Lamine Sy

Lamine Sy (born 10 August 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for FC Rouen on loan from Stade Malherbe Caen.

Lamine Sy
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-08-10) 10 August 2002
Place of birth Les Mureaux, France
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Right-back, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Rouen
Number 2
Youth career
0000–2014 OFC les Mureaux
2014–2021 Caen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Caen II 28 (0)
2021– Caen 8 (0)
2023– → Rouen (loan) 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 September 2023

Club career

Lamine Sy joined the Stade Malherbe de Caen academy in 2014 from the Olympique of les Mureaux, starting to play with the Norman team reserve in National 3 during the 2019–20 season.[1][2]

Playing only one game that season and during the following one in National 2, he eventually established himself as a regular starter with the reserve in 2021–22 under Fabrice Vandeputte management, earning his first calls to the first team in February 2022.[1][3]

He made his professional debut for SM Caen on the 5 February 2022, replacing the right-back Hugo Vandermersch during a 1–1 away Ligue 2 away draw against AS Nancy.[4][5]

Style of play

First playing as a midfielder, Sy was moved to the right-back position by Vandeputte where he became a starter in the reserve and played in Caen first team. He is described as a fast, powerful and agile footballer, able to make good use of his technical abilities to be decisive in the attacking phases.[1]

Personal life

Having grew up in Île-de-France, Lamine Sy is the younger brother of Harouna Sy, who also plays professionally as a fullback, at Amiens.[1]

References
  1. Chatel, Aline (5 February 2022). "SM Caen. Qui est Lamine Sy, le jeune joueur convoqué pour la première fois en Ligue 2 ?". actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  2. "Formation. Signature de Lamine Sy". Stade Malherbe Caen. 19 December 2014. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  3. "Première pour Lamine Sy, retour de Benjamin Jeannot face à Nancy". Malherbe inside (in French). 5 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  4. Letondeur, Boris; Duc, Olivier (5 February 2022). "Ligue 2 (J23) : Caen ne repart qu'avec un point de Nancy, la lanterne rouge". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  5. Guyon, Pierre (5 February 2022). "Nancy – SM Caen : match nul assez logique entre les deux formations". Ouest-France. Retrieved 8 February 2022.


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