Samuel Moutoussamy (born 12 August 1996) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Born in France, he represents the DR Congo national team. He was born in

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, France. His mother is Congolese, and his father is Indo-Guadeloupean of

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origin. Moutoussamy made his debut for DR Congo in October 2019.

Club career

Moutoussamy made his professional debut for

in a 1–0

loss to

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on 12 August 2017. On 6 October 2020, he joined

Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard (; li, Fortuna Zitterd ) is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Fortuna Sittard Stadion and features in the Eredivisie. The club was established through a merger ...

on loan. On 29 January 2023, in the 0–0 draw against Clermont Foot, he played his 100th game in

with Nantes. Three days later, the club rewarded him for the achievement.

International career

Moutoussamy was born in France to an Indo-Guadeloupean father and a Congolese mother. He debuted for the DR Congo national team in a 1–1 friendly tie with

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on 10 October 2019.

Honours

Nantes *

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: 2021–22

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* * * * * Living people 1996 births Footballers from Paris Men's association football midfielders Democratic Republic of the Congo footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers French footballers French people of Indian descent French people of Tamil descent French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent French people of Guadeloupean descent Democratic Republic of the Congo people of Guadeloupean descent Democratic Republic of the Congo people of Tamil descent AC Boulogne-Billancourt players Olympique Lyonnais players FC Nantes players Fortuna Sittard players Ligue 1 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Eredivisie players Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate footballers French expatriate footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands French expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Black French sportspeople {{France-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub