Amine Messoussa (born 12 October 2004) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Pref ...

Club career

Messoussa is a youth product of

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...

and Saint-Priest, before finishing his development with

on 10 August 2020. He started playing with Lille's reserves in 2021 in the

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. On 5 July 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Lille. He made his professional debut with the senior Lille team as a late substitute in a 2–1

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win over

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on 27 May 2023.

International career

Messousa was born in France to a Moroccan father and Algerian mother, and is eligible for all 3 countries. He represented the Morocco U17s in a friendly 2–1 win over the Ghana U17s on 14 February 2021, and scored on his debut. He played for the France U18s in their winning campaign at the

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, where he was the second top scorer with 4 goals.

Honours

;France U18 *

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References

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FFF Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Messoussa, Amine 2004 births Living people Footballers from Lyon French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers Moroccan men's footballers Morocco men's youth international footballers Algerian men's footballers French sportspeople of Moroccan descent French sportspeople of Algerian descent Men's association football forwards Lille OSC players Ligue 1 players Championnat National 3 players