PLAYER PROFILE / Centre-Forward
Rudy Gestede.
Not recorded · Benin
TM 39908 · Retired 01 Jul 2022Age today37
Recorded moves14
Peak recorded value€7.00m
Current market value—
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Rudolphe Philippe Michel Camille Gestede
- Born
- 10 Oct 1988
- Nationality
- Benin
- Position
- Centre-Forward
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 193
- Joined current club
- —
- Contract expires
- —
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Esteghlal FCLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2022
- PanetolikosLast recorded move · 30 Oct 2021
- Melbourne VictoryLast recorded move · 24 Aug 2021
- Middlesbrough FCLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2020
- Aston VillaLast recorded move · 04 Jan 2017
- Blackburn RoversLast recorded move · 31 Jul 2015
- Cardiff CityLast recorded move · 02 Jan 2014
- FC MetzLast recorded move · 26 Jul 2011
- AS CannesLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2010
- FC Metz BLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2007
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jun 2006 | 17 | Not recorded | €100k |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2022 | Esteghlal FC | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 30 Oct 2021 | Panetolikos | Esteghlal FC | Transfer | — ? |
| 24 Aug 2021 | Melbourne Victory | Panetolikos | Transfer | Free |
| 25 Nov 2020 | Not recorded | Melbourne Victory | Transfer | — |
| 01 Jul 2020 | Middlesbrough FC | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 04 Jan 2017 | Aston Villa | Middlesbrough FC | Transfer | €7.10m |
| 31 Jul 2015 | Blackburn Rovers | Aston Villa | Transfer | €8.50m |
| 02 Jan 2014 | Cardiff City | Blackburn Rovers | Transfer | €240k |
| 01 Jan 2014 | Blackburn Rovers | Cardiff City | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 26 Nov 2013 | Cardiff City | Blackburn Rovers | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 26 Jul 2011 | FC Metz | Cardiff City | Transfer | Free |
| 30 Jun 2010 | AS Cannes | FC Metz | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 01 Aug 2009 | FC Metz | AS Cannes | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 01 Jul 2007 | FC Metz B | FC Metz | Internal move | — |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.