Chrislain Iris Aurel Matsima (born 15 May 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg, on loan from Ligue 1 club Monaco.

Chrislain Matsima
Matsima in 2021
Personal information
Full name Chrislain Iris Aurel Matsima[1]
Date of birth (2002-05-15) 15 May 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Nanterre, France
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
FC Augsburg
(on loan from Monaco)
Number 5
Youth career
2009–2013 Nanterre
2013–2014 Garenne-Colombes
2014–2017 RCFF
2017–2020 Monaco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Monaco II 17 (1)
2020– Monaco 30 (0)
2022–2023Lorient (loan) 6 (0)
2022–2023Lorient II (loan) 1 (0)
2024Clermont (loan) 14 (1)
2024–FC Augsburg (loan) 10 (0)
International career
2018 France U16 8 (0)
2018–2019 France U17 15 (0)
2019–2020 France U18 12 (0)
2021–2022 France U20 10 (0)
2023– France U21 6 (1)
2024 France Olympic 3 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Ireland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:27, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024

Club career

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Matsima made his professional debut for Monaco on 27 September 2020 in a Ligue 1 game against Strasbourg.[3]

On 16 August 2022, Matsima joined Lorient on loan with an option to buy.[4] On 31 January 2023, the loan was terminated early.[5]

On 1 February 2024, Matsima moved on loan to Clermont.[6]

On 30 August 2024, Matsima joined German club FC Augsburg on a season-long loan with a buy option.[7]

Personal life

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Born in France, Matsima is of Congolese (Congo-Brazzaville) descent.[8]

Career statistics

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As of match played 14 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Monaco II 2019–20 CFA 2 17 1 17 1
Monaco 2020–21 Ligue 1 9 0 2 0 11 0
2021–22 Ligue 1 7 0 3 0 3[a] 0 13 0
2022–23 Ligue 1 8 0 0 0 2[a] 0 10 0
2023–24 Ligue 1 6 0 1 0 7 0
Total 30 0 6 0 5 0 41 0
Lorient (loan) 2022–23 Ligue 1 6 0 2 0 8 0
Lorient II (loan) 2022–23 CFA 2 1 0 1 0
Clermont (loan) 2023–24 Ligue 1 14 1 0 0 14 1
FC Augsburg II (loan) 2024–25 Regionalliga Bayern 1 0 1 0
FC Augsburg (loan) 2024–25 Bundesliga 10 0 2 0 12 0
Career total 79 2 10 0 5 0 94 2
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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France U23

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Chrislain Matsima". FC Lorient. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Résultat et résumé Monaco - Strasbourg, Ligue 1 Uber Eats, 5e journée, Dimanche 27 Septembre 2020". L'Équipe (in French). Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  4. ^ "CHRISLAIN MATSIMA EN PRÊT CHEZ LES MERLUS" (in French). Lorient. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Chrislain Matsima returns to AS Monaco". AS Monaco. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  6. ^ "CHRISLAIN MATSIMA EST CLERMONTOIS !" [CHRISLAIN MATSIMA IS AT CLERMONT!] (in French). Clermont. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  7. ^ "FC Augsburg sign Chrislain Matsima from Monaco". FC Augsburg. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Football, les résultats des Diables rouges et des Congolais de la diaspora en Europe (Youth League) | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". www.adiac-congo.com.
  9. ^ Ronay, Barney (9 August 2024). "Camello's extra-time double clinches football gold for Spain against France". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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