Othmane Maamma
Footballer (born 2005)
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Othmane Maamma (born 6 October 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Watford. Born in France, he represents the Morocco national team.[1]
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| Date of birth | 6 October 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Alès, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Watford | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Gazelec Sportif Gardois | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Montpellier | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Montpellier B | 28 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Montpellier | 14 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Watford | 17 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Morocco U20 | 28 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Morocco | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:36, 18 May 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
On 12 May 2024, Maamma made his professional debut for Ligue 1 club Montpellier, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat at home to Monaco.[2] He completed five dribbles and two shots on target, a performance that "impressed observers".[3][4] In the following match on 19 May, he made his first senior start and scored his first professional goal in a 2–2 draw away to Lens.[5][6] At the age of 18 years and 226 days, he became the third-youngest goalscorer in Montpellier's history.[7] On 11 July 2025, Maamma joined Championship side Watford on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[8]
International career
In March 2024, Maamma was called up by the Morocco under-20s for two friendly matches against the England under-19s and the United States under-19s.[9] He played in the match against England.[10]
In October 2025 Maamma participated in the FIFA U-20 World Cup where he helped Morocco under-20s to win the tournament by becoming the top assist provider with 4 also scoring 1 goal. This led to Maamma winning the Golden Ball for player of the tournament.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 3 February 2026[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Total | ||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Montpellier B | 2022–23 | National 3 | 8 | 2 | — | 8 | 2 | |
| 2023–24 | National 3 | 18 | 5 | — | 18 | 5 | ||
| 2024–25 | National 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| Total | 28 | 8 | — | 28 | 8 | |||
| Montpellier | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Total | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
| Watford | 2025–26 | Championship | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| Career total | 59 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 13 | ||
- Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
Honours
Morocco U20
Individual
- FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Ball: 2025[11]
- CAF Youth Player of the Year: 2025[14]
- PFA Championship Fans' Player of the Month: December 2025[15]
- Watford Young Player of the Season: 2025–26[16]