Massadio Haïdara

Massadio Haïdara (born 2 December 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 1 club Lens. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national team.

Massadio Haïdara
Haïdara playing for Mali in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-12-02) 2 December 1992
Place of birth Trappes, France
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Lens
Number 21
Youth career
2002–2003 La Verrière
2003–2005 Versailles
2005–2008 Boulogne-Billancourt
2008–2010 Nancy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Nancy 46 (0)
2013–2018 Newcastle United 39 (0)
2018– Lens 136 (4)
International career‡
2011 France U19 4 (0)
2011–2012 France U20 2 (0)
2012 France U21 2 (0)
2019– Mali 16 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:25, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 June 2023

Club career

Nancy

Haïdara made his professional debut on 11 December 2010 in a league match against Sochaux.[2] On 10 January 2011, he signed his first professional contract after agreeing to a three-year deal with Nancy.[3]

Newcastle United

On 25 January 2013, Haïdara signed for English club Newcastle United of the Premier League for an undisclosed fee (reportedly £2 million) to become Newcastle's ninth first-team player with French nationality and fourth of five French players signed in the January 2013 transfer window. He made his debut for Newcastle on 21 February 2013 in the Europa League against Metalist Kharkiv.[4]

Haïdara came on as a first-half substitute in the match against Wigan Athletic on 17 March 2013. A few minutes later, he was stretchered off as a result of a knee-high tackle on him by Callum McManaman and taken to hospital;[5] and returned to first-team action on 11 April against Benfica.[6] Referee Mark Halsey did not see the incident, so McManaman received no card, and because one of his assistants did see it, albeit not clearly, the Football Association were unable to act. At the end of the season, their rules were changed to permit retrospective action "when match officials are not in a position to fully assess a 'coming together' of players."[7]

He made his first league appearance of the 2016–17 season against Barnsley on 7 May 2017, the day that Newcastle clinched the Championship title.[8][9] The following season he also had to wait until the final game of the season to make his first league appearance, this time against Chelsea.[10][11]

Lens

In July 2018, after his contract with Newcastle United expired, Haïdara signed on a free transfer for French club RC Lens of the Ligue 2, the second-tier French league.[12]

International career

Haïdara has represented France at U21 level. On 9 November 2018, he was called up to Mali national football team.[13] He made his debut for Mali on 26 March 2019 in a friendly against Senegal, as a starter.[14]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 20 September 2023[15][16][17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nancy 2010–11 Ligue 1 1003000——130
2011–12 Ligue 1 1900010——200
2012–13 Ligue 1 1701000——180
Total 46040100000510
Newcastle United 2012–13[18] Premier League 4000004[lower-alpha 3]0—80
2013–14[19] Premier League 1101010——130
2014–15[20] Premier League 1501040——200
2015–16[21] Premier League 701000——80
2016–17[22] Championship 102000——30
2017–18[23] Premier League 101000——20
Total 39060404000530
Lens 2018–19 Ligue 2 3201010—2[lower-alpha 4]0360
2019–20 Ligue 2 2011010——221
2020–21 Ligue 1 25210———262
2021–22 Ligue 1 20110———211
2022–23 Ligue 1 36010———370
2023–24 Ligue 1 3000—1[lower-alpha 5]0—40
Total 1364502010201464
Career total 22141407050202494
  1. Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
  2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in Ligue 2 promotion play-offs
  5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International
As of match played 18 June 2023[24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mali 201940
202020
202261
202320
Total161

Honours

Newcastle United

References
  1. "Massadio Haïdara". RC Lens. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  2. "Nancy v. Sochaux Match Report". LFP (in French). 11 December 2010. Archived from the original on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  3. "Haïdara a signé pro". AS Nancy (in French). 10 January 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  4. "Metalist v Newcastle: Debut For Haidara". Newcastle United FC. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  5. Herbert, Ian (21 March 2013). "Massadio Haidara speaks out over Callum McManaman horror challenge: 'Tackle could have ruined my life'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  6. "Europa League highlights and report: Newcastle 1–1 Benfica (2–4 agg)". ITV. 11 April 2013. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  7. "FA amends rules on retrospective action after Callum McManaman tackle on Massadio Haidara". Sky Sports. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  8. "Newcastle 3–0 Barnsley". BBC. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  9. "Games played by Massadio Haidara in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  10. "Newcastle 3–0 Chelsea". BBC. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  11. "Games played by Massadio Haidara in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  12. Massadio Haïdara, nouveau lensois, rclens.fr, 2 juillet 2018.
  13. "The UKs Cheapest Cars | the Trade Centre Wales".
  14. "Senegal v Mali game report". ESPN. 26 March 2019.
  15. "Massadio Haidara French competition stats". LFP.
  16. "Massadio Haïdara » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  17. Massadio Haidara at Soccerbase
  18. "Games played by Massadio Haidara in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  19. "Games played by Massadio Haidara in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  20. "Games played by Massadio Haidara in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  21. "Games played by Massadio Haidara in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  22. "Games played by Massadio Haidara in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  23. "Games played by Massadio Haidara in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  24. Massadio Haïdara at National-Football-Teams.com
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