Matthieu Cangni Dossevi (born 12 February 1988) is a professional

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who plays as a winger. Born in France, he played for the Togo national team.

Career

Valenciennes

Dossevi joined

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from

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in the summer of 2010 and played 110 times for them scoring eleven goals for

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. On 18 March 2014, Dossevi stated that he would leave

at the end of the season.

Olympiacos

In July 2014, Dossevi signed for the Greek champions Olympiakos, for an undisclosed fee. While former manager

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had been reluctant to play him regularly, new manager Vítor Pereira used him twice in a row in the starting line-up and Dossevi proved his quality by scoring both against

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and

Panetolikos Panetolikos Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Παναιτωλικός), or with its full name Panetolikós Yimnastikós Filekpedeftikós Síllogos ( el, Παναιτωλικός Γυμναστικός Φιλεκπαιδευτικός Σύλλογος'' ...

in the

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Standard Liège (loan)

On 1 September 2015, he signed a one-year contract with

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on loan from Olympiakos.

Standard Liège

In January 2016,

exercised its option to sign Dossevi permanently until the summer of 2020, for a transfer fee of €1.3 million.

FC Metz (loan)

On 31 August 2017, he signed a season-long contract with

club

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on loan from

while Metz was given an option to purchase the player at the end of the season, and Metz definitively bought Dossevi on 30 May for a transfer fee of €3 million, even though they were relegated to French second tier.

Toulouse

On 3 August 2018, Dossevi signed for

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on a two-year contract, having been the third best passer of the previous season behind

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and

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. The transfer fee paid to Standard Liège was reported as €2.5 million. He left the club upon the expiration of his contract and following Toulouse's relegation from

at the end of the 2019–20 season.

Amiens

On 31 August 2021, he joined

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on a one-season deal.

International career

The French-born player has featured for the French under-20 and U-21 national teams, but is now a member of the Togolese national team, for which he was called up to the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Togo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dossevi goal''.

Personal life

Dossevi and his brother

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, a Togolese

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footballer, are the sons of Pierre-Antoine Dossevi, who played for

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in the 70s. His uncle

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, another former PSG footballer, is the father of

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er Damiel Dossevi, who competes for France.

Honours

Olympiacos *

: 2014–15 *

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: 2014–15 Standard Liège *

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: 2015–16 Belgian Cup, 2015–16

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dossevi, Matthieu 1988 births Living people People from Chambray-lès-Tours French sportspeople of Togolese descent Togolese people of French descent Footballers from Indre-et-Loire Men's association football wingers Togolese men's footballers French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers France men's under-21 international footballers Togo men's international footballers 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players Le Mans FC players Valenciennes FC players Olympiacos F.C. players Standard Liège players FC Metz players Toulouse FC players Denizlispor footballers Amiens SC players Ligue 1 players Süper Lig players Super League Greece players Belgian Pro League players Ligue 2 players Togolese expatriate men's footballers Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Dossevi family