Samuel Moutoussamy

Samuel Moutoussamy
	Moutoussamy with Nantes in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	12 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sivasspor
Number	12
Youth career
2003–2010	Meudon AS
2010–2011	Boulogne-Billancourt
2011	Montrouge FC 92
2011–2016	Lyon
2016–2017	Nantes
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2016	Lyon B
2016–2018	Nantes B
2017–2024	Nantes
2020–2021	→ Fortuna Sittard (loan)
2024–	Sivasspor
International career‡
2019–	DR Congo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:45, 27 September 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 February 2024

Samuel Moutoussamy (born 12 August 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Süper Lig club Sivasspor. 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]

On 27 December 2023, he was selected from the list of 24 Congolese players selected by Sébastien Desabre to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Personal life

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

Honours

Nantes

Coupe de France: 2021–22^[7]

References

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

External links

Samuel Moutoussamy at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
Samuel Moutoussamy – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
Samuel Moutoussamy – UEFA competition record (archive)
Samuel Moutoussamy at L'Équipe Football (in French)
Samuel Moutoussamy at Soccerway
Samuel Moutoussamy at National-Football-Teams.com

[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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