Matthis Abline

Matthis Abline

Abline with Nantes in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 23)
Place of birth	Angers, France
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position	Forward
Team information
Current team	Monaco
Number	11
Youth career
2009–2014	Landemontais
2014–2018	Carquefou
2018–2020	Rennes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2021	Rennes B	9	(4)
2021–2024	Rennes	19	(1)
2022	→ Le Havre (loan)	16	(6)
2023	→ Auxerre (loan)	19	(2)
2023–2024	→ Nantes (loan)	22	(5)
2024–2026	Nantes	65	(15)
2026–	Monaco	5	(1)
International career‡
2019	France U16	7	(4)
2019–2020	France U17	7	(5)
2021–2022	France U19	11	(6)
2022–2024	France U20	10	(5)
2022–2025	France U21	10	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 October 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 June 2025

Matthis Abline (born 28 March 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Monaco.

Early life

Abline was born in Angers and grew up in Landemont in the Loire Valley. ^[1]

Club career

On 20 August 2020, Abline signed his first professional contract with Rennes. ^[2] He made his professional debut for Rennes on 25 April 2021 in a 5–1 Ligue 1 win against Dijon. ^[3] He scored his first goal against Rosenborg in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round. ^[4]

On 21 January 2022, Abline joined Le Havre on loan until the end of the season. ^[5] On 25 August 2023, he signed for Ligue 1 club Nantes on a season-long loan with an option-to-buy for €6 million. ^[6] On 3 July 2024, he signed for Nantes on a permanent deal for a club-record fee of €12 million (including bonuses), signing a four-year contract. ^[7]

On 30 July 2026, Abline signed a five-year contract with Monaco. ^[8] The transfer fee was reported to be in the region of 30 million euros, which became a new record-highest sale by Nantes. ^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 October 2026 ^[10]

Appearances by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Coupe de France		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rennes B	2020–21	CFA 2	6	2	—		—		6	2
	2021–22	CFA 2	3	2	—		—		3	2
	Total		9	4	—		—		9	4
Rennes	2020–21	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2021–22	Ligue 1	7	0	0	0	2 [a]	1	9	1
	2022–23	Ligue 1	11	1	0	0	4 [b]	1	15	2
	Total		19	1	0	0	6	2	25	3
Le Havre (loan)	2021–22	Ligue 2	16	6	0	0	—		16	6
Auxerre (loan)	2022–23	Ligue 1	19	2	3	1	—		22	3
Nantes (loan)	2023–24	Ligue 1	22	5	2	0	—		24	5
Nantes	2024–25	Ligue 1	34	9	2	2	—		36	11
	2025–26	Ligue 1	31	6	2	2	—		33	8
	Total		65	15	4	4	—		69	19
Monaco	2026–27	Ligue 1	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
Career total			155	34	9	5	6	2	170	41

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

1. "Pépite U21 : Matthis Abline (AJ Auxerre/L1) > Du National 3 vers l'Elite ! | BILLION KEYS". billionkeys.com (in French). 10 December 2020. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
2. "Matthis Abline : un nouveau".
3. Anselmetti, Léo (25 April 2021). "Résultat et résumé Rennes - Dijon, Ligue 1 Uber Eats, 34e journée". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 25 April 2021.
4. Matthis Abline at Soccerway
5. "Matthis Abline (Rennes) en prêt au HAC jusqu'à la fin de la saison" (Press release) (in French). Le Havre. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
6. Mangeard, Nicolas (25 August 2023). "FC Nantes. Matthis Abline officiellement prêté par le Stade Rennais avec une option d'achat". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 30 October 2023.
7. "Official | Nantes sign Matthis Abline from Rennes in club-record €12m deal - Get French Football News". 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
8. "Matthis Abline est Rouge & Blanc" [Matthis Abline is Red & White] (in French). AS Monaco FC. 30 July 2026. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
9. "Mercato : Matthis Abline quitte Nantes et rejoint officiellement l'AS Monaco" [Transfer news: Matthis Abline leaves Nantes and officially joins AS Monaco] (in French). L'Equipe. 30 July 2026. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
10. Matthis Abline at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

External links

• Matthis Abline at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Matthis Abline – UEFA competition record ( archive )