Morgan Sanson

Morgan Sanson
Personal information
Full name Morgan Sanson
Date of birth (1994-08-18) 18 August 1994
Place of birth Saint-Doulchard, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
Montpellier
Number 20
Youth career
2000–2005 Gazélec Bourges
2005–2009 Bourges
2009–2012 Le Mans
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Le Mans B 10 (7)
2012–2013 Le Mans 27 (3)
2013 Montpellier B 2 (0)
2013– Montpellier 70 (7)
National team
2012–2013 France U19 7 (0)
2013– France U21 10 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:33, 19 December 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:49, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

Morgan Sanson (born 18 August 1994) is a French footballer who plays for Montpellier in Ligue 1 as a midfielder.

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.[2] He scored his first league goal on 22 December 2012 against Monaco in a 2–3 home loss.

Montpellier

On 12 June 2013, Sanson signed a four-year contract with Montpellier.[3]

International career

Sanson is a France youth international having represented his nation at under-19 level.[4]

Career statistics

As of 23 May 2015[1][5]
Club performance
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Le Mans 2012–13 Ligue 2 2733010303
Montpellier 2013–14 Ligue 1 3213010361
2014–15 Ligue 1 3261010346
Total 6474020707
Career total 9110703010110

References

  1. 1 2 "Morgan Sanson". Ligue 1.
  2. "Le Mans v. Dijon Match Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 3 August 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  3. "Morgan Sanson s’engage avec le MHSC" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  4. "Les joueurs appelés en sélection". Le Mans FC (in French). 4 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  5. Morgan Sanson profile at Soccerway

External links

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