Chrislain Matsima

Chrislain Iris Aurel Matsima (born 15 May 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Monaco.[3]

Chrislain Matsima
Matsima in 2021
Personal information
Full name Chrislain Iris Aurel Matsima[1]
Date of birth (2002-05-15) 15 May 2002
Place of birth Nanterre, France
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Monaco
Number 34
Youth career
2009–2013 Nanterre
2013–2014 Garenne-Colombes
2014–2017 RCFF
2017–2020 Monaco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Monaco II 17 (1)
2020– Monaco 25 (0)
2022–2023 → Lorient (loan) 6 (0)
2022–2023 → Lorient II (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2018 France U16 8 (0)
2018–2019 France U17 15 (0)
2019–2020 France U18 12 (0)
2021–2022 France U20 10 (0)
2023– France U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 September 2023

Club career

Matsima made his professional debut for AS Monaco FC on 27 September 2020 in a Ligue 1 game against RC Strasbourg.[4]

On 16 August 2022, Matsima joined Lorient on loan with an option to buy.[5] On 31 January 2023, the loan was terminated early.[6]

Personal life

Born in France, Matsima is of Congolese (Congo-Brazzaville) descent.[7]

References
  1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
  2. "Chrislain Matsima". FC Lorient. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  3. Chrislain Matsima at Soccerway
  4. "Résultat et résumé Monaco - Strasbourg, Ligue 1 Uber Eats, 5e journée, Dimanche 27 Septembre 2020". L'Équipe (in French). Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  5. "CHRISLAIN MATSIMA EN PRÊT CHEZ LES MERLUS" (in French). Lorient. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  6. "Chrislain Matsima returns to AS Monaco". AS Monaco. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  7. "Football, les résultats des Diables rouges et des Congolais de la diaspora en Europe (Youth League) | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". www.adiac-congo.com.
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