Samuel Moutoussamy (born 12 August 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Nantes and the DR Congo national team.
![]() Moutoussamy with Nantes in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1996-08-12) 12 August 1996 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Nantes | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2010 | Meudon AS | ||
2010–2011 | Boulogne-Billancourt | ||
2011 | Montrouge FC 92 | ||
2011–2016 | Lyon | ||
2016–2017 | Nantes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2016 | Lyon B | 50 | (2) |
2016–2018 | Nantes II | 40 | (5) |
2017– | Nantes | 76 | (2) |
2020–2021 | → Fortuna Sittard (loan) | 14 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019– | DR Congo | 14 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 March 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 March 2022 |
He was born in Paris, France. His mother is Congolese, and his father is Indo-Guadeloupean of Tamil origin. Moutoussamy made his debut for DR Congo in October 2019.
Moutoussamy made his professional debut for Nantes in a 1–0 Ligue 1 loss to Marseille on 12 August 2017.[2] On 6 October 2020, he joined Fortuna Sittard on loan.[3]
Moutoussamy was born in France to an Indo-Guadeloupean father and a Congolese mother.[4] He debuted for the DR Congo national team in a 1–1 friendly tie with Algeria on 10 October 2019.[5]
Nantes
FC Nantes – current squad | |
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