Moussa Djenepo

Moussa Djenepo (born 15 June 1998) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Southampton and the Mali national team.

Moussa Djenepo
Personal information
Full name Moussa Djenepo[1]
Date of birth (1998-06-15) 15 June 1998
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 12
Youth career
2016–2017 Yeelen Olympique
2017 → Standard Liège (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Standard Liège 49 (9)
2019– Southampton 13 (2)
National team‡
2017 Mali U20 3 (6)
2017– Mali 15 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 January 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2019

Club career

Early career

Djenepo began his career at Yeelen Olympique in Mali.[3]

Standard Liège

On 31 January 2017, Djenepo joined Standard Liège on loan, with an option to buy.[4] The club activated his buyout clause on 30 May 2017, hence making the transfer move permanent.[5] He made his professional debut with Standard Liège in a 4–0 loss in the Belgian First Division A to Club Brugge on 27 August 2017.[6] Djenepo netted his first goal on 11 March 2018, in a 3–2 away victory against Oostende at Versluys Arena.[7][8]

On 17 March 2018, Djenepo played when he came on as a substitute for Mehdi Carcela, as Standard Liège beat Genk 1–0 after extra time to win the 2018 Belgian Cup Final and qualify for the UEFA Europa League.[9][10]

Southampton

On 13 June 2019, Djenepo signed a four-year contract with Premier League club Southampton[11][12] for a reported fee of £14 million.[13] He scored his first goal for the Saints on 24 August 2019, in a 2–0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion.[14]

International career

Djenepo is a youth international for the Mali under-20 team, appearing in the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.[15][16][17]

Djenepo received his first call-up to the senior team on 3 October 2017.[18] He made his debut on 6 October, in a goalless 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match with Ivory Coast.[19] On 23 March 2019, Djenepo scored against South Sudan in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification home fixture, which ended in a 3–0 victory.[20]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 11 January 2020[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Standard Liège 2017–18 Belgian First Division A 17150———221
2018–19 Belgian First Division A 328——6[lower-alpha 3]31[lower-alpha 4]03911
Total 49950—63106112
Southampton 2019–20[22] Premier League 132—10——142
Career total 6211501063107514
  1. Includes the Belgian Cup and the FA Cup
  2. Includes the EFL Cup
  3. One appearance in the UEFA Champions League, five appearances and three goals in the UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance in the Belgian Super Cup

International
As of matches played 17 November 2019[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mali
201720
201850
201982
Total152

International goals
As of match played 17 November 2019. Mali score listed first, score column indicates score after each Djenepo goal.[23]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 March 2019Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali8 South Sudan2–03–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 17 November 2019Stade Omnisports, N'Djamena, Chad15 Chad1–02–02021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Standard Liège

Individual

References
  1. "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  2. "Moussa Djenepo Biography". Southampton F.C. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  3. "Southampton poised to splash out £14 million on Moussa Djenepo". Irish Examiner. PA Media. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  4. "Moussa Djenepo signs at Standard de Liège".
  5. "Option levée pour Moussa Djenepo".
  6. FIFA.com. "Live Scores – Jupiler League: Club Brugge – Standard Liège – FIFA.com". FIFA.com.
  7. Mahieu, Grégoire (11 March 2018). "Un renversant Standard joue à se faire peur mais s'offre les POI". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  8. "Games played by Moussa Djenepo in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  9. "Standard victorious in Belgian Cup Final". Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  10. "Coupe Belgique". Le Soir (in French). 17 March 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  11. "Saints seal Djenepo deal". Southampton F.C. official website. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  12. "Southampton complete signing of Moussa Djenepo from Standard Liège". The Daily Telegraph. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  13. Peach, Simon (5 June 2019). "Southampton transfer news: Moussa Djenepo set to join Saints for £14m subject to work permit". The Independent. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  14. "Brighton & Hove Albion v Southampton". BBC Sport. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  15. Football, CAF – Confederation of African. "CAF – Competitions – Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, Zambia 2017 – Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
  16. Football, CAF – Confederation of African. "CAF – Competitions – Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, Zambia 2017 – Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
  17. Football, CAF – Confederation of African. "CAF – Competitions – Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, Zambia 2017 – Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
  18. "Programme de nos 14 internationaux".
  19. FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ – Matches – Mali–Ivory Coast – FIFA.com". FIFA.com.
  20. Jackson, Graeme (23 March 2019). "Unbeaten Mali ease past South Sudan". African Football. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  21. "Moussa Djénépo at WorldFootball.net". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  22. "Games played by Moussa Djenepo in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  23. "Moussa Djenepo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  24. "Club Brugge verovert vijftiende titel". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  25. "Vanaken leidt Club Brugge naar Supercup en eerste prijs ten koste van het Standard van Preud'homme". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 22 July 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  26. Sobowale, Rasheed (12 October 2019). "Djenepo wins Budweiser Goal of the Month award". Vanguard. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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