Samuel Albert Alain Arcade Moutoussamy (born 12 August 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Süper Lig club Sivasspor. Born in France, he plays for the DR Congo national team.
_16_(cropped).jpg) Moutoussamy with Nantes in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Albert Alain Arcade Moutoussamy[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sivasspor | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2010 | Meudon AS | ||
| 2010–2011 | Boulogne-Billancourt | ||
| 2011 | Montrouge FC 92 | ||
| 2011–2016 | Lyon | ||
| 2016–2017 | Nantes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Lyon B | 50 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | Nantes B | 40 | (5) |
| 2017–2024 | Nantes | 144 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | → Fortuna Sittard (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2024– | Sivasspor | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | DR Congo | 32 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:45, 27 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 February 2024 | |||
Club career
editMoutoussamy made his professional debut for Nantes in a 1–0 Ligue 1 loss to Marseille on 12 August 2017.[3] On 6 October 2020, he joined Fortuna Sittard on loan.[4]
On 29 January 2023, in the 0–0 draw against Clermont Foot, he played his 100th game in Ligue 1 with Nantes. Three days later, the club rewarded him for the achievement.[5]
International career
editMoutoussamy was born in France to an Indo-Guadeloupean father and a Congolese mother.[6] He debuted for the DR Congo national team in a 1–1 friendly tie with Algeria on 10 October 2019.[7]
On 27 December 2023, he was selected from the list of 24 Congolese players selected by Sébastien Desabre to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Personal life
editHe was born in Paris, France. His mother is Congolese, and his father is Indo-Guadeloupean of Tamil origin.
Honours
editNantes
References
edit- ^ "Samuel Albert Alain Arcade Moutoussamy". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "Samuel Moutoussamy". FC Nantes. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022.
- ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 Conforama - Saison 2017/2018 - 2ème journée - FC Nantes / Olympique de Marseille". www.lfp.fr.
- ^ "SAMUEL MOUTOUSSAMY TWEEDE AANWINST OP DEADLINEDAY" (Press release) (in Dutch). Fortuna Sittard. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "SAMUEL MOUTOUSSAMY À L'HONNEUR EN AVANT-MATCH" (in French). 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ Lavon, Steven (17 May 2019). "Samuel Moutoussamy: il ouvre la porte à la RDC".
- ^ "Internationaux – Résultats et programme des Nantais !". FR.
- ^ "COUPE DE FRANCE 2021 – 2022 – FINALE". fff.fr. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
External links
edit
- Samuel Moutoussamy – UEFA competition record (archive)
