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rdf:type	Biography
rdfs:label	Rudy Gestede
rdfs:comment	Rudy Philippe Michel Gestede (born 10 October 1988) is a French-born Beninese professional footballer who plays as a striker for English club Aston Villa and the Benin national team. After coming through the youth ranks at FC Metz, he spent a year on loan gaining experience with AS Cannes, scoring four goals in 22 appearances, before returning to Metz in 2010. In the summer of 2011, he joined Cardiff City, and helped the club to secure promotion to the Premier League. However, he found first team chances limited with Cardiff at the start of 2013-14, joining Blackburn Rovers on loan in 2013. In January 2014, Gestede made a permanent transfer to Blackburn Rovers, and established himself in the first team, forming a partnership with Jordan Rhodes in attack.
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Nationalteam	dbkwik:resource/E-lStw_bghoH2a007LrOyw== France U19
dcterms:subject	Premier League players Forwards Living people Players The Football League players Cardiff City F.C. players French players 1988 births Ligue 2 players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players FC Metz players dbkwik:resource/73mN1RtsZPCnOUn6HmjtuA== dbkwik:resource/GT7ngXMYrgKONMYXhQTJjQ== AS Cannes players France youth international players
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nationalyears	2006 2013
currentclub	Aston Villa
clubnumber	39
clubs	Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Cardiff City Metz Metz B → Blackburn Rovers → Cannes
nationalcaps(goals)	6 17
youthclubs	FC Metz
playername	Rudy Gestede
youthyears	2004
CityOfBirth	Essey-lès-Nancy
Years	2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2014 2015
DateOfBirth	1988-10-10
Fullname	Rudy Philippe Michel Gestede
caps(goals)	1 6 22 27 28 55 60
CountryOfBirth	France
abstract	Rudy Philippe Michel Gestede (born 10 October 1988) is a French-born Beninese professional footballer who plays as a striker for English club Aston Villa and the Benin national team. After coming through the youth ranks at FC Metz, he spent a year on loan gaining experience with AS Cannes, scoring four goals in 22 appearances, before returning to Metz in 2010. In the summer of 2011, he joined Cardiff City, and helped the club to secure promotion to the Premier League. However, he found first team chances limited with Cardiff at the start of 2013-14, joining Blackburn Rovers on loan in 2013. In January 2014, Gestede made a permanent transfer to Blackburn Rovers, and established himself in the first team, forming a partnership with Jordan Rhodes in attack. Gestede has also played internationally for France 17 times at under-19 level.
is forwards of	Aston Villa FC Squad, 2015-16
is Name of	Aston Villa F.C. Middlesbrough F.C. Blackburn Rovers FC Squad, 2014-15
is league topscorer of	2015–16 Aston Villa F.C. season