Amine Messoussa

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Amine Messoussa
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-10-12) 12 October 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Lyon, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Villefranche
Youth career
2010–2018 Lyon
2018–2020 Saint-Priest
2020–2021 Lille
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Lille II 41 (18)
2023– Lille 1 (0)
2024–Villefranche (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2021 Morocco U17 1 (1)
2021–2022 France U18 7 (4)
2022 France U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:11, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

Amine Messoussa (born 12 October 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Championnat National club Villefranche on loan from Lille.

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Club career

Messoussa is a youth product of Lyon and Saint-Priest, before finishing his development with Lille on 10 August 2020. [1] He started playing with Lille's reserves in 2021 in the Championnat National 3. [2] On 5 July 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Lille. [3] He made his professional debut with the senior Lille team as a late substitute in a 2–1 Ligue 1 win over Nantes on 27 May 2023.

On 30 January 2024, Messoussa was loaned to Villefranche. [4]

International career

Messousa was born in France to a Moroccan father and Algerian mother, and is eligible for all 3 countries. [5] He represented the Morocco U17s in a friendly 2–1 win over the Ghana U17s on 14 February 2021, and scored on his debut. [6] He played for the France U18s in their winning campaign at the 2022 Mediterranean Games, where he was the second top scorer with 4 goals. [7]

Honours

France U18

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References

  1. "Amine Messoussa (AS Saint-Priest) signe au LOSC ! • Actufoot • Actu du foot pro/amateur".
  2. Denis, Sebastien (5 September 2023). "Le LOSC a trouvé une étonnante doublure à Jonathan David". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert.
  3. Rocha, Joseph Da (5 July 2022). "Amine Messoussa se confie sur son premier contrat professionnel avec le LOSC". Le petit Lillois.
  4. "AMINE MESSOUSSA PRÊTÉ À VILLEFRANCHE BEAUJOLAIS" [AMINE MESSOUSSA LOANED TO VILLEFRANCHE BEAUJOLAIS] (in French). Lille OSC. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  5. Farid Kada rabah (1 July 2022). "D'origine Algérienne et Marocaine, Amine Messoussa (EDF U18) déclare que la FAF ne l'a jamais contacté". DZBallon L'actu du football Algérien. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  6. "Amine Messoussa buteur avec les U17 marocains". OneFootball. 7 October 2021.
  7. Lemichel, Hugo (6 July 2022). "Amine Messoussa célèbre le trophée des Jeux Méditerranéens avec d'anciens du LOSC". Le petit Lillois.