Soungoutou Magassa
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 8 October 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Stains, France | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, center-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Monaco B | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2012 | Sucy FC | ||
2012–2013 | RC Joinville | ||
2013–2017 | Lusitanos Saint-Maur | ||
2017–2018 | FC Gobelins | ||
2018– | Monaco | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Monaco B | 8 | (0) |
2022– | Monaco | 0 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 January 2022 |
Soungoutou Magassa (born 8 October 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and center-back for Ligue 1 club Monaco.
Early life[]
Soungoutou Magassa was born in Stains, Seine-Saint-Denis, playing football in several Francilians club before joining the Monaco academy in 2018.[1][2]
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.[1][3][4][5][6] 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.[7]
International career[]
Of Malian descent,[1][4][5][6] Soungoutou Magassa is eligible for both the French and Malian national teams.[8]
Style of play[]
Described as a box-to-box midfielder,[1][5] Magassa is able to play both as a defensive midfielder and a center-back. Good with bot feet, he describes himself as a player good at winning the ball back and finding optimal passing options.[8]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Le jeune Magassa signe pro à Monaco". L'Équipe (in French). 30 April 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Soungoutou MAGASSA". AS Monaco (in French). Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Valente, Toni (30 April 2021). "Mercato - Soungoutou Magassa a signé un contrat professionnel". Ouest-France. Made in Monégasque. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ a b "AS Monaco : une jeune pépite signe pro". Onze Mondial (in French). 30 April 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ 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). Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ a b Demba, Varore (1 May 2021). "Monaco : Soungoutou Magassa snobe le Milan AC". Sport News Africa (in French). Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Maltret, Laurent (2 January 2022). "Quevilly-Rouen 1-3 Monaco, Coupe de France , résultat et résumé du match". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ a b Diakaté, Bréhima (20 April 2020). "Soungoutou Magassa : "Je veux devenir un grand joueur"". Référence14Sport.ml (in French). Retrieved 2 January 2022.
External links[]
- Soungoutou Magassa at Soccerway
- 2003 births
- Living people
- French people of Malian descent
- Black French sportspeople
- French footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Sportspeople from Seine-Saint-Denis
- AS Monaco FC players
- Championnat National 2 players