Michaël Cuisance

Michaël Bruno Dominique Cuisance (born 16 August 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Olympique de Marseille, on loan from Bayern Munich. He has also represented France up to France U20's level.

Michaël Cuisance
Cuisance playing for France U20 in 2019
Personal information
Full name Michaël Bruno Dominique Cuisance[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-16) 16 August 1999[2]
Place of birth Strasbourg, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Marseille
(on loan from Bayern Munich)
Number 17
Youth career
2005–2006 FC Strasbourg Koenigshoffen 06
2006–2007 ASPTT Strasbourg
2007–2012 Strasbourg
2012–2014 Schiltigheim
2014–2017 Nancy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Nancy II 1 (0)
2017–2018 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 2 (1)
2017–2019 Borussia Mönchengladbach 35 (0)
2019–2020 Bayern Munich II 5 (2)
2019– Bayern Munich 10 (1)
2020– → Marseille (loan) 14 (0)
National team‡
2014–2015 France U16 16 (1)
2015–2016 France U17 13 (1)
2016 France U18 5 (2)
2017–2018 France U19 15 (2)
2018–2019 France U20 13 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:10, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:30, 13 July 2020 (UTC)

Early life

Cuisance was born in Strasbourg, Alsace.[4]

Club career

Early career

Cuisance is a youth export from AS Nancy.[5]

Borussia Mönchengladbach

On 9 May 2017, Cuisance signed for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach.[6] He made his first team debut on 19 September 2017 in a 2–0 home win against VfB Stuttgart in the league. He came on at halftime, replacing Christoph Kramer.[7]

Cuisance was voted Mönchengladbach's player of the year for the 2017–18 season, as he produced many excellent performances from midfield for the club.[8]

Bayern Munich

On 17 August 2019, Cuisance signed for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich for a fee of nearly €10 million until 2024.[9][10] He made his debut on 31 August in a 6–1 win against Mainz 05, when he came on as a substitute for Thiago in the 79th minute.[11] On 27 June 2020, Cuisance scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 4–0 win against VfL Wolfsburg.[12]

On 4 July, Cuisance won the 2019–20 DFB-Pokal cup when he was named as an unused substitute in the 4-2 victory against Bayer Leverkusen[13] On 23 August 2020, he became a Champions League winner, as an unused sub, in a 1–0 win against PSG in the UEFA Champions League final, the win saw Cuisance complete the treble after winning the 2019–20 Bundesliga with the side.[14]

He also won the UEFA Super Cup on 24 September 2020, when he was named as an unused substitute in the 2020 final in the 2–1 win against Sevilla.[15]

On 1 October 2020, he failed a medical test prior to a proposed transfer to Leeds United; thus, he remained at Bayern Munich.[16] Cuisance however claimed after signing for Marseille that he did not fail the medical at Leeds, with Marseille's Head of Football stating "We did not find any issues with his medical", "He is completely available, at 100 per cent."[17]

Marseille (loan)

On 5 October 2020, Cuisance joined Olympique de Marseille in a one-year loan with an option to buy.[18]

International career

Cuisance has represented France up until France U20's level. He was named in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament during the 2018 tournament whilst playing for France U19's.[19]

He was selected by Coach Bernard Diomède in the squad for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup where Cuisance scored two goals and gained one assist in his 4 appearances in the tournament.[20]

In July 2020, Cuisance revealed to L'Equipe that he was aiming to play regularly at Bayern Munich to gain a place in the France senior national side.[21]

Style of play

Cuisance is a creative player who plays as a central midfielder, he can also play as a attacking midfielder or as a deep-lying midfielder.[22][23] His style of play was compared to Mesut Özil by Bundesliga official site.[24] With Bayern Munich Sporting Director Hasan Salihamidzic describing of Cuisance that 'Michaël's strengths are in his possession of the football. He has a great technique, a strong left foot and a great mentality'.[25]

Cuisance cites his idol as former France international midfielder Zinedine Zidane.[26][27]

Career statistics
As of 9 January 2021[28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nancy II 2015–16 CFA 2 10———10
Borussia Mönchengladbach II 2017–18 Regionalliga West 10———10
2018–19 Regionalliga West 11———11
Total 2100000021
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2017–18 Bundesliga 24020——260
2018–19 Bundesliga 11020——130
Total 350400000390
Bayern Munich II 2019–20 3. Liga 52———52
Bayern Munich 2019–20 Bundesliga 91100000101
2020–21 Bundesliga 1000000010
Total 101100000111
Marseille (loan) 2020–21 Ligue 1 11 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 17 0
Career total 644506000754
  1. Includes DFB-Pokal and Coupe de France

Honours

Bayern Munich II

Bayern Munich

Marseille

Individual

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 31 May 2019. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2019.
  2. "Mickaël Cuisance: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  3. "Michaël Cuisance". FC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. "Michael Cuisance". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  5. "Michaël Cuisance". fff.fr (in French).
  6. "Mickaël Cuisance de Nancy à 'Gladbach (Officiel)". L'Équipe. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  7. "Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Stuttgart". Soccerway. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  8. "Cuisance is Borussia's Player of the Season". borussia.de. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  9. "Bayern Munich confirm Cuisance set to join from Borussia Monchengladbach". Goal.com. 17 August 2019.
  10. "Langfristiger Vertrag: FC Bayern macht Cuisance-Transfer perfekt" [Long-term contract: FC Bayern makes Cuisance transfer perfect]. Sky Sport (in German). 18 August 2019.
  11. "Is Michael Cuisance France's most promising youth international?". Bundesliga. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  12. Jackson, Ross (27 June 2020). "Wolfsburg 0–4 Bayern Munich: Report, Ratings & Reaction as Champions Sign Off in Style". 90min.com. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  13. "DFB-Pokal 2019/20, Finale in Berlin: Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2:4 Bayern München: Takt. aufstellung" [DFB-Pokal 2019/20, Final in Berlin: Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2:4 Bayern Munich: Tactical lineup]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  14. McNulty, Phil (23 August 2020). "Paris St-Germain 0–1 Bayern Munich". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  15. "Joker Javi Martinez köpft Bayern zum Supercup". kicker.de (in German). 24 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  16. "Michael Cuisance: Leeds' move for Bayern midfielder off after failed medical". Sky Sports. 1 October 2020.
  17. "Michael Cuisance: Marseille signing says collapsed Leeds move was not due to failed medical". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 8 October 2020.
  18. "Official | Michaël Cuisance joins Marseille on loan with an option to buy from Bayern Munich". Get French Football News. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  19. "Under-19 EURO team of the tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  20. "Michael Cuisance: Who is Bayern Munich's future French midfield maestro?". Bundesliga. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  21. "France team: Cuisance challenges Didier Deschamps". 10 Sport. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  22. "Is Michael Cuisance France's most promising youth international?". Bundesliga. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  23. "Michaël Cuisance explains his arrival at Bayern Munich". Foot Mercato. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  24. "Michael Cuisance: Who is Bayern Munich's future French midfield maestro?". Bundesliga. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  25. "Michael Cuisance: Who is Bayern Munich's future French midfield maestro?". Bundesliga. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  26. "Is Michael Cuisance France's most promising youth international?". Bundesliga. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  27. "In seinem linken Fuß ist richtig Musik drin". Bilde. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  28. Michaël Cuisance at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  29. "Cuisance Michael: Laufbahn" [Cuisance Michael: Career]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  30. "DFB-Pokal 2019/20, Finale in Berlin: Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2:4 Bayern München: Takt. aufstellung" [DFB-Pokal 2019/20, Final in Berlin: Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2:4 Bayern Munich: Tactical lineup]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  31. "Joker Javi Martinez köpft Bayern zum Supercup". kicker.de (in German). 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  32. "Cuisance is Borussia's Player of the Season". Borussia Mönchengladbach. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  33. "Under-19 EURO team of the tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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