Amine Messoussa
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-10-12) 12 October 2004
Place of birth Lyon, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Lille
Number 37
Youth career
2010–2018 Lyon
2018–2020 Saint-Priest
2020–2021 Lille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Lille II 35 (15)
2023– Lille 2 (1)
International career‡
2021 Morocco U17 1 (1)
2021–2022 France U18 7 (4)
2022 France U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:11, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:11, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

Amine Messoussa (born 12 October 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Lille.

Club career

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.

International career

Messousa was born in France to a Moroccan father and Algerian mother, and is eligible for all 3 countries.[4] He represented the Morocco U17s in a friendly 2–1 win over the Ghana U17s on 14 February 2021, and scored on his debut.[5] 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.[6]

Honours

France U18

References

  1. ↑ "Amine Messoussa (AS Saint-Priest) signe au LOSC ! • Actufoot • Actu du foot pro/amateur".
  2. ↑ Denis, Sebastien (5 September 2023). "Le LOSC a trouvé une étonnante doublure à Jonathan David". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert.
  3. ↑ Rocha, Joseph Da (5 July 2022). "Amine Messoussa se confie sur son premier contrat professionnel avec le LOSC". Le petit Lillois.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Amine Messoussa buteur avec les U17 marocains". OneFootball. 7 October 2021.
  6. ↑ Lemichel, Hugo (6 July 2022). "Amine Messoussa célèbre le trophée des Jeux Méditerranéens avec d'anciens du LOSC". Le petit Lillois.
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