Background
Gounet grew up in Saint-Doulchard, Cher, France and began his career at his local side Bourges 18, signing at the age of 12.
Gounet grew up in Saint-Doulchard, Cher, France and began his career at his local side Bourges 18, signing at the age of 12.
He began his career in his native France with Tours, before moving to England and joining League One side Brentford in 2011. Early years
Tours
Gounet moved to Ligue 2 club Tours at the age of 18. While at Tours he was a team mate of future France internationals Laurent Koscielny and Olivier Giroud.
Gounet made 40 appearances for the B team in the Championnat de France amateur 2 during his time at the club, including 28 appearances during the 2010-2011 season.
His spell at Tours came to an end after he suffered an injury in 2010, which kept him out of football for a year and saw him released by the club in June 2011. Brentford
He failed to feature for the first team during the season and played instead for the Development Squadron
In the summer of 2012, Gounet was given a new one year contract and the number 16 shirt for the 2012-2013 season. He received his maiden call into the first team squad for a League Cup first round match versus Walsall on 12 August 2012, remaining on the bench for the 1–0 defeat.
He started the match and conceded two goals as Brentford ran out 4–2 victors after extra time.
During the latter part of the season Gounet became a regular backup to Simon Moore. Gounet also made eight Professional Development League 2 South appearances for the Development Squad during the 2012-2013 season. Gounet was released upon the expiration of his contract, shortly after Brentford"s League One Playoff Final defeat to Yeovil Town.
He made just one first team appearance for the Bees.
Free agent
Gounet was offered a contract by Ligue 2 club Stade Laval in the summer of 2013, but turned it down as he wished to remain in England. In January 2014, Gounet tweeted that he had been training with Premier League side Fulham.
Gounet joined Scottish Championship side Hibernian on trial in July 2014, linking up with former Brentford teammate Farid El Alagui. In September, Gounet tweeted that he was still looking for a new club
Vendée Luçon
In September 2015, Gounet joined Vendée Luçon following a short trial with the Championnat National side.