{{Short description|Footballer (born 1996)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Samuel Moutoussamy | image = Samuel Moutoussamy (cropped).jpg | caption = Moutoussamy playing for [[DR Congo national football team|DR Congo]] at the [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations]] | full_name = Samuel Albert Alain Arcade Moutoussamy<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiId=2686550 |title=Samuel Albert Alain Arcade Moutoussamy |publisher=Turkish Football Federation |access-date=8 February 2025}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|8|12|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Paris]], France | height = 1.76 m<ref>{{cite web |title=Samuel Moutoussamy |url= https://www.fcnantes.com/groupepro/20212022/fiche.php?numjoueur=189 |publisher= FC Nantes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725165652/https://www.fcnantes.com/groupepro/20212022/fiche.php?numjoueur=189 |archive-date=25 July 2022 }}</ref> | position = [[Defensive midfielder]] | currentclub = [[Atromitos F.C.|Atromitos]] | clubnumber = 92 | youthyears1 = 2003–2010 | youthclubs1 = Meudon AS | youthyears2 = 2010–2011 | youthclubs2 = [[AC Boulogne-Billancourt|Boulogne-Billancourt]] | youthyears3 = 2011 | youthclubs3 = Montrouge FC 92 | youthyears4 = 2011–2016 | youthclubs4 = [[Olympique Lyonnais Reserves and Academy|Lyon]] | youthyears5 = 2016–2017 | youthclubs5 = [[FC Nantes|Nantes]] | years1 = 2014–2016 | clubs1 = [[Olympique Lyonnais Reserves and Academy|Lyon B]] | caps1 = 50 | goals1 = 2 | years2 = 2016–2018 | clubs2 = [[FC Nantes|Nantes B]] | caps2 = 40 | goals2 = 5 | years3 = 2017–2024 | clubs3 = [[FC Nantes|Nantes]] | caps3 = 144 | goals3 = 3 | years4 = 2020–2021 | clubs4 = → [[Fortuna Sittard]] (loan) | caps4 = 14 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2024–2025 | clubs5 = [[Sivasspor]] | caps5 = 30 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2025– | clubs6 = [[Atromitos F.C.|Atromitos]] | caps6 = 21 | goals6 = 3 | nationalyears1 = 2019– | nationalteam1 = [[DR Congo national football team|DR Congo]] | nationalcaps1 = 57 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 16 March 2026 | nationalteam-update = 31 March 2026 }} '''Samuel Albert Alain Arcade Moutoussamy''' (born 12 August 1996) is a professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[defensive midfielder]] for [[Super League Greece|Greek Super League]] club [[Atromitos F.C.|Atromitos]]. Born in France, he plays for the [[DR Congo national football team|DR Congo national team]].
==Club career== [[File:RC Lens - FC Nantes (28-10-2023) 16 (cropped).jpg|left|thumb|294x294px|Moutoussamy with [[FC Nantes|Nantes]] in 2023]] Moutoussamy made his professional debut for [[FC Nantes|Nantes]] in a 1–0 [[Ligue 1]] loss to [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] on 12 August 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/82832|title=LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 Conforama - Saison 2017/2018 - 2ème journée - FC Nantes / Olympique de Marseille|website=www.lfp.fr}}</ref> On 6 October 2020, he joined [[Fortuna Sittard]] on loan.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.fortunasittard.nl/samuel-moutoussamy-tweede-aanwinst-op-deadlineday/|title=SAMUEL MOUTOUSSAMY TWEEDE AANWINST OP DEADLINEDAY|publisher=[[Fortuna Sittard]]|date=6 October 2020|access-date=26 October 2020|language=nl|archive-date=15 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015044646/https://www.fortunasittard.nl/samuel-moutoussamy-tweede-aanwinst-op-deadlineday/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 29 January 2023, in the 0–0 draw against [[Clermont Foot]], he played his 100th game in [[Ligue 1]] with Nantes. Three days later, the club rewarded him for the achievement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcnantes.com/articles/article2809.php?num=42030|title=SAMUEL MOUTOUSSAMY À L'HONNEUR EN AVANT-MATCH|date=2 February 2023|access-date=2 February 2023|language=fr}}</ref>
==International career== Moutoussamy was born in metropolitan France to an [[Indo-Guadeloupean]] father and a Congolese mother.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lavon |first=Steven |date=17 May 2019 |title=Samuel Moutoussamy: il ouvre la porte à la RDC |url=https://www.africatopsports.com/2019/05/17/samuel-moutoussamy-il-ouvre-la-porte-a-la-rdc/}}</ref> He debuted for the [[DR Congo national football team|DR Congo national team]] in a 1–1 [[Friendly (association football)|friendly]] tie with [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]] on 10 October 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcnantes.com/articles/article2809.php?num=31821|title=Internationaux – Résultats et programme des Nantais !|website=FR}}</ref>
On 27 December 2023, he was selected from the list of 24 Congolese players selected by [[Sébastien Desabre]] to compete in the [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations]].
==Personal life== He was born in [[Paris]], France. His mother is [[Demographics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congolese]], and his father is [[Indo-Guadeloupeans|Indo-Guadeloupean]] of [[Tamils|Tamil]] origin.
==Honours== '''Nantes''' *[[Coupe de France]]: [[2021–22 Coupe de France|2021–22]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.fff.fr/competition/match/24469113-o-g-c-nice-cote-d-azur-f-c-nantes.html |title=COUPE DE FRANCE 2021 – 2022 – FINALE |publisher=fff.fr |access-date=9 May 2022}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|2 April 2026}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerway.com/player/moutoussamy-samuel/G0ZLyJKh/|title=Samuel Moutoussamy|website=Soccerway|accessdate=2 April 2026}}</ref>
{| 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]], [[KNVB Cup]], [[Turkish Cup]] and [[Greek Football Cup|Greek Cup]]}} !colspan="2"|[[Coupe de la Ligue]] !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|[[Olympique Lyonnais Reserves and Academy|Lyon B]] |[[2014–15 Championnat de France Amateur|2014–15]] |rowspan="2"|[[Championnat National 2]] |17||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||1 |- |[[2015–16 Championnat de France Amateur|2015–16]] |27||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||1 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !44!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!44!!2 |- |rowspan="3"|[[FC Nantes|Nantes B]] |[[2016–17 Championnat de France Amateur|2016–17]] |Championnat National 2 |30||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||3 |- |[[2017–18 Championnat National 3|2017–18]] |[[Championnat National 3]] |10||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||2 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !40!!5!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!40!!5 |- |rowspan="8"|[[FC Nantes|Nantes]] |[[2017–18 FC Nantes season|2017–18]] |rowspan="7"|[[Ligue 1]] |7||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- |[[2018–19 FC Nantes season|2018–19]] |28||2||3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||2 |- |[[2019–20 FC Nantes season|2019–20]] |17||0||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||20||0 |- |[[2020–21 FC Nantes season|2020–21]] |1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |[[2021–22 FC Nantes season|2021–22]] |30||0||4||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||1 |- |[[2022–23 FC Nantes season|2022–23]] |35||0||6||0||colspan="2"|—||8{{efn|Appearance(s) in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||0||1{{efn|Appearance(s) in [[Trophée des Champions]]}}||0||50||0 |- |[[2023–24 FC Nantes season|2023–24]] |26||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||1 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !144!!3!!14!!1!!2!!0!!8!!0!!1!!0!!169!!4 |- |[[Fortuna Sittard]] (loan) |[[2020–21 Fortuna Sittard season|2020–21]] |[[Eredivisie]] |14||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||0 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Sivasspor]] |[[2024–25 Sivasspor season|2024–25]] |[[Süper Lig]] |30||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||33||0 |- |[[2025–26 Sivasspor season|2025–26]] |[[TFF 1. Lig|1. Lig]] |4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||1 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !34!!0!!3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!37!!0 |- |[[Atromitos F.C.|Atromitos]] |[[2025–26 Super League Greece|2025–26]] |[[Super League Greece]] |21||3||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||24||3 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !297!!13!!21!!1!!2!!0!!8!!0!!1!!0!!329!!14 |}
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===International=== {{updated|match played 31 March 2026}}<ref>{{NFT player}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="8"|[[DR Congo national football team|DR Congo]] |2019||3||0 |- |2020||4||0 |- |2021||7||0 |- |2022||4||0 |- |2023||7||1 |- |2024||16||0 |- |2025||12||0 |- |2026||3||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!57!!0 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{UEFA player}}
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