FranceCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Sidney Rodrigue Noukpo Govou is a French former professional footballer who played primarily as a left winger, but was occasionally deployed as a striker. He is most prominent for his lengthy playing career at Lyon where he won seven Ligue 1 titles. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
4 appearances in recorded line-ups · 2008–2010The archive holds 4 team sheets naming Sidney Govou in France's starting line-up, from 2008-06-13 to 2010-06-17.
4 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
6 goals across 5 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 2002–2008| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09-06 |  Austria | L1–3(a) | 61' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Vienna |
| 2007-11-21 |  Ukraine | D2–2(a) | 34' | UEFA Euro qualification | Kyiv |
| 2006-09-06 |  Italy | W3–1(h) | 2' 55' | UEFA Euro qualification | Saint-Denis |
| 2003-06-20 |  Japan | W2–1(h) | 65' | Confederations Cup | Saint-Étienne |
| 2002-10-12 |  Slovenia | W5–0(h) | 86' | UEFA Euro qualification | Saint-Denis |
Honours
14 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours14 | ||||
| Ligue 1 | ×7 | 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08 | Lyon | |
| Trophée des Champions | ×4 | 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007 | Lyon | |
| Coupe de France | ×1 | 2007–08 | Lyon | |
| Coupe de la Ligue | ×1 | 2000–01 | Lyon | |
| FIFA Confederations Cup | ×1 | 2003 | France | |
| Individual honours1 | ||||
| Player of the year · 1 | ||||
| Division 1 Young Player of the Year | 2000–01 | |||