Article by Daniel Grigore – Published on Thursday, 28 May 2026, 08:10 / Updated on Thursday, 28 May 2026 08:24
Evann Guessand, 24, became the first player to win two European trophies in the same season: in the first part of the season he was at Aston Villa, and in January he moved to Crystal Palace.
Bought by Aston Villa for 30 million euros, the Ivorian winger started the season under the command of Unai Emery.
By the end of January, Guessand had played 21 times for Aston Villa, including in the Europa League 7 timescontributing two goals, in 1-2 with Go Ahead Eagles and 2-1 with FC Basel.
Evann Guessand is the first player to win two European trophies in the same season
February caught him as his player Crystal Palace, the eventual winner of the Conference League. Guessand put his shoulder to the trophy, with 6 appearances in the knockout stages.
He missed only the return of the quarters and the legs of the semi-finals, held up by medical problems. He also scored once, 2-0 with Zrinjski Mostar in the play-off for the eighth.
Thus, the Ivorian international was chosen in the same season with the champion medal in both the Europa League and the Conference League. He is the first player with two European competitions won in the same season!
The expectations are that Palace will buy Guessand definitively, but until his situation with the club team is clarified, the Ivorian is preparing for the World Championship, going to participate in the global tournament with the Ivory Coast representative.
