Othmane Maamma

Othmane Maamma

Maamma in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth	(2005-10-06) 6 October 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth	Alès, France
Position	Forward
Team information
Current team	Watford
Number	42
Youth career
	Gazelec Sportif Gardois
	Arles
	Montpellier
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2025	Montpellier B	28	(8)
2024–2025	Montpellier	14	(2)
2025–	Watford	17	(3)
International career‡
2024–2025	Morocco U20	28	(5)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Morocco FIFA U-20 World Cup Winner 2025 Chile U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Runner-up 2025 Egypt
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:36, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

Othmane Maamma (born 6 October 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Watford. Born in France, he represents Morocco at youth international level. ^[1]

Club career

On 12 May 2024, Maamma made his professional debut for Ligue 1 club Montpellier, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat at home to Monaco. ^[2] He completed five dribbles and two shots on target, a performance that "impressed observers". ^{[3] [4]} In the following match on 19 May, he made his first senior start and scored his first professional goal in a 2–2 draw away to Lens. ^{[5] [6]} At the age of 18 years and 226 days, he became the third-youngest goalscorer in Montpellier's history. ^[7] On 11 July 2025, Maamma joined Championship side Watford on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee. ^[8]

International career

In March 2024, Maamma was called up by the Morocco under-20s for two friendly matches against the England under-19s and the United States under-19s. ^[9] He played in the match against England. ^[10]

In October 2025 Maamma participated in the FIFA U-20 World Cup where he helped Morocco under-20s to win the tournament by becoming the top assist provider with 4 also scoring 1 goal. This led to Maamma winning the Golden Ball for player of the tournament. ^[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 February 2026 ^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Montpellier B	2022–23	National 3	8	2	—		—		—		8	2
	2023–24	National 3	18	5	—		—		—		18	5
	2024–25	National 3	2	1	—		—		—		2	1
	Total		28	8	—		—		—		28	8
Montpellier	2023–24	Ligue 1	2	1	0	0	—		—		2	1
	2024–25	Ligue 1	12	1	0	0	—		—		12	1
	Total		14	2	0	0	—		—		14	2
Watford	2025–26	EFL Championship	17	3	0	0	—		—		17	3
Career total			59	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	59	13

1. Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup

Honours

Morocco U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2025 ^[13]
• U-20 Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2025 ^[14]

Individual

• FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Ball: 2025 ^[11]
• CAF Youth Player of the Year: 2025 ^[15]

References

1. Othmane Maamma at Soccerway
2. Maxime (13 May 2024). "Premier match en Ligue 1 pour Othmane Maamma". MHSC OnAir (in French). Archived from the original on 20 July 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
3. Senoussi, Zoubida (14 May 2024). "Ligue 1: le phénomène marocain Othmane Maamma enflamme les réseaux". Hespress Français - Actualités du Maroc (in French). Retrieved 21 May 2024.
4. "MHSC : à l'image d'Othmane Maamma, à l'entrée en jeu prometteuse devant Monaco, le club montpelliérain veut s'appuyer un peu plus sur ses jeunes" . midilibre.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 May 2024.
5. "[RCL-MHSC] Othmane Maamma brille encore | AllezPaillade.com" (in French). 20 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.^{[ dead link ]}
6. Senoussi, Zoubida (20 May 2024). "Ligue 1: La belle performance d'Othmane Maamma face à Lens". Hespress Français - Actualités du Maroc (in French). Retrieved 21 May 2024.
7. "Qui est Othmane Maamma, cette nouvelle étoile marocaine qui brille en Ligue 1?". Le360 Sport (in French). Retrieved 21 May 2024.
8. "Watford sign ex-Montpellier forward Maamma". BBC. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
9. "Othmane Maamma avec les U20 du Maroc". OneFootball. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
10. "Le Maroc U20 d'Othmane Maamma tenu en échec par l'Angleterre U19". MHSC OnAir (in French). 22 March 2024. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
11. "Maamma and Cremaschi Clinch Golden Prizes". FIFA. 20 October 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
12. "Othmane Maama". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
13. "Zabiri fires Morocco to maiden crown". FIFA. 20 October 2025.
14. https://www.cafonline.com/fr/coupe-dafrique-des-nations-u-20/news/canu20-lafrique-du-sud-sur-le-toit-de-l-afrique/
15. Fadaili, Fatima-zohra (19 November 2025). "2025 CAF Awards: Othmane Maamma Wins Young African Player of the Year". Barlaman Today. Retrieved 19 November 2025.