Soungoutou Magassa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Soungoutou Magassa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Stains, France | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2018–2021 | Monaco | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Monaco II | 21 | (1) |
| 2022– | Monaco | 20 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | France U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | France U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:17, 30 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:36, 13 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
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[edit]
Soungoutou Magassa was born in Stains, Seine-Saint-Denis, playing football for several Francilian clubs before joining the Monaco academy in 2018.[3][4]
Club career[edit]
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.[3][5][6][7][8] 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.[9]
International career[edit]
Of Malian descent,[3][6][7][8] Soungoutou Magassa is eligible for both the French and Malian national teams.[10] He was called up to the France U20s for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[11]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of match played 30 March 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Monaco II | 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 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 41 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
Style of play[edit]
Described as a box-to-box midfielder,[3][7] 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.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 8. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Soungoutou Magassa". AS Monaco FC. Archived from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Le jeune Magassa signe pro à Monaco". L'Équipe (in French). 30 April 2021. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Soungoutou MAGASSA". AS Monaco (in French). Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Valente, Toni (30 April 2021). "Mercato - Soungoutou Magassa a signé un contrat professionnel". Ouest-France. Made in Monégasque. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ a b "AS Monaco : une jeune pépite signe pro". Onze Mondial (in French). 30 April 2021. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Le groupe pour la Coupe du monde". www.fff.fr.
External links[edit]
- Soungoutou Magassa at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Profile at the AS Monaco FC website
- Soungoutou Magassa at Soccerway