# Mamadou Samassa (footballer, born 1990)

Mamadou Samassa (born 16 February 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 2 club Laval. Born in France, he represented his birth country at youth international level before switching to the Mali national team.

## Club career

Samassa was born in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, but his parents moved to Collinée in Britanny when he was 3 years old.

### Guingamp

Samassa was the starting goalkeeper on Guingamp's 18 ans team that won the 2008–09 edition of the Championnat National 18 ans.
On 23 September 2008, he signed his first professional contract agreeing to a four-year deal until 2013. For the 2010–11 season, he was installed as the club's starting goalkeeper for its campaign in the Championnat National, and stayed with the club during their rise from the third to the first division, remaining first choice keeper throughout. He shares the same name with his older cousin who plays as a striker.

### Troyes

Samassa signed for French Ligue 2 club Troyes on a three-year deal. He made a total of 95 appearance for the club.

### Sivasspor

On 15 June 2019, he signed a two-year contract with Turkish Süper Lig side Sivasspor.

### Levadiakos

Samassa joined Super League Greece 2 side Levadiakos in September 2021.

### Sri Pahang

Samassa completed a move to Malaysia Super League club Sri Pahang in January 2022. He was then released by the club at the end of the season after making 21 league and 5 league cup appearances.

## International career

Samassa played his first match for the Mali national team on 13 October 2012, in a game against Botswana.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 15 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Guingamp | 2010–11 | Championnat National | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 0 |
| Guingamp | 2011–12 | Ligue 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 0 |
| Guingamp | 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 0 |
| Guingamp | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 0 |
| Guingamp | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Guingamp | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Guingamp | Total | Total | 126 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 142 | 0 |
| Guingamp B | 2013–14 | Championnat de France Amateur 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Guingamp B | 2014–15 | Championnat de France Amateur 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Guingamp B | 2015–16 | Championnat de France Amateur 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Guingamp B | Total | Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Troyes | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Troyes | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 0 |
| Troyes | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 0 |
| Troyes | Total | Total | 95 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 101 | 0 |
| Sivasspor | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 0 |
| Sivasspor | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 |
| Sivasspor | Total | Total | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| Levadiakos | 2021–22 | Super League Greece 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Sri Pahang | 2022 | Malaysia Super League | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 0 |
| Laval | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 0 |
| Laval | 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 0 |
| Laval | Total | Total | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 358 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 393 | 0 |
* ↑ Appearance in Trophée des Champions
* ↑ Appearances in Ligue 2 promotion playoffs

### International

    As of match played 6 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Mali | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| Mali | 2013 | 5 | 0 |
| Mali | 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| Mali | 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| Mali | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| Mali | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| Mali | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 16 | 0 |

## Honours

Guingamp
* Coupe de France: 2013–14
Mali
* Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2013