{{Short description|French footballer (born 1996)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Lys Mousset | image = Lys Mousset 2018.png | caption = Mousset in 2018 | fullname = Lys Émilien Mousset<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/-/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/registrations/player-registration---july-2016.ashx |title=List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2016 and 31/07/2016 |publisher=The Football Association |format=PDF |page=23 |access-date=2 February 2019 |archive-date=24 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024151037/http://www.thefa.com/-/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/registrations/player-registration---july-2016.ashx |url-status=live }}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|2|8|df=y}}<ref name=PremProfile>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/19603/Lys-Mousset/overview |title=Lys Mousset: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=28 August 2019 |archive-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518141309/https://www.premierleague.com/players/19603/Lys-Mousset/overview |url-status=live }}</ref> | birth_place = [[Montivilliers]], France | height = 1.84 m<ref name=PremProfile/> | position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2003–2004 | youthclubs1 = Soquence Graville | youthyears2 = 2004–2006 | youthclubs2 = Havre Caucriauville | youthyears3 = 2006–2012 | youthclubs3 = [[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]] | years1 = 2012–2015 | clubs1 = [[Le Havre AC|Le Havre B]] | caps1 = 57 | goals1 = 14 | years2 = 2014–2016 | clubs2 = [[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]] | caps2 = 34 | goals2 = 14 | years3 = 2016–2019 | clubs3 = [[AFC Bournemouth]] | caps3 = 58 | goals3 = 3 | years4 = 2019–2022 | clubs4 = [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] | caps4 = 48 | goals4 = 9 | years5 = 2022 | clubs5 = → [[U.S. Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]] (loan) | caps5 = 4 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2022–2024 | clubs6 = [[VfL Bochum]] | caps6 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2023 | clubs7 = → [[Nîmes Olympique|Nîmes]] (loan) | caps7 = 11 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2025 | clubs8 = [[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]] | caps8 = 9 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 2026– | clubs9 = [[Vancouver FC]] | caps9 = 1 | goals9 = 0 | years10= 2026– | clubs10= → [[Langley United]] (loan) | caps10= 1 | goals10= 1 | nationalyears1 = 2015��2016 | nationalteam1 = [[France national under-20 football team|France U20]] | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2017–2018 | nationalteam2 = [[France national under-21 football team|France U21]] | nationalcaps2 = 8 | nationalgoals2 = 5 | club-update = 3 May 2026 }}
'''Lys Émilien Mousset''' (born 8 February 1996) is a French professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Canadian Premier League]] club [[Vancouver FC]].
==Club career== ===Le Havre=== Mousset joined the [[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]] academy in 2006, after playing for local clubs Soquence Graville and Havre Caucriauville. He began playing for the reserve side in 2012, where he impressed, before making his debut for the first team in 2014. Mousset would go on to score fourteen goals in thirty-six games for Le Havre.<ref name="SheffUtd">{{cite web|url=https://www.sufc.co.uk/news/2019/july/lys-mousset-signs/|title=French striker smashes transfer record|publisher=Sheffield United|access-date=21 July 2019|archive-date=21 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721103400/https://www.sufc.co.uk/news/2019/july/lys-mousset-signs/|url-status=live}}</ref>
===AFC Bournemouth=== On 30 June 2016, Mousset joined [[AFC Bournemouth]] from Le Havre for a €7.3 million transfer fee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/HAC_Foot/status/748514035696570368|title=HAC Football on Twitter|date=30 June 2016|website=twitter.com/HAC_Foot|publisher=HAC Football (Le Havre)|language=fr|access-date=30 June 2016|archive-date=2 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602045522/https://twitter.com/HAC_Foot/status/748514035696570368|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11743/10329407/bournemouth-complete-transfer-of-lys-mousset-from-le-havre|title=Bournemouth complete transfer of Lys Mousset from Le Havre|last=Lustig|first=Nick|date=30 June 2016|website=www.skysports.com|publisher=Sky Sports|access-date=30 June 2016|archive-date=10 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510070600/http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11743/10329407/bournemouth-complete-transfer-of-lys-mousset-from-le-havre|url-status=live}}</ref> He scored his first goal for Bournemouth in an [[FA Cup]] tie against [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] on 6 January 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42519385 |title=Bournemouth 2-2 Wigan |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=6 January 2018 |access-date=7 January 2018 |archive-date=7 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107014425/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42519385 |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Sheffield United === On 21 July 2019, Mousset signed for newly promoted Premier League club [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]]. The Blades paid a club-record fee in the region of £10 million for Mousset, and he put pen to paper on a three-year contract.<ref name="Sheffield">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jul/21/sheffield-united-sign-lys-mousset-for-club-record-10m-from-bournemouth|title=Sheffield United sign Lys Mousset for club-record £10m from Bournemouth|work=The Guardian|access-date=21 July 2019|archive-date=26 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726170804/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jul/21/sheffield-united-sign-lys-mousset-for-club-record-10m-from-bournemouth|url-status=live}}</ref> On 21 September 2019, He scored his first goal for Sheffield United in a 2–0 away win against [[Everton F.C.|Everton]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Everton v Sheffield Utd, 2019/20 {{!}} Premier League|url=https://www.premierleague.com/match/46659|access-date=15 December 2020|website=www.premierleague.com|language=en|archive-date=31 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031194237/https://www.premierleague.com/match/46659|url-status=live}}</ref> On 30 September Wilder confirmed that Mousset's toe injury could keep him out for at least another two months. He still finished the 2019–20 season as joint highest scorer for Sheffield United along with [[Oli McBurnie]] on six goals, and joint highest assist provider along with [[Enda Stevens]] on four assists.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ESPN: Serving sports fans. Anytime. Anywhere. - ESPN|url=https://www.espn.in/football/team/stats/_/id/398/league/ENG.1/season/2019|access-date=15 December 2020|website=ESPN|archive-date=8 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708225844/https://www.espn.in/football/team/stats/_/id/398/league/ENG.1/season/2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
====Loan to Salernitana==== On 31 January 2022, Mousset was loaned to [[Serie A]] club [[U.S. Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]] until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=[[U.S. Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]]|url=https://www.ussalernitana1919.it/lys-mousset-e-un-nuovo-giocatore-della-salernitana/|title=LYS MOUSSET È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA SALERNITANA|date=31 January 2022|access-date=31 January 2022|language=it|archive-date=31 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131121547/https://www.ussalernitana1919.it/lys-mousset-e-un-nuovo-giocatore-della-salernitana/|url-status=live}}</ref> He made just 4 appearances during his time with the club, failing to score.<ref name="auto1">{{Soccerway|lys-mousset/278717}}</ref>
===VfL Bochum=== On 15 August 2022, Mousset signed a two-year contract with [[VfL Bochum]] in Germany.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=VfL Bochum|url=https://www.vfl-bochum.de/news/uebersicht/profis/vfl-verpflichtet-lys-mousset/|title=VfL verpflichtet Lys Mousset|date=15 August 2022|access-date=16 August 2022|language=de|archive-date=4 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604192020/https://www.vfl-bochum.de/news/uebersicht/profis/vfl-verpflichtet-lys-mousset/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In January 2023, Mousset was suspended from the team due to disciplinary issues including a "lack of motivation, unpunctuality and unprofessionalism",<ref>{{cite web|publisher=VfL Bochum Magazin - Philipp Rentsch|url=https://vfl-magazin.de/vfl-suspendiert-mousset/|title=Problemfall mit Ansage. VfL suspendiert Mousset: Wie es jetzt weitergeht|date=9 January 2023|access-date=19 January 2023|language=de|archive-date=19 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119141542/https://vfl-magazin.de/vfl-suspendiert-mousset/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/23237846.ex-cherry-lys-mousset-reportedly-suspended-new-club/|title=Mousset reportedly suspended by new club due to discipline issues|date=9 January 2023|website=Bournemouth Echo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/no-point-boss-slams-ex-sheffield-united-man-lys-mousset-after-lack-of-fitness-punishment-3979327|title=Lys Mousset slammed by manager after ex-Blade is 'suspended' by current club over fitness issues|date=9 January 2023|website=The Star}}</ref> with Bochum sporting director [[Patrick Fabian (footballer)|Patrick Fabian]] stating: ''"We kept giving him a chance, now there's no point. It's pretty disappointing because we naturally had a lot of hopes from him in terms of sport. At some point, however, the time has come when we have to protect the group as a whole."''<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/lys-moussets-sad-career-slide-continues-as-sheffield-united-fans-lament-what-could-have-been-4485917|title=Sad Lys Mousset slide continues as Sheffield United fans lament what could have been|date=19 January 2024|website=The Star}}</ref> He was loaned out to [[Ligue 2]] club [[Nîmes Olympique|Nîmes]] on 31 January 2023.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=VfL Bochum|url=https://www.vfl-bochum.de/en/news/overview/pro/lys-mousset-loaned-out/|title=Lys Mousset loaned out|date=31 January 2023|access-date=3 February 2023|archive-date=3 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203190711/https://www.vfl-bochum.de/en/news/overview/pro/lys-mousset-loaned-out/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He suffered a ruptured [[Achilles tendon]] in May 2023 with Nîmes.<ref name="auto"/> On 9 January 2024, Mousset's contract with Bochum was terminated by mutual consent, without having played a game for the club.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=VfL Bochum|url=https://www.vfl-bochum.de/de/news/2024/januar/10/vertrag-von-lys-mousset-aufgelost|title=Vertrag von Lys Mousset aufgelöst|trans-title=Lys Mousset's contract terminated|date=9 January 2024|access-date=14 January 2024|language=de|archive-date=9 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109202553/https://www.vfl-bochum.de/de/news/2024/januar/10/vertrag-von-lys-mousset-aufgelost|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Bohemians=== After spending 13 months without a club, on 5 February 2025, Mousset signed for [[League of Ireland Premier Division]] club [[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]] following a successful trial period with the club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bohemianfc.com/?p=20937|title=Bohemian FC complete signing of striker Lys Mousset | Bohemian FC|website=bohemianfc.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/bohemians-seal-deal-for-former-10m-premier-league-striker-lys-mousset/a2100158921.html|title=Bohemians seal deal for former £10m Premier League striker Lys Mousset|date=5 February 2025|website=www.independent.ie}}</ref> He made his debut for the club on 16 February 2025, in a 1–0 win over [[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]] in the [[Bohemians–Shamrock Rovers rivalry|Dublin Derby]] at the [[Aviva Stadium]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2025/0216/1497073-bragging-rights-for-bohs-on-history-day-for-the-loi/|title=Bragging rights for Bohs on historic day for the LOI|first=Peter|last=Branigan|date=16 February 2025|via=www.rte.ie}}</ref> On 10 May 2025, he scored his first goal for the club on his 9th appearance, with an 88th minute winner 10 minutes after coming off the bench in a 1–0 win away to [[Sligo Rovers F.C.|Sligo Rovers]] at [[The Showgrounds, Sligo|The Showgrounds]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/sligo-rovers-v-bohemians-3-6701826-May2025/|title=Mousset off the mark as Bohs leave it late again to move up to fourth|first=Jessica|last=Farry|date=10 May 2025|website=The 42}}</ref> That proved to be his final appearance for Bohs as on 2 July 2025, it was announced that he had left the club by mutual consent, with manager [[Alan Reynolds (footballer)|Alan Reynolds]] stating ''"Getting him fit was the issue. We tried everything with him. All the staff did. But he picked up niggles and things like that which slowed it down all the time. One thing is for sure, if he wants to play football, he needs to get fit."''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2025/0702/1521453-former-premier-league-striker-mousset-makes-bohs-exit/|title=Former Premier League striker Mousset makes Bohs exit|date=2 July 2025|via=www.rte.ie}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/bohemians-manager-alan-reynolds-addresses-35495340|title=Bohemians manager Alan Reynolds addresses strong transfer interest in key player|first=Paul|last=O'Hehir|date=3 July 2025|website=Irish Mirror}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/arid-41663042.html|title=Reynolds and Bohs tried everything to avoid turning Mousset loose|first=John|last=Fallon|date=3 July 2025|website=Irish Examiner}}</ref>
=== Vancouver FC === On 23 March 2026, [[Canadian Premier League]] club [[Vancouver FC]] announced the signing of Mousset for the 2026 season with an option to extend through 2027.<ref>{{Cite web |last=staff |first=Canadian Soccer Daily |date=2026-03-23 |title=CPL's Vancouver FC signs ex-Premier League striker Lys Mousset |url=https://canadiansoccerdaily.com/2026/03/23/cpls-vancouver-fc-signs-ex-premier-league-striker-lys-mousset/ |access-date=2026-03-23 |website=Canadian Soccer Daily |language=en}}</ref> On 10 April 2026, he appeared with their affiliate club [[Langley United]] in the [[British Columbia Premier League]], scoring in the match against [[Kamloops United FC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/langley-united-lys-mousset-goal/|title=Former Premier League Striker Lys Mousset Scores In Canadian Semi-Pro Match|date=13 April 2026|work=Northern Tribune|first=John|last=Jacques}}</ref>
==International career== Mousset was born in France to a Senegalese father and a French mother, and is eligible for both countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://seneprolongations.com/talent-cache-lys-mendy-le-meconnu-des-senegalais-de-premier-league-8989|title=Talent Caché : Lys Mendy, le méconnu des sénégalais de Premier League !|access-date=4 November 2018|archive-date=5 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105232617/http://seneprolongations.com/talent-cache-lys-mendy-le-meconnu-des-senegalais-de-premier-league-8989|url-status=live}}</ref> He made his [[France national under-20 football team|France U20]] debut in 2015.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 10 May 2025}}<ref name="auto1"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Coupe de France]], [[FA Cup]] & [[DFB-Pokal]]}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[Coupe de la Ligue]] & [[EFL Cup]]}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|[[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]] |[[2013–14 Ligue 2|2013–14]] |[[Ligue 2]] |5||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||5||0 |- |[[2014–15 Ligue 2|2014–15]] |Ligue 2 |1||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- |[[2015–16 Ligue 2|2015–16]] |Ligue 2 |28||14||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||29||14 |- !colspan="2"|Total !34!!14!!1!!0!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!36!!14 |- |rowspan="4"|[[AFC Bournemouth]] |[[2016–17 AFC Bournemouth season|2016–17]] |[[Premier League]] |11||0||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||14||0 |- |[[2017–18 AFC Bournemouth season|2017–18]] |Premier League |23||2||2||1||4||0||colspan="2"|—||29||3 |- |[[2018–19 AFC Bournemouth season|2018–19]] |Premier League |24||1||1||0||3||1||colspan="2"|—||28||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !58!!3!!4!!1!!9!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!71!!5 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] |[[2019–20 Sheffield United F.C. season|2019–20]] |Premier League |30||6||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||33||6 |- |[[2020–21 Sheffield United F.C. season|2020–21]] |Premier League |11||0||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||13||0 |- |[[2021–22 Sheffield United F.C. season|2021–22]] |Championship |7||3||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||7||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !48!!9!!3!!0!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!53!!9 |- |[[U.S. Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]] (loan) |[[2021–22 U.S. Salernitana 1919 season|2021–22]] |[[Serie A]] |4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4||0 |- |rowspan="3"|[[VfL Bochum]] |[[2022–23 VfL Bochum season|2022–23]] |[[Bundesliga]] |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |[[2023–24 VfL Bochum season|2023–24]] |Bundesliga |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !0!!0!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!0!!0 |- |[[Nîmes Olympique|Nîmes]] (loan) |[[2022–23 Nîmes Olympique season|2022–23]] |[[Ligue 2]] |11||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||1 |- | rowspan="2" |[[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]] |[[2025 Bohemian F.C. season|2025]] |[[League of Ireland Premier Division|LOI Premier Division]] |9||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0{{efn|Appearance(s) in the [[Leinster Senior Cup (association football)|Leinster Senior Cup]]}}||0||9||1 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !20!!2!!0!!0!! colspan="2" |—!!0!!0!!20!!2 |- |[[Vancouver FC]] |[[2026 Vancouver FC season|2026]] |[[Canadian Premier League]] |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0 |- |[[Langley United]] (loan) |[[2026 British Columbia Premier League season|2026]] |[[British Columbia Premier League]] |1||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||1 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !165!!29!!8!!1!!12!!1!!0!!0!!184!!31 |} {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{FFF player|8877-mousset-lys}} * {{FFF male player|2543016665|archive=}} *{{Soccerbase}}
{{Vancouver FC squad}}
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