Mamadou Samassa

Who is Mamadou Samassa?

Mamadou Samassa is a French-born Malian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for French club Guingamp in the Ligue 1, the top level of French football. He is a French youth international and represented France at under-18, under-19, and under-20 level. Samassa was the starting goalkeeper on Guingamp's under-18 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. He played his first match for the Mali national football team 13 October 2012, in a game against Botswana. For the 2010–11 season, Samassa 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, where he remains first choice keeper. He shares the same name with his older cousin who plays as a striker for Serie A team Chievo.