Lys Émilien Mousset (born 8 February 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Lys Mousset
Mousset in 2018
Personal information
Full nameLys Émilien Mousset[1]
Date of birth (1996-02-08) 8 February 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birthMontivilliers, France
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)Forward
Youth career
2003–2004Soquence Graville
2004–2006Havre Caucriauville
2006–2012Le Havre
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2015Le Havre B57(14)
2014–2016Le Havre34(14)
2016–2019AFC Bournemouth58(3)
2019–2022Sheffield United48(9)
2022Salernitana (loan)4(0)
2022–2024VfL Bochum0(0)
2023Nîmes (loan)11(1)
International career
2015–2016France U208(1)
2017–2018France U218(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 January 2024

Club career

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Le Havre

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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.[3]

AFC Bournemouth

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On 30 June 2016, Mousset joined AFC Bournemouth from Le Havre for a €7.3 million transfer fee.[4][5] He scored his first goal for Bournemouth in an FA Cup tie against Wigan Athletic on 6 January 2018.[6]

Sheffield United

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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.[7] On 21 September 2019, He scored his first goal for Sheffield United in a 2–0 away win against Everton.[8] 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.[9]

Loan to Salernitana

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On 31 January 2022, Mousset was loaned to Salernitana in Serie A.[10]

VfL Bochum

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On 15 August 2022, Mousset signed a two-year contract with VfL Bochum in Germany.[11]

In January 2023, Mousset was suspended from the team.[12] He was loaned out to Nîmes on 31 January.[13]

On 9 January 2024, Mousset's contract with Bochum was terminated by mutual consent.[14]

International career

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Mousset was born in France to a Senegalese father and a French mother, and is eligible for both countries.[15] He made his France U20 debut in 2015.[citation needed]

Career statistics

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As of match played 4 March 2022[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Le Havre2013–14Ligue 250000050
2014–15Ligue 210100020
2015–16Ligue 2281400102914
Total34141010003614
AFC Bournemouth2016–17Premier League1101020140
2017–18Premier League2322140293
2018–19Premier League2411031282
Total583419100715
Sheffield United2019–20Premier League3061020336
2020–21Premier League1102000130
2021–22Championship73000073
Total489302000539
Salernitana (loan)2021–22Serie A4040
Career total14425811210016327

References

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  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2016 and 31/07/2016" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 23. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Lys Mousset: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  3. ^ "French striker smashes transfer record". Sheffield United. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  4. ^ "HAC Football on Twitter". twitter.com/HAC_Foot (in French). HAC Football (Le Havre). 30 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  5. ^ Lustig, Nick (30 June 2016). "Bournemouth complete transfer of Lys Mousset from Le Havre". www.skysports.com. Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Bournemouth 2-2 Wigan". BBC. 6 January 2018. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Sheffield United sign Lys Mousset for club-record £10m from Bournemouth". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Everton v Sheffield Utd, 2019/20 | Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  9. ^ "ESPN: Serving sports fans. Anytime. Anywhere. - ESPN". ESPN. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  10. ^ "LYS MOUSSET È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA SALERNITANA" (Press release) (in Italian). Salernitana. 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  11. ^ "VfL verpflichtet Lys Mousset" (in German). VfL Bochum. 15 August 2022. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Problemfall mit Ansage. VfL suspendiert Mousset: Wie es jetzt weitergeht" (in German). VfL Bochum Magazin - Philipp Rentsch. 9 January 2023. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  13. ^ "Lys Mousset loaned out". VfL Bochum. 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  14. ^ "Vertrag von Lys Mousset aufgelöst" [Lys Mousset's contract terminated] (in German). VfL Bochum. 9 January 2024. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Talent Caché : Lys Mendy, le méconnu des sénégalais de Premier League !". Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  16. ^ Lys Mousset at Soccerway
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