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Morgan Stéphane Sanson (born 18 August 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa.

Morgan Sanson

Sanson with France U19 in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Morgan Stéphane Sanson[1]
Date of birth	(1994-08-18) 18 August 1994 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth	Saint-Doulchard, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Aston Villa
Number	8
Youth career
2000–2005	Gazélec Bourges
2005–2009	Bourges
2009–2012	Le Mans
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	Le Mans II	10	(7)
2012–2013	Le Mans	27	(3)
2013–2017	Montpellier	98	(13)
2017–2021	Marseille	122	(22)
2021–	Aston Villa	19	(0)
National team
2012–2013	France U19	7	(0)
2013–2016	France U21	11	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:29, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

Early life

Sanson was born in Saint-Doulchard, Cher.[4]

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.[5] He scored his first league goal on 22 December 2012 against Monaco in a 2–3 home loss.^{[citation needed]}

Montpellier

On 12 June 2013, Sanson signed a four-year contract with Montpellier for a reported fee of €700,000.[6][7] He made his debut for the club on 14 September 2013, in a 0–0 draw against Stade de Reims.[8]

Marseille

On 17 January 2017, Sanson joined south coast rivals Marseille by signing a four-and-a-half-year contract, for an initial fee estimated to be €9 million, plus €3 million in bonuses.[9][10] 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.[11]

On 3 May 2018, he played in the Europa League semi-finals away to FC Red Bull Salzburg as Marseille played out a 1–2 away loss but a 3–2 aggregate win to secure a place in the 2018 UEFA Europa League Final[12] which was played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais,[13] and saw his team lose to Atlético Madrid.[14]

Aston Villa

On 26 January 2021, Sanson signed for English Premier League side Aston Villa on a 4+1⁄2-year contract,[15] for a fee believed to be £14 million, with £1.5 million in add-ons.[16] On 3 February 2021, Sanson made his Aston Villa debut as a late substitute in a 3–1 defeat to West Ham at Villa Park.[17] On 4 April 2021, Sanson suffered a knee injury midway through the second half in a 3–1 victory over Fulham which ended his season prematurely.[18]

On 31 August 2021, Sanson made his return from injury as one of the permitted overage players for Aston Villa U21s, in a 3–1 victory over Wycombe Wanderers in the EFL Trophy.[19] On 22 September 2021, Sanson returned to the first team in an EFL Cup tie against Chelsea – but he was forced to leave the field before half time after a recurrence of his injury.[20] The arrival of Steven Gerrard as Aston Villa manager coincided with Sanson regaining fitness and he started in the Premier League for the first time in 8 months on 26 December 2021. Gerrard described how Sanson had been disappointed with the start to his English football career, but he had assured him that he was aware of his talent, despite Sanson's fleeting appearances up until that point.[21]

International career

Sanson is a France youth international having represented his nation at under-19 and under-21 level.[22]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 April 2022[23][24]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup[lower-alpha 1]		League Cup[lower-alpha 2]		Europe[lower-alpha 3]		Other[lower-alpha 4]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Le Mans	2012–13	Ligue 2	27	3	1	0	1	0	—		—		29	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	0	0	1	0	—		—		21	3
	Total		98	13	5	0	3	0	—		—		106	13
Marseille	2016–17	Ligue 1	17	1	1	0	—		—		—		18	1
	2017–18		33	9	2	1	1	0	17	2	—		53	12
	2018–19		33	5	1	0	1	0	2	0	—		37	5
	2019–20		27	5	2	0	1	0	—		—		30	5
	2020–21		12	2	—		—		6	0	1	0	19	2
	Total		122	22	6	1	3	0	25	2	1	0	157	25
Aston Villa	2020–21	Premier League	9	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		9	0
	2021–22		10	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		11	0
	Total		19	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		20	0
Career total			266	38	12	1	8	0	25	2	1	0	312	41

Honours

Marseille

• UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2017–18[25]

References

External links

• Profile at the Aston Villa F.C. website
• Morgan Sanson at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Morgan Sanson at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)

На других языках

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[de] Morgan Sanson

Morgan Sanson (* 18. August 1994 in Saint-Doulchard) ist ein französischer Fußballspieler, der seit 2021 beim englischen Erstligisten Aston Villa unter Vertrag steht.

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- [en] Morgan Sanson

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[es] Morgan Sanson

Morgan Sanson (Saint-Doulchard, 18 de agosto de 1994) es un futbolista francés que juega en la posición de centrocampista y desde 2021 milita en el Aston Villa F. C. de la Premier League de Inglaterra.[2]

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[it] Morgan Sanson

Morgan Sanson (Saint-Doulchard, 18 agosto 1994) è un calciatore francese, centrocampista dell'Aston Villa.

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[ru] Сансон, Морган

Морган Сансон (фр. Morgan Sanson; 18 августа 1994, Сен-Дульшар, Франция) — французский футболист, полузащитник клуба «Астон Вилла».

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