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Soualiho Meïté (born 17 March 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie A club Cremonese on loan from Primeira Liga club Benfica.

Soualiho Meïté

Meïté with France U19 in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-03-17) 17 March 1994 (age 28)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Cremonese
Number	28
Youth career
2002–2006	Gobelins
2006–2007	Vincennes
2007–2011	Auxerre
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Auxerre B	30	(2)
2011–2013	Auxerre	22	(1)
2013–2016	Lille B	19	(2)
2013–2017	Lille	30	(0)
2016–2017	→ Zulte Waregem (loan)	33	(1)
2017–2018	Monaco	2	(0)
2018	→ Bordeaux (loan)	18	(1)
2018–2021	Torino	82	(3)
2021	→ AC Milan (loan)	16	(0)
2021–	Benfica	17	(0)
2022–	→ Cremonese (loan)	0	(0)
National team‡
2009	France U16	5	(0)
2010–2011	France U17	17	(1)
2012–2013	France U19	7	(0)
2013–2014	France U20	2	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 May 2014

Club career

Early career

On 14 March 2011, Meïté signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal with Auxerre. He was subsequently promoted to the senior team by manager Laurent Fournier and assigned the number 32 shirt. Meïté made his professional debut on 20 November in a 2–1 defeat against Valenciennes, appearing as a substitute.[2]

Monaco

On 17 June 2017, Meïté was transferred to Monaco for €8 million. He made his debut for the club on 16 September that year.

On 2 January 2018, Meïté was loaned to Bordeaux. He scored his first goal on 15 April in a 3–1 away win against Montpellier.[3]

Torino

On 10 July, Meïté was signed by Italian club Torino through an equal exchange with full-back Antonio Barreca, who moved to Monaco.[4] He made his debut for the Granata on 12 August during Coppa Italia against Cosenza (4-0) as a starter. He scored his first goal for the club on 26 August in a 2–2 draw against Inter Milan at San Siro.

On 14 January, Meïté signed with AC Milan, on loan from Torino with an option to buy.[5]

Cremonese

On 1 September 2022, Meïté joined Cremonese on loan with an option to buy.[6]

International career

Born in France, Meïté is of Ivorian descent.[7] A former France youth international, he represented his nation at under-16 and under-17 level. He played with the under-17 team at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 May 2022[8][9]

Club	Season	League			Cup[lower-alpha 1]		Europe[lower-alpha 2]		Other[lower-alpha 3]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Auxerre B	2010–11	CFA	4	0	—						4	0
	2011–12		20	2	—						20	2
	2012–13		6	0	—						6	0
	Total		30	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	2
Auxerre	2011–12	Ligue 1	2	0	0	0	—				2	0
	2012–13	Ligue 2	20	1	2	1	—				22	2
	Total		22	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	24	2
Lille	2013–14	Ligue 1	19	0	4	0	—				23	0
	2014–15		8	0	3	0	3	0	—		14	0
	2015–16		3	0	1	0	—				4	0
	Total		30	0	8	0	3	0	0	0	41	0
Lille B	2013–14	CFA	2	0	—						2	0
	2014–15		8	0	—						8	0
	2015–16	CFA 2	9	2	—						9	2
	Total		19	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	2
Zulte Waregem (loan)	2015–16	Belgian Pro League	3	0	—				9	0	12	0
	2016–17		30	1	6	1	—		10	0	46	2
	Total		33	1	6	1	0	0	19	0	58	2
Monaco	2017–18	Ligue 1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
Bordeaux (loan)	2017–18	Ligue 1	18	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	1
Torino	2018–19	Serie A	35	2	3	0	—				38	2
	2019–20		33	0	1	0	6	0	—		40	0
	2020–21		14	1	2	0	—				16	1
	Total		82	3	6	0	6	0	0	0	94	3
Milan (loan)	2020–21	Serie A	16	0	1	0	4	0	—		21	0
Benfica	2021–22	Primeira Liga	17	0	5	0	5	0	—		27	0
Career total			269	10	29	2	19	0	19	0	336	12

Honours

Zulte Waregem

• Belgian Cup: 2016–17

References

External links

• Club Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived December 21, 2011)
• Soualiho Meïté – French league stats at LFP – also available in French
• Soualiho Meïté at L'Équipe Football (in French)
• Soualiho Meïté – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Soualiho Meïté at ESPN FC
• Soualiho Meïté at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Soualiho Meïté at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)

На других языках

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[de] Soualiho Meïté

Soualiho Meïté (* 17. März 1994 in Paris) ist ein französisch-ivorischer Fußballspieler. Der Mittelfeldspieler steht in Diensten von Benfica Lissabon.

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- [en] Soualiho Meïté

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[es] Soualiho Meïté

Soualiho Meïté (París, Francia, 17 de marzo de 1994) es un futbolista francés que juega como centrocampista en el S. L. Benfica de la Primeira Liga de Portugal.[1]

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[it] Soualiho Meïté

Soualiho Meïté (Parigi, 17 marzo 1994) è un calciatore francese, centrocampista del Benfica.

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[ru] Мейте, Суалихо

Суалихо Мейте (фр. Soualiho Meïté; 17 марта 1994, Париж, Франция) — французский футболист, ивуарийского происхождения, который играет в качестве полузащитника португальского клуба «Бенфика».

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