Mathis Amougou

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Mathis Amougou
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Amougou with Saint-Étienne in 2024
Personal information
Full name Mathis Amougou [1]
Date of birth (2006-01-18) 18 January 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth Le Blanc-Mesnil, France [2]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 39
Youth career
2012–2014 Entente Brie Est
2014–2021 Torcy
2021–2022 Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2025 Saint-Étienne II 21 (3)
2023–2025 Saint-Étienne 18 (0)
2025– Chelsea 1 (0)
International career‡
2022 France U16 1 (0)
2022–2023 France U17 10 (3)
2023 France U18 8 (2)
2024– France U19 11 (0)
2024– France U20 1 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Runner-up 2024 Northern Ireland
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Runner-up 2023 Indonesia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:39, 25 February 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Mathis Amougou (born 18 January 2006) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea.

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Early life

Born in Le Blanc-Mesnil, Amougou has three brothers; one elder, a twin and one younger, all of whom also play football. [3] He first took an interest in football as a child, accompanying his elder brother to his football training sessions in Sevran, though he was not able to register with any club as he was too young. [3]

Club career

Early career

After his family moved to La Ferté-Gaucher, Amougou began his career with local side Entente Brie Est, spending two seasons before a move to Torcy in 2014. [4] While at Torcy, he was also enrolled at the prestigious football academy INF Clairefontaine. [4]

Saint-Étienne

Amougou who had already been training with the academy of professional side Saint-Étienne, moved officially in July 2021. [3] [5]

After a year playing youth football with Saint-Étienne, he was promoted to the club's second team, competing in the Championnat National 3. Mid-way through his first season in senior football, in April 2023, he signed his first professional contract with the club, penning a two-year deal. [6]

After making his senior debut on 13 January 2024 in a goalless draw against Laval in Ligue 2, [7] he established himself as a more regular starter during the first half of the 2024–25 Ligue 1. [8]

Chelsea

On 3 February 2025, Amougou signed an eight-year contract with Premier League club Chelsea, [9] for a reported transfer fee of €15 million. [10]

International career

Of Cameroonian descent, Amougou is eligible to represent both Cameroon and France at international level. In 2022, following impressive performances for Saint-Étienne's youth team, French national youth coach Jean-Luc Vannuchi called him up for a double-header against Germany, and he made his under-16 debut in the second of these two games. [11]

Despite this being his only appearance for the under-16 squad, he remained a player of interest for Vannuchi, and having impressed at both under-17 and under-18 level, he was called up to the squad for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup. [12] In France's second game against South Korea, Amougou's goal in the 2nd-minute lead France to a 1–0 win, ensuring his nation progressed to the knockout stages. [13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 February 2025 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Saint-Étienne II 2022–23 Championnat National 3 81———81
2023–24 122———122
2024–25 10———10
Total213———213
Saint-Étienne 2023–24 Ligue 2 1010——10
2024–25 Ligue 1 17000——180
Total18010——190
Chelsea 2024–25 Premier League 1000000010
Career total403100000413

Honours

France U17

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia 2023™" (PDF). fdp.fifa.org. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Mathis Amougou at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
  3. 1 2 3 Youcef, Rafik (27 August 2022). "Turfu [11/14] - Mathis Amougou (AS Saint-Étienne) : " Je n'ai pas eu de mal à quitter ma famille "" [Turfu [11/14] - Mathis Amougou (AS Saint-Étienne): "I had no trouble leaving my family"]. onzemondial.com (in French). Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Mathis Amougou stage U15 EDF" [Mathis Amougou training camp U15 EDF]. torcyfoot.footeo.com (in French). 22 June 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  5. ↑ Maymon, Thimothée (6 April 2023). "Saint-Etienne: Amougou, la pousse verte" [Saint-Etienne: Amougou, the green shoot]. fr.news.yahoo.com (in French). Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Onana, Bertin (5 April 2023). "Le Camerounais Mathis Amougou signe son premier contrat pro" [Cameroonian Mathis Amougou signs his first professional contract]. journalducameroun.com (in French). Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Saint-Etienne 0–0 Stade Laval". ESPN. 13 January 2024.
  8. ↑ Johnson, Simon (4 February 2025). "Chelsea confirm signing of Mathis Amougou from Saint-Etienne". The New York Times.
  9. ↑ "Chelsea complete signing of Mathis Amougou". Chelsea F.C. 4 February 2025.
  10. ↑ Olley, James (4 February 2025). "Mathis Amougou: Chelsea agree deal for Saint-Etienne teen". ESPN.
  11. ↑ "Jean-Luc Vannuchi : "Mathis Amougou, une bonne découverte"" [Jean-Luc Vannuchi: “Mathis Amougou, a good discovery”]. poteaux-carres.com (in French). 18 April 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "La liste pour le Mondial en Indonésie" [The list for the World Cup in Indonesia] (in French). French Football Federation. 30 October 2023. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "La France qualifiée pour les huitièmes de finale de la Coupe du Monde U17" [France qualified for the round of 16 of the U17 World Cup]. lequipe.fr (in French). 15 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  14. ↑ Mathis Amougou at Soccerway
  15. ↑ "Germany win FIFA U-17 World Cup after shootout drama". FIFA.com. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  16. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup awards". FIFA.com. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
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