Lys Mousset

Lys Émilien Mousset (born 8 February 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Sheffield United.

Lys Mousset
Personal information
Full name Lys Émilien Mousset[1]
Date of birth (1996-02-08) 8 February 1996[2]
Place of birth Montivilliers, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Sheffield United
Number 11
Youth career
2003–2004 Soquence Graville
2004–2006 Havre Caucriauville
2006–2012 Le Havre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Le Havre II 57 (14)
2014–2016 Le Havre 34 (14)
2016–2019 AFC Bournemouth 58 (3)
2019– Sheffield United 36 (6)
National team
2015–2016 France U20 8 (1)
2017–2018 France U21 8 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 December 2020

Club career

Le Havre

He joined the Le Havre academy in 2006, after playing for local clubs Soquence Graville and Havre Caucriauville. He graduated to Le Havre II, where he impressed, scoring 14 goals, before making his debut for the first team, again scoring 14 goals in 34 games.[3]

AFC Bournemouth

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

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 £10m 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 the 30th September Wilder confirmed that Mousset's toe injury could keep him out for at least another 2 months. He still finished the 2019/20 season as joint highest scorer for Sheffield United along with Oli McBurnie on 6 goals, and joint highest assist provider along with Enda Stevens on 4 assists.[9]

International career

Mousset was born in France to a Senegalese father and a French mother, and is eligible for both countries.[10] He made his France U20 debut in 2015.

Career statistics
As of 27 December 2020[11]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Le Havre 2013–14 Ligue 2 500000—50
2014–15 101000—20
2015–16 28140010—2914
Total 34141010003614
AFC Bournemouth 2016–17 Premier League 1101020—140
2017–18 2322140—293
2018–19 2411031—282
Total 583419100715
Sheffield United 2019–20 Premier League 3061020—336
2020–21 601000—70
Total 366202000406
Career total 12823711210014625

References
  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2016 and 31/07/2016" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 23. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  2. "Lys Mousset: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  3. "French striker smashes transfer record". Sheffield United. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  4. "HAC Football on Twitter". twitter.com/HAC_Foot (in French). HAC Football (Le Havre). 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  5. Lustig, Nick (30 June 2016). "Bournemouth complete transfer of Lys Mousset from Le Havre". www.skysports.com. Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  6. "Bournemouth 2-2 Wigan". BBC. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  7. "Sheffield United sign Lys Mousset for club-record £10m from Bournemouth". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  8. "Everton v Sheffield Utd, 2019/20 | Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  9. "ESPN: Serving sports fans. Anytime. Anywhere. - ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  10. "Talent Caché : Lys Mendy, le méconnu des sénégalais de Premier League !".
  11. "Lys Mousset Soccerway Profile". Retrieved 30 June 2016.
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