Moussa_Seydi
Moussa Seydi
Senegalese footballer
Moussa Seydi (born 21 August 1996) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays for Luxembourgian club Swift Hesperange as a forward.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1996-08-21) 21 August 1996 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Sédhiou, Senegal | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Swift Hesperange | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Génération Foot | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Metz B | 43 | (13) |
| 2016–2017 | Metz | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Fola Esch | 48 | (30) |
| 2020–2022 | Orléans | 9 | (1) |
| 2021 | Orléans B | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | Jeunesse Esch | 12 | (6) |
| 2022– | Swift Hesperange | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Senegal U23 | 7 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 June 2017 | |||
Seydi transferred to Metz from the Senegalese academy of Génération Foot in 2014.[2] He made his senior debut for Metz in a 3–0 Ligue 1 loss against FC Girondins de Bordeaux on 21 September 2016.[3]
In July, Seydi signed a three-year deal with CS Fola Esch in Luxembourg.[4] For the truncated 2019–20 Luxembourg National Division season, Seydi was voted as the best player by Luxembourg sporting website Mental.lu, having scored thirteen goals in sixteen appearances.[5]
At the start of December 2020, Seydi joined Orléans after a trial, signing an 18 month contract.[5]
On 30 January 2022, Seydi returned to Luxembourg and signed with Jeunesse Esch.[6]
Seydi is a youth international for Senegal.[7] He scored the tournament winning goal for the Senegal U23 at the 2015 African Games - Men's tournament[8]
- "Football (Sky Sports)". SkySports.
- "Moussa SEYDI rejoint le CS FOLA" (in French). CS Fola Esch. 31 July 2017.
- "US Orléans : l'attaquant sénégalais Moussa Seydi signe pour un an et demi" (in French). France bleu. 2 December 2020.
- "MOIEN MOUSSA" (Press release) (in Luxembourgish). Jeunesse Esch. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- jdecker (26 November 2015). "Deux Grenats à la CAN U23".
- "Senegal U23 vs Burkina Faso U23". African Football.
- Moussa Seydi at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Moussa Seydi – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Moussa Seydi at Soccerway