Serhou Guirassy is in sparkling form!

At the end of a remarkable 2023-2024 season, VfB Stuttgart had secured the place of runner-up to Bayer Leverkusen, synonymous with a return to the Champions League. Two awards acquired thanks to his serial scorer, Serhou Guirassy, ​​author of 28 goals in 28 championship matches. Exiled by Borussia Dortmund, the Guinean took a long time to find the net again, hampered in particular by a knee injury.

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Back on the pitch against Heidenheim on September 13, the former Stade Rennais player scored his first goal with BVB in the following match, against Club Brugge (0-3), in the Champions League. Since then, the native of Arles has gone on and on. Scorer during the big defeat in Stuttgart (5-1) on September 22, he subsequently scored two doubles against Bochum (4-2), in the championship, then against Union Berlin (2-1). A growing form which is also seen with Guinea.

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CAN 2025 qualifiers: Guinea walks against Ethiopia, Guirassy scores a hat-trick

A hat-trick in just 29 minutes

Called by Michel Dussuyer for the rally this October, Serhou Guirassy was aligned at the forefront of the attack of Syli national against Ethiopia, as part of the qualifications for CAN 2025. A meeting that the Guineans mastered perfectly (4-1) and in which Guirassy distinguished himself by scoring a hat-trick… in 29 minutes of play (18th sp, 38th and 45th+2). He was then spared in the second half, being replaced by Mohamed Bayo (64th). With these three new goals, the 28-year-old center forward already has seven goals in nine games played this season.

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With this first success in these qualifications, Guinea moves back to third place in Group H, one point behind Tanzania, second. Once again opposed to Ethiopia, this Monday, the Guineans will once again count on Guirassy to snatch a new victory in his qualifications and hope to join Morocco at the end of 2025. Sparkling in club as well as in selection, the candidate for African Golden Ball 2024 starts this season, as it ended last season.