Soualiho Meïté
Soualiho Meïté (born 17 March 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club A.C. Milan, on loan from Torino.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Soualiho Meïté | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Milan (on loan from Torino) | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2006 | Gobelins | ||
| 2006–2007 | Vincennes | ||
| 2007–2011 | Auxerre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Auxerre B | 30 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | Auxerre | 22 | (1) |
| 2013–2016 | Lille B | 19 | (2) |
| 2013–2017 | Lille | 30 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Zulte Waregem (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Monaco | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Bordeaux (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2018– | Torino | 82 | (3) |
| 2021– | → Milan (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | France U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | France U17 | 17 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | France U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | France U20 | 2 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:34, 23 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 May 2014 | |||
Club career
Early career
On 14 March 2011, Meïté signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal with Auxerre. He was subsequently, promoted to the senior team by manager Laurent Fournier and assigned the number 32 shirt. Meïté made his professional debut on 20 November in a 2–1 defeat against Valenciennes appearing as a substitute.[2]
Monaco
On 17 June 2017, he was sold to Monaco for €8 million. He made his debut on 16 September.
Loan to Bordeaux
On 2 January 2018, he was loaned to Bordeaux. He scored his first goal on 15 April, in the away win against Montpellier for 3-1.[3]
Torino
On 10 July, Meïté was signed by Italian club Torino through an equal exchange with full-back Antonio Barreca, who moved to Monaco.[4] He made his debut for the Granata on 12 August during Coppa Italia against Cosenza (4-0) as a starter. He scored his first goal for the club on 26 August in a 2–2 draw against Inter Milan at San Siro.
International career
Born in France, is of Ivorian descent.[6] A former France youth international, he represented his nation at under-16 and under-17 level. He played with the under-17 team at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup[nb 1] | Europe[nb 2] | Other[nb 3] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Auxerre B | 2010–11 | CFA | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2011–12 | 20 | 2 | — | 20 | 2 | |||||||
| 2012–13 | 6 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| Auxerre | 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| Lille | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Lille B | 2013–14 | CFA | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 8 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||||||
| 2015–16 | CFA 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 9 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| Zulte Waregem (loan) |
2015–16 | Belgian First Division A | 3 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 10 | 0 | 46 | 2 | |||
| Total | 33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 58 | 2 | ||
| Monaco | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bordeaux (loan) | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Torino | 2018–19 | Serie A | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Serie A | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Serie A | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Total | 82 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 94 | 3 | ||
| Milan (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 238 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 291 | 12 | ||
Notes
- Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophée des champions, Belgian Cup
- Includes UEFA Europa League, UEFA Champions League
- Includes Belgian First Division A playoffs
Honours
References
- "Souahilo Meité Yahoo! Sports Profile". Yahoo!. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- "Valenciennes v. Auxerre Match Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 20 November 2011. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- "Official | Bordeaux sign Soualiho Meïté on loan from Monaco | Get French Football News". www.getfootballnewsfrance.com. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
- http://torinofc.it/news/10/07/2018/meit%C3%A9-al-toro_17947
- "Comunicato Ufficiale: Soualiho Meïté". AC Milan.
- Dia, 2021 01 13TransfertsUne offre de West Ham pour Boulaye; 2021. 01.13TransfertsMoussa Dembélé à l’Atlético, c’est presque fait; blessure, 2021 01 13TransfertsMilan s’intéresse toujours à Simakan malgré sa; Lyon, 2021 01 13TransfertsMercato : Islam Slimani est à. "Côte d'Ivoire : Soualiho Meïté dit non aux Eléphants".
- "Soualiho Meïté » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- "Souahilo MEïTé - Football : la fiche de Souahilo MEïTé (Monaco)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 23 September 2017.
External links
- Club Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived December 21, 2011)
- Soualiho Meïté – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)
- Soualiho Meïté at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Soualiho Meïté – FIFA competition record
- Soualiho Meïté at ESPN FC
- Soualiho Meïté at the French Football Federation (in French). Archived at webarchive.org.