Chrislain Matsima
_52_(cropped).jpg) Matsima playing for Monaco in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Chrislain Iris Aurel Matsima[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 May 2002[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nanterre,[2] Hauts-de-Seine, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | FC Augsburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2025 | Monaco | 30 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Lorient (loan) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Lorient II (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | → Clermont (loan) | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → FC Augsburg (loan) | 30 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | FC Augsburg | 18 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | France U16 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | France U17 | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | France U18 | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | France U20 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | France U21 | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | France Olympic | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:30, 16 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 June 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chrislain Iris Aurel Matsima (born 15 May 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg.
Club career
Monaco
Matsima made his professional debut for Monaco on 27 September 2020 in a Ligue 1 game against Strasbourg.[4]
FC Lorient (loan)
On 16 August 2022, Matsima joined Lorient on loan with an option to buy.[5] On 31 January 2023, the loan was terminated early.[6]
Clermont (loan)
FC Augsburg
On 30 August 2024, Matsima joined German club FC Augsburg on a season-long loan with a buy option.[8] On 30 January 2025, Augsburg exercised their option to buy and signed a contract with Matsima until 2029.[9]
Personal life
Born in France, Matsima is of Congolese descent from the Republic of the Congo.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | National 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 | ||
| Augsburg (loan) | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | |
| Augsburg | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |
| 2026–27 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 117 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 136 | 4 | ||
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
France U23
- Summer Olympics silver medal: 2024[11]
Individual
- Bundesliga Rookie of the Month: January 2025, March 2025[12]
References
- ↑ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 27 July 2024. p. 4. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- 1 2 "Chrislain Matsima". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ↑ "Chrislain Matsima". FC Lorient. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "CHRISLAIN MATSIMA EN PRÊT CHEZ LES MERLUS" (in French). Lorient. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ "Chrislain Matsima returns to AS Monaco". AS Monaco. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ↑ "CHRISLAIN MATSIMA EST CLERMONTOIS !" [CHRISLAIN MATSIMA IS AT CLERMONT!] (in French). Clermont. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ↑ "FC Augsburg sign Chrislain Matsima from Monaco". FC Augsburg. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ↑ "FCA sign Chrislain Matsima on a permanent basis". FC Augsburg. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Bundesliga Rookie Award". Bundesliga. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chrislain Matsima.
- Chrislain Matsima at FC Augsburg (in German)
- Chrislain Matsima at AS Monaco FC (archived)
- Chrislain Matsima at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Chrislain Matsima – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Chrislain Matsima at Kicker (in German)
- Chrislain Matsima at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)
- Chrislain Matsima at Olympedia
- Chrislain Matsima at Équipe de France (in French)
- Chrislain Matsima on Instagram
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Categories:
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Nanterre
- French men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- AS Monaco FC players
- FC Lorient players
- Clermont Foot 63 players
- FC Augsburg players
- Championnat National 1 players
- Ligue 1 players
- Bundesliga players
- Regionalliga players
- France men's youth international footballers
- France men's under-21 international footballers
- Olympic footballers for France
- Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in football
- Olympic silver medalists for France
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- French expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Monaco
- French expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Black French sportspeople
- French sportspeople of Republic of the Congo descent
- 21st-century French sportsmen