Myziane Maolida

Myziane Maolida
Maolida with Nice in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-02-14) 14 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 Al Kholood
Number 9
Youth career
1999–2008 Antony Sports
2007–2014 Boulogne-Billancourt
2014–2017 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Lyon B 25 (13)
2017–2018 Lyon 13 (1)
2018–2021 Nice 52 (4)
2021–2024 Hertha BSC 17 (1)
2023 → Reims (loan) 9 (1)
2023–2024 Hertha BSC II 9 (3)
2024 → Hibernian (loan) 18 (10)
2024– Al Kholood 12 (5)
International career‡
2015 France U16 7 (4)
2015–2016 France U17 7 (2)
2016–2017 France U18 8 (1)
2017–2018 France U19 19 (9)
2018 France U20 2 (1)
2018 France U21 1 (1)
2023– Comoros 10 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

Myziane Maolida (born 14 February 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Saudi club Al Kholood. Born in France, he plays for the Comoros national team.

Club career

Lyon

Maolida developed through the Lyon academy. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 5 August 2017 in a 4–0 home win against Strasbourg, entering the field after 76 minutes for Mariano.[2] He scored his first goal on 23 November 2017 in a 4–0 victory over Apollon Limassol in the UEFA Europa League.[3] Three days later, he scored his first goal in Ligue 1 in a 5–0 away win against Nice.[4]

Nice

In August 2018, Maolida signed with Ligue 1 side Nice agreeing a five-year contract with a reported release clause of about €100 million. Lyon received a transfer fee of €10 million plus 30% from future transfer profits.[5][6] He debuted for Nice on 18 August 2018 in 1–1 draw against SM Caen.[7]

Hertha BSC

2021–22

On 31 August 2021, Maolida signed a four-year contract with Bundesliga club Hertha BSC for a transfer fee of €4 million.[8][9] He immediately scored in his league debut on 12 September in a 3–1 away victory over VfL Bochum.[10] In the 2021–22 season, Maolida made 14 league appearances, scoring the one goal, as he was mainly a substitute.[11] Finishing 16th in the league table, Hertha BSC retained their Bundesliga status after beating out Hamburger SV in playoffs for promotion and relegation.[12] Maolida appeared in both games as a late substitute.[11]

2022–23: Loan to Reims

On 31 January 2023, after only three league appearances for Hertha in the first half of the 2022–23 Bundesliga season, Maolida joined Stade de Reims back in France on a loan deal until the end of the season.[13] He made nine appearances in the second half of the 2022–23 Ligue 1 season, scoring one goal.[14] After the loan expired, he rejoined Hertha, which were since relegated from the Bundesliga after finishing the season in last place.

2023–24: Loan to Hibernian

Hertha BSC were looking to sell Maolida in the summer transfer window prior to the 2023–24 season, but contract negotiations between Maolida and Turkish side Ankaragücü failed.[15] In August 2023, Hertha coach Pál Dárdai demoted Maolida to the second team Hertha BSC II, playing in the Regionalliga Nordost.[16][17] He was loaned to Scottish Premiership club Hibernian in January 2024.[18]

Al Kholood

On 23 August 2024, Hertha BSC sold Maolida to Saudi club Al Kholood for a unknown transfer fee.

International career

Born in France to Comorian and Malagasy parents, Maolida was a youth international for France.[19]

He debuted with the Comoros national team in a 4–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Central African Republic on 17 November 2023, scoring his side's fourth goal in his debut.[20] In his second game for the national team, he scored the winner in a 1–0 victory over Ghana.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played on 15 May 2024[21]
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe1 Other2 Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lyon 2017–18 Ligue 1 13 1 2 0 1 1 6 1 — 22 3
Nice 2018–19 Ligue 1 14 0 0 0 1 1 — — 15 1
2019–20 Ligue 1 18 1 3 0 1 0 — — 22 1
2020–21 Ligue 1 19 3 2 0 — 4 0 — 25 3
2021–22 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 — — — 1 0
Total 65 5 7 0 3 2 10 1 — 85 8
Hertha BSC 2021–22 Bundesliga 14 1 2 0 — — 2 0 18 1
2022–23 Bundesliga 3 0 0 0 — — 0 0 3 0
Total 17 1 2 0 — — 2 0 21 1
Reims (loan) 2022–23 Ligue 1 9 1 1 0 — — 0 0 10 1
Hertha BSC II 2023–24 Regionalliga Nordost 9 3 0 0 — — 0 0 9 3
Hibernian (loan) 2023–24 Scottish Premiership 17 9 2 1 — — 0 0 19 10
Career total 117 19 12 1 3 2 10 1 2 0 144 23

1Includes UEFA Europa League appearances.

2Includes Bundesliga promotion/relegation playoff appearances.

International goals

Scores and results list Comoros's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 November 2023 Stade de Moroni, Moroni, Comoros  Central African Republic 4–1 4–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 21 November 2023 Stade de Moroni, Moroni, Comoros  Ghana 1–0 1–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 11 June 2024 Stade Municipal d'Oujda, Oujda, Morocco  Chad 1–0 2–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 15 November 2024 Berkane Municipal Stadium, Berkane, Morocco  Gambia 2–1 2–1 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honors

References

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  2. ^ "Lyon vs. Strasbourg - 5 August 2017 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Lyon vs. Apollon - 23 November 2017 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Nice vs. Lyon - 26 November 2017 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Transfers: Maolida leaves Lyon for Nice". Ligue 1. 15 August 2018. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Myziane Maolida signe à Nice (officiel)" [Myziane Maolida signs for Nice (official)]. Le Figaro (in French). 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Caen vs. Nice - 18 August 2018 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Transferts : Myziane Maolida quitte Nice pour le Hertha Berlin" [Transfers: Myziane Maolida leaves Nice for Hertha Berlin]. L'Équipe (in French). 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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  10. ^ "Hertha holt mit gnadenloser Effektivität erste Punkte der Saison". kicker (in German). 12 September 2021. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
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  12. ^ "Bundesliga-Relegation: Hertha BSC bleibt erstklassig – der Hamburger SV verpasst den Aufstieg". Der Spiegel (in German). 23 May 2022. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Myziane Maolida, vitesse et polyvalence sur le front de l'attaque" (in French). Stade de Reims. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  14. ^ "Myziane Maolida | Football Stats | Hertha Berlin | Season 2022/2023 | Soccer Base". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Wechsel von Herthas Maolida überraschend geplatzt" (in German). bz-berlin.de. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  16. ^ Lukas Rauer (18 August 2023). "Hertha bestraft Maolida" (in German). fussballtransfers.com. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  17. ^ "Wird Hertha BSC seinen letzten Problemfall Myziane Maolida noch los?" (in German). berliner-kurier.de. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  18. ^ Greechan, John (18 January 2024). "Hibs land '10 million Euro man' on loan as Monty makes first January signing". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  19. ^ Gh., B. "Maolida, Gouri, Geubbels : trois gones pleins d'avenir".
  20. ^ "Coupe du monde 2026 (Q) : Maolida et les Comores en passent 4 à la Centrafrique". 17 November 2023.
  21. ^ Myziane Maolida at Soccerway