| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Soungoutou Magassa | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 October 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Stains, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Monaco | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 88 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Sucy FC | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | RC Joinville | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | Lusitanos Saint-Maur | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | FC Gobelins | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Monaco | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Monaco B | 21 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Monaco | 37 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | France U20 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | France U21 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | France Olympic | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:33, 25 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Soungoutou Magassa (born 8 October 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and centre-back for Ligue 1 club Monaco.
Early life
Soungoutou Magassa was born in Stains, Seine-Saint-Denis, playing football for several Francilian clubs before joining the Monaco academy in 2018.
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. 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.
International career
Of Malian descent, Soungoutou Magassa is eligible for both the French and Malian national teams. He was called up to the France U20s for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Style of play
Described as a box-to-box midfielder, Magassa is able to play both as a defensive midfielder and a centre-back. Good with both feet, he describes himself as a player good at winning the ball back and finding optimal passing options.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 29 January 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Monaco B | 2021–22 | Championnat National 2 | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| Monaco | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| Total | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 58 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 2 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Trophée des Champions
Honours
France U23
- Summer Olympics silver medal: 2024
References
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 8. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Soungoutou Magassa". AS Monaco FC. Archived from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Le jeune Magassa signe pro à Monaco". L'Équipe (in French). 30 April 2021. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Soungoutou MAGASSA". AS Monaco (in French). Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Valente, Toni (30 April 2021). "Mercato - Soungoutou Magassa a signé un contrat professionnel". Ouest-France. Made in Monégasque. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ a b "AS Monaco : une jeune pépite signe pro". Onze Mondial (in French). 30 April 2021. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. 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). Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ a b Demba, Varore (1 May 2021). "Monaco : Soungoutou Magassa snobe le Milan AC". Sport News Africa (in French). Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. 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). Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ a b Diakaté, Bréhima (20 April 2020). "Soungoutou Magassa : "Je veux devenir un grand joueur"". Référence14Sport.ml (in French). Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Le groupe pour la Coupe du monde". www.fff.fr.
- ^ Soungoutou Magassa at Soccerway
- ^ Ronay, Barney (9 August 2024). "Camello's extra-time double clinches football gold for Spain against France". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
External links
- Profile at the AS Monaco FC website
- Soungoutou Magassa at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Soungoutou Magassa – UEFA competition record (archive)