Habib Maïga
Habib Digbo G'nampa Maïga (born 1 January 1996) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Metz and Ivory Coast national football team.
_39_(cropped).jpg.webp) Maïga in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Habib Digbo G'nampa Maïga | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Gagnoa, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Metz | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Saint-Étienne II | 16 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Saint-Étienne | 18 | (1) |
| 2018 | → Arsenal Tula (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Metz (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2019– | Metz | 66 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Ivory Coast U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | Ivory Coast U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019– | Ivory Coast | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:18, 3 October 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:18, 30 July 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Saint-Étienne
Having come through the second team ranks, Maïga made his debut for the Ligue 1 side on 4 March 2017 against Bastia. He played the whole match in a 0–0 away draw.[1] He scored his first goal for 'Les verts' on 14 October 2017 when he came on as a late substitute against FC Metz and sealed a 3–1 win in the 95th minute.
Loan to Arsenal Tula
On 21 February 2018, he joined Russian club FC Arsenal Tula on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.[2]
Metz
On 10 June 2018, Maïga returned to France joining Ligue 2 club FC Metz for a one-year loan with an obligation to buy.[3] During the 2018–19 season, Maïga and Metz won the French Ligue 2[4] and were promoted to Ligue 1.
In June 2019 it was confirmed, that Metz had activated the option to buy the player on permanent basis for €1 million.[5]
International career
Maïga was called up to the senior Ivory Coast squad for a World Cup qualifier against Morocco in November 2017.[6]
He made his debut on 6 September 2019 in a friendly against Benin, as a starter.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 30 July 2020[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Saint-Étienne | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Arsenal Tula | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Metz (loan) | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||
| Metz | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 61 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 5 | ||
References
- "Bastia vs. Saint-Étienne - 4 March 2017 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- Хабиб Майга – игрок «Арсенала» (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 21 February 2018.
- sgobbi (10 July 2018). "Habib Maïga arrive en prêt !". Football Club de Metz (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- "Ligue 2 : le FC Metz sacré champion, le Red Star descend en National" (in French). 4 May 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- Metz are signing Habib Maïga from St Étienne permanently, getfootballnewsfrance.com, 20 June 2019
- "Ivory Coast 0-2 Morocco". BBC. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- "Ivory Coast v Benin game report". Sky Sports. 6 September 2019.
- "H. Maïga". Retrieved 19 March 2017.
