-ligue-1-a-vingt-clubs/1145914 |website=[[L'Équipe]] |access-date=23 June 2020}}</ref>
===Rennes=== On 27 August 2020, Guirassy joined [[Ligue 1]] side [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]] on a five-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.staderennais.com/serhou-guirassy-nouvel-atout-offensif-du-stade-rennais-fc|title=Serhou Guirassy, nouvel atout offensif du Stade Rennais F.C.!|trans-title=Serhou Guitarssy, new offensive asset of Stade Rennais F.C.!|publisher=[[Stade Rennais F.C.]]|date=27 August 2020|access-date=27 August 2020}}</ref> He scored his first two goals for the club in the same match, a 4–2 [[Ligue 1|league]] win against [[Nîmes Olympique|Nîmes]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=13 September 2020|title=Nimes 2–4 Rennes|url=https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1463947/Live/France-Ligue-1-2020-2021-Nimes-Rennes|access-date=14 September 2020|website=www.whoscored.com}}</ref> On 20 October 2020, he scored his first [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] goal in a 1–1 draw against [[FC Krasnodar|Krasnodar]] in the [[2020–21 UEFA Champions League|2020–21 season]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54559703 |title=Rennes 1–1 FK Krasnodar |website=BBC Sport |date=20 October 2020 }}</ref> which was also his club's first ever goal in the competition.<ref name="auto"/> On 20 March 2022, he scored his first career hat-trick in a 6–1 thrashing of [[FC Metz]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/609245 |title=Stade Rennais 6–1 Metz |publisher=ESPN |date=20 March 2022 }}</ref>
===VfB Stuttgart=== [[File:Serhou guirassy.jpg|thumb|Guirassy with [[VfB Stuttgart]] in 2022]] On 1 September 2022, Guirassy joined [[Bundesliga]] club [[VfB Stuttgart]] on loan for the 2022–23 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vfb.de/de/vfb/aktuell/neues/profis/2223/serhou-guirassy-kommt-zum-vfb/ |title=Serhou Guirassy kommt zum VfB |website=VfB Stuttgart |language=de |date=1 September 2022 }}</ref> On 31 May 2023, the club announced that they had activated the option to make the move permanent, signing a three-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vfb.de/de/vfb/aktuell/neues/profis/2223/serhou-guirassy/|title=VfB zieht die Kaufoption für Serhou Guirassy|language=German|website=www.vfb.de|date=31 May 2023|accessdate=31 May 2023}}</ref>
In the [[2023–24 Bundesliga|2023–24 season]], Guirassy scored ten goals in the first five matches, including his first Bundesliga hat-trick which came against [[1. FSV Mainz 05|Mainz]], to equal a previous record set by [[Robert Lewandowski]] in 2020–21.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/who-is-serhou-guirassy-stuttgart-striker-outscoring-harry-kane-24806 |title=Serhou Guirassy: Who is the Stuttgart striker outscoring Harry Kane at the top of the Bundesliga goal charts? |publisher=Bundesliga |date=22 September 2023 }}</ref> He also set the Bundesliga record for most goals by a player in the first seven matches of a season by scoring a hat-trick within 15 minutes in a 3–1 win against [[VfL Wolfsburg|Wolfsburg]]. This set the record at 13 goals, overtaking Lewandowski's record of 11 in both 2019–20 and 2020–21.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sport1.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/2023/10/bundesliga-historisch-guirassy-bricht-alle-rekorde-stuttgart-kann-auch-comeback |title=Guirassy-Wahnsinn in Stuttgart! |website=sport1.de |language=de |date=7 October 2023 }}</ref> After scoring his 14th goal of the season in an away match against [[1. FC Union Berlin|Union Berlin]], he was substituted after 30 minutes of play due to a hamstring injury.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/record-breaking-guirassy-target-stuttgart-win-union-berlin-2023-10-21/ |title=Record-breaking Guirassy on target in Stuttgart win at Union Berlin |publisher=Reuters |date=21 October 2023 }}</ref> He later missed two league matches,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vfb.de/en/vfb/latest/news/professionals/2324/diagnose-guirassy-zagadou-nach-union-berlin-vfb-stuttgart-2324-/ |title=Serhou Guirassy set for spell on sidelines |publisher=VfB Stuttgart |date=22 October 2023 }}</ref> before he managed to score a penalty to secure a 2–1 victory over [[Borussia Dortmund]], and to reach 15 goals in his first nine matches of the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportschau.de/fussball/bundesliga/bundesliga-spielbericht-vfb-stuttgart-borussia-dortmund-104.html |title=Guirassy kommt und trifft - BVB verliert in Stuttgart |publisher=Sportschau |language=de |date=11 November 2023 }}</ref>
On 13 April 2024, he scored his 25th Bundesliga goal in a 3–0 victory over [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], breaking the record of most goals by a Stuttgart player in a single campaign set by [[Mario Gómez]] in the 2008–09 season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Veth |first=Manuel |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/manuelveth/2024/04/13/vfb-stuttgart-underline-status-as-germanys-2nd-best-team-this-season/ |title=VfB Stuttgart Underline Status As Germany's Second Best Team This Season |work=Forbes |date=13 April 2024 }}</ref> A few days later, he was named Player of the Month for March, achieving the prize for the second time in the season after September 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vfb.de/en/vfb/latest/news/professionals/2324/guirassy-potm-maerz-2324/ |title=Serhou Guirassy named Player of the Month again |publisher=VfB Stuttgart |date=18 April 2024 }}</ref> On the final matchday of the 2023–24 season, he netted a brace in a 4–0 win over [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]], finishing the season with 28 goals in 28 matches, only behind [[Harry Kane]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sport.sky.de/fussball/artikel/vfb-stuttgart-bezwingt-gladbach-mit-4-0-und-ist-vizemeister/13138555/34423 |title=Traumsaison gekrönt! VfB holt sich die Vizemeisterschaft |publisher=Sky Sport |language=de |date=18 May 2024 }}</ref> Additionally, he scored the opening goal for the 12th time that season during the match, tying a Bundesliga record set by [[Gerd Müller]] in 1969–70, [[Aílton (footballer, born 1973)|Ailton]] in 2003–04 and [[Stefan Kießling]] in 2012–13.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.beinsports.com/en-my/football/bundesliga/articles/guirassy-matches-kiessling-muller-record-with-another-opener-2024-05-18 |title=Guirassy matches Kiessling, Muller record with another opener |publisher=beIN SPORTS |date=18 May 2024 }}</ref>
===Borussia Dortmund=== On 18 July 2024, Guirassy signed a four-year contract with [[Borussia Dortmund]] for a reported transfer fee of €18 million.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Borussia Dortmund|url=https://www.bvb.de/de/de/aktuelles/news/news.html/bvb-verpflichtet-serhou-guirassy.html|title=BVB verpflichtet Serhou Guirassy|trans-title=BVB signs Serhou Guirassy|date=18 July 2024|access-date=18 July 2024|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-05 |title=Transfer predictions: How will Mbappé, Endrick fit at Real Madrid? Yoro at Man Utd? |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/insider/story/_/id/40727940/kylian-mbappe-endrick-leny-yoro-real-madrid-manchester-united-transfer-predictions |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> On 18 September, he scored his first goal from a penalty in a 3–0 away win over [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]] in the [[2024–25 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] group stage.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2024/9/21/Guirassy-Youll-soon-see-the-best-of-me.html |title=Guirassy: "You'll soon see the best of me" |publisher=Borussia Dortmund |date=21 September 2024 }}</ref> On 11 February 2025, Guirassy scored his tenth goal in the Champions League in a 3–0 away victory over [[Sporting CP|Sporting Lisbon]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dortmund 3-0 Sporting (Feb 11, 2025) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/732189/borussia-dortmund-sporting-cp |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref> becoming the third Dortmund player, after [[Robert Lewandowski]] and [[Erling Haaland]], to score ten goals in a single Champions League campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-11 |title=📸 Guirassy on 🔥 come Lewa e Haaland: il Dortmund vince 3-0 a Lisbona |url=https://onefootball.com/de/news/guirassy-on-come-lewa-e-haaland-il-dortmund-vince-3-0-a-lisbona-40695639 |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=OneFootball |language=de}}</ref> On 22 February, for the first time in his career, Guirassy scored four goals in a game in a 6–0 home victory over [[1. FC Union Berlin|Union Berlin]], becoming the third Dortmund player in the 21st century alongside [[Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang]] and Erling Haaland to score four goals in a league match.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dortmund 6-0 Union Berlin (Feb 22, 2025) Game Analysis |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/711631 |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref>
On 15 April, he netted his first Champions League [[List of UEFA Champions League hat-tricks|hat-trick]] in a 3–1 win over [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] – against whom he also scored a brace months prior – during the [[2024–25 UEFA Champions League knockout phase|quarter-finals]] of the competition, becoming Africa's and Dortmund's all-time top goalscorer in a single campaign with 13 goals.<ref>{{cite web |last=Salley |first=Emily |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c5y4edxx7nzt |title=Borussia Dortmund 3–1 Barcelona |publisher=BBC Sport |date=15 April 2025 }}</ref> With his hat-trick, he also became one of only four players next to Lewandowski, [[Marco Reus]] and [[Karim Adeyemi]] to ever score a hat-trick for Dortmund in the competition.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marco Reus: Uefa klaut BVB-Star seinen Hattrick - WELT |url=https://www.welt.de/sport/fussball/champions-league/article159691770/Fantastisch-So-feiert-der-BVB-Marco-Reus.html |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=DIE WELT |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=BVB – Madrid 4:1: Lewandowski-Viererpack! Riese Robert rasiert Real |url=https://m.sportbild.bild.de/fussball/champions-league/lewandowski-viererpack-riese-robert-rasiert-real-30135694.sportMobile.html?t_ref=https://www.google.com/ |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=sportbild.bild.de |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Eurosport is not available in your region |url=https://www.eurosport.de/geoblocking.shtml |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=www.eurosport.de}}</ref> Guirassy ended his first Champions League season with Dortmund with fourteen matches played, thirteen goals scored and four assists provided, securing the top scorer spot in the competition alongside [[Raphinha]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0291-1be52628e744-a25f57a62887-1000--champions-league-top-scorers-raphinha-and-serhou-guirassy-/ |title=Champions League top scorers: Raphinha and Serhou Guirassy finish top |publisher=UEFA |date=31 May 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/serhou-guirassy-uefa-champions-league-top-goalscorer-borussia-dortmund-raphinha-barcelona-32496 |title=Borussia Dortmund's Serhou Guirassy shares UEFA Champions League top goalscorer prize |publisher=Bundesliga |date=1 June 2025 }}</ref> Hence, he became the second African player to achieve this feat, only after [[George Weah]] in 1994–95.<ref>{{cite web |last=Harding |first=Jonathan |url=https://www.dw.com/en/serhou-guirassy-africas-champions-league-record-breaker/a-72258545 |title=Serhou Guirassy: Africa's Champions League record-breaker |publisher=DW |date=16 April 2025 }}</ref> In the [[2025 FIFA Club World Cup]], he netted a brace in a 2–1 victory over [[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]], qualifying his club to the quarter-finals, where he scored in a 3–2 loss to Real Madrid.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://onefootball.com/de/news/dortmund-2-1-monterrey-guirassy-brace-sends-bvb-to-elite-eight-41318670 |title=Dortmund 2-1 Monterrey: Guirassy brace sends BVB to elite eight |publisher=OneFootball |date=2 July 2025 }}</ref>
==International career== [[File:Serhou Guirassy 2.jpg|thumb|Guirassy with [[Guinea national football team|Guinea]] at the [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations]]]] Guirassy was a youth international for France.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/tous-les-joueurs/fiche-joueur/2546213763-sehrou-guirassy |title=Serhou Guirassy |website=fff.fr |language=fr }}</ref> However, he decided to represent the country of origin, the [[Republic of Guinea]], at senior level. He debuted in the [[Guinea national football team|Guinea national team]] in a 0–0 friendly draw against [[South Africa national soccer team|South Africa]] on 25 March 2022, held in [[Kortrijk]], [[Belgium]].<ref name="Sky Sports 2022">{{cite web | title=Starting Lineups – S. Africa vs Guinea – 25.03.2022 | website=Sky Sports | date=2022-03-25 | url=https://www.skysports.com/football/south-africa-vs-guinea/teams/463221 | access-date=2022-03-26}}</ref>
In December 2023, he was named in the Guinean squad for the [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations]] in Ivory Coast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.feguifoot.com/2023/12/23/les-25-selectionnes-pour-la-can-2023/|title=Les 25 sélectionnés pour la CAN 2023|publisher=[[Guinean Football Federation]]|date=23 December 2023|access-date=23 December 2023|language=fr}}</ref>
With six goals, Guirassy was the second top scorer during [[2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification|qualification]] for the [[2025 Africa Cup of Nations]], only behind [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]]'s [[Brahim Díaz]]. This was not enough to progress, however, as Guinea missed out on the finals for the first time since 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cafonline.com/afcon2025/news/morocco-star-brahim-diaz-finishes-as-top-scorer-as-qualifiers-conclude/|title=Morocco star Brahim Díaz finishes as top scorer as qualifiers conclude|date=20 November 2024|publisher=CAF Online}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://africasoccer.com/brahim-diaz-tops-scoring-chart-as-afcon-2025-qualifiers-conclude/|title=Brahim Diaz tops scoring chart as AFCON 2025 qualifiers conclude|last=Said|first=Issa|date=20 November 2024|publisher=Africa Soccer}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 16 May 2026}}<ref>{{Soccerway|serhou-guirassy/296914|access-date=29 January 2025}}</ref><ref name="NFT">{{cite web |title=Serhou Guirassy |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/86996/Serhou_Guirassy.html |access-date=8 February 2013 |website=National Football Teams}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Coupe de France]], [[DFB-Pokal]]}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[Coupe de la Ligue]]}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|[[Stade Lavallois|Laval B]] |2012–13 |[[Régional 1]] |1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |[[2013–14 Championnat de France Amateur 2|2013–14]] |[[Championnat National 3|CFA 2]] |10||6||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||6 |- |[[2014–15 Championnat de France Amateur 2|2014–15]] |CFA 2 |6||8||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6||8 |- !colspan="2"|Total !17!!14!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!17!!14 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Stade Lavallois|Laval]] |[[2013–14 Ligue 2|2013–14]] |[[Ligue 2]] |4||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4||0 |- |[[2014–15 Ligue 2|2014–15]] |Ligue 2 |29||6||2||1||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||7 |- !colspan="2"|Total !33!!6!!2!!1!!3!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!38!!7 |- |[[Lille OSC|Lille B]] |[[2015–16 Championnat de France Amateur 2|2015–16]] |CFA 2 |4||4||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4||4 |- |[[Lille OSC|Lille]] |[[2015–16 Lille OSC season|2015–16]] |[[Ligue 1]] |8||0||0||0||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||1 |- |[[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]] (loan) |[[2015–16 Ligue 2|2015–16]] |Ligue 2 |16||8||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||8 |- |rowspan="3"|[[1. FC Köln II]] |[[2016–17 Regionalliga#Regionalliga West|2016–17]] |[[Regionalliga West]] |4||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4||2 |- |[[2017–18 Regionalliga#Regionalliga West|2017–18]] |Regionalliga West |1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !5!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!5!!2 |- |rowspan="4"|[[1. FC Köln]] |[[2016–17 1. FC Köln season|2016–17]] |[[Bundesliga]] |6||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6||0 |- |[[2017–18 1. FC Köln season|2017–18]] |Bundesliga |15||4||2||1||colspan="2"|—||5{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||2||colspan="2"|—||22||7 |- |[[2018–19 1. FC Köln season|2018–19]] |[[2. Bundesliga]] |16||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !37!!6!!3!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!5!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!45||9 |- |[[Amiens SC|Amiens]] (loan) |[[2018–19 Amiens SC season|2018–19]] |Ligue 1 |13||3||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||3 |- |rowspan="3"|Amiens |[[2019–20 Amiens SC season|2019–20]] |Ligue 1 |23||9||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||24||9 |- |[[2020–21 Amiens SC season|2020–21]] |Ligue 2 |1||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||1 |- !colspan="2"|Amiens total !37!!13!!1!!0!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!38!!13 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Stade Rennais FC|Rennes]] |[[2020–21 Stade Rennais FC season|2020–21]] |Ligue 1 |27||10||1||1||colspan="2"|—||4{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||2||colspan="2"|—||32||13 |- |[[2021–22 Stade Rennais FC season|2021–22]] |Ligue 1 |37||9||2||0||colspan="2"|—||9{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa Conference League]]}}||3||colspan="2"|—||48||12 |- |[[2022–23 Stade Rennais FC season|2022–23]] |Ligue 1 |1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !65!!19!!3!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!13!!5!!colspan="2"|—!!81!!25 |- |[[VfB Stuttgart]] (loan) |[[2022–23 VfB Stuttgart season|2022–23]] |Bundesliga |22||11||4||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|Appearances in [[Promotion to the Bundesliga|Bundesliga relegation play-offs]]}}||1||28||14 |- |rowspan="2"|VfB Stuttgart |[[2023–24 VfB Stuttgart season|2023–24]] |Bundesliga |28||28||2||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||30 |- !colspan="2"|Stuttgart total !50!!39!!6!!4!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!2!!1!!58!!44 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Borussia Dortmund]] |[[2024–25 Borussia Dortmund season|2024–25]] |Bundesliga |30||21||1||0||colspan="2"|—||14{{efn|name=UCL}}||13||5{{efn|Appearances in [[FIFA Club World Cup]]}}||4||50||38 |- |[[2025–26 Borussia Dortmund season|2025–26]] |Bundesliga |33||17||3||1||colspan="2"|—||10{{efn|name=UCL}}||4||colspan="2"|—||46||22 |- !colspan="2"|Total !63!!38!!4!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!24!!17!!5!!4!!96!!60 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !336!!150!!19!!8!!4!!1!!41!!23!!7!!5!!407!!185 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== {{updated|match played 31 March 2026}}<ref name="NFT"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5"|[[Guinea national football team|Guinea]] |2022||5||0 |- |2023||7||3 |- |2024||10||6 |- |2025||4||1 |- |2026||2||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!28!!11 |}
:''Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Guirassy goal.''<ref name="NFT"/>
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Serhou Guirassy !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Cap !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center" | 1 || 14 June 2023 || [[Marrakesh Stadium]], [[Marrakesh]], Morocco || align="center" | 6 || {{fb|EGY}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–2 || [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group D|2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]] |- | align="center" | 2 || 17 June 2023 || [[Stage Front Stadium|RCDE Stadium]], [[Barcelona]], Spain || align="center" | 7 || {{fb|BRA}} || align="center" | 1–2 || align="center" | 1–4 || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]] |- | align="center" | 3 || 17 October 2023 || [[Estádio Algarve]], [[Faro, Portugal|Faro]]/[[Loulé]], Portugal || align="center" | 10 || {{fb|GAB}} || align="center" | 1–0 || align="center" | 1–1 || Friendly |- | align="center" | 4 || rowspan="3" | 12 October 2024 || rowspan="3" | [[Alassane Ouattara Stadium]], [[Abidjan]], Ivory Coast || rowspan="3" align="center" | 19 || rowspan="3" | {{fb|ETH}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="3" align="center"|4–1 || rowspan="3" | [[2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group H|2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]] |- | align="center" | 5 || align="center"|2–0 |- | align="center" | 6 || align="center"|3–0 |- | align="center" | 7 || rowspan="2" | 15 October 2024 || rowspan="2" | Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast || rowspan="2" align="center" | 20 || rowspan="2" | {{fb|ETH}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|3–0 || rowspan="2" | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |- | align="center" | 8 || align="center"|3–0 |- | align="center" | 9 || 16 November 2024 || Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast || align="center" | 21 || {{fb|DRC}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |- | align="center" | 10 || 5 September 2025 || [[Mandela National Stadium]], [[Kampala]], Uganda || align="center" | 25 || {{fb|SOM}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–0 || [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group G|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | align="center" | 11 || 27 March 2026 || [[Moulay El Hassan Stadium]], [[Rabat]], Morocco || align="center" |27 ||{{fb|TOG}} || align="center" |2–2 || align="center" |2–2 || Friendly |}
==Honours== '''1. FC Köln''' *[[2. Bundesliga]]: [[2018–19 2. Bundesliga|2018–19]]
'''Individual''' *[[Bundesliga]] Player of the Month: [[2023–24 Bundesliga#Monthly awards|September 2023]], March 2024, [[2024–25 Bundesliga#Monthly awards|February 2025]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Bundesliga Player of the Month|url=https://bundesligapotm.easports.com/|access-date=19 October 2023|publisher=EA Sports}}</ref> *[[Bundesliga]] Team of the Season: [[2023–24 Bundesliga#Team of the season|2023–24]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Bundesliga Team of the Season 2023/24 by EA FC 24!|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/vote-now-for-the-bundesliga-team-of-the-season-2023-24-with-ea-fc-24-26961|date=3 May 2024|access-date=3 May 2024|publisher=Bundesliga}}</ref> [[2024–25 Bundesliga#Team of the season|2024–25]]<ref>{{cite news|title=The EA FC 25 Bundesliga Team of the Season 2024/25|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/team-of-the-season-2024-25-voting-best-players-ea-fc25-easports-31723|date=9 May 2025|access-date=9 May 2025|publisher=Bundesliga}}</ref> *[[Vereinigung der Vertragsfußballspieler#Team of the Season|VDV Bundesliga Team of the Season]]: [[2023–24 Bundesliga|2023–24]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.spielergewerkschaft.de/de/vdv/news/244/Aktuelles-%7C-VDV-11-%7C-Wahlergebnisse.htm|title=Florian Wirtz ist VDV-Spieler der Saison|publisher=VDV|language=de|date=27 May 2024|access-date=27 May 2024}}</ref> *''[[Kicker (sports magazine)|kicker]]'' [[Bundesliga]] Team of the Season: [[2023–24 Bundesliga#Team of the season|2023–24]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Leverkusen dominiert, auch ein Heidenheimer dabei: Die kicker-Elf der Saison |url=https://www.kicker.de/leverkusen-dominiert-auch-ein-heidenheimer-dabei-die-kicker-elf-der-saison-1026600/slideshow |date=22 May 2024 |access-date=22 May 2024 |website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |language=de}}</ref> [[2024–25 Bundesliga#Team of the season|2024–25]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Mit Bayern- und Bayer-Trio: Die kicker-Elf der Saison|url=https://www.kicker.de/mit-bayern-und-bayer-trio-die-kicker-elf-der-saison-1120014/slideshow|date=20 May 2025|access-date=20 May 2025|publisher=kicker|language=de}}</ref> * [[List of UEFA Champions League top scorers#Top scorers by season|UEFA Champions League top scorer]]: [[2024–25 UEFA Champions League#Top goalscorers|2024–25]] (shared)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/statistics/players/?sortBy=goals|title=UEFA Champions League – Top Scorers|website=UEFA.com|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|access-date=7 May 2025}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{FFF player}} * {{FFF male player|2546213763<!-- -sehrou-guirassy -->}} * {{UEFA player}}
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