Karim Guédé


Karim Abdul-Jabbar Guédé is a retired German-born Slovak football defensive midfielder. He is currently working as a scout for SC Freiburg.

Club career

Guédé, native of Hamburg, is a son of Togolese mother and French father. After playing for the Oberliga Hamburg club SC Concordia von 1907 and Hamburger SV II he came to Artmedia Petržalka in July 2006. He made his Corgoň Liga debut in a 4–0 defeat against Trenčín on 9 September 2006. He began playing as a defensive midfielder in Artmedia, previously he played as a defender. In the next season he won the Double. He moved to ŠK Slovan Bratislava in January 2010. In his first season in a new club he won the Slovak Cup. He won his second Slovak Double in 2010–11. After five years in Slovakia he obtained Slovak citizenship and became a possible choice for the national team manager Vladimír Weiss.
In May 2018, Guédé left SC Freiburg after six seasons with the club.
In June, Guédé joined 2. Bundesliga side SV Sandhausen on a free transfer having agreed a one-year contract.

International career

Guédé made his national team debut in the 2–1 away win against Austria on 10 August 2011 after gaining Slovakian citizenship. Five years earlier in 2006, Guédé was initially part of the Togo national football team roster for the 2006 FIFA World Cup but never made an appearance because a shoulder injury stopped his debut.

After retirement

After retiring at the end of the 2018-19 season, Guédé returned to SC Freiburg where he was hired as a scout in France and Africa.

Honours

Artmedia
Slovan