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French footballer (born 2003)

Soungoutou Magassa
Personal information
Full name Soungoutou Magassa
Date of birth (2003-10-08) 8 October 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Stains, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team Monaco
Number 88
Youth career
2009–2012 Sucy FC
2012–2013 RC Joinville
2013–2017 Lusitanos Saint-Maur
2017–2018 FC Gobelins
2018–2022 Monaco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Monaco B 21 (1)
2022– Monaco 35 (0)
International career
2022–2023 France U20 5 (0)
2023– France U21 3 (0)
2024 France Olympic 7 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:06, 18 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024

Soungoutou Magassa (born 8 October 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and centre-back for Ligue 1 club Monaco.

Early life

Soungoutou Magassa was born in Stains, Seine-Saint-Denis, playing football for several Francilian clubs before joining the Monaco academy in 2018.

Club career

Magassa signed his first professional contract with Monaco in April 2021, choosing them over other high-profile clubs seeking to sign him, including Roma and Milan. He made his professional debut for Monaco on 2 January 2022, replacing Wissam Ben Yedder during a 3–1 Coupe de France away win over Quevilly-Rouen in the round of 32.

International career

Of Malian descent, Soungoutou Magassa is eligible for both the French and Malian national teams. He was called up to the France U20s for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Style of play

Described as a box-to-box midfielder, Magassa is able to play both as a defensive midfielder and a centre-back. Good with both feet, he describes himself as a player good at winning the ball back and finding optimal passing options.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Monaco B 2021–22 Championnat National 2 21 1 — — — 21 1
Monaco 2021–22 Ligue 1 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
2022–23 Ligue 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 — 3 0
2023–24 Ligue 1 21 0 1 0 — — 22 0
2024–25 Ligue 1 12 0 2 0 4 1 1 0 19 1
Total 35 0 5 0 4 1 1 0 45 1
Career total 56 1 5 0 4 1 1 0 66 2
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearance in Trophée des Champions

Honours

France U23

References

  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 8. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
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  7. ^ Tomegah, Rodolph (30 April 2021). "Soungoutou Magassa : Le jeune franco-malien signe son premier contrat pro avec l'AS Monaco". Africa Top Sports (in French). Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  8. ^ Demba, Varore (1 May 2021). "Monaco : Soungoutou Magassa snobe le Milan AC". Sport News Africa (in French). Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  9. Maltret, Laurent (2 January 2022). "Quevilly-Rouen 1-3 Monaco, Coupe de France , résultat et résumé du match". L'Équipe (in French). Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  10. ^ Diakaté, Bréhima (20 April 2020). "Soungoutou Magassa : "Je veux devenir un grand joueur"". Référence14Sport.ml (in French). Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  11. "Le groupe pour la Coupe du monde". www.fff.fr.
  12. Soungoutou Magassa at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  13. Ronay, Barney (9 August 2024). "Camello's extra-time double clinches football gold for Spain against France". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 August 2024.

External links

AS Monaco FC – current squad
France men's football squad – 2024 Summer Olympics – Silver medalists
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