Kaba Diawara vs Serhou Guirassy
Guinea against Guinea. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Kaba Diawara
Guinea · 1998–2021 · ST
- Almanac rating
- 82
- Rank in Guinea
- #10 of 33
- Caps
- 13 · 6 goals
- Clubs
- Sporting Toulon Var, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, AC Arles
Arsène Wenger gave him his Arsenal debut against Chelsea on 31 January 1999, and he was gone by the summer with twelve league games and not one goal. Bordeaux's 1998-99 French title heads the list, taken in the season he left them, along with beaten Coupe de la Ligue finals for Bordeaux and Paris Saint-Germain, eight goals in twenty-one Guinea caps, and the Guinea head coach's job from October 2021. Career record: 13 caps and 6 goals for Guinea; club career at Sporting Toulon Var, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, AC Arles.
Serhou Guirassy
Guinea · 2023–24 · ST
- Almanac rating
- 85
- Rank in Guinea
- #4 of 33
- Caps
- 28 · 11 goals
- Clubs
- 1. FC Köln, Stade Rennais, Borussia Dortmund
Seven games into the 2023-24 Bundesliga season Guirassy had 13 goals, past the 11 Robert Lewandowski managed over the same stretch, and he finished the year on 28 in 28 matches. That total broke Mario Gómez's Stuttgart club record and left him second only to Harry Kane; joint top scorer in the 2024-25 Champions League with 13, twice in the Bundesliga Team of the Season, and 11 goals in 28 caps for Guinea. Career record: 28 caps and 11 goals for Guinea; club career at 1. FC Köln, Stade Rennais, Borussia Dortmund.
The verdict
The almanac puts Serhou Guirassy ahead by 3 rating points, 85 against 82.
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