Samuel Moutoussamy
Moutoussamy with Nantes in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-08-12) 12 August 1996
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Nantes
Number 8
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 II 40 (5)
2017– Nantes 119 (2)
2020–2021 → Fortuna Sittard (loan) 14 (0)
International career‡
2019– DR Congo 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 March 2022

Samuel Moutoussamy (born 12 August 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Nantes. Born in France, he plays for the DR Congo national team.

Club career

Moutoussamy made his professional debut for Nantes in a 1–0 Ligue 1 loss to Marseille on 12 August 2017.[2] On 6 October 2020, he joined Fortuna Sittard on loan.[3]

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.[4]

International career

Moutoussamy was born in France to an Indo-Guadeloupean father and a Congolese mother.[5] He debuted for the DR Congo national team in a 1–1 friendly tie with Algeria on 10 October 2019.[6]

Personal life

He was born in Paris, France. His mother is Congolese, and his father is Indo-Guadeloupean of Tamil origin.

Honours

Nantes

References

  1. ↑ "Samuel Moutoussamy". FC Nantes. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 Conforama - Saison 2017/2018 - 2ème journée - FC Nantes / Olympique de Marseille". www.lfp.fr.
  3. ↑ "SAMUEL MOUTOUSSAMY TWEEDE AANWINST OP DEADLINEDAY" (Press release) (in Dutch). Fortuna Sittard. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "SAMUEL MOUTOUSSAMY À L'HONNEUR EN AVANT-MATCH" (in French). 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  5. ↑ Lavon, Steven (17 May 2019). "Samuel Moutoussamy: il ouvre la porte à la RDC".
  6. ↑ "Internationaux – Résultats et programme des Nantais !". FR.
  7. ↑ "COUPE DE FRANCE 2021 - 2022 - FINALE". fff.fr. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
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