Morgan Sanson
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Personal information | |||
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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 | Marseille | ||
Number | 8 | ||
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) |
2013–2017 | Montpellier | 98 | (13) |
2017– | Marseille | 50 | (10) |
International career‡ | |||
2012–2013 | France U19 | 7 | (0) |
2013–2016 | France U21 | 11 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 September 2016 |
Morgan Sanson (born 18 August 1994) is a French footballer who plays for Marseille in Ligue 1 as a midfielder.
Club career
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 for a reported fee of €700,000.[3] [4] He made his debut for the club on September 14, 2013, in a 0–0 draw against Stade de Reims.[5]
Olympique de Marseille
On 17 January 2017, Sanson joined south coast rivals Olympique de Marseille by signing a four-and-a-half-year contract, for an initial fee estimated to be €9 million, plus €3 million in bonuses.[6][7] On 5 March 2017, he scored a goal in the 56th minute in a 4–1 Ligue 1 away win against Lorient - his first Ligue 1 goal for Marseille.[8]
On 3 May 2018, he played in the Europa League semi-finals away to FC Red Bull Salzburg as Marseilles played out a 1–2 away loss but a 3–2 aggregate win to secure a place in the 2018 UEFA Europa League Final[9] which will be played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu, Lyon, France on 16 May 2018,[10] versus Atletico Madrid.
International career
Sanson is a France youth international having represented his nation at under-19 level.[11]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Le Mans | 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | |
Montpellier | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | |
2014–15 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 6 | |||
2015–16 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 3 | |||
2016–17 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 3 | |||
Total | 98 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 107 | 13 | |||
Marseille | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
2017–18 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 53 | 12 | ||
Total | 50 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 71 | 13 | ||
Career total | 175 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 209 | 29 |
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
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- ^ "Montpellier 0-0 Stade de Reims" (in French). 14 September 2013.
- ^ "Morgan Sanson to Marseille, done deal". Get French Footbal News. 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Morgan Sanson (Montpellier) signe à l'OM (Officiel)" (in French). L'Équipe. 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Marseille sweep past Lorient". www.ligue1.com. 5 March 2017.
- ^ "FC Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 Marseille". BBC Sport. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Lyon to host 2018 UEFA Europa League Final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "Les joueurs appelés en sélection". Le Mans FC (in French). 4 September 2012. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
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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