Christ-Emmanuel Faitout Maouassa (born 6 July 1998) is a French professional

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who plays as a left-back for

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club

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, on loan from

Belgian First Division A The Belgian Pro League,(officially the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons with Jupiler), is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 18 clubs since the 2020–21 season and reduced to 16 team ...

side

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Club career

Maouassa came through the youth section of Nancy. He made his

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debut on 3 August 2015 in a match against

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. On 16 June 2017, Maouassa signed a four-year deal with

club

Rennes Rennes (; br, Roazhon ; Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department ...

after Nancy had suffered relegation. On 31 August 2021, Maouassa signed for Belgian side

. He was loaned back to Ligue 1 with

on 21 June 2022.

International career

Maouassa was born in France to parents from the

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. He is a youth international for France.

Career statistics

Honours

France U17 *

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France U19 * UEFA European Under-19 Championship:

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Individual * UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2016

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* * Living people 1998 births People from Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis Footballers from Seine-Saint-Denis Association football defenders French footballers France youth international footballers French sportspeople of Republic of the Congo descent AS Nancy Lorraine players Stade Rennais F.C. players Nîmes Olympique players Club Brugge KV players Montpellier HSC players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Belgian Pro League players Black French sportspeople French expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium {{France-footy-defender-1990s-stub