Massadio_Haïdara

Massadio Haïdara

Massadio Haïdara

Footballer (born 1992)


Massadio Haïdara (born 2 December 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 1 club Lens. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national team.

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Club career

Nancy

Haïdara made his professional debut on 11 December 2010 in a league match against Sochaux.[2] On 10 January 2011, he signed his first professional contract after agreeing to a three-year deal with Nancy.[3]

Newcastle United

On 25 January 2013, Haïdara signed for English club Newcastle United of the Premier League for an undisclosed fee (reportedly £2 million) to become Newcastle's ninth first-team player with French nationality and fourth of five French players signed in the January 2013 transfer window.[citation needed] He made his debut for Newcastle on 21 February 2013 in the Europa League against Metalist Kharkiv.[4]

Haïdara came on as a first-half substitute in the match against Wigan Athletic on 17 March 2013. A few minutes later, he was stretchered off as a result of a knee-high tackle on him by Callum McManaman and taken to hospital;[5] and returned to first-team action on 11 April against Benfica.[6] Referee Mark Halsey did not see the incident, so McManaman received no card, and because one of his assistants did see it, albeit not clearly, the Football Association were unable to act. At the end of the season, their rules were changed to permit retrospective action "when match officials are not in a position to fully assess a 'coming together' of players."[7]

He made his first league appearance of the 2016–17 season against Barnsley on 7 May 2017, the day that Newcastle clinched the Championship title.[8][9] The following season he also had to wait until the final game of the season to make his first league appearance, this time against Chelsea.[10][11]

Lens

In July 2018, after his contract with Newcastle United expired, Haïdara signed on a free transfer for French club RC Lens of the Ligue 2, the second-tier French league.[12]

International career

Haïdara has represented France at U21 level. On 9 November 2018, he was called up to Mali national football team.[13] He made his debut for Mali on 26 March 2019 in a friendly against Senegal, as a starter.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 April 2024[15][16][17]
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  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in Ligue 2 promotion play-offs
  3. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 18 June 2023[24]
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Honours

Newcastle United


References

  1. "Massadio Haïdara". RC Lens. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  2. "Nancy v. Sochaux Match Report". LFP (in French). 11 December 2010. Archived from the original on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  3. "Haïdara a signé pro". AS Nancy (in French). 10 January 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  4. "Metalist v Newcastle: Debut For Haidara". Newcastle United FC. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  5. Herbert, Ian (21 March 2013). "Massadio Haidara speaks out over Callum McManaman horror challenge: 'Tackle could have ruined my life'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  6. "Europa League highlights and report: Newcastle 1–1 Benfica (2–4 agg)". ITV. 11 April 2013. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  7. "Newcastle 3–0 Barnsley". BBC. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  8. "Games played by Massadio Haidara in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  9. "Newcastle 3–0 Chelsea". BBC. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  10. "Games played by Massadio Haidara in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  11. Massadio Haïdara, nouveau lensois, rclens.fr, 2 juillet 2018.
  12. "Massadio Haïdara » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  13. Massadio Haidara at Soccerbase
  14. "Games played by Massadio Haidara in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  15. "Games played by Massadio Haidara in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  16. "Games played by Massadio Haidara in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  17. "Games played by Massadio Haidara in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  18. "Games played by Massadio Haidara in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  19. "Games played by Massadio Haidara in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  20. Massadio Haïdara at National-Football-Teams.com

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