He returned to England with Doncaster Rovers in July 2015 before joining the Norwegian side IK Start for a brief spell in April 2017.

[10] He suffered a poor run of form towards the end of the 2007–08 season, during which time teammate Nat Brown publicly defended him, saying "careful what you say about him, sometimes he can take it to heart...

[15][16] He was named in the League Two PFA Team of the Year for the 2008–09 season, and manager Peter Jackson said that "his form's been excellent, he's been a lot more consistent and he deserves the award.

"[17] N'Guessan signed a three-year contract with Nigel Pearson's Leicester City in June 2009,[18] after he rejected approaches from Sheffield Wednesday and Ipswich Town.

[20][21][22] He made his competitive debut for the Foxes on 8 August, coming on as a half-time substitute for Andy King against Swansea City, scoring the winning goal as Leicester won 2–1.

[23] He scored his second goal after making his full debut for the club just four days later in a 2–0 League Cup win over Macclesfield Town.

On 26 January 2011, he signed a six-month loan deal with Southampton, as Saints manager Nigel Adkins had Adam Lallana out injured and Jason Puncheon struggling for form.

[28] He provided one assist for Rickie Lambert but made only two starts at St Mary's Stadium, as the club secured promotion out of League One at the end of the 2010–11 season.

[31] At the end of the month he joined the club on a three-year deal after Millwall paid Leicester City an undisclosed fee.

[36] He enjoyed a good start to the 2013–14 season, but after he began struggling for form Robins manager Mark Cooper made him available on a free transfer in January 2014.

[41] He scored his first two goals for the Valiants on 8 November in a 4–3 FA Cup first round defeat to Milton Keynes Dons at Vale Park.

[44] He marked the occasion with a goal and an assist in a 2–1 victory over Sheffield United, for which he was named on the Football League team of the week.

[5] In May 2009, his former manager Steve Evans said that he had "pace, power, he can use both feet and he has incredible balance" and stated he could play in the Premier League.

[55] Port Vale boss Rob Page stated that N'Guessan was not a target man despite his size, and instead used intelligent runs and technical ability to beat defenders.