Armand Gnanduillet

Armand Erwan Djihounou Gnanduillet (born 13 February 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Championnat National club Sochaux.

He started playing football at CS Lanrelas in Brittany, later joining Le Havre and Poissy, and was an Ivory Coast under-20 international.

Gnanduillet then joined Le Havre, where he failed to break into the first team but played 24 times for the reserves, scoring three goals.

[citation needed] He scored 39 minutes into his first competitive appearance for a Chesterfield XI against Belper Town in the Derbyshire Senior Cup.

[7] He then went on to score on his third league appearance for the Spireites, coming on as a half-time substitute for Mark Randall against AFC Wimbledon.

Gnanduillet stroked a Danny Whitaker cross into the top corner to score his first goal in English football having played just 20 minutes' game time in League Two.

[21] His first season in Scotland ended in success as Hearts won promotion back to the Scottish Premiership.

[22] On 21 January 2022, Gnanduillet left Hearts after 12 months and signed a permanent deal with Championnat National club Le Mans.