Chrislain Matsima
French footballer (born 2002)
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Chrislain Iris Aurel Matsima (born 15 May 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg.
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| Full name | Chrislain Iris Aurel Matsima[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 May 2002[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nanterre,[2] Hauts-de-Seine, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | FC Augsburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Nanterre | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Garenne-Colombes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | RCFF | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Monaco | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Monaco II | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2025 | Monaco | 30 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Lorient (loan) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Lorient II (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | → Clermont (loan) | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → FC Augsburg (loan) | 30 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | FC Augsburg | 18 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | France U16 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | France U17 | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | France U18 | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | France U20 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | France U21 | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | France Olympic | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:30, 16 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 June 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Monaco
Matsima made his professional debut for Monaco on 27 September 2020 in a Ligue 1 game against Strasbourg.[4]
FC Lorient (loan)
On 16 August 2022, Matsima joined Lorient on loan with an option to buy.[5] On 31 January 2023, the loan was terminated early.[6]
Clermont (loan)
FC Augsburg
On 30 August 2024, Matsima joined German club FC Augsburg on a season-long loan with a buy option.[8] On 30 January 2025, Augsburg exercised their option to buy and signed a contract with Matsima until 2029.[9]
Personal life
Born in France, Matsima is of Congolese descent from the Republic of the Congo.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Monaco II | 2019–20 | CFA 2 | 17 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| Monaco | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Lorient (loan) | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Lorient II (loan) | 2022–23 | CFA 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Clermont (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| FC Augsburg II (loan) | 2024–25 | Regionalliga Bayern | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Augsburg (loan) | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | |
| Augsburg | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |
| Career total | 117 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 135 | 4 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
France U23
- Summer Olympics silver medal: 2024[11]
Individual
- Bundesliga Rookie of the Month: January 2025, March 2025[12]
Orders
