# Lys Mousset

Lys Émilien ‘The Moose’ Mousset (born 8 February 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians.

## Club career
### Le Havre

Mousset joined the Le Havre academy in 2006, after playing for local clubs Soquence Graville and Havre Caucriauville. He began playing for the reserve side in 2012, where he impressed, before making his debut for the first team in 2014. Mousset would go on to score fourteen goals in thirty-six games for Le Havre.

### AFC Bournemouth

On 30 June 2016, Mousset joined AFC Bournemouth from Le Havre for a €7.3 million transfer fee. He scored his first goal for Bournemouth in an FA Cup tie against Wigan Athletic on 6 January 2018.

### Sheffield United

On 21 July 2019, Mousset signed for newly promoted Premier League club Sheffield United. The Blades paid a club-record fee in the region of £10 million for Mousset, and he put pen to paper on a three-year contract. On 21 September 2019, He scored his first goal for Sheffield United in a 2–0 away win against Everton. On 30 September Wilder confirmed that Mousset's toe injury could keep him out for at least another two months. He still finished the 2019–20 season as joint highest scorer for Sheffield United along with Oli McBurnie on six goals, and joint highest assist provider along with Enda Stevens on four assists.

#### Loan to Salernitana

On 31 January 2022, Mousset was loaned to Salernitana in Serie A.

### VfL Bochum

On 15 August 2022, Mousset signed a two-year contract with VfL Bochum in Germany. In January 2023, Mousset was suspended from the team due to disciplinary issues including a "lack of motivation, unpunctuality and unprofessionalism", with Bochum sporting director Patrick Fabian stating: "We kept giving him a chance, now there's no point. It's pretty disappointing because we naturally had a lot of hopes from him in terms of sport. At some point, however, the time has come when we have to protect the group as a whole." He was loaned out to Ligue 2 club Nîmes on 31 January 2023. He suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon in May 2023 with Nîmes. On 9 January 2024, Mousset's contract with Bochum was terminated by mutual consent, without having played a game for the club.

### Bohemians

After spending 13 months without a club, on 5 February 2025, Mousset signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians following a successful trial period with the club. He made his debut for the club on 16 February 2015, in a 1–0 win over Shamrock Rovers in the Dublin Derby at the Aviva Stadium.

## International career

Mousset was born in France to a Senegalese father and a French mother, and is eligible for both countries. He made his France U20 debut in 2015.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 14 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Le Havre | 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Le Havre | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Le Havre | 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 14 |
| Le Havre | Total | Total | 34 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 14 |
| AFC Bournemouth | 2016–17 | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| AFC Bournemouth | 2017–18 | Premier League | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 3 |
| AFC Bournemouth | 2018–19 | Premier League | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 2 |
| AFC Bournemouth | Total | Total | 58 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 71 | 5 |
| Sheffield United | 2019–20 | Premier League | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 6 |
| Sheffield United | 2020–21 | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Sheffield United | 2021–22 | Championship | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 3 |
| Sheffield United | Total | Total | 48 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 53 | 9 |
| Salernitana (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| VfL Bochum | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| VfL Bochum | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| VfL Bochum | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Nîmes (loan) | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 |
| Bohemians | 2025 | LOI Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 160 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 29 |