Henri Antchouet

Henri Arnaud Antchouet Rebienot (born 2 August 1979), known as Antchouet, is a Gabonese former footballer who last played the for French club FC Gobelins.

Henri Antchouet
Personal information
Full nameHenri Arnaud Antchouet Rebienot[1]
Date of birth (1979-08-02) 2 August 1979 (age 44)
Place of birthLibreville, Gabon
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)Striker
Youth career
1994–1998105 Libreville
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–1999105 Libreville
1999–2000Canon Yaoundé
2000–2002Leixões67(25)
2002–2005Belenenses78(31)
2005–2007Alavés3(0)
2006Vitória Guimarães (loan)12(2)
2006–2007Al Shabab (loan)0(0)
2007AEL (loan)8(2)
2009–2010Estoril19(5)
2010–2011Moreirense30(12)
2011–2013Churchill Brothers47(27)
2014Bongoville
2015Gobelins
International career
1999–2012Gabon24(3)
Medal record
Churchill Brothers
WinnerI-League2013
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2013

Nicknamed "The Arrow" due to his agility, the striker spent most of his professional career in Portugal and played in five other countries abroad. From 2007 to 2009 he served a ban due to doping.[2]

Club career

Born in Libreville, Antchouet started his career at the age of 15 in local club FC 105 Libreville. After a quick spell in Cameroon he moved to Portugal, first with Leixões SC (then in the third division), and remained there for the vast majority of the following six years. He have had advanced positions among the top scorers in 2002–03 Primeira Liga with 9 goals, 2003–04 season with 10 goals and 2004–05 season with 12 goals.[3]

Consistent performances for Primeira Liga's C.F. Os Belenenses[4] attracted the attention of Deportivo Alavés in July 2005, but Antchouet left Spain after only a few months, returning to Portugal with Vitória de Guimarães, on loan.[5]

After a loan in Saudi Arabia, Antchouet joined AEL 1964 FC in Greece, in January 2007, still owned by Alavés, and helped the team win the domestic cup, netting the winner against Panathinaikos F.C. just eight minutes from time, as a substitute. On 15 June 2007, however, he was given a two-year ban by the Hellenic Football Federation, after testing positive for cocaine.[2]

In August 2009 Antchouet returned to active and Portugal, signing with second division side G.D. Estoril Praia. After one season, he was due to change clubs – and countries – again, joining FC U Craiova from Romania in June 2010;[6] however, the deal eventually fell through and he returned to the country he had left, moving to Moreirense F.C. in division two.

In June 2011 Antchouet signed for Indian club Churchill Brothers SC, scoring on his debut against Shillong Lajong F.C. and finding the net against the same rival on 18 December in a 6–0 routing.[7][8] He finished the season as joint-sixth top scorer, helping his team to the third position in the I-League.[9]

International career

Antchouet made his senior international debut for Gabon national team on 27 February 1999 against South African in 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification match, which ended as a 4–1 defeat. He scored his first goal against Equatorial Guinea in an international friendly match in 1999.[10]

He has also represented Gabon in competitions like 2000 ACN, 2004 ACN and 2013 African Cup of Nations main stages alongside 2002, 2006 and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Between 1999 and 2012, he appeared in 24 international matches for his country, scoring 3 goals.

International goals

Scores and results list Gabon's goal tally first.[11]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 November 1999Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville, Gabon  Equatorial Guinea1–04–0UNIFAC Cup
2.14 November 1999Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville, Gabon  Chad1–02–0UNIFAC Cup
3.2 September 2006Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville, Gabon  Madagascar1–04–02008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Club statistics

As of 22 November 2013[12][13]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup[14]Continental[15]Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leixões2000–01Portuguese Second Division301331003314
2001–02Portuguese Second Division361385004418
2002–03Portuguese Second Division00001111
Total6626116117833
Belenenses2002–03Primeira Liga2290000229
2003–04Primeira Liga311040003510
2004–05Primeira Liga261200002612
Total793140008331
Alavés2005–06La Liga30100040
Total30100040
Vitória Guimarães2005–06Primeira Liga1223100153
Total1223100153
Al Shabab2006–07Saudi Professional League00000000
Total00000000
AEL 19642006–07Super League Greece82000082
Total82000082
Estoril2009–10Liga de Honra1954100236
Total1954100236
Moreirense2010–11Liga de Honra301251003513
Total301251003513
Churchill Brothers2011–12I-League191300001913
2012–13I-League241400302714
2013–14I-League40000040
Total472700305027
Career total26410528941296115

Honours

Leixões

AEL 1964

Churchill Brothers

References

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