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 35 (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
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:06, 18 December 2024 (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 18 December 2024[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 12 0 0 0 4[a] 1 0 0 16 1
Total 35 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 42 1
Career total 56 1 3 0 4 1 0 0 63 2
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

France U23

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. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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 Edit this at Wikidata
  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.