Matt Moussilou

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Matt Moussilou
Moussilou in 2012
Personal information
Full name Matt Devlin Moussilou Massamba
Date of birth (1982-06-01) 1 June 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 FC Meyrin
Number 9
Youth career
1994–1997 FC Bourget
1997–1999 Lille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Lille B 54 (18)
2001–2006 Lille 98 (24)
2006–2009 Nice 19 (0)
2007 → Saint-Étienne (loan) 11 (3)
2007 → Marseille (loan) 4 (0)
2008 → Al-Arabi (loan) 22 (12)
2008–2009 Nice B 20 (18)
2009–2010 Boulogne 15 (1)
2011–2013 Lausanne-Sport 70 (17)
2013–2014 Club Africain 14 (2)
2014–2015 Amiens 11 (0)
2015–2016 FC Le Mont 9 (2)
2016–2017 Yverdon-Sport 22 (14)
2017– FC Meyrin 5 (7)
International career‡
2002–2003 France U21 4 (1)
2009– Congo 11 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 September 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2013

Matt Devlin Moussilou Massamba (born 1 June 1982) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker.[2] Born in France, he was capped by Congo at international level.

Club career[edit]

On 2 April 2005, he scored four goals for Lille in a 8–0 win over Istres,[3] including a hat-trick in four minutes to be the fastest in Ligue 1 history.[4] On 3 February 2007, he played his first Ligue 1 match for Saint-Étienne against Sedan.[5] He played as a striker for OGC Nice and after returning from a loan to Al-Arabi, he was on 27 August 2009 released from his club.[6]

On 7 September 2009, it was announced that he had joined Swansea City on trial[7] but on 6 October 2009 he signed for Boulogne on a free transfer, until the end of the season.[8] With Boulogne's relegation at the end of the campaign, Moussilou did not re-sign. In January 2011, he signed with Lausanne-Sport until the end of the 2010–11 season. Moussilou would go on to spend two and half years with the club before moving on to sign for Tunisian-side Club Africain.[9]

International career[edit]

In 2006, Moussilou was called up to represent the national team of the Republic of the Congo by their new coach Noel Tosi. Since Moussilou had represented France at under-21 level, however, FIFA ruled against this as he should have applied for the change in his national status before 31 December 2005.[10] However, the rule was changed, and finally he made a full international debut for Congo on 12 August 2009 in a friendly against Morocco. He scored his first goal in this match.

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Moussilou goal.[11]
List of international goals scored by Matt Moussilou
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 August 2009 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco  Morocco 1–0 1–1 Friendly
2 11 November 2011 Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe  São Tomé and Príncipe 1–0 5–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 29 February 2012 Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo  Uganda 3–1 3–1 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Personal life[edit]

Moussilou was born in Paris, France and is of Beninese and Congolese descent.

Honours[edit]

Lille

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Matt Devlin Moussilou Massamba". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  2. ^ Matt Moussilou déjà buteur avec Meyrin, proxifoot.ch, 8 August 2017
  3. ^ "Lille OSC 8–0 FC Istres". mondefootball.fr. 2 April 2005.
  4. ^ "Romelu Lukaku's 11-minute hat-trick? Good, but WAY short of the best ever in the game". eurosport.com. 13 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved 5 February 2007.
  6. ^ Matt Moussilou joker de Boulogne
  7. ^ "Swans boss takes two new faces". Swansea City Official Site. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
  8. ^ Matt Moussilou signe avec l'USBCO Archived 9 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Matt Moussilou quitte le FC Lausanne-Sport". FC Lausanne-Sport (in French). lausanne-sport.ch. 20 August 2013. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  10. ^ "FIFA tell Congo they cannot play French-born pair". Reuters. 1 September 2006. Retrieved 6 December 2006.
  11. ^ "Moussilou, Matt". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Leiria 0-2 Lille (Aggregate: 0 - 2)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

External links[edit]

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