 Mousset in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lys Émilien Mousset[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Montivilliers, France | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Soquence Graville | ||
| 2004–2006 | Havre Caucriauville | ||
| 2006–2012 | Le Havre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Le Havre B | 57 | (14) |
| 2014–2016 | Le Havre | 34 | (14) |
| 2016–2019 | AFC Bournemouth | 58 | (3) |
| 2019–2022 | Sheffield United | 48 | (9) |
| 2022 | → Salernitana (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | VfL Bochum | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Nîmes (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2016 | France U20 | 8 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | France U21 | 8 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 January 2024 | |||
Lys Émilien Mousset (born 8 February 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Club career
Le Havre
Mousset joined the Le Havre academy in 2006, after playing for local clubs Soquence Graville and Havre Caucriauville. He began playing for the reserve side in 2012, where he impressed, before making his debut for the first team in 2014. Mousset would go on to score fourteen goals in thirty-six games for Le Havre.[3]
AFC Bournemouth
On 30 June 2016, Mousset joined AFC Bournemouth from Le Havre for a €7.3 million transfer fee.[4][5] He scored his first goal for Bournemouth in an FA Cup tie against Wigan Athletic on 6 January 2018.[6]
Sheffield United
On 21 July 2019, Mousset signed for newly promoted Premier League club Sheffield United. The Blades paid a club-record fee in the region of £10 million for Mousset, and he put pen to paper on a three-year contract.[7] On 21 September 2019, He scored his first goal for Sheffield United in a 2–0 away win against Everton.[8] On 30 September Wilder confirmed that Mousset's toe injury could keep him out for at least another two months. He still finished the 2019–20 season as joint highest scorer for Sheffield United along with Oli McBurnie on six goals, and joint highest assist provider along with Enda Stevens on four assists.[9]
Loan to Salernitana
On 31 January 2022, Mousset was loaned to Salernitana in Serie A.[10]
VfL Bochum
On 15 August 2022, Mousset signed a two-year contract with VfL Bochum in Germany.[11]
In January 2023, Mousset was suspended from the team.[12] He was loaned out to Nîmes on 31 January.[13]
On 9 January 2024, Mousset's contract with Bochum was terminated by mutual consent.[14]
International career
Mousset was born in France to a Senegalese father and a French mother, and is eligible for both countries.[15] He made his France U20 debut in 2015.
Career statistics
- As of match played 4 March 2022[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Le Havre | 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 14 | ||
| Total | 34 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 14 | ||
| AFC Bournemouth | 2016–17 | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Premier League | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 28 | 2 | ||
| Total | 58 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 5 | ||
| Sheffield United | 2019–20 | Premier League | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 6 | |
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Championship | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 3 | ||
| Total | 48 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 9 | ||
| Salernitana (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 144 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 27 | ||
References
- ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2016 and 31/07/2016" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 23. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- 1 2 "Lys Mousset: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ↑ "French striker smashes transfer record". Sheffield United. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ "HAC Football on Twitter". twitter.com/HAC_Foot (in French). HAC Football (Le Havre). 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ↑ Lustig, Nick (30 June 2016). "Bournemouth complete transfer of Lys Mousset from Le Havre". www.skysports.com. Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ↑ "Bournemouth 2-2 Wigan". BBC. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ↑ "Sheffield United sign Lys Mousset for club-record £10m from Bournemouth". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ "Everton v Sheffield Utd, 2019/20 | Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ↑ "ESPN: Serving sports fans. Anytime. Anywhere. - ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ↑ "LYS MOUSSET È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA SALERNITANA" (Press release) (in Italian). Salernitana. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ↑ "VfL verpflichtet Lys Mousset" (in German). VfL Bochum. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ "Problemfall mit Ansage. VfL suspendiert Mousset: Wie es jetzt weitergeht" (in German). VfL Bochum Magazin - Philipp Rentsch. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ↑ "Lys Mousset loaned out". VfL Bochum. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ↑ "Vertrag von Lys Mousset aufgelöst" [Lys Mousset's contract terminated] (in German). VfL Bochum. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ↑ "Talent Caché : Lys Mendy, le méconnu des sénégalais de Premier League !".
- ↑ Lys Mousset at Soccerway
External links
- Lys Mousset at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Lys Mousset at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Lys Mousset at Soccerbase