Dany N'Guessan

Auxerre to Rangers

N'Guessan was born in France with Ivorian heritage. He began his career at Auxerre, spending "several years" at the club at youth level without making a first-team debut. He signed a two-year contract with Scottish Premier League side Rangers in July 2005. Manager Alex McLeish stated that he would not rush the player into the first-team squad. He spent the first half of the 2006–07 season on loan at English League Two club Boston United. He made his first-team debut on 19 August, playing 87 minutes of a 5–0 defeat to Shrewsbury Town at Gay Meadow. He scored his first goal in senior football on 1 September, converting a late consolation goal from close range in a 2–1 defeat to Hartlepool United. In total he scored five goals in 26 appearances for Steve Evans's Pilgrims, who were relegated out of the Football League at the end of the 2006–07 season. Despite making a few appearances on the bench, N'Guessan never made a first-team appearance for Rangers.

Lincoln City

N'Guessan signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Lincoln City after joining the club on a free transfer in January 2007. He made nine appearances for John Schofield's Imps in the second half of the 2006–07 campaign. He scored his first goal for Lincoln on 18 August 2007, scoring the second goal of a 3–1 win over Mansfield Town at Field Mill. He suffered a poor run of form towards the end of the 2007–08 season, during which time teammate Nat Brown publicly defended him, saying…

N'Guessan is an attacking player with good technical ability. In May 2009, his former manager Steve Evans said that he had "pace, power, he can use both feet and he has incredible balance" and stated he could play in the Premier League. However, he has been criticised for his lack of consistency. Port Vale boss Rob Page stated that N'Guessan was not a target man despite his size, and instead used intelligent runs and technical ability to beat defenders.

Southampton

League One second-place promotion: 2010–11 Charlton Athletic

League One: 2011–12 Individual

League Two Player of the Month: January 2009 League Two PFA Team of the Year: 2008–09