Moussa Seydi

Moussa Seydi
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-08-21) 21 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Sédhiou, Senegal
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 RFCU Racing
Number 18
Youth career
2012–2014 Génération Foot
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Metz B 43 (13)
2016–2017 Metz 1 (0)
2017–2020 Fola Esch 48 (30)
2020–2022 Orléans 9 (1)
2021 Orléans B 1 (0)
2022 Jeunesse Esch 12 (6)
2022–2024 Swift Hesperange 11 (0)
2024– RFCU Racing 7 (1)
International career‡
2015 Senegal U23 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 June 2017

Moussa Seydi (born 21 August 1996) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays for Luxembourgian club RFCU Racing as a forward.[1]

Club career

Seydi transferred to Metz from the Senegalese academy of Génération Foot in 2014.[2] He made his senior debut for Metz in a 3–0 Ligue 1 loss against FC Girondins de Bordeaux on 21 September 2016.[3]

In July, Seydi signed a three-year deal with CS Fola Esch in Luxembourg.[4] For the truncated 2019–20 Luxembourg National Division season, Seydi was voted as the best player by Luxembourg sporting website Mental.lu, having scored thirteen goals in sixteen appearances.[5]

At the start of December 2020, Seydi joined Orléans after a trial, signing an 18 month contract.[5]

On 30 January 2022, Seydi returned to Luxembourg and signed with Jeunesse Esch.[6]

International career

Seydi is a youth international for Senegal.[7] He scored the tournament winning goal for the Senegal U23 at the 2015 African Games - Men's tournament[8]

References

  1. ^ "Football (Sky Sports)". SkySports.
  2. ^ wiwsport.com (13 October 2017). "Génération Foot : Départ de Moussa Seydi au FC Metz - wiwsport.com".
  3. ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 Conforama - Saison 2016/2017 - 6ème journée - FC Metz / Girondins de Bordeaux". www.lfp.fr.
  4. ^ "Moussa SEYDI rejoint le CS FOLA" (in French). CS Fola Esch. 31 July 2017.
  5. ^ a b "US Orléans : l'attaquant sénégalais Moussa Seydi signe pour un an et demi" (in French). France bleu. 2 December 2020.
  6. ^ "MOIEN MOUSSA" (Press release) (in Luxembourgish). Jeunesse Esch. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  7. ^ jdecker (26 November 2015). "Deux Grenats à la CAN U23".
  8. ^ "Senegal U23 vs Burkina Faso U23". African Football.