Samuel Moutoussamy
Moutoussamy playing for DR Congo at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
Personal information
Full name Samuel Albert Alain Arcade Moutoussamy[1]
Date of birth (1996-08-12) 12 August 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Atromitos
Number 92
Youth career
2003–2010 Meudon AS
2010–2011 Boulogne-Billancourt
2011 Montrouge FC 92
2011–2016 Lyon
2016–2017 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Lyon B 50 (2)
2016–2018 Nantes B 40 (5)
2017–2024 Nantes 144 (3)
2020–2021 → Fortuna Sittard (loan) 14 (0)
2024–2025 Sivasspor 30 (0)
2025– Atromitos 28 (3)
International career‡
2019– DR Congo 59 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 June 2026

Samuel Albert Alain Arcade Moutoussamy (born 12 August 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Greek Super League club Atromitos. Born in France, he plays for the DR Congo national team.

Early life

Moutoussamy was born on 12 August 1996 in Paris, France.[3] His mother is Congolese and his father is Indo-Guadeloupean of Tamil origin; his surname comes from his father.[3][4][5] The Indo-Guadeloupean community descends from indentured labourers brought from South India to the Caribbean during the second half of the 19th century.[6] The name Moutoussamy is of Tamil origin, from muthu ('pearl') and sami ('lord' or 'god').[7]

Moutoussamy began playing youth football with Meudon AS in 2003. He later joined Boulogne-Billancourt and Montrouge FC 92 before entering the Lyon academy in 2011, and moved to Nantes in 2016.[8]

Club career

Moutoussamy with Nantes in 2023

Moutoussamy made his professional debut for Nantes in a 1–0 Ligue 1 loss to Marseille on 12 August 2017.[9] On 6 October 2020, he joined Fortuna Sittard on loan.[10]

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.[11]

International career

Moutoussamy debuted for the DR Congo national team in a 1–1 friendly tie with Algeria on 10 October 2019.[12]

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.

On May 19, 2026, he was included in the 26-man squad selected by head coach Sébastien Desabre to represent the DR Congo at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[13]

Personal life

Moutoussamy has spoken of his ties to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where his mother's family lives in Kinshasa and which he has visited several times, and of listening to Congolese musicians such as Fally Ipupa and Koffi Olomidé.[4]

Honours

Nantes

  • Coupe de France: 2021–22[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 April 2026[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Coupe de la Ligue Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lyon B 2014–15 Championnat National 2 17 1 — — — — 17 1
2015–16 27 1 — — — — 27 1
Total 44 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 2
Nantes B 2016–17 Championnat National 2 30 3 — — — — 30 3
2017–18 Championnat National 3 10 2 — — — — 10 2
Total 40 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 5
Nantes 2017–18 Ligue 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 — — 7 0
2018–19 28 2 3 0 0 0 — — 31 2
2019–20 17 0 1 0 2 0 — — 20 0
2020–21 1 0 — — — — 1 0
2021–22 30 0 4 1 — — — 34 1
2022–23 35 0 6 0 — 8[b] 0 1[c] 0 50 0
2023–24 26 1 0 0 — — — 26 1
Total 144 3 14 1 2 0 8 0 1 0 169 4
Fortuna Sittard (loan) 2020–21 Eredivisie 14 0 1 0 — — — 15 0
Sivasspor 2024–25 Süper Lig 30 0 3 0 — — — 33 0
2025–26 1. Lig 4 0 — — — — 26 1
Total 34 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 0
Atromitos 2025–26 Super League Greece 21 3 3 0 — — — 24 3
Career total 297 13 21 1 2 0 8 0 1 0 329 14
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, KNVB Cup, Turkish Cup and Greek Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Trophée des Champions

International

As of match played 17 June 2026[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
DR Congo 2019 3 0
2020 4 0
2021 7 0
2022 4 0
2023 7 0
2024 16 0
2025 12 0
2026 6 0
Total 59 0

References

  1. ^ "Samuel Albert Alain Arcade Moutoussamy". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Samuel Moutoussamy". FC Nantes. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b Lavon, Steven (17 May 2019). "Samuel Moutoussamy: il ouvre la porte à la RDC" (in French).
  4. ^ a b "Samuel Moutoussamy: «Dans tous les cas je serai pour les Léopards»". Léopard Leader (in French). Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  5. ^ "Samuel Moutoussamy: Where does the DR Congo player get his surname from?". The Hindu. 18 June 2026. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  6. ^ "Meet Samuel Moutoussamy, Indian-origin player in FIFA WC 2026 for DR Congo". Business Standard. 3 June 2026. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  7. ^ "Nom de famille MOUTOUSSAMY: origine et signification". Geneanet (in French). Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  8. ^ a b "Samuel Moutoussamy". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
  9. ^ "LFP.fr – Ligue de Football Professionnel – Ligue 1 Conforama – Saison 2017/2018 – 2ème journée – FC Nantes / Olympique de Marseille". lfp.fr.
  10. ^ "SAMUEL MOUTOUSSAMY TWEEDE AANWINST OP DEADLINEDAY" (Press release) (in Dutch). Fortuna Sittard. 6 October 2020. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  11. ^ "SAMUEL MOUTOUSSAMY À L'HONNEUR EN AVANT-MATCH" (in French). 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Internationaux – Résultats et programme des Nantais !". FR.
  13. ^ Pierre Desorgues (19 May 2026). "Coupe du monde 2026: la liste des 26 joueurs congolais sans nouveaux venus et sans Afimico Pululu fait réagir". tv5monde.com. TV5 Monde. Retrieved 23 May 2026..
  14. ^ "COUPE DE FRANCE 2021 – 2022 – FINALE". fff.fr. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  15. ^ Samuel Moutoussamy at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
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