Moussa Seydi

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

Moussa Seydi
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-08-21) 21 August 1996
Place of birth Sédhiou, Senegal
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Jeunesse Esch
Number 19
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 9 (4)
National team‡
2015 Senegal U23 7 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 June 2017

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. "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. "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.
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