Gaëtan Bussmann

Gaëtan Bussmann
Bussmann in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-02-02) 2 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Épinal, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Épinal
Number 24
Youth career
1997–2004 Épinal
2004–2010 Metz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Metz II 22 (3)
2010–2015 Metz 120 (11)
2012 → Épinal (loan) 18 (1)
2015–2019 Mainz 05 28 (1)
2018 → SC Freiburg (loan) 0 (0)
2018 → SC Freiburg II (loan) 0 (0)
2018–2019 Mainz 05 II 3 (0)
2019 Guingamp B 2 (0)
2019–2020 Guingamp 8 (0)
2020–2022 Erzgebirge Aue 32 (2)
2022–2024 Nancy 61 (5)
2024– Épinal 2 (0)
International career
2009 France U18 3 (0)
2009–2010 France U19 9 (0)
2011 France U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 August 2024

Gaëtan Bussmann (born 2 February 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays for Championnat National 2 club Épinal.[1] He plays as a left-back and is also capable of playing in the centre of defence. Bussmann is a French youth international and has represented his nation at U18 and U19 level. He was a part of the team that won the 2010 European U19 Championship on home soil.

Career

Early career and Metz

Born in Épinal, Bussmann began his career at hometown club Épinal and joined Metz in 2004 at the age of 13. While in the club's youth academy, he won the 2009–10 Coupe Gambardella after the club's under-19 team defeated Sochaux 5–4 on penalties in the final.[2] On 4 June 2010, Bussmann signed his first professional contract agreeing to a five-year deal with Metz until June 2015.[3] He made his professional debut on 20 August 2010 in a league match against Vannes starting in the left back position.[4]

Mainz 05

In August 2015, Bussmann left Metz to join German Bundesliga side Mainz 05 for a transfer fee of believed to be €1 million. He signed a two-year contract including an extension option and replaced Park Joo-ho who had moved from Mainz to Borussia Dortmund.[5]

In January 2018, Bussmann joined league rivals SC Freiburg on loan until the end of the season. Freiburg were also given an option to sign him permanently.[6] He did not make an appearance during his half season there.[7]

In summer 2018, Bussmann returned to Mainz 05. On 29 September, he earned his first Bundesliga match after 574 days, deputising for Aarón who had played the first five matches of the season.[7]

Nancy

On 22 July 2022, Bussmann signed a two-year contract with Nancy.[8]

Career statistics

As of 22 July 2022[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Metz II 2010–11 CFA 11 3 — — — 11 3
2011–12 CFA 10 0 — — — 10 0
2014–15 CFA 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 22 3 — — — 22 3
Metz 2010–11 Ligue 2 12 0 4 0 0 0 — 16 0
2011–12 Ligue 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
2012–13 National 35 4 2 0 3 2 — 40 6
2013–14 Ligue 2 36 4 0 0 0 0 — 36 4
2014–15 Ligue 1 31 2 2 0 1 0 — 34 2
2015–16 Ligue 2 4 1 0 0 2 1 — 6 2
Total 120 11 8 0 6 3 — 134 14
Épinal (loan) 2011–12 National 18 1 0 0 0 0 — 18 1
Mainz 05 2015–16 Bundesliga 13 1 0 0 — — 13 1
2016–17 Bundesliga 14 0 1 0 — 5[a] 0 20 0
2017–18 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2018–19 Bundesliga 1 0 1 0 — — 2 0
Total 28 1 2 0 — 5 0 35 1
SC Freiburg (loan) 2017–18 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
SC Freiburg II (loan) 2017–18 Regionalliga 1 0 — — — 1 0
Mainz 05 II 2018–19 Regionalliga 3 0 — — — 3 0
Guingamp II 2019–20 National 2 2 0 — — — 2 0
Guingamp 2019–20 Ligue 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 — 9 0
Erzgebirge Aue 2020–21 2. Bundesliga 15 1 0 0 — — 15 1
2021–22 2. Bundesliga 17 1 0 0 — — 17 1
Total 32 2 0 0 — — 32 2
Nancy 2022–23 National 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 234 18 11 0 6 3 5 0 256 21
  1. ^ Appearances in the Europa League

Honours

Metz

France U19

References

  1. ^ Gaëtan Bussmann at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Sochaux v. Metz Match Report" (in French). French Football Federation. Archived from the original on 6 July 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Bussman passe pro" (in French). L'Equipe. 4 June 2010. Archived from the original on 11 August 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  4. ^ "Metz v. Vannes Match Report" (in French). L'Equipe. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Mainz 05 verpflichtet Bussmann" [Mainz 05 signs Bussmann] (in German). sport1.de. 30 August 2015. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Freiburg holt Bussmann aus Mainz". kicker Online (in German). 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Bussmann: Comeback nach 574 Tagen". kicker Online (in German). 1 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Un renfort en attaque" (in French). Nancy. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  9. ^ Gaëtan Bussmann at Soccerway