Mathieu Acapandié
Malagasy footballer (born 2004)
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Mathieu Acapandié (born 14 December 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Championnat National 3 side Nantes B. Born in Réunion, France, he plays for the Madagascar national team.
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Acapandié with Nantes | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 14 December 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Pierre, Réunion, France | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nantes B | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2016 | EF Saint-Pierre | ||
| 2016–2019 | CO Saint-Pierre | ||
| 2019–2022 | Nantes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Nantes B | 63 | (2) |
| 2023– | Nantes | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | France U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | France U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Madagascar | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:03, 31 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 June 2025 | |||
Club career
Acapandié began playing football in his native Réunion with EF Saint-Pierre and CO Saint-Pierre, before trialing in Metropolitan France in January 2018 with Nantes where he eventually formally joined.[1] He signed his first professional contract with Nantes on 31 March 2022 until 2025, becoming the youngest Réunionnais player to ever sign a pro contract.[2] He made his senior and professional debut with Nantes as a late substitute in a 1–1 (4–2) penalty shootout win over Angers on 8 February 2023.[3]
International career
Acapandié was a youth international for France, having played up to the France U19s.[4] However, he was called up to the Madagascar national team in March 2025.[5] He made his debut on 24 March.[6]
Personal life
Acapandié's cousins, William Gros and Vincent Acapandié, are also a professional footballers.[7]
Playing style
Acapandié began playing as a striker, before moving to midfield for a long time, then centre-back, followed by attacking midfielder, before finally settling as a right-back at Nantes.[8] He is an offensive full-back who runs a lot and like to relay with the midfielders.[1]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 31 January 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nantes B | 2022–23 | CFA 2 | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | National 3 | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | National 3 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2025–26 | National 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 63 | 2 | — | — | — | 63 | 2 | |||||
| Nantes | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 64 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 2 | ||
International
- As of match played 8 June 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madagascar | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours
Nantes U19
- Championnat National U19: 2021–22,[9] 2022–23[10]