![]() Matsima playing for Monaco in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Chrislain Iris Aurel Matsima [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 15 May 2002||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Nanterre, [2] Hauts-de-Seine, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | FC Augsburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2013 | Nanterre | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Garenne-Colombes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | RCFF | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2020 | Monaco | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Monaco II | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2025 | Monaco | 30 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | → Lorient (loan) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | → Lorient II (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | → Clermont (loan) | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024–2025 | → FC Augsburg (loan) | 30 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2025– | FC Augsburg | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | France U16 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | France U17 | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | France U18 | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | France U20 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023–2025 | France U21 | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | France Olympic | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:25, 23 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 June 2025 |
Chrislain Iris Aurel Matsima (born 15 May 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg.
Matsima made his professional debut for Monaco on 27 September 2020 in a Ligue 1 game against Strasbourg. [4]
On 16 August 2022, Matsima joined Lorient on loan with an option to buy. [5] On 31 January 2023, the loan was terminated early. [6]
On 1 February 2024, Matsima moved on loan to Clermont. [7]
On 30 August 2024, Matsima joined German club FC Augsburg on a season-long loan with a buy option. [8] On 30 January 2025, Augsburg exercised their option to buy and signed a contract with Matsima until 2029. [9]
Born in France, Matsima is of Congolese descent from the Republic of the Congo. [10]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Monaco II | 2019–20 | CFA 2 | 17 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
Monaco | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
Total | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
Lorient (loan) | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
Lorient II (loan) | 2022–23 | CFA 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Clermont (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
FC Augsburg II (loan) | 2024–25 | Regionalliga Bayern | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Augsburg (loan) | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | |
Augsburg | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | |
Career total | 100 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 117 | 4 |
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