Chrislain Matsima

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Chrislain Matsima
RB Salzburg gegen AS Monaco (Testspiel, 3. Juli 2021) 52 (cropped).jpg
Matsima playing for Monaco in 2021
Personal information
Full name Chrislain Iris Aurel Matsima [1]
Date of birth (2002-05-15) 15 May 2002 (age 23) [2]
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*
YearsTeamApps(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
Men's football
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019
* 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.

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Club career

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]

Personal life

Born in France, Matsima is of Congolese descent from the Republic of the Congo. [10]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Monaco II 2019–20 CFA 2 171——171
Monaco 2020–21 Ligue 1 9020—110
2021–22 Ligue 170303 [a] 0130
2022–23 Ligue 180002 [a] 0100
2023–24 Ligue 16010—70
Total3006050410
Lorient (loan) 2022–23 Ligue 16020—80
Lorient II (loan) 2022–23 CFA 210——10
Clermont (loan) 2023–24 Ligue 114100—141
FC Augsburg II (loan) 2024–25 Regionalliga Bayern 10——10
Augsburg (loan) 2024–25 Bundesliga 30130—331
Augsburg 2025–26 Bundesliga1110—21
Career total1004120501174
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

France U23

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 27 July 2024. p. 4. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Chrislain Matsima". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Chrislain Matsima". FC Lorient. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Résultat et résumé Monaco - Strasbourg, Ligue 1 Uber Eats, 5e journée, Dimanche 27 Septembre 2020". L'Équipe (in French). Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "CHRISLAIN MATSIMA EN PRÊT CHEZ LES MERLUS" (in French). Lorient. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Chrislain Matsima returns to AS Monaco". AS Monaco. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "CHRISLAIN MATSIMA EST CLERMONTOIS !" [CHRISLAIN MATSIMA IS AT CLERMONT!] (in French). Clermont. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "FC Augsburg sign Chrislain Matsima from Monaco". FC Augsburg. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "FCA sign Chrislain Matsima on a permanent basis". FC Augsburg. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Football, les résultats des Diables rouges et des Congolais de la diaspora en Europe (Youth League) | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". www.adiac-congo.com.
  11. ↑ Ronay, Barney (9 August 2024). "Camello's extra-time double clinches football gold for Spain against France". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "Bundesliga Rookie Award". Bundesliga. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
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