Matthis Abline

Matthis Abline
Abline with Nantes in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Angers, France
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Nantes
Number 39
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– Nantes 15 (3)
International career‡
2019 France U16 7 (4)
2019–2020 France U17 7 (5)
2021–2022 France U19 11 (6)
2022 France U20 5 (4)
2022– France U21 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:58, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

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

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 31 August 2024[8]
Appearances by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rennes B 2020–21 National 3 6 2 — — 6 2
2021–22 National 3 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 3 1 0 0 — 3 1
Career total 88 19 5 1 6 2 99 22
  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. 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 at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 July 2021. Edit this at Wikidata