Massadio Haïdara
Massadio Haïdara (born 2 December 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for French club RC Lens. He was born in France and represented it on junior levels, before switching to the Mali national football team.
![]() Haidara with Lens in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 December 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Trappes, France | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Lens | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2003 | La Verrière | ||
2003–2005 | Versailles | ||
2005–2008 | Boulogne-Billancourt | ||
2008–2010 | Nancy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | Nancy | 46 | (0) |
2013–2018 | Newcastle United | 39 | (0) |
2018– | Lens | 53 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2011 | France U19 | 4 | (0) |
2011–2012 | France U20 | 2 | (0) |
2012 | France U21 | 2 | (0) |
2019– | Mali | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:08, 30 July 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2019 |
Club career
Nancy
Haïdara made his professional debut on 11 December 2010 in a league match against Sochaux.[2] On 10 January 2011, he signed his first professional contract after agreeing to a three-year deal with Nancy.[3]
Newcastle United
On 25 January 2013, Haïdara signed for English club Newcastle United of the Premier League for an undisclosed fee (reportedly £2 million) to become Newcastle's ninth first-team player with French nationality and fourth of five French players signed in the January 2013 transfer window. He made his debut for Newcastle on 21 February 2013 in the Europa League against Metalist Kharkiv.[4]
Haïdara came on as a first-half substitute in the match against Wigan Athletic on 17 March 2013. A few minutes later, he was stretchered off as a result of a knee-high tackle on him by Callum McManaman and taken to hospital;[5] and returned to first-team action on 11 April against Benfica.[6] Referee Mark Halsey did not see the incident, so McManaman received no card, and because one of his assistants did see it, albeit not clearly, the Football Association were unable to act. At the end of the season, their rules were changed to permit retrospective action "when match officials are not in a position to fully assess a 'coming together' of players."[7]
He made his first league appearance of the 2016–17 season against Barnsley on 7 May 2017, the day that Newcastle clinched the Championship title.[8][9] The following season he also had to wait until the final game of the season to make his first league appearance, this time against Chelsea.[10][11]
Lens
In July 2018, after his contract with Newcastle United expired, Haïdara signed on a free transfer for French club RC Lens of the Ligue 2, the second-tier French league.[12]
International career
Haïdara has represented France at U21 level. On 9 November 2018, he was called up to Mali national football team.[13] He made his debut for Mali on 26 March 2019 in a friendly against Senegal, as a starter.[14]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nancy | 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
Total | 46 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||
Newcastle United | 2012–13[18] | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
2013–14[19] | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
2014–15[20] | Premier League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
2015–16[21] | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
2016–17[22] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
2017–18[23] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 39 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | ||
Lens | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
Total | 53 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 1 | ||
Career total | 138 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 162 | 1 |
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
- Appearances in the league playoffs.
References
- "Massadio Haïdara". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- "Nancy v. Sochaux Match Report". LFP (in French). 11 December 2010. Archived from the original on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- "Haïdara a signé pro". AS Nancy (in French). 10 January 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- "Metalist v Newcastle: Debut For Haidara". Newcastle United FC. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- Herbert, Ian (21 March 2013). "Massadio Haidara speaks out over Callum McManaman horror challenge: 'Tackle could have ruined my life'". The Independent. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- "Europa League highlights and report: Newcastle 1–1 Benfica (2–4 agg)". ITV. 11 April 2013. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- "FA amends rules on retrospective action after Callum McManaman tackle on Massadio Haidara". Sky Sports. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- "Newcastle 3–0 Barnsley". BBC. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- "Games played by Massadio Haidara in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- "Newcastle 3–0 Chelsea". BBC. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- "Games played by Massadio Haidara in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- Massadio Haïdara, nouveau lensois, rclens.fr, 2 juillet 2018.
- http://www.footmali.com/malifoot/liste-aigles-sans-yves-ni-molla-mais-avec-cheick-k%C3%A9ita%20-%20footmali.com
- "Senegal v Mali game report". ESPN. 26 March 2019.
- "Massadio Haidara French competition stats". LFP.
- "Massadio Haïdara » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- Massadio Haidara at Soccerbase
- "Games played by Massadio Haidara in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "Games played by Massadio Haidara in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "Games played by Massadio Haidara in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- "Games played by Massadio Haidara in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- "Games played by Massadio Haidara in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- "Games played by Massadio Haidara in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
External links
- Massadio Haïdara at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Massadio Haïdara at Soccerbase
- Massadio Haïdara at National-Football-Teams.com