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My Take
Centre-backs rarely get the spotlight, which is exactly why I find Marc Guéhi so compelling. What strikes me is the calm — that unteachable composure that makes a defender look two yards faster than he is. The path tells you everything: Chelsea's academy, a humbling loan spell at Swansea taken seriously rather than sulked through, and now the heart of England's defence. Born in Abidjan and shaped in London, he carries both worlds quietly. I think he belongs to a new generation of defenders who lead through clarity instead of theatrics, and I suspect his best decade is still entirely ahead of him.
Overview
Addji Keaninkin Marc-Israel Guéhi ( GAY-ee; born 13 July 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Manchester City and the England national team. 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Marc Guéhi
- Name (Japanese)
- マルク・グエイ
- Reading
- まるく・ぐえい
- Born
- July 13, 2000 (age 25)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dragon
- Origin
- Abidjan, Abidjan Department, Ivory Coast
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 182 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.