Mamadou Samassa (footballer, born 1990)

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Mamadou Samassa
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Samassa training in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-02-16) 16 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Montreuil, France
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Laval
Number 30
Youth career
1996–2003 Collinée-Le Gouray
2003–2005 PEF Ploufragan
2003–2009 Guingamp
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2016 Guingamp 126 (0)
2013–2016 Guingamp B 3 (0)
2016–2019 Troyes 95 (0)
2019–2021 Sivasspor 51 (0)
2021 Levadiakos 0 (0)
2022 Sri Pahang 21 (0)
2023– Laval 36 (0)
International career
2008 France U18 2 (0)
2008 France U19 1 (0)
2009 France U20 1 (0)
2012– Mali 16 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Africa Cup of Nations
Bronze medal icon.svg 2013 South Africa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:22, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Mamadou Samassa (born 16 February 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 2 club Laval. Born in France, he represented his birth country at youth international level before switching to the Mali national team.

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Club career

Samassa was born in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, but his parents moved to Collinée in Britanny when he was 3 years old. [1]

Guingamp

Samassa was the starting goalkeeper on Guingamp's 18 ans team that won the 2008–09 edition of the Championnat National 18 ans.

On 23 September 2008, he signed his first professional contract agreeing to a four-year deal until 2013. [2] [3] For the 2010–11 season, he was installed as the club's starting goalkeeper for its campaign in the Championnat National, and stayed with the club during their rise from the third to the first division, remaining first choice keeper throughout. He shares the same name with his older cousin who plays as a striker. [4]

Troyes

Samassa signed for French Ligue 2 club Troyes on a three-year deal. He made a total of 95 appearance for the club. [5]

Sivasspor

On 15 June 2019, he signed a two-year contract with Turkish Süper Lig side Sivasspor. [6]

Levadiakos

Samassa joined Super League Greece 2 side Levadiakos in September 2021. [7]

Sri Pahang

Samassa completed a move to Malaysia Super League club Sri Pahang in January 2022. [8] He was then released by the club at the end of the season after making 21 league and 5 league cup appearances.

International career

Samassa played his first match for the Mali national team on 13 October 2012, in a game against Botswana. [9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 May 2024 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Guingamp 2010–11 Championnat National 3801030420
2011–12 Ligue 2 2600010270
2012–13 Ligue 23300000330
2013–14 Ligue 1 1906000250
2014–15 Ligue 1903000101 [lower-alpha 1] 0140
2015–16 Ligue 110000010
Total12601004010101420
Guingamp B 2013–14 Championnat de France Amateur 2 1010
2014–15Championnat de France Amateur 21010
2015–16 Championnat de France Amateur 21010
Total300000000030
Troyes 2016–17 Ligue 237000102 [lower-alpha 2] 0400
2017–18 Ligue 12102000230
2018–19 Ligue 23701000380
Total950301000201010
Sivasspor 2019–20 Süper Lig 3300010340
2020–21 Süper Lig180000060240
Total51000106000580
Levadiakos 2021–22 Super League Greece 2 0010000010
Sri Pahang 2022 Malaysia Super League 2102030260
Laval 2023–24 Ligue 235000350
Career total33101609070303660
  1. Appearance in Trophée des Champions
  2. Appearances in Ligue 2 promotion playoffs

International

As of match played 6 June 2024 [11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mali 201210
201350
201440
201510
201810
201920
202420
Total160

Honours

Guingamp

Mali

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References

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