Soungoutou Magassa

Soungoutou Magassa

Personal information
Full name	Soungoutou Magassa [1]
Date of birth	(2003-10-08) 8 October 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Stains, France
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team	Monaco
Number	88
Youth career
2009–2012	Sucy FC
2012–2013	RC Joinville
2013–2017	Lusitanos Saint-Maur
2017–2018	FC Gobelins
2018–2022	Monaco
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2022	Monaco B	21	(1)
2022–	Monaco	39	(0)
International career‡
2022–2023	France U20	5	(0)
2023–	France U21	3	(0)
2024	France Olympic	7	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing   France Olympic Games 2024 Paris Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:11, 7 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024

Soungoutou Magassa (born 8 October 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and centre-back for Ligue 1 club Monaco.

Early life

Soungoutou Magassa was born in Stains, Seine-Saint-Denis, playing football for several Francilian clubs before joining the Monaco academy in 2018. ^{[3] [4]}

Club career

Magassa signed his first professional contract with Monaco in April 2021, choosing them over other high-profile clubs seeking to sign him, including Roma and Milan. ^{[3] [5] [6] [7] [8]} He made his professional debut for Monaco on 2 January 2022, replacing Wissam Ben Yedder during a 3–1 Coupe de France away win over Quevilly-Rouen in the round of 32. ^[9]

International career

Of Malian descent, ^{[3] [6] [7] [8]} Soungoutou Magassa is eligible for both the French and Malian national teams. ^[10] He was called up to the France U20s for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. ^[11]

Style of play

Described as a box-to-box midfielder, ^{[3] [7]} Magassa is able to play both as a defensive midfielder and a centre-back. Good with both feet, he describes himself as a player good at winning the ball back and finding optimal passing options. ^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 February 2025 ^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Monaco B	2021–22	Championnat National 2	21	1	—		—		—		21	1
Monaco	2021–22	Ligue 1	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2022–23	Ligue 1	2	0	1	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2023–24	Ligue 1	21	0	1	0	—		—		22	0
	2024–25	Ligue 1	16	0	2	0	7 [a]	1	1 [b]	0	26	1
	Total		39	0	5	0	7	1	1	0	52	1
Career total			60	1	5	0	7	1	1	0	73	2

1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
2. Appearance in Trophée des Champions

Honours

France U23

• Summer Olympics silver medal: 2024 ^[13]

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 8. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
2. "Soungoutou Magassa". AS Monaco FC. Archived from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
3. "Le jeune Magassa signe pro à Monaco". L'Équipe (in French). 30 April 2021. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
4. "Soungoutou MAGASSA". AS Monaco (in French). Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
5. Valente, Toni (30 April 2021). "Mercato - Soungoutou Magassa a signé un contrat professionnel". Ouest-France . Made in Monégasque. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
6. "AS Monaco : une jeune pépite signe pro". Onze Mondial (in French). 30 April 2021. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
7. Tomegah, Rodolph (30 April 2021). "Soungoutou Magassa : Le jeune franco-malien signe son premier contrat pro avec l'AS Monaco". Africa Top Sports (in French). Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
8. Demba, Varore (1 May 2021). "Monaco : Soungoutou Magassa snobe le Milan AC". Sport News Africa (in French). Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
9. Maltret, Laurent (2 January 2022). "Quevilly-Rouen 1-3 Monaco, Coupe de France , résultat et résumé du match". L'Équipe (in French). Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
10. Diakaté, Bréhima (20 April 2020). "Soungoutou Magassa : "Je veux devenir un grand joueur"". Référence14Sport.ml (in French). Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
11. "Le groupe pour la Coupe du monde". www.fff.fr.
12. Soungoutou Magassa at Soccerway
13. 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.

External links

• Profile at the AS Monaco FC website
• Soungoutou Magassa at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Soungoutou Magassa – UEFA competition record ( archive )