Morgan Sanson
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Morgan Sanson | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Doulchard, France | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Montpellier | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2005 | Gazélec Bourges | ||
| 2005–2009 | Bourges | ||
| 2009–2012 | Le Mans | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Le Mans B | 10 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | Le Mans | 27 | (3) |
| 2013– | Montpellier | 73 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | France U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2013– | France U21 | 10 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:33, 2 April 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:49, 1 April 2015 (UTC) | |||
Morgan Sanson (born 18 August 1994) is a French footballer who plays for Montpellier in Ligue 1 as a midfielder.
Club career
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Le Mans
Ahead of the 2012–13 season, Sanson was promoted to the senior team by manager Denis Zanko and assigned the number 25 shirt. He made his professional debut on 3 August 2012 in a league match against Dijon, replacing Idrissa Sylla with only ten minutes to play.[2] He scored his first league goal on 22 December 2012 against Monaco in a 2–3 home loss.
Montpellier
On 12 June 2013, Sanson signed a four-year contract with Montpellier.[3]
International career
Sanson is a France youth international having represented his nation at under-19 level.[4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Le Mans | 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| Montpellier | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 6 | |
| 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
| Total | 73 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 100 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 111 | 12 | ||
- ^ France – Coupe de France
- ^ France – Coupe de la Ligue
References
- ^ a b "Morgan Sanson". Ligue 1.
- ^ "Le Mans v. Dijon Match Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 3 August 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "Morgan Sanson s'engage avec le MHSC" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "Les joueurs appelés en sélection". Le Mans FC (in French). 4 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ Morgan Sanson at Soccerway
External links
- Morgan Sanson – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Morgan Sanson at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- France profile at FFF
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