Samuel Gouet

Samuel Yves Oum Gwet (born 14 December 1997), known as Samuel Gouet, is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre-back for Liga I club Politehnica Iași.

Samuel Gouet

Gouet with Cameroon at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
Personal information
Full name	Samuel Yves Oum Gwet
Date of birth	(1997-12-14) 14 December 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Ayos, Cameroon
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team	Politehnica Iași
Number	5
Youth career
0000–2016	APEJES Academy
2017	Rheindorf Altach
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	APEJES Academy
2017–2021	Rheindorf Altach	99	(5)
2021–2023	Mechelen	40	(0)
2023–2024	Yverdon-Sport	9	(0)
2024–	Politehnica Iași	31	(1)
International career‡
2017	Cameroon U20	3	(0)
2019	Cameroon Olympic	3	(0)
2016–	Cameroon	25	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Cameroon Africa Cup of Nations 2021 Cameroon
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 September 2023

Club career

On 23 June 2021, Gouet signed a three-year contract with Mechelen in Belgium.^[1]

On 26 July 2023, Gouet moved to Yverdon-Sport in Switzerland on a two-year contract.^[2]

International career

On 9 October 2020, Gouet made his international debut for Cameroon in a friendly match against Japan.^[3] Gouet was one of the 26 players that are called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.^[4]

International stats

As of match played 12 September 2023^[5]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Cameroon	2016	5	0
	2020	2	0
	2021	5	0
	2022	11	0
	2023	1	0
Total		25	0

Honours

Mechelen

• Belgian Cup runner-up: 2022–23
• Belgian Super Cup runner-up: 2023