Morgan Sanson

Morgan Sanson (born 18 August 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays for Marseille in Ligue 1 as a midfielder.

Morgan Sanson
Sanson with France U19 in 2013.
Personal information
Full name Morgan Sanson
Date of birth (1994-08-18) 18 August 1994
Place of birth Saint-Doulchard, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Marseille
Number 8
Youth career
2000–2005 Gazélec Bourges
2005–2009 Bourges
2009–2012 Le Mans
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Le Mans B 10 (7)
2012–2013 Le Mans 27 (3)
2013–2017 Montpellier 98 (13)
2017– Marseille 110 (20)
National team‡
2012–2013 France U19 7 (0)
2013–2016 France U21 11 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 September 2016

Club career

Le Mans

Ahead of the 2012–13 season, Sanson was promoted to the senior team by manager Denis Zanko and assigned the number 25 shirt. He made his professional debut on 3 August 2012 in a league match against Dijon, replacing Idrissa Sylla with only ten minutes to play.[2] He scored his first league goal on 22 December 2012 against Monaco in a 2–3 home loss.

Montpellier

On 12 June 2013, Sanson signed a four-year contract with Montpellier for a reported fee of €700,000.[3] [4] He made his debut for the club on 14 September 2013, in a 0–0 draw against Stade de Reims.[5]

Marseille
Sanson with Marseille in 2018

On 17 January 2017, Sanson joined south coast rivals Olympique de Marseille by signing a four-and-a-half-year contract, for an initial fee estimated to be €9 million, plus €3 million in bonuses.[6][7] On 5 March 2017, he scored a goal in the 56th minute in a 4–1 Ligue 1 away win against Lorient - his first Ligue 1 goal for Marseille.[8]

On 3 May 2018, he played in the Europa League semi-finals away to FC Red Bull Salzburg as Marseilles played out a 1–2 away loss but a 3–2 aggregate win to secure a place in the 2018 UEFA Europa League Final[9] which was played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu, Lyon, France on 16 May 2018,[10] and saw his team succumb to Atlético Madrid.

International career

Sanson is a France youth international having represented his nation at under-19 and under-21 level.[11]

Career statistics
As of 6 March 2020[1][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Le Mans 2012–13 Ligue 2 2733010—313
Montpellier 2013–14 Ligue 1 3213010—361
2014–15 3261010—346
2015–16 1431000—153
2016–17 2031010—223
Total 98136030—10713
Marseille 2016–17 Ligue 1 1711000—181
2017–18 33921101725312
2018–19 335101020375
2019–20 2751020—305
Total 11020514019213823
Career total 235361418019227639
  1. France – Coupe de France
  2. France – Coupe de la Ligue

Honours

Marseille

References
  1. "Morgan Sanson". Ligue 1. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  2. "Le Mans v. Dijon Match Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 3 August 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  3. "Morgan Sanson s'engage avec le MHSC" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 12 June 2013. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  4. "Marseille seal transfer of Montpellier midfielder Morgan Sanson". ESPN FC. 17 January 2017.
  5. "Montpellier 0-0 Stade de Reims" (in French). 14 September 2013.
  6. "Morgan Sanson to Marseille, done deal". Get French Football News. 17 January 2017.
  7. "Morgan Sanson (Montpellier) signe à l'OM (Officiel)" (in French). L'Équipe. 17 January 2017.
  8. "Marseille sweep past Lorient". www.ligue1.com. 5 March 2017.
  9. "FC Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 Marseille". BBC Sport. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  10. "Lyon to host 2018 UEFA Europa League Final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  11. "Les joueurs appelés en sélection". Le Mans FC (in French). 4 September 2012. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  12. Morgan Sanson at Soccerway
  13. https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/football/44052050


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