Gaëtan Bussmann

Gaëtan Bussmann
Personal information
Full name Gaëtan Bussmann
Date of birth (1991-02-02) 2 February 1991
Place of birth Épinal, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Mainz 05
Number 24
Youth career
1997–2004 Épinal
2004–2010 Metz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Metz B 22 (3)
2010–2015 Metz 120 (11)
2012 → Épinal (loan) 18 (1)
2015– Mainz 05 28 (1)
2018– → SC Freiburg (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2009 France U18 3 (0)
2009–2010 France U19 9 (0)
2011 France U20 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:28, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 August 2014

Gaëtan Bussmann (born 2 February 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays for Mainz 05. 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 SAS 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.[1] On 4 June 2010, Bussmann signed his first professional contract agreeing to a five-year deal with Metz until June 2015.[2] He made his professional debut on 20 August 2010 in a league match against Vannes starting in the left back position.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5] He did not make an appearance during his half season there.[6]

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.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 October 2018[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Metz II 2010–11 CFA 113———113
2011–12 100———100
2014–15 10———10
Total 223———223
Metz 2010–11 Ligue 2 1204000—160
2011–12 200000—20
2012–13 National 3542032—406
2013–14 Ligue 2 3640000—364
2014–15 Ligue 1 3122010—342
2015–16 Ligue 2 410021—62
Total 1201180630013414
Épinal (loan) 2011–12 National 1810000—181
Mainz 05 2015–16 Bundesliga 13100——131
2016–17 14010—5[lower-alpha 1]0200
2017–18 0000——00
2018–19 1000——10
Total 28110—50341
SC Freiburg 2017–18 (loan) Bundesliga 0000——00
Career total 1881690635020819
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Europa League

Honours

Club

Metz

International

France U19

References

  1. ↑ "Sochaux v. Metz Match Report" (in French). French Football Federation. Archived from the original on 6 July 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  2. ↑ "Bussman passe pro" (in French). L'Equipe. 4 June 2010. Archived from the original on 11 August 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "Metz v. Vannes Match Report" (in French). L'Equipe. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  4. ↑ "Mainz 05 verpflichtet Bussmann" [Mainz 05 signs Bussmann] (in German). sport1.de. 30 August 2015. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Freiburg holt Bussmann aus Mainz". kicker Online (in German). 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Bussmann: Comeback nach 574 Tagen". kicker Online (in German). 1 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "G. Bussman". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
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