Matthieu Dossevi

Matthieu Cangni Dossevi (born 12 February 1988) is a French-born Togolese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club Denizlispor and the Togo national team.

Matthieu Dossevi
Dossevi playing for Olympiacos in
Personal information
Full name Matthieu Cangni Dossevi[1]
Date of birth (1988-02-12) 12 February 1988
Place of birth Chambray-les-Tours, France
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Denizlispor
Number 14
Youth career
1998–2005 Tours
2005–2008 Le Mans
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Le Mans 44 (6)
2010–2014 Valenciennes 111 (10)
2014–2016 Olympiacos 28 (4)
2015–2016 → Standard Liège (loan) 23 (5)
2016–2018 Standard Liège 25 (0)
2017–2018 → Metz (loan) 31 (1)
2018–2020 Toulouse 61 (5)
2020– Denizlispor 1 (0)
National team‡
2008–2009 France U20 4 (1)
2010–2011 France U21 7 (3)
2014– Togo 27 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2018

Career

Valenciennes

Dossevi joined Valenciennes from Le Mans in the summer of 2010 and played 110 times for them scoring eleven goals for Ligue 1. On 18 March 2014, Dossevi stated that he would leave Valenciennes at the end of the season.[2]

Olympiacos

In July 2014, Dossevi signed for the Greek champions Olympiakos, for an undisclosed fee.[3][4]

While former manager Michel had been reluctant to play him regularly, new manager Vítor Pereira used him twice in a row in the starting line-up and Dossevi proved his quality by scoring both against Skoda Xanthi and Panetolikos in the Greek Super League.[5]

Standard Liège (loan)

On 1 September 2015, he signed a one-year contract with Standard Liège on loan from Olympiakos.[6]

Standard Liège

In January 2016, Standard Liège exercised its option to sign Dossevi permanently until the summer of 2020, for a transfer fee of €1.3 million.[7]

FC Metz (loan)

On 31 August 2017, he signed a season-long contract with Ligue 1 club FC Metz on loan from Standard Liège while Metz was given an option to purchase the player at the end of the season,[8] and Metz definitively bought Dossevi on 30 May for a transfer fee of €3 million, even though they were relegated to French second tier.[9]

Toulouse

On 3 August 2018, Toulouse announced the signing of the third best passer of last season behind Neymar and Florian Thauvin. Dossevi has signed a two-year contract, for a transfer fee of €2.5 million.[10] He left the club upon the expiration of his contract and following Toulouse's relegation from Ligue 1 at the end of the 2019-20 season.

International career

The French-born player has featured for the French under-20 and U-21 national teams, but is now a member of the Togolese national team, for which he was called up to the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

International goals
As of match played 12 November 2017. Togo score listed first, score column indicates score after each Dossevi goal.[11]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 May 2016Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo10 Zambia1–01–0Friendly
2 4 September 2016Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo12 Djibouti2–05–02017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3 20 January 2017Stade d'Oyem, Oyem, Gabon16 Morocco1–01–32017 Africa Cup of Nations
3 31 August 2017Stade Adrar, Agadir, Morocco18 Niger2–02–0Friendly
5 12 November 2017Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo21 Mauritius1–06–0Friendly

Personal life

Dossevi and his brother Thomas, a Togolese international footballer, are the sons of Pierre-Antoine Dossevi, who played for Paris Saint-Germain in the 70s. His uncle Othniel, another former PSG footballer, is the father of pole vaulter Damiel Dossevi, who competes for France.

Honours

Olympiacos

Standard Liège

References
  1. "Matthieu Cangni Dossevi". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. "Dossevi hints at Valenciennes exit". africafootballshop.com. 18 March 2014.
  3. "N'Dinga et Dossevi à l'Olympiakos". Foot123.fr (in French). 8 July 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  4. "Arthur Masuaku and Matthieu Dossevi Sign With Olympiacos FC". www.axortagos.gr. 8 July 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  5. "Dossevi back into Olympiakos form". www.sdna.gr. 19 January 2015. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  6. "Standard Liège : M.Dossevi et S.Yatabaré en prêt" (in French). www.mercato365.com. 1 September 2015.
  7. "Standard Liege bought Dossevi from Olympiakos". www.sdna.gr. 22 January 2016.
  8. "Football : Matthieu Dossevi prêté au FC Metz". Le Républicain Lorraine (in French). 31 August 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  9. foot-national.com (30 May 2018). "Metz : Option levée pour Dossevi (off)". Foot National (in French). Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  10. "Matthieu Dossevi (Metz) signe à Toulouse (officiel)" (in French). www.lequipe.fr. 3 August 2018.
  11. Matthieu Dossevi at Soccerway
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