Mamadou Samassa (footballer, born 1990)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mamadou Samassa | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Montreuil, France | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Troyes | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2003 | Collinée-Le Gouray | ||
| 2003–2006 | PEF Ploufragan | ||
| 2003–2009 | Guingamp | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009– | Guingamp | 126 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Guingamp B | 3 | (0) |
| 2016– | Troyes | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | France U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008 | France U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | France U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012– | Mali | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:53, 21 August 2016 (UTC). | |||
Mamadou Samassa (born 16 February 1990 in Montreuil) is a French-born Malian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for French club Troyes in the Ligue 1, the top level of French football.[1] He is a French youth international and represented France at under-18, under-19, and under-20 level.
Career
Samassa was the starting goalkeeper on Guingamp's under-18 team that won the 2008–09 edition of the Championnat National 18 ans.
On 23 September 2008, he signed his first professional contract agreeing to a four-year deal until 2013.[2] For the 2010–11 season, he was installed as the club's starting goalkeeper for its campaign in the Championnat National, and stayed with the club during their rise from the third to the first division, remaining first choice keeper throughout. He shares the same name with his older cousin who plays as a striker for Serie A team Chievo.[3]
International career
Samassa played his first match for the Mali national football team 13 October 2012, in a game against Botswana.[4]
Honours
- Guingamp
See also
References
- ↑ "Gardien de but des Aigles: Mamadou Samassa à Guingamp!". Mali Football (in French). 12 March 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ "Premier contrat professionnel pour Mamadou Samassa". En Avant de Guingamp (in French). 23 September 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ "Pacy-sur-Eure - Guingamp, ce soir (20 h) Samassa: le bonheur d'être là". Le Telegramme (in French). 5 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ "Mali-Botswana de samedi: Une première pour le gardien de but de Guingamp, Mamadou Samassa". Maliweb.net (in French). 3 September 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
External links
- EA Guingamp club profile
- Mamadou Samassa – French League Stats at LFP.fr (French)
- Mamadou Samassa at L'Équipe Football (French)
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