Mamadou Samassa (footballer, born 1990)

Mamadou Samassa
	Samassa training in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	16 February 1990 (age 34)
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
2009–2016	Guingamp
2013–2016	Guingamp B
2016–2019	Troyes
2019–2021	Sivasspor
2021	Levadiakos
2022	Sri Pahang
2023–	Laval
International career‡
2008	France U18
2008	France U19
2009	France U20
2012–	Mali
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Mali
Africa Cup of Nations
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:22, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

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.

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 17 May 2024^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Guingamp	2010–11	Championnat National	38	0	1	0	3	0	—		—		42	0
	2011–12	Ligue 2	26	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		27	0
	2012–13	Ligue 2	33	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		33	0
	2013–14	Ligue 1	19	0	6	0	0	0	—		—		25	0
	2014–15	Ligue 1	9	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	1^[a]	0	14	0
	2015–16	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		126	0	10	0	4	0	1	0	1	0	142	0
Guingamp B	2013–14	Championnat de France Amateur 2	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	2014–15	Championnat de France Amateur 2	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	2015–16	Championnat de France Amateur 2	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Troyes	2016–17	Ligue 2	37	0	0	0	1	0	—		2^[b]	0	40	0
	2017–18	Ligue 1	21	0	2	0	0	0	—		—		23	0
	2018–19	Ligue 2	37	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		38	0
	Total		95	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	101	0
Sivasspor	2019–20	Süper Lig	33	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		34	0
	2020–21	Süper Lig	18	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	—		24	0
	Total		51	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	58	0
Levadiakos	2021–22	Super League Greece 2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
Sri Pahang	2022	Malaysia Super League	21	0	2	0	3	0	—		—		26	0
Laval	2023–24	Ligue 2	35	0	0	0	—		—		35	0
Career total			331	0	16	0	9	0	7	0	3	0	366	0

^ Appearance in Trophée des Champions
^ Appearances in Ligue 2 promotion playoffs

International

As of match played 6 June 2024^[11]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Mali	2012	1
	2013	5
	2014	4
	2015	1
	2018	1
	2019	2
	2024	2
Total		16

Honours

Guingamp

Coupe de France: 2013–14

Mali

Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2013^[12]^[13]

References

^ "National. Pacy-sur-Eure - Guingamp, ce soir (20 h) Samassa : Le bonheur d'être là". 5 November 2010.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "En fin de contrat a Guingamp Mamadou Samassa signe a Troyes" (in French). francefootball.fr. 12 July 2016.
^ "Malili Kaleci Samassa Sivasspor'da" (in Turkish). Ntvspor. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
^ "paiktis toy levadeiakoy o samassa" (in Greek). levadiakosfc.gr. 13 September 2021.
^ Sulaiman, Oleh (28 January 2022). "Mamadou Samassa Dan Billy Ketkeophomphone Sah Milik Sri Pahang". Rocket FC (in Malay). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^ "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.
^ "M. SAMASSA". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
^ Mamadou Samassa at National-Football-Teams.com
^ "Paris Saint Germain midfielder Momo Sissoko makes Mali Afcon squad | Goal.com".
^ "African Cup of Nations 2013: Full Fixtures, Schedule, Standings and Results".

External links

Mamadou Samassa at Soccerway
Mamadou Samassa at National-Football-Teams.com
Mamadou Samassa – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
Mamadou Samassa at L'Équipe Football (in French)

[trophee-11] Appearance in Trophée des Champions

[12] Appearances in Ligue 2 promotion playoffs

[1] "National. Pacy-sur-Eure - Guingamp, ce soir (20 h) Samassa : Le bonheur d'être là". 5 November 2010.

[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. 13 September 2021.

[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.

[NFT-13] Mamadou Samassa at National-Football-Teams.com

[14] "Paris Saint Germain midfielder Momo Sissoko makes Mali Afcon squad | Goal.com".

[15] "African Cup of Nations 2013: Full Fixtures, Schedule, Standings and Results".

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