Yanis Massolin

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Yanis Massolin
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-09-20) 20 September 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Moulins, France
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Modena
(on loan from Inter Milan)
Number 17
Youth career
2007–2009 Moulins
2009–2016 Evian Thonon
2016–2018 US Annemasse Gaillard
2018–2020 Meyrin
2020–2021 → FC City (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Moulins Yzeure 11 (1)
2022–2023 Clermont II 7 (0)
2022–2023 Clermont 6 (0)
2023–2025 Francs Borains 42 (5)
2025–2026 Modena 14 (1)
2026– Inter Milan 0 (0)
2026– → Modena (loan) 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 January 2026

Yanis Massolin (born 20 September 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Italian Serie B club Modena, on loan from Inter Milan.

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Professional career

Massolin is a youth product of the French clubs Moulins, Evian Thonon, and US Annemasse Gaillard, before finishing his youth training at the Swiss club Meyrin. On 10 July 2021, he joined Moulins Yzeure in the Championnat National 2 where he began his senior career. [1] On 16 June 2022, he transferred to the Ligue 2 side Clermont. [2] He made his professional debut with Clermont as a late substitute in a 3–1 loss to Brest on 23 October 2022. [3]

On 5 September 2023, Massolin joined Francs Borains in the Belgian second-tier Challenger Pro League. [4]

On 2 July 2025, Massolin moved to Modena in Italian Serie B on a three-year contract, with an option for two more years. [5]

On 2 February 2026, it was announced that Massolin signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Serie A club Inter Milan. As part of the agreement, he was loaned back to Modena until the end of the season. [6]

Personal life

Massolin is the son of the former footballer Richard Massolin, through whom he is of Martiniquais and Spanish descent. [7] He wears the number 97 as a nod to his Martiniquais roots, whose regional code is 972. [8]

References

  1. ↑ Schoeffel, Fabio (11 July 2021). "Toulon, Moulins Yzeure : de jeunes joueurs signent en N2". Foot National (in French). Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "[OFFICIEL] Le jeune Yanis Massolin signe au Clermont Foot". www.radioscoop.com. 16 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Clermont - Brest : belle opération pour le Stade Brestois, le résumé du match". www.linternaute.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "YANIS MASSOLIN EST BORAIN" [YANIS MASSOLIN IS BORAIN] (in French). Francs Borains. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Calciomercato: Yanis Massolin è canarino" [Transfer Market: Yanis Massolin is a Canary] (in Italian). Modena. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Yanis Massolin joins Inter" (Press release). Inter Milan. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  7. ↑ Corby, Stéphane (17 January 2008). "Richard Massolin, le dragon". Le Parisien (in French).
  8. ↑ "Jersey numbers: Who chose what and why!". Ligue1.com.
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