Soungoutou Magassa
French footballer (born 2003)
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Soungoutou Magassa (born 8 October 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and centre-back for Premier League club West Ham United.
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Magassa with Monaco in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Soungoutou Magassa | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 October 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Stains, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | West Ham United | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 27 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Sucy FC | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | RC Joinville | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | Lusitanos Saint-Maur | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | FC Gobelins | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Monaco | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Monaco B | 21 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Monaco | 44 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | West Ham United | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | France U20 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | France U21 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | France Olympic | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:07, 2 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 June 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Early life
Soungoutou Magassa[2] was born on 8 October 2003 in Stains, Seine-Saint-Denis,[3] playing football for several Francilian clubs before joining the Monaco academy in 2018.[4][5]
Club career
Monaco
Magassa signed his first professional contract with Monaco in April 2021, choosing them over other high-profile clubs seeking to sign him, including Roma and Milan.[4][6][7][8][9] He made his professional debut for Monaco on 2 January 2022, replacing Wissam Ben Yedder during a 3–1 Coupe de France away win over Quevilly-Rouen in the round of 32.[10]
West Ham United
On 29 August 2025, Magassa signed for Premier League club West Ham United on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee.[11] On 4 December 2025, he scored his first Premier league goal for the club in a 1–1 draw away to Manchester United at Old Trafford.[12]
International career
Of Malian descent,[4][7][8][9] Soungoutou Magassa is eligible for both the French and Malian national teams.[13] He was called up to the France U20s for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[14]
Style of play
Described as a box-to-box midfielder,[4][8] Magassa is able to play both as a defensive midfielder and a centre-back. Good with both feet, he describes himself as a player good at winning the ball back and finding optimal passing options.[13]
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 May 2026[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Monaco B | 2021–22 | Championnat National 2 | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| Monaco | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[b] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| Total | 44 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 1 | ||
| West Ham United | 2025–26 | Premier League | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 87 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 3 | ||
- Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Trophée des Champions
