Amine Messoussa (born 12 October 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Championnat National club Villefranche on loan from Lille.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 October 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Villefranche | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2018 | Lyon | ||
| 2018–2020 | Saint-Priest | ||
| 2020–2021 | Lille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Lille II | 41 | (18) |
| 2023– | Lille | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Villefranche (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Morocco U17 | 1 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | France U18 | 7 | (4) |
| 2022 | France U19 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:11, 3 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Messoussa is a youth product of Lyon and Saint-Priest, before finishing his development with Lille on 10 August 2020.[1] He started playing with Lille's reserves in 2021 in the Championnat National 3.[2] On 5 July 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Lille.[3] He made his professional debut with the senior Lille team as a late substitute in a 2–1 Ligue 1 win over Nantes on 27 May 2023.
On 30 January 2024, Messoussa was loaned to Villefranche.[4]
International career edit
Messousa was born in France to a Moroccan father and Algerian mother, and is eligible for all 3 countries.[5] He represented the Morocco U17s in a friendly 2–1 win over the Ghana U17s on 14 February 2021, and scored on his debut.[6] He played for the France U18s in their winning campaign at the 2022 Mediterranean Games, where he was the second top scorer with 4 goals.[7]
Honours edit
- France U18
References edit
- ^ "Amine Messoussa (AS Saint-Priest) signe au LOSC ! • Actufoot • Actu du foot pro/amateur".
- ^ Denis, Sebastien (5 September 2023). "Le LOSC a trouvé une étonnante doublure à Jonathan David". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert.
- ^ Rocha, Joseph Da (5 July 2022). "Amine Messoussa se confie sur son premier contrat professionnel avec le LOSC". Le petit Lillois.
- ^ "AMINE MESSOUSSA PRÊTÉ À VILLEFRANCHE BEAUJOLAIS" [AMINE MESSOUSSA LOANED TO VILLEFRANCHE BEAUJOLAIS] (in French). Lille OSC. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ Farid Kada rabah (1 July 2022). "D'origine Algérienne et Marocaine, Amine Messoussa (EDF U18) déclare que la FAF ne l'a jamais contacté". DZBallon L'actu du football Algérien. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "Amine Messoussa buteur avec les U17 marocains". OneFootball. 7 October 2021.
- ^ Lemichel, Hugo (6 July 2022). "Amine Messoussa célèbre le trophée des Jeux Méditerranéens avec d'anciens du LOSC". Le petit Lillois.
External links edit
- Amine Messoussa at Soccerway
- Amine Messoussa at BDFutbol
- FFF Profile