Steven Guinchard
No. 80 – Hong Kong Eastern | |
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Position | Guard |
League | Hong Kong A1 Division Championship |
Personal information | |
Born | Annecy, France | July 14, 1993
Nationality | Taiwanese / French |
Listed height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Listed weight | 39 kg (86 lb) |
Career information | |
College | Emmanuel College |
Playing career | 2009–2010; 2016–present |
Career history | |
2016–2018 | Hong Kong Eastern |
2017–2018 | → Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor (loan) |
2019–2020 | Hong Kong Eastern |
2020–2021 | Cran Pringy Annecy |
2021–2022 | New Taipei Kings |
2022–2024 | Taipei Fubon Braves |
2024–present | Hong Kong Eastern |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Steven Serge Marie Guinchard (Chinese: 張文平; born 14 July 1993) is a Taiwanese–French professional basketball player.
Early life and education
[edit]Steven Serge Marie Guinchard was born on 14 July 1993 in Annecy, France to a French father and a Taiwanese mother[1][2] He attended the Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs, Georgia in the United States.[3]
Career
[edit]Hong Kong Eastern in the ABL
[edit]After graduating from college,[4] Guinchard went to Taiwant to join Pu Yuan Construction of the Super Basketball League in September 2016.[5] However he left for Hong Kong.[6]
He instead joined Hong Kong Eastern of the ASEAN Basketball League as their Asian heritage import. Guinchard is of Taiwanese-descent.[7] He helped the team win the 2016–17 season title.[8]
Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor
[edit]In 2017, Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor of Taiwan's Super Basketball League was able to loan Guinchard from Eastern.[8] He won the SBL Rookie of the Year for the 2017–18 season.[9] He did not return to Eastern due to the scrapping of the Asian import quota.[10] He was suppose to play for the Taipei Fubon Braves in 2018 but left for personal reasons.[9]
Second return to Hong Kong Eastern
[edit]Guinchard return with Eastern for the 2019–20 ABL season after regulations was revised so he could play as a local.[10] However, the ABL went on an indefinite hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
To maintain fitness, Guinchard played for Cran Pringy Annecy of the French third-tier.[4]
Return to Taiwan
[edit]In 2021, Guinchard was able to return to Taiwan to join newly-formed team New Taipei Kings of the P. League+.[4] He was able to play for the Taipei Fubon Braves for two seasons from 2022 to 2024.[11][12]
Third return to Hong Kong Eastern
[edit]Guinchard rejoins Hong Kong Eastern in September 2024 ahead of their campaign for the 2024–25 season of the East Asia Super League.[13] He also played for Eastern at the 2024–25 Commissioner's Cup of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) where the Hong Kong team is playing as a guest team.[14] He is noted to be the first player for a guest team to score a 4-pointer in the PBA.[15]
Personal life
[edit]Guinchard is married to Jessrine Celiz, a Filipino woman since July 2024.[16][17]
References
[edit]- ^ "Steven Serge Marie Guinchard". FIBA. 29 November 2024.
- ^ "台法混血小鮮肉張文平 璞園測試追SBL夢". Apple Daily (in Chinese). 19 August 2016. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Steven Guinchard - Emmanuel College Athletics". Archived from the original on 28 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "期待交手攻城獅 張文平:他們噴很多垃圾話". TSNA Professional. 野球人出版有限公司. 25 January 2022. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "SBL》吳岱豪確定加盟璞園 合約已簽字 - 體育". China Times (in Traditional Chinese). 30 September 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "高雄聖徒ABL東南亞國協聯賽首戰 79比90惜敗香港東方". Apple Daily. 27 November 2016. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "東方龍獅男籃 4援兵強攻ABL". ON.cc (in Chinese). 9 November 2016. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ a b "金酒簽下台法混血射手張文平 提升戰力穩定軍心". Apple Daily (in Chinese). 27 September 2017. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ a b "SBL/富邦休賽季「七進七出」 考驗許晉哲整合能力" [SBL: Fubon off-season. Seven players in, seven out. Xu Jinzhe's integration to the team to be tested]. ETtoday. 2 November 2018. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ a b "東方龍獅美籍少帥新思維 盼破樽頸再奪標" [New American coach of the Eastern Long Lions hopes to end drought and win the title again]. ON.cc. 9 October 2019. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "林書緯、洪楷傑、張文平將披新球衣出戰2022-2023球季". P League+. 8 August 2022. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "富邦勇士宣布張文平離隊 少了三連霸致勝功臣". ETtoday (in Traditional Chinese). 31 July 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "張文平回巢 香港東方預告簽5新兵" [Eastern Long Lions signs in five players including returning Zhang Wenping]. ON.cc (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 25 September 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ Fuertes, Rommel Jr. (30 November 2024). "PBA: Eastern's Steven Guinchard finds new weapon in four-point shot". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ Ballesteros, Jan (30 November 2024). "What does guest team Eastern think about the PBA's 4-point line?". OneSports.ph. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (30 November 2024). "Eastern hotshot Guinchard is having a ball in wife's homeland". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ Ballesteros, Jan (30 November 2024). "Eastern gunner Steven Guinchard makes most of time in PH with Filipina wife and family". OneSports.ph. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket players
- ASEAN Basketball League players
- Eastern Sports Club basketball players
- French expatriate basketball people in the United States
- French expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong
- French expatriates in the Philippines
- French men's basketball players
- French people of Taiwanese descent
- Jeoutai Technology basketball players
- New Taipei Kings players
- Pensacola Christian College alumni
- Philippine Basketball Association players
- Sportspeople from Annecy
- Taipei Fubon Braves players
- Taiwanese expatriate basketball people in Hong Kong
- Taiwanese expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
- Taiwanese expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Taiwanese men's basketball players
- Taiwanese people of French descent