Michaël Bruno Dominique Cuisance (born 16 August 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club

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, on loan from Serie B club Venezia. He has also represented France up to the

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level.

Early life

Cuisance was born and raised in

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, Alsace.

Club career

Early career

Cuisance progressed through AS Nancy's youth academy.

Borussia Mönchengladbach

On 9 May 2017, Cuisance signed for Bundesliga club

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. He made his first team debut on 19 September 2017 in a 2–0 home win against VfB Stuttgart in the league. He came on at halftime, replacing Christoph Kramer. Cuisance was voted Mönchengladbach's player of the year for the 2017–18 season, as he produced many excellent performances from midfield for the club.

Bayern Munich

On 17 August 2019, Cuisance signed for Bundesliga club

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for a fee of nearly €10 million until 2024. He made his debut on 31 August in a 6–1 win against Mainz 05, when he came on as a substitute for Thiago in the 79th minute. On 27 June 2020, Cuisance scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 4–0 win against VfL Wolfsburg. On 4 July 2020, Cuisance won the

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cup when he was named as an unused substitute in the 4–2 victory against Bayer Leverkusen. On 23 August, he became a Champions League winner, as an unused sub, in a 1–0 win against PSG in the UEFA Champions League final, the win saw Cuisance complete the treble after winning the

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with the side. He also won the

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on 24 September 2020, when he was named as an unused substitute in the 2–1 win against Sevilla. On 1 October 2020, he failed a medical test prior to a proposed transfer to Leeds United; thus, he remained at Bayern Munich. Cuisance however claimed after signing for Marseille that he did not fail the medical at Leeds, with Marseille's Head of Football stating "We did not find any issues with his medical", "He is completely available, at 100 per cent."

Marseille (loan)

On 5 October 2020, Cuisance joined Marseille on a one-year loan with an option to buy. He scored his first goal for the club, an 88th-minute winner, after coming on a substitute in a 1–0 win over

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on 10 March 2021.

Venezia

On 3 January 2022, Cuisance signed for Venezia until 2025.

Sampdoria (loan)

On 30 January 2023, Cuisance joined

on a loan without an option to buy.

International career

Cuisance has represented France up until France U20's level. He was named in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament during the

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tournament whilst playing for France U19's. He was selected by Coach Bernard Diomède in the squad for the

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where Cuisance scored two goals and gained one assist in his 4 appearances in the tournament. In July 2020, Cuisance revealed to L'Equipe that he was aiming to play regularly at

to gain a place in the France senior national side.

Style of play

Cuisance is a creative player who plays as a central midfielder, he can also play as a attacking midfielder or as a deep-lying midfielder. His style of play was compared to

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by Bundesliga official site. With

Sporting Director Hasan Salihamidzic describing of Cuisance that 'Michaël's strengths are in his possession of the football. He has a great technique, a strong left foot and a great mentality'. Cuisance cites his idol as former France international midfielder Zinedine Zidane.

Career statistics

Honours

Bayern Munich II *

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: 2019–20 Bayern Munich * Bundesliga: 2019–20 * DFB-Pokal: 2019–20 * UEFA Champions League: 2019–20 * UEFA Super Cup:

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Individual *

Player of the Season: 2017–18 * UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament:

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cuisance, Michael 1999 births Living people Footballers from Strasbourg French footballers Association football midfielders Borussia Mönchengladbach II players Borussia Mönchengladbach players FC Bayern Munich footballers FC Bayern Munich II players Olympique de Marseille players Venezia F.C. players U.C. Sampdoria players Regionalliga players Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Ligue 1 players Serie A players Serie B players UEFA Champions League winning players France youth international footballers French expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Italy French expatriate sportspeople in Germany French expatriate sportspeople in Italy