Othmane Maamma

Othmane Maamma
Maamma in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-10-06) 6 October 2005
Place of birth Alès, France
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Watford
Number 42
Youth career
Gazelec Sportif Gardois
Arles
Montpellier
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2025 Montpellier B 28 (8)
2024–2025 Montpellier 14 (2)
2025– Watford 17 (3)
International career‡
2024–2025 Morocco U20 28 (5)
2026– Morocco 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Morocco
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner2025 Chile
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up2025 Egypt
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 February 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:36, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

Othmane Maamma (born 6 October 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Watford. Born in France, he represents the Morocco national team.[1]

Club career

On 12 May 2024, Maamma made his professional debut for Ligue 1 club Montpellier, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat at home to Monaco.[2] He completed five dribbles and two shots on target, a performance that "impressed observers".[3][4] In the following match on 19 May, he made his first senior start and scored his first professional goal in a 2–2 draw away to Lens.[5][6] At the age of 18 years and 226 days, he became the third-youngest goalscorer in Montpellier's history.[7] On 11 July 2025, Maamma joined Championship side Watford on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[8]

International career

In March 2024, Maamma was called up by the Morocco under-20s for two friendly matches against the England under-19s and the United States under-19s.[9] He played in the match against England.[10]

In October 2025 Maamma participated in the FIFA U-20 World Cup where he helped Morocco under-20s to win the tournament by becoming the top assist provider with 4 also scoring 1 goal. This led to Maamma winning the Golden Ball for player of the tournament.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 February 2026[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Montpellier B 2022–23 National 3 82—82
2023–24 National 3 185—185
2024–25 National 3 21—21
Total 288—288
Montpellier 2023–24 Ligue 1 210021
2024–25 Ligue 1 12100121
Total 14200142
Watford 2025–26 Championship 17300173
Career total 5913005913

Honours

Morocco U20

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Othmane Maamma at Soccerway
  2. ↑ Maxime (13 May 2024). "Premier match en Ligue 1 pour Othmane Maamma". MHSC OnAir (in French). Archived from the original on 20 July 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  3. ↑ Senoussi, Zoubida (14 May 2024). "Ligue 1: le phénomène marocain Othmane Maamma enflamme les réseaux". Hespress Français - Actualités du Maroc (in French). Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "MHSC : à l'image d'Othmane Maamma, à l'entrée en jeu prometteuse devant Monaco, le club montpelliérain veut s'appuyer un peu plus sur ses jeunes". midilibre.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "[RCL-MHSC] Othmane Maamma brille encore | AllezPaillade.com" (in French). 20 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  6. ↑ Senoussi, Zoubida (20 May 2024). "Ligue 1: La belle performance d'Othmane Maamma face à Lens". Hespress Français - Actualités du Maroc (in French). Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  7. ↑ "Qui est Othmane Maamma, cette nouvelle étoile marocaine qui brille en Ligue 1?". Le360 Sport (in French). Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  8. ↑ "Watford sign ex-Montpellier forward Maamma". BBC. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Othmane Maamma avec les U20 du Maroc". OneFootball. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "Le Maroc U20 d'Othmane Maamma tenu en échec par l'Angleterre U19". MHSC OnAir (in French). 22 March 2024. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  11. 1 2 "Maamma and Cremaschi Clinch Golden Prizes". FIFA. 20 October 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  12. ↑ "Othmane Maama". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  13. ↑ "Zabiri fires Morocco to maiden crown". FIFA. 20 October 2025.
  14. ↑ Fadaili, Fatima-zohra (19 November 2025). "2025 CAF Awards: Othmane Maamma Wins Young African Player of the Year". Barlaman Today. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  15. ↑ "Maamma wins Championship Player of the Month after impressive December". Watford Observer. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  16. ↑ Gamra, Farah Ben (2 May 2026). "Maamma Named Watford's Young Player of the Season". Morocco World News. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
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