Mathieu Acapandié
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 December 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Saint-Pierre, Réunion, France | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Nantes B | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2016 | EF Saint-Pierre | ||
2016–2019 | CO Saint-Pierre | ||
2019–2022 | Nantes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Nantes B | 43 | (0) |
2023 | Nantes | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2021 | France U18 | 2 | (0) |
2022– | France U19 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:45, 13 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:30, 8 February 2023 (UTC) |
Mathieu Acapandié (born 14 December 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Championnat National 3 side Nantes B.
Club career
[edit]Acapandié began playing football in his native Réunion with EF Saint-Pierre and CO Saint-Pierre, before trialing in Metropolitan France in January 2018 with Nantes where he eventually formally joined.[1] He signed his first professional contract with Nantes on 31 March 2022 until 2025, becoming the youngest Réunionnais player to ever sign a pro contract.[2] He made his senior and professional debut with Nantes as a late substitute in a 1–1 (4–2) penalty shootout win over Angers on 8 February 2023.[3]
International career
[edit]Acapandié is a youth international for France, having played up to the France U19s.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Acapandié's cousins, William Gros and Vincent Acapandié, are also a professional footballers.[5]
Playing style
[edit]Acapandié began playing as a striker, before moving to midfield for a long time, then centre-back, followed by attacking midfielder, before finally settling as a right-back at Nantes.[6] He is an offensive full-back who runs a lot and like to relay with the midfielders.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Académie - Mathieu Acapandié, Made in FC Nantes". FR.
- ^ Lavergne, Morgan (March 27, 2022). "Mathieu Acapandié signe son premier contrat pro avec le FC Nantes".
- ^ "Angers Sco : les Angevins tombent aux tirs au but face à Nantes". www.oxygeneradio.com.
- ^ J, Arthur (November 23, 2022). "France U19 : les Bleuets de Mathieu Acapandié reçus trois sur trois !".
- ^ "FC Nantes : Mathieu Acapandié devient le plus jeune Réunionnais à devenir footballeur professionnel". Linfo.re.
- ^ "Un jour, un jeune. Hors-série : Mathieu Acapandié, premier contrat professionnel". www.maisonjaune.org.
External links
[edit]- Mathieu Acapandié at Soccerway
- FFF Profile
- 2004 births
- Living people
- People from Saint-Pierre, Réunion
- Men's footballers from Réunion
- French men's footballers
- France men's youth international footballers
- French people of Malagasy descent
- Black French sportspeople
- Men's association football fullbacks
- FC Nantes players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players