Mamadou Samassa (footballer, born 1990)

Mamadou Samassa (born 16 February 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 2 club Laval. Born in France, he represented his birth country at youth international level before switching to the Mali national team.

This article is about the footballer born in 1990. For the footballer born in 1986, see Mamadou Samassa (footballer, born 1986).

Mamadou Samassa
Samassa training in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-02-16) 16 February 1990
Place of birth Montreuil, France
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Laval
Number 30
Youth career
1996–2003 Collinée-Le Gouray
2003–2005 PEF Ploufragan
2003–2009 Guingamp
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2016 Guingamp 126 (0)
2013–2016 Guingamp B 3 (0)
2016–2019 Troyes 95 (0)
2019–2021 Sivasspor 51 (0)
2021 Levadiakos 0 (0)
2022 Sri Pahang 21 (0)
2023– Laval
International career‡
2008 France U18 2 (0)
2008 France U19 1 (0)
2009 France U20 1 (0)
2012–2019 Mali 14 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mali
Africa Cup of Nations
Third place2013 South Africa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:33, 18 September 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:15, 17 June 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Samassa was born in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, but his parents moved to Collinée in Britanny when he was 3 years old.[1]

Guingamp

Samassa was the starting goalkeeper on Guingamp's 18 ans team that won the 2008–09 edition of the Championnat National 18 ans.

On 23 September 2008, he signed his first professional contract agreeing to a four-year deal until 2013.[2][3] For the 2010–11 season, he was installed as the club's starting goalkeeper for its campaign in the Championnat National, and stayed with the club during their rise from the third to the first division, remaining first choice keeper throughout. He shares the same name with his older cousin who plays as a striker.[4]

Troyes

Samassa signed for French Ligue 2 club Troyes on a three-year deal. He made a total of 95 appearance for the club.[5]

Sivasspor

On 15 June 2019, he signed a two-year contract with Turkish Süper Lig side Sivasspor.[6]

Levadiakos

Samassa joined Super League Greece 2 side Levadiakos in September 2021.[7]

Sri Pahang

Samassa completed a move to Malaysia Super League club Sri Pahang in January 2022.[8] He was then released by the club at the end of the season after making 21 league and 5 league cup appearances.

International career

Samassa played his first match for the Mali national team on 13 October 2012, in a game against Botswana.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 3 August 2022[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Guingamp 2010–11 Championnat National 3801030——420
2011–12 Ligue 2 2600010——270
2012–13 Ligue 2 3300000——330
2013–14 Ligue 1 1906000——250
2014–15 Ligue 1 903000101[lower-alpha 1]0140
2015–16 Ligue 1 100000——10
Total 12601004010101420
Guingamp B 2013–14 Championnat de France Amateur 2 10————10
2014–15 Championnat de France Amateur 2 10————10
2015–16 Championnat de France Amateur 2 10————10
Total 300000000030
Troyes 2016–17 Ligue 2 3700010—2[lower-alpha 2]0400
2017–18 Ligue 1 2102000——230
2018–19 Ligue 2 3701000——380
Total 950301000201010
Sivasspor 2019–20 Süper Lig 3300010——340
2020–21 Süper Lig 180000060—240
Total 51000106000580
Levadiakos 2021–22 Super League Greece 2 00100000—10
Sri Pahang 2022 Malaysia Super League 1200030——150
Career total 28701409070303200
  1. Appearance in Trophée des Champions
  2. Appearances in Ligue 2 promotion playoffs

Honours

Guingamp

Mali

References
  1. https://www.letelegramme.fr/sports/football/guingamp/spannationalspan-pacy-sur-eure-guingamp-ce-soir-20-h-samassa-le-bonheur-detre-la-1038192.php
  2. "Premier contrat professionnel pour Mamadou Samassa". En Avant de Guingamp (in French). 23 September 2008. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  3. "Gardien de but des Aigles : Mamadou Samassa à Guingamp !". malifootball.com (in French). 12 March 2009. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  4. "Pacy-sur-Eure - Guingamp, ce soir (20 h) Samassa: le bonheur d'être là". Le Telegramme (in French). 5 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  5. "En fin de contrat a Guingamp Mamadou Samassa signe a Troyes" (in French). francefootball.fr. 12 July 2016.
  6. "Malili Kaleci Samassa Sivasspor'da" (in Turkish). Ntvspor. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  7. "paiktis toy levadeiakoy o samassa" (in Greek). levadiakosfc.gr.
  8. Sulaiman, Oleh (28 January 2022). "Mamadou Samassa Dan Billy Ketkeophomphone Sah Milik Sri Pahang". Rocket FC (in Malay). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  9. "Mali-Botswana de samedi: Une première pour le gardien de but de Guingamp, Mamadou Samassa". Maliweb.net (in French). 3 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  10. "M. SAMASSA". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  11. "Paris Saint Germain midfielder Momo Sissoko makes Mali Afcon squad | Goal.com".
  12. "African Cup of Nations 2013: Full Fixtures, Schedule, Standings and Results".
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