Samy Mmaee A Nwambeben (; born 8 September 1996) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Ferencváros. Born in Belgium, he represents

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

at international level.

Club career

Mmaee joined Standard Liège in 2013 from

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. On 25 July 2014, he made his

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debut with Standard Liège against

Charleroi Charleroi ( , , ; wa, Tchålerwè ) is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. By 1 January 2008, the total population of Charleroi was 201,593.

. Mmaae was signed by

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, "National Championship"), also known as NB I, is the top level of the Hungarian football league system. The league is officially named OTP Bank Liga after its title sponsor OTP Bank. UEFA currently ranks the league 28th ...

club

Ferencvárosi TC Ferencvárosi Torna Club, known as Ferencváros (), Fradi, or simply FTC, is a professional football club based in Ferencváros, Budapest, Hungary, that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top flight of Hungarian football. Ferencváros wa ...

in 2021.

International career

Mmaee was born in Belgium to a Cameroonian father and Moroccan mother. He is a youth international for Belgium. He represented the Morocco national team in a friendly 3–1 win over

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

on 9 October 2020.

Personal life

Mmaee's brother

Ryan Mmaee Ryan Mmaee A'Nwambeben Kabir (; born 1 November 1997) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Stoke City. Born in Belgium, he represents Morocco internationally. Mmaee began his professional career ...

is also a professional footballer for Ferencváros and international for the Morocco national team.

Honours

Standard Liège * Belgian Cup: 2015–16 Ferencvàros * Nemzeti Bajnokság:

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, 2021–22 * Magyar Kupa: 2021–22

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mmaee, Samy 1995 births Living people People from Halle, Belgium Moroccan footballers Footballers from Flemish Brabant Belgian footballers Association football central defenders Morocco international footballers Belgium under-21 international footballers Morocco youth international footballers Belgium youth international footballers 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players Black Belgian sportspeople Moroccan people of Cameroonian descent Sportspeople of Cameroonian descent Belgian sportspeople of Moroccan descent Belgian people of Cameroonian descent European sportspeople of Cameroonian descent Standard Liège players MVV Maastricht players Sint-Truidense V.V. players Ferencvárosi TC footballers Belgian Pro League players Eerste Divisie players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Moroccan expatriate footballers Belgian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in Hungary Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary