Henri Arnaud Antchouet Rebienot (born 2 August 1979), known as Antchouet, is a Gabonese former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Nicknamed "The Arrow" due to his agility, he 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.Antchouet banned for doping ; BBC Sport, 15 June 2007
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 (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.
Consistent performances for Primeira Liga's BelenensesKanu leads the way ; BBC Sport, 9 October 2002 attracted the attention of Alavés in July 2005, but Antchouet left Spain after only a few months, returning to Portugal with Vitória de Guimarães, on loan.Parker injury numbs Newcastle ; UEFA.com, 4 January 2006
After a loan in Saudi Arabia, Antchouet joined AEL in Greece, in January 2007, still owned by Alavés, and helped the team win the 2006–07 Greek Cup, netting the winner against Panathinaikos 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.
In August 2009 Antchouet returned to active and Portugal, signing with second division side Estoril. After one season, he was due to change clubs – and countries – again, joining FC U Craiova from Romania in June 2010;Henry Antchouet: “Voi demonstra pe teren de ce sunt capabil” (Henry Antchouet: “I am going to show what i can do”) ; Universitatea Craiova, 16 June 2010 however, the deal eventually fell through and he returned to the country he had left, moving to Moreirense in division two.
In June 2011 Antchouet signed for Indian club Churchill Brothers, scoring on his debut against Shillong Lajong and finding the net against the same rival on 18 December in a 6–0 routing.Leaders toppled, new challengers emerge; FIFA.com, 19 December 2011 He finished the season as joint-sixth top scorer, helping his team to the third position in the I-League.
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.
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.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLeixões2000–01Portuguese Second Division3013310033142001–02Portuguese Second Division3613850044182002–03Portuguese Second Division00001111Total6626116117833Belenenses2002–03Primeira Liga22900002292003–04Primeira Liga3110400035102004–05Primeira Liga261200002612Total793140008331Alavés2005–06La Liga30100040Vitória Guimarães (loan)2005–06 Primeira Liga1223100153Al Shabab (loan)2006–07Saudi Professional League00000000AEL (loan)2006–07Super League Greece82000082Estoril 2009–10 Liga de Honra1954100236Moreirense 2010–11 Liga de Honra301251003513Churchill Brothers 2011–12I-League1913000019132012–13I-League2414003027142013–14I-League40000040Total472700305027Career total26410528941296115
International Scores and results list Gabon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Antchouet goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Henri AntchouetNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 7 November 1999 Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville, Gabon 1–0 4–0 UNIFAC Cup2 14 November 1999 Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville, Gabon 1–0 2–0 UNIFAC Cup3 2 September 2006 Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville, Gabon 1–0 4–0 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Honours Leixões Taça de Portugal: runner-up 2001–02 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: runner-up 2002
AEL Greek Football Cup: 2006–07
Churchill Brothers I-League: 2012–13 Federation Cup: 2013–14
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