Marc Guéhi

Addji Keaninkin Marc-Israel Guéhi (/ˈɡeɪ.i/ GAY-ee;[3] born 13 July 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Crystal Palace.

Guéhi came through the youth system at Chelsea and made his first-team debut in 2019 before spending a season and a half on loan at Swansea City.

Born in the Ivory Coast, Guéhi has represented England at youth level and was a key part of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup winning squad.

Addji Keaninkin Marc-Israel Guéhi[4] was born on 13 July 2000[1] in Abidjan, Ivory Coast,[5] and moved with his family to Lewisham, London, England, at the age of one.

[8] He began playing in the Cray Wanderers youth system aged six and was coached by a scout from Premier League club Chelsea.

[32] Guéhi began the season with three consecutive clean sheets against Preston North End, Birmingham City and Wycombe Wanderers, and went on to keep a further 14 in the league as Swansea finished fourth.

[36][37][38] On 18 July 2021, Guéhi joined Crystal Palace on a five-year contract for a reported fee of £18 million, making him the club's third-most expensive signing of all-time, behind Christian Benteke and Mamadou Sakho.

[56] Guéhi received his first call-up to the England senior team in March 2022 as part of Gareth Southgate's squad for friendly matches against Switzerland and Ivory Coast.

[59] He played every minute as England topped Group C, partnering John Stones in central defence and keeping clean sheets against Serbia and Slovenia.

[61][62] In the round of 16 match against Slovakia on 30 June, with England 1–0 down in the fifth minute of stoppage time, Guéhi flicked on a header from Kyle Walker's throw-in and assisted Jude Bellingham's last-second equalising goal.

[63] Having previously received his second yellow card of the tournament for a foul on David Strelec following a misplaced pass from Kieran Trippier, he was suspended for the following match, the quarter-final against Switzerland.