Matt Moussilou
 Moussilou in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matt Devlin Moussilou Massamba | ||
| Date of birth | 1 June 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Meyrin | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1997 | FC Bourget | ||
| 1997–1999 | Lille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Lille B | 54 | (18) |
| 2001–2006 | Lille | 98 | (24) |
| 2006–2009 | Nice | 19 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Saint-Étienne (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2007 | → Marseille (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Al-Arabi (loan) | 22 | (12) |
| 2008–2009 | Nice B | 20 | (18) |
| 2009–2010 | Boulogne | 15 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Lausanne-Sport | 70 | (17) |
| 2013–2014 | Club Africain | 14 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Amiens | 11 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | FC Le Mont | 9 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Yverdon-Sport | 22 | (14) |
| 2017– | FC Meyrin | 5 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002–2003 | France U21 | 4 | (1) |
| 2009– | Congo | 11 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 September 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2013 | |||
Matt Devlin Moussilou Massamba (born 1 June 1982) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker.[2] Born in France, he was capped by Congo at international level.
Club career
[edit]On 2 April 2005, he scored four goals for Lille in a 8–0 win over Istres,[3] including a hat-trick in four minutes to be the fastest in Ligue 1 history.[4] On 3 February 2007, he played his first Ligue 1 match for Saint-Étienne against Sedan.[5] He played as a striker for OGC Nice and after returning from a loan to Al-Arabi, he was on 27 August 2009 released from his club.[6]
On 7 September 2009, it was announced that he had joined Swansea City on trial[7] but on 6 October 2009 he signed for Boulogne on a free transfer, until the end of the season.[8] With Boulogne's relegation at the end of the campaign, Moussilou did not re-sign. In January 2011, he signed with Lausanne-Sport until the end of the 2010–11 season. Moussilou would go on to spend two and half years with the club before moving on to sign for Tunisian-side Club Africain.[9]
International career
[edit]In 2006, Moussilou was called up to represent the national team of the Republic of the Congo by their new coach Noel Tosi. Since Moussilou had represented France at under-21 level, however, FIFA ruled against this as he should have applied for the change in his national status before 31 December 2005.[10] However, the rule was changed, and finally he made a full international debut for Congo on 12 August 2009 in a friendly against Morocco. He scored his first goal in this match.
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Moussilou goal.[11]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 August 2009 | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco |  Morocco |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 11 November 2011 | Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
1–0 | 5–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 29 February 2012 | Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo |  Uganda |
3–1 | 3–1 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Personal life
[edit]Moussilou was born in Paris, France and is of Beninese and Congolese descent.
Honours
[edit]Lille
References
[edit]- ^ "Matt Devlin Moussilou Massamba". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ Matt Moussilou déjà buteur avec Meyrin, proxifoot.ch, 8 August 2017
- ^ "Lille OSC 8–0 FC Istres". mondefootball.fr. 2 April 2005.
- ^ "Romelu Lukaku's 11-minute hat-trick? Good, but WAY short of the best ever in the game". eurosport.com. 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved 5 February 2007.
- ^ Matt Moussilou joker de Boulogne
- ^ "Swans boss takes two new faces". Swansea City Official Site. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
- ^ Matt Moussilou signe avec l'USBCO Archived 9 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Matt Moussilou quitte le FC Lausanne-Sport". FC Lausanne-Sport (in French). lausanne-sport.ch. 20 August 2013. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ "FIFA tell Congo they cannot play French-born pair". Reuters. 1 September 2006. Archived from the original on 23 December 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2006.
- ^ "Moussilou, Matt". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ "Leiria 0-2 Lille (Aggregate: 0 - 2)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
External links
[edit]- Matt Moussilou at National-Football-Teams.com
- Matt Moussilou at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Paris
- French men's footballers
- Republic of the Congo men's footballers
- French sportspeople of Republic of the Congo descent
- French sportspeople of Beninese descent
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers
- Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia
- Men's association football forwards
- France men's under-21 international footballers
- Republic of the Congo men's international footballers
- Lille OSC players
- OGC Nice players
- AS Saint-Étienne players
- Olympique de Marseille players
- Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) players
- US Boulogne players
- FC Lausanne-Sport players
- Club Africain players
- Amiens SC players
- FC Le Mont players
- Yverdon-Sport FC players
- FC Meyrin players
- Ligue 1 players
- Swiss Super League players
- Swiss Challenge League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia
- Qatar Stars League players
- Black French sportspeople
- 21st-century French sportsmen