Mathis Amougou
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| Full name | Mathis Amougou[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 January 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Le Blanc-Mesnil, France[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Entente Brie Est | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2021 | Torcy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Saint-Étienne | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Saint-Étienne II | 21 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Saint-Étienne | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Chelsea | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | France U16 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | France U17 | 10 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | France U18 | 8 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | France U19 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | France U20 | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:39, 8 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mathis Amougou (born 18 January 2006) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea.
Early life
[edit]Born in Le Blanc-Mesnil, Amougou has three brothers; one elder, a twin and one younger, all of whom also play football.[3] He first took an interest in football as a child, accompanying his elder brother to his football training sessions in Sevran, though he was not able to register with any club as he was too young.[3]
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]After his family moved to La Ferté-Gaucher, Amougou began his career with local side Entente Brie Est, spending two seasons before a move to Torcy in 2014.[4] While at Torcy, he was also enrolled at the prestigious football academy INF Clairefontaine.[4]
Saint-Étienne
[edit]Amougou who had already been training with the academy of professional side Saint-Étienne, moved officially in July 2021.[3][5]
After a year playing youth football with Saint-Étienne, he was promoted to the club's second team, competing in the Championnat National 3. Mid-way through his first season in senior football, in April 2023, he signed his first professional contract with the club, penning a two-year deal.[6]
After making his senior debut on 13 January 2024 in a goalless draw aganist Laval in Ligue 2,[7] he established himself as a more regular starter during the first half of the 2024–25 Ligue 1.[8]
Chelsea
[edit]On 3 February 2025, Amougou signed an eight-year contract with Premier League club Chelsea,[9] for a reported transfer fee of €15 million.[10]
International career
[edit]Of Cameroonian descent, Amougou is eligible to represent both Cameroon and France at international level. In 2022, following impressive performances for Saint-Étienne's youth team, French national youth coach Jean-Luc Vannuchi called him up for a double-header against Germany, and he made his under-16 debut in the second of these two games.[11]
Despite this being his only appearance for the under-16 squad, he remained a player of interest for Vannuchi, and having impressed at both under-17 and under-18 level, he was called up to the squad for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[12] In France's second game against South Korea, Amougou's goal in the 2nd-minute lead France to a 1–0 win, ensuring his nation progressed to the knockout stages.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 24 January 2025[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Saint-Étienne II | 2022–23 | Championnat National 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||||
| 2024–25 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 21 | 3 | — | — | — | 21 | 3 | |||||
| Saint-Étienne | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Chelsea | 2024–25 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 3 | |||
- Notes
- ^ Includes Coupe de France
Honours
[edit]France U17
- FIFA U-17 World Cup runner-up: 2023[15]
Individual
- FIFA U-17 World Cup Bronze Ball: 2023[16]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia 2023™" (PDF). fdp.fifa.org. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ Mathis Amougou at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- ^ a b c Youcef, Rafik (27 August 2022). "Turfu [11/14] - Mathis Amougou (AS Saint-Étienne) : " Je n'ai pas eu de mal à quitter ma famille "" [Turfu [11/14] - Mathis Amougou (AS Saint-Étienne): "I had no trouble leaving my family"]. onzemondial.com (in French). Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Mathis Amougou stage U15 EDF" [Mathis Amougou training camp U15 EDF]. torcyfoot.footeo.com (in French). 22 June 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ Maymon, Thimothée (6 April 2023). "Saint-Etienne: Amougou, la pousse verte" [Saint-Etienne: Amougou, the green shoot]. fr.news.yahoo.com (in French). Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ Onana, Bertin (5 April 2023). "Le Camerounais Mathis Amougou signe son premier contrat pro" [Cameroonian Mathis Amougou signs his first professional contract]. journalducameroun.com (in French). Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Saint-Etienne 0–0 Stade Laval". ESPN. 13 January 2024.
- ^ Johnson, Simon (4 February 2025). "Chelsea confirm signing of Mathis Amougou from Saint-Etienne". The New York Times.
- ^ "Chelsea complete signing of Mathis Amougou". Chelsea F.C. 4 February 2025.
- ^ Olley, James (4 February 2025). "Mathis Amougou: Chelsea agree deal for Saint-Etienne teen". ESPN.
- ^ "Jean-Luc Vannuchi : "Mathis Amougou, une bonne découverte"" [Jean-Luc Vannuchi: “Mathis Amougou, a good discovery”]. poteaux-carres.com (in French). 18 April 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "La liste pour le Mondial en Indonésie" [The list for the World Cup in Indonesia] (in French). French Football Federation. 30 October 2023. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "La France qualifiée pour les huitièmes de finale de la Coupe du Monde U17" [France qualified for the round of 16 of the U17 World Cup]. lequipe.fr (in French). 15 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ Mathis Amougou at Soccerway
- ^ "Germany win FIFA U-17 World Cup after shootout drama". FIFA.com. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup awards". FIFA.com. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
External links
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- Mathis Amougou at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Mathis Amougou at WorldFootball.net
- 2006 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Le Blanc-Mesnil
- French men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- US Torcy players
- INF Clairefontaine players
- AS Saint-Étienne players
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- France men's youth international footballers
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- French expatriate sportspeople in England
- French sportspeople of Cameroonian descent