| Mamadou Samassa |
| Personal information |
| Date of birth |
May 1, 1986 (1986-05-01) (age 23) |
| Place of birth |
Montfermeil, Paris, France |
| Height |
1.88 m |
| Playing position |
Forward |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Olympique Marseille |
| Number |
17 |
| Senior career1 |
| Years |
Club |
App (Gls)* |
2004–2008
2008– |
Le Mans
Olympique Marseille |
43 (4)
19 (2) |
| National team2 |
| 2007– |
France U-21 |
6 (3) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 15 December 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of June 2009.
* Appearances (Goals)
|
Mamadou Samassa (born 1 May 1986 in Montfermeil, Paris) is a French football (soccer) player of Malian descent who plays as a forward for French Ligue 1 club Olympique Marseille.
[edit] Career
Born in Montfermeil, a suburb of Paris, Samassa began his career as a youth with Le Mans UC72, making his Ligue 1 debut as a 20-year-old on the opening day of the 2006-07 season. Le Mans won the game against Ligue 1 rivals OGC Nice 1-0 and Samassa played the full 90 minutes. He claimed his first goal in the season's third match, against Valenciennes FC.
On the 26 August 2008, Mamadou completed a move to mid table Marseille.[1]
Despite being born to Malian parents, Samassa chose originally to represent France at international level. He has made six appearances for the Under-21 side, but has recently declared his intentions to represent Mali at the senior level.[2]
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