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Guillaume Jannez

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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

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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

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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

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

Honours

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Concarneau

References

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  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 "".
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