Mamadou Samassa (born 16 February 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper and is now a free agent. Born in France, he represented the country at under-18, under-19, and under-20 levels, but represented Mali at full international level. Club career Guingamp Samassa was the starting goalkeeper on Guingamp's under-18 team that won the 2008–09 edition of the Championnat National 18 ans. On 23 September 2008, he signed his first professional contract agreeing to a four-year deal until 2013. For the 2010–11 season, he was installed as the club's starting goalkeeper for its campaign in the Championnat National, and stayed with the club during their rise from the third to the first division, remaining first choice keeper throughout. He shares the same name with his older cousin who plays as a striker. Troyes Samassa signed for French Ligue 2 club Troyes on a three-year deal. He made a total of 95 appearance for the club. Sivasspor On 15 June 2019, he signed a two-year contract with Turkish Süper Lig side Sivasspor. Levadiakos Samassa joined Super League Greece 2 side Levadiakos in September 2021. Sri Pahang Samassa completed a move to Malaysia Super League club Sri Pahang in January 2022. He was then released by the club at the end of the season after making 21 league and 5 league cup appearances. International career Samassa played his first match for the Mali national team on 13 October 2012, in a game against Botswana. Career statistics Club Honours Guingamp Coupe de France: 2013–14 Mali Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2013 See also Sub-Saharan African community of Paris References External links Living people 1990 births French sportspeople of Malian descent Malian footballers French footballers Association football goalkeepers France youth international footballers Mali international footballers 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players En Avant Guingamp players ES Troyes AC players Sivasspor footballers Levadiakos F.C. players Sri Pahang FC players Malian expatriate footballers French expatriate footballers Malian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey French expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Turkey Malian expatriate sportspeople in Greece French expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate footballers in Greece French expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Expatriate footballers in Malaysia Sportspeople from Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis Footballers from Seine-Saint-Denis