Morgan Sanson
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Morgan Sanson | ||
Date of birth | 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 | Marseille | ||
Number | 8 | ||
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) |
2013–2017 | Montpellier | 98 | (13) |
2017– | Marseille | 18 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2012–2013 | France U19 | 7 | (0) |
2013–2016 | France U21 | 11 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 August 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:18, 3 September 2016 (UTC) |
Morgan Sanson (born 18 August 1994) is a French footballer who plays for Marseille 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 for a reported fee of €700,000.[3] [4] He made his debut for the club on September 14, 2013, in a 0–0 draw against Stade de Reims.[5]
Olympique de Marseille
On 17 January 2017, Sanson joined south coast rivals Olympique de Marseille by signing a four-and-a-half-year contract, for an initial fee estimated to be €9 million, plus €3 million in bonuses.[6][7]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.[8]
International career
Sanson is a France youth international having represented his nation at under-19 level.[9]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Le Mans | 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 3 | |||
Total | 98 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 107 | 13 | |||
Marseille | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
2017–18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
Total | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 2 | ||
Career total | 143 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 159 | 18 |
- ↑ France – Coupe de France
- ↑ France – Coupe de la Ligue
References
- 1 2 "Morgan Sanson". Ligue 1.
- ↑ "Le Mans v. Dijon Match Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 3 August 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ↑ "Morgan Sanson s’engage avec le MHSC" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ↑ "Marseille seal transfer of Montpellier midfielder Morgan Sanson". ESPN FC. 17 Jan 2017.
- ↑ "Montpellier 0-0 Stade de Reims" (in French). 14 September 2013.
- ↑ "Morgan Sanson to Marseille, done deal". Get French Footbal News. 17 January 2017.
- ↑ "Morgan Sanson (Montpellier) signe à l'OM (Officiel)" (in French). L'Équipe. 17 January 2017.
- ↑ "Marseille sweep past Lorient". www.ligue1.com. 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "Les joueurs appelés en sélection". Le Mans FC (in French). 4 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ↑ Morgan Sanson at Soccerway
External links
- Morgan Sanson – French league stats at LFP
- Morgan Sanson at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- France profile at FFF