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Malo Gusto (born 19 May 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Lyon.[1]

Malo Gusto

Gusto with Lyon in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Malo Gusto
Date of birth	(2003-05-19) 19 May 2003 (age 19)
Place of birth	Décines-Charpieu, France
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Club information
Current team	Lyon
Number	27
Youth career
2012–2015	AS Villefontaine
2015–2016	Bourgoin-Jallieu
2016–2021	Lyon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2021	Lyon B	8	(1)
2021–	Lyon	40	(0)
National team‡
2018	France U16	2	(0)
2019	France U17	1	(0)
2021	France U19	3	(0)
2021–	France U21	5	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2022

Early life

Malo Gusto was born in Décines-Charpieu[2][3][4][5][6] – that would eventually become the home of the Parc OL in the Lyon Metropolis.[7][8]

Growing up in Villefontaine, Isère, his father first made him play rugby, but the young Gusto soon chose to play football, pursuing his dream to become a professional footballer, while studying for a baccalauréat technologique.[5][9]

Club career

Malo Gusto started playing at the ASVF,[10] later joining Bourgoin-Jallieu on a one-year spell,[11] before entering the Olympique Lyonnais academy as an under-14, in a move resembling the one of his elder academy fellow Amine Gouiri.[2][3][4][5] Gusto so happened to arrive in Lyon the same year that the club moved to the Stade des Lumières, in his home town.[4]

There he was part of the same generation as Florent da Silva, Yaya Soumaré and Rayan Cherki, eventually signing his first professional contract with the French club in December 2021. At that point he had already made a few appearance on the team sheet for Ligue 1 games under Rudi Garcia's management, whilst already having shown his talent in the Youth League and National 2, with the reserve.[2][3][4][5][6]

Malo Gusto made his professional debut for Olympique Lyonnais on the 24 January 2021, replacing Bruno Guimarães on the 90th minute of a 5–0 Ligue 1 away win against their Derby du Rhône rivals of Saint-Étienne.[9][12][13][14] Having made another short Ligue 1 appearance at the end of the season, the young defender signed a new contract with Lyon in June, tying him to the club until 2024.[7][13][14]

During the summer 2021 pre-season, as Peter Bosz had been named head coach by Juninho, Gusto soon appeared as one of Lyon most promising new prospects, along with the likes of Castello Lukeba, even being elected man of the match during a 4–1 friendly win against the Bundesliga side of Wolfsburg.[14][15][16]

Starting the 2021–22 season as the official replacement of France international Léo Dubois[14][15][16] – as several fullbacks were departing the club, including Mattia De Sciglio, Melvin Bard and Maxwel Cornet – Gusto started his first game during Lyon's opening match against Brest on the 7th of August.[2][17] By doing so he became the youngest defender to start a Ligue 1 game for OL since Samuel Umtiti.[18][19]

While still appearing to be behind Dubois in the right-backs hierarchy in that late summer and autumn, Gusto still took the spotlight on several occasions under Bosz's direction, as he started games such as the 2–0 Europa League away win against Steven Gerrard's Rangers or the 2–1 Ligue 1 away loss against Paris Saint-Germain.[2][9][20][21]

International career

Born in France, Gusto is of Portuguese,[22] and Martiniquais descent.[23] He is a youth international for France: he first played as a midfielder for the under-16, but was later selected as a fullback with the U17 and U18. However, he did not play any official game with the later, as the covid pandemic did not allow most youth international encounters or competitions to go on as planned in 2020–2021.[4][8][24]

In September 2021, as the pandemic was slowing down, the young defender eventually gained his next French cap, this time playing with the under-19.[2][9] He was called for a friendly tournament in Slovenia, against Russia, Slovakia and the hosts, along with his teammate Rayan Cherki.[25][26] There he started and played every minutes of all three games, even ending up wearing the captain's armband.[27][28][29]

However only a month later both he and Cherki were directly promoted to the under-21 team, by Sylvain Ripoll.[30][31] The two of them made their debut coming of the bench with the espoirs on the 8 October 2021, helping their team to an important 5-0 win against Ukraine in the Euro qualifying.[32][33][34]

Style of play

Malo Gusto is seen as a very agile and offensively minded player, ever since playing eight-a-side football at Villefontaine, and he first played as an attacking midfielder or a forward. While he was at the Lyon academy he played in several different positions, including wide midfielder, advanced playmaker, and right winger. He eventually settled as a right-back, where he took full advantage of his notable speed and athleticism.[2][4][9][14][15][16]

He is seen as both a very athletic and hard working fullback, who uses his technique and precision of pass to be decisive in the opponent's half.[14][15][16]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 September 2022[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lyon B	2020–21	Championnat National 2	7	0	—		—		7	0
	2021–22	Championnat National 2	1	1	—		—		1	1
	Total		8	1	—		—		8	1
Lyon	2020–21	Ligue 1	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2021–22	Ligue 1	30	0	0	0	7[lower-alpha 1]	0	37	0
	2022–23	Ligue 1	10	0	0	0	—		10	0
	Total		40	0	0	0	7	0	47	0
Career total			48	1	0	0	7	0	55	1

References

External links

• France profile at FFF
• Malo Gusto at Soccerway

На других языках

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[de] Malo Gusto

Malo Gusto (* 19. Mai 2003 in Décines-Charpieu) ist ein französischer Fußballspieler, der aktuell bei Olympique Lyon spielt.

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- [en] Malo Gusto

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[es] Malo Gusto

Malo Gusto (Décines-Charpieu, Francia, 19 de mayo de 2003) es un futbolista profesional francés que juega como defensa en el Olympique de Lyon de la Ligue 1.[1]

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[fr] Malo Gusto

Malo Gusto, né le 19 mai 2003 à Décines-Charpieu, est un footballeur français qui évolue au poste d'arrière droit à l'Olympique lyonnais.

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[it] Malo Gusto

Malo Gusto (Décines-Charpieu, 19 maggio 2003) è un calciatore francese con cittadinanza portoghese, difensore dell'Olympique Lione.

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[ru] Гюсто, Мало

Мало Гюсто (фр. Malo Gusto; родился 19 мая 2003, Десин-Шарпьё, Франция) — французский футболист, защитник клуба «Олимпик Лион» и молодежной сборной Франции.

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