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{{short description|French association football player (born 1994)}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{EngvarB|date=September 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Morgan Sanson
| name = Morgan Sanson
| image = U-19 EC-Qualifikation Austria vs. France 2013-06-10 (132).jpg
| image = U-19 EC-Qualifikation Austria vs. France 2013-06-10 (132).jpg
| caption = Sanson with [[France national under-19 football team|France U19]] in 2013
| caption =
| full_name = Morgan Stéphane Sanson<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/2015249 |title=Updated squad lists for 2020/21 Premier League |publisher=Premier League |date=5 February 2021 |access-date=7 February 2021}}</ref>
| fullname = Morgan Sanson
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|8|18|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|8|18|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/176816/morgan-sanson |title=Morgan Sanson: Overview |publisher=ESPN |access-date=4 February 2021}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Saint-Doulchard]], France
| birth_place = [[Saint-Doulchard]], France
| height = 1.80 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/25068/Morgan-Sanson/overview |title=Morgan Sanson: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=9 August 2022}}</ref>
| height = {{convert|1.82|m|abbr=on}}<ref name=ligue1/>
| position = [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|Central midfielder]]
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[Marseille]]
| currentclub = [[OGC Nice|Nice]]
| clubnumber = 8
| clubnumber = 11
| youthyears1 = 2000–2005
| youthyears1 = 2000–2005
| youthclubs1 = Gazélec Bourges
| youthclubs1 = Gazélec Bourges
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| youthclubs3 = [[Le Mans FC|Le Mans]]
| youthclubs3 = [[Le Mans FC|Le Mans]]
| years1 = 2012
| years1 = 2012
| clubs1 = [[Le Mans FC|Le Mans B]]
| clubs1 = [[Le Mans FC|Le Mans II]]
| caps1 = 10
| caps1 = 10
| goals1 = 7
| goals1 = 7
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| caps3 = 98
| caps3 = 98
| goals3 = 13
| goals3 = 13
| years4 = 2017–2018
| years4 = 2017–2021
| clubs4 = [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
| clubs4 = [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
| caps4 = 50
| caps4 = 122
| goals4 = 10
| goals4 = 22
| years5 = 2018-
| years5 = 2021–2024
| clubs5 = [[Tottenham Hotspur]]
| clubs5 = [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
| caps5 = 0
| caps5 = 21
| goals5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2023
| clubs6 = → [[RC Strasbourg Alsace|Strasbourg]] (loan)
| caps6 = 18
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2023–2024
| clubs7 = → [[OGC Nice|Nice]] (loan)
| caps7 = 29
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2024–
| clubs8 = [[OGC Nice|Nice]]
| caps8 = 0
| goals8 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2012–2013
| nationalyears1 = 2012–2013
| nationalteam1 = [[France national under-19 football team|France U19]]
| nationalteam1 = [[France national under-19 football team|France U19]]
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| nationalcaps2 = 11
| nationalcaps2 = 11
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| club-update = 19 May 2018
| club-update = 23:48, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 3 September 2016
| nationalteam-update =
}}
}}
'''Morgan Stéphane Sanson''' (born 18 August 1994) is a French professional [[football (association football)|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for [[Ligue 1]] club [[OGC Nice|Nice]].


==Early life==
'''Morgan Sanson''' (born 18 August 1994) is a French [[football (association football)|footballer]] who plays for [[Tottenham Hotspur]] in [[England]] as a [[midfielder]].
Sanson was born in [[Saint-Doulchard]], Cher.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur42018.html |title=Morgan Sanson |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |access-date=4 February 2021 |language=fr}}</ref>


== Club career ==
==Club career==
=== Le Mans ===
===Le Mans===
Ahead of the [[2012–13 Ligue 2|2012–13 season]], Sanson was promoted to the senior team by [[Coach (sport)|manager]] [[Denis Zanko]] and assigned the number 25 shirt. He made his professional debut on 3 August 2012 in a league match against [[Dijon FCO|Dijon]], replacing [[Idrissa Sylla]] with only ten minutes to play.<ref>{{cite news|title=Le Mans v. Dijon Match Report|url=http://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuille_match/76316|work=[[Ligue de Football Professionnel]]|date=3 August 2012|accessdate=17 September 2012|language=French}}</ref> He scored his first league goal on 22 December 2012 against [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] in a 2–3 home loss.
Ahead of the [[2012–13 Ligue 2|2012–13 season]], Sanson was promoted to the senior team by [[Coach (sport)|manager]] [[Denis Zanko]] and assigned the number 25 shirt. He made his professional debut on 3 August 2012 in a league match against [[Dijon FCO|Dijon]], replacing [[Idrissa Sylla]] with only ten minutes to play.<ref>{{cite news|title=Le Mans v. Dijon Match Report|url=http://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuille_match/76316|work=[[Ligue de Football Professionnel]]|date=3 August 2012|access-date=17 September 2012|language=fr}}</ref> He scored his first league goal on 22 December 2012 against [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] in a 2–3 home loss.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}


=== Montpellier ===
===Montpellier===
On 12 June 2013, Sanson signed a four-year contract with [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]] for a reported fee of €700,000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Morgan Sanson s’engage avec le MHSC|url=http://www.mhscfoot.com/articles/morgan-sanson-sengage-avec-le-mhsc|publisher=[[Montpellier HSC]]|accessdate=20 August 2014|language=French|date=12 June 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821015246/http://www.mhscfoot.com/articles/morgan-sanson-sengage-avec-le-mhsc|archivedate=21 August 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
On 12 June 2013, Sanson signed a four-year contract with [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]] for a reported fee of €700,000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Morgan Sanson s'engage avec le MHSC|url=http://www.mhscfoot.com/articles/morgan-sanson-sengage-avec-le-mhsc|publisher=[[Montpellier HSC]]|access-date=20 August 2014|language=fr|date=12 June 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821015246/http://www.mhscfoot.com/articles/morgan-sanson-sengage-avec-le-mhsc|archive-date=21 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfcasia.com/story/3040942/marseille-seal-transfer-of-montpellier-midfielder-morgan-sanson|title=Marseille seal transfer of Montpellier midfielder Morgan Sanson|publisher=ESPN FC|date=17 January 2017}}</ref> He made his debut for the club on 14 September 2013, in a 0–0 draw against [[Stade de Reims]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Montpellier 0-0 Stade de Reims|url=http://www.leballonrond.fr/jogo.php?id=2823592|language=fr|date=14 September 2013}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfcasia.com/story/3040942/marseille-seal-transfer-of-montpellier-midfielder-morgan-sanson|title=Marseille seal transfer of Montpellier midfielder Morgan Sanson|publisher=ESPN FC|date=17 Jan 2017}}</ref> He made his debut for the club on September 14, 2013, in a 0–0 draw against [[Stade de Reims]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Montpellier 0-0 Stade de Reims|url=http://www.leballonrond.fr/jogo.php?id=2823592|language=French|date=14 September 2013}}</ref>


=== Olympique de Marseille ===
===Marseille===
[[File:Morgan Sanson en 2018.jpg|thumb|upright|Sanson playing for [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] in 2018]]
On 17 January 2017, Sanson joined south coast rivals [[Olympique de Marseille]] by signing a four-and-a-half-year contract, for an initial fee estimated to be €9 million, plus €3 million in bonuses.<ref>{{cite news|title=Morgan Sanson to Marseille, done deal|url=http://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2017/morgan-sanson-to-marseille-done-deal/|publisher=Get French Footbal News|date=17 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Morgan Sanson (Montpellier) signe à l'OM (Officiel)|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Morgan-sanson-montpellier-signe-a-l-om-off/769655|publisher=L'Équipe|language=French|date=17 January 2017}}</ref> On 5 March 2017, he scored a goal in the 56th minute in a 4–1 Ligue 1 away win against [[FC Lorient|Lorient]] - his first Ligue 1 goal for Marseille.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/marseille-sweep-past-lorient.htm|title=Marseille sweep past Lorient|publisher=www.ligue1.com|date=5 March 2017}}</ref>


On 17 January 2017, Sanson joined south coast rivals [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] by signing a four-and-a-half-year contract, for an initial fee estimated to be €9 million, plus €3 million in bonuses.<ref>{{cite news|title=Morgan Sanson to Marseille, done deal|url=http://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2017/morgan-sanson-to-marseille-done-deal/|publisher=Get French Football News|date=17 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Morgan Sanson (Montpellier) signe à l'OM (Officiel)|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Morgan-sanson-montpellier-signe-a-l-om-off/769655|publisher=L'Équipe|language=fr|date=17 January 2017}}</ref> On 5 March 2017, he scored a goal in the 56th minute in a 4–1 Ligue 1 away win against [[FC Lorient|Lorient]], his first Ligue 1 goal for Marseille.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/marseille-sweep-past-lorient.htm|title=Marseille sweep past Lorient|publisher=www.ligue1.com|date=5 March 2017}}</ref>
On 3 May 2018, he played in the [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League|Europa League semi-finals]] away to [[FC Red Bull Salzburg]] as Marseilles played out a 1–2 away loss but a 3–2 aggregate win to secure a place in the [[2018 UEFA Europa League Final]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43998194|title=FC Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 Marseille|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=3 May 2018|accessdate=3 May 2018}}</ref> which will be played at the [[Parc Olympique Lyonnais]] in [[Décines-Charpieu]], [[Lyon Metropolis|Lyon]], France on 16 May 2018,<ref name="host">{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=2398004.html |title=Lyon to host 2018 UEFA Europa League Final |website=UEFA.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=9 December 2016 |accessdate=9 December 2016}}</ref> versus [[Atletico Madrid]].


On 3 May 2018, he played in the [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League|Europa League semi-finals]] away to [[FC Red Bull Salzburg]] as Marseille played out a 1–2 away loss but a 3–2 aggregate win to secure a place in the [[2018 UEFA Europa League Final]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43998194|title=FC Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 Marseille|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=3 May 2018|access-date=3 May 2018}}</ref> which was played at the [[Parc Olympique Lyonnais]],<ref name="host">{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=2398004.html |title=Lyon to host 2018 UEFA Europa League Final |website=UEFA.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=9 December 2016 |access-date=9 December 2016}}</ref> and saw his team lose to [[Atlético Madrid]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2018/may/16/marseille-v-atletico-madrid-europa-league-final-live|title=Marseille 0-3 Atlético Madrid: 2018 Europa League final – as it happened|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=16 May 2018|access-date=16 May 2018}}</ref>
== International career ==
Sanson is a [[France national youth football team|France youth international]] having represented his nation at [[France national under-19 football team|under-19]] level.<ref>{{cite news|title=Les joueurs appelés en sélection|url=http://www.lemansfc.fr/actualite/les-joueurs-appeles-en-selection-6054.html|work=[[Le Mans FC]]|date=4 September 2012|accessdate=17 September 2012|language=French|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130213143241/http://www.lemansfc.fr/actualite/les-joueurs-appeles-en-selection-6054.html|archivedate=13 February 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>


== Career statistics ==
=== Aston Villa ===
On 26 January 2021, Sanson signed for English [[Premier League]] side [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] on a {{frac|4|1|2}}-year contract,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2021/january/Villa-announce-Sanson-signing-/|title=Villa announce Sanson signing|publisher=Aston Villa|date=26 January 2021|access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref> for a fee believed to be £14 million, with £1.5 million in add-ons.<ref>{{Cite news|date=26 January 2021|title=Aston Villa transfer news: Morgan Sanson joins from Marseille in £14m deal|work=Sky Sports News|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11677/12199574/aston-villa-transfer-news-morgan-sanson-joins-from-marseille-in-14m-deal|access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref> On 3 February 2021, Sanson made his Aston Villa debut as a late substitute in a 3–1 defeat to [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham]] at [[Villa Park]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Maher|first=Matt|date=3 February 2021|title=Aston Villa 1 West Ham 3 - Report|work=Express & Star|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/aston-villa/2021/02/03/aston-villa-1-west-ham-3-report/|access-date=4 February 2021}}</ref> On 4 April 2021, Sanson suffered a knee injury midway through the second half in a 3–1 victory over [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] which ended his season prematurely.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cusack|first=Richard|date=2021-05-18|title=Aston Villa player Morgan Sanson confirms season-ending injury|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-morgan-sanson-injury-20626113|access-date=2021-05-27|website=BirminghamLive|language=en}}</ref>
{{Updated|19 May 2018}}<ref name=ligue1>{{cite web|title=Morgan Sanson|url=http://www.ligue1.com/joueur/sanson-morgan|publisher=[[Ligue 1]]}}</ref><ref>{{Soccerway|morgan-sanson/242484|Morgan Sanson}}</ref>


On 31 August 2021, Sanson made his return from injury as one of the permitted overage players for Aston Villa U21s, in a 3–1 victory over [[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]] in the [[EFL Trophy]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Papa John's Trophy (Sky Sports)|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/wycombe-wanderers-vs-aston-villa-u21/teams/454431|access-date=2021-08-31|website=Sky Sports|language=en}}</ref> On 22 September 2021, Sanson returned to the first team in an [[EFL Cup]] tie against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] – but he was forced to leave the field before half time after a recurrence of his injury.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Preece|first=Ashley|date=22 September 2021|title=Aston Villa suffer major injury blow in Chelsea game|work=Birmingham Mail|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-morgan-sanson-injury-21649488|access-date=23 September 2021}}</ref> The arrival of [[Steven Gerrard]] as Aston Villa manager coincided with Sanson regaining fitness and he started in the Premier League for the first time in 8 months on 26 December 2021. Gerrard described how Sanson had been disappointed with the start to his English football career, but he had assured him that he was aware of his talent, despite Sanson's fleeting appearances up until that point.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Townley|first=John|date=2022-01-01|title=Steven Gerrard hands Morgan Sanson 'fresh start' after heart-to-heart|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/steven-gerrard-reveals-details-morgan-22620113|access-date=2022-01-01|website=BirminghamLive|language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+Club performance
In newly appointed manager [[Unai Emery]]'s first match for Villa, on 6 November 2022, Sanson made his first appearance of the 2022–23 campaign, coming on as a substitute in the 90th minute as Villa defeated Manchester United 3–1.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/aston-villa-player-ratings-manchester-25448043 | title=Aston Villa player ratings vs Man United as Bailey and Watkins shine | date=6 November 2022 }}</ref> On 8 January 2023, Sanson scored his first goal for Aston Villa in a 2–1 defeat to lower league [[Stevenage F.C.|Stevenage]] in the [[FA Cup]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Poole |first=Harry |date=8 January 2023 |title=Stevenage beat Villa with dramatic late comeback |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64198131 |access-date=2023-01-10}}</ref>
|-

!rowspan=2|Club
==== Strasbourg loan ====
!rowspan=2|Season
On 23 January 2023, Sanson joined [[RC Strasbourg Alsace|Strasbourg]] on loan until the end of the current season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2023/january/23/sanson-departs-on-loan/|title=Morgan Sanson departs on loan|date=23 January 2023|access-date=24 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rcstrasbourgalsace.fr/morgan-sanson-prete-au-racing/|title=MORGAN SANSON PRÊTÉ AU RACING|date=23 January 2023|access-date=24 January 2023|language=fr}}</ref>
!colspan=3|League

!colspan=2|Cup{{efn|France – [[Coupe de France]]}}
=== Nice ===
!colspan=2|League Cup{{efn|France – [[Coupe de la Ligue]]}}
On 24 July 2023, Sanson joined [[OGC Nice]] on a season-long loan.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-07-24 |title=Morgan Sanson departs on loan |url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2023/july/24/Sanson-departs-on-loan/ |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=Aston Villa Football Club}}</ref> On 15 May 2024, it was announced that Nice had made the loan transfer a permanent one.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-15 |title=Aston Villa: Morgan Sanson makes permanent switch to Nice |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c1rvrqvj7jdo |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>
!colspan=2|Europe

!colspan=2|Total
==International career==
Sanson is a [[France national youth football team|France youth international]] having represented his nation at [[France national under-19 football team|under-19]] and [[France national under-21 football team|under-21]] level.<ref>{{cite news|title=Les joueurs appelés en sélection|url=http://www.lemansfc.fr/actualite/les-joueurs-appeles-en-selection-6054.html|work=[[Le Mans FC]]|date=4 September 2012|access-date=17 September 2012|language=fr|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130213143241/http://www.lemansfc.fr/actualite/les-joueurs-appeles-en-selection-6054.html|archive-date=13 February 2013}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{updated|match played 15 May 2024}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Morgan Sanson|url=http://www.ligue1.com/joueur/sanson-morgan|publisher=[[Ligue 1]]|access-date=20 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821065921/http://www.ligue1.com/joueur/sanson-morgan|archive-date=21 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Soccerway|morgan-sanson/242484|Morgan Sanson}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Coupe de France]], [[FA Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[Coupe de la Ligue]], [[EFL Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
!Division
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
|-
|[[Le Mans FC|Le Mans]]
|[[Le Mans FC|Le Mans]]
|[[2012–13 Ligue 2|2012–13]]
|[[2012–13 Ligue 2|2012–13]]
|[[Ligue 2]]
|[[Ligue 2]]
|27||3||3||0||1||0|| colspan="2" |—||31||3
|27||3||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||3
|-
|-
|rowspan=5|[[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]]
|rowspan="5"|[[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]]
|[[2013–14 Ligue 1|2013–14]]
|[[2013–14 Ligue 1|2013–14]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Ligue 1]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Ligue 1]]
|32||1||3||0||1||0|| colspan="2" |—||36||1
|32||1||3||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||36||1
|-
|-
|[[2014–15 Ligue 1|2014–15]]
|[[2014–15 Montpellier HSC season|2014–15]]
|32||6||1||0||1||0|| colspan="2" |—||34||6
|32||6||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||6
|-
|-
|[[2015–16 Ligue 1|2015–16]]
|[[2015–16 Montpellier HSC season|2015–16]]
|14||3||1||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||15||3
|14||3||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||3
|-
|-
|[[2016–17 Ligue 1|2016–17]]
|[[2016–17 Montpellier HSC season|2016–17]]
|20||3||1||0||1||0|| colspan="2" |—||22||3
|20||3||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||3
|-
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!colspan="2"|Total
!98!!13!!6!!0!!3!!0!! colspan="2" |—!!107!!13
!98||13||5||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||106||13
|-
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
|rowspan="6"|[[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
|[[2016–17 Ligue 1|2016–17]]
|[[2016–17 Olympique de Marseille season|2016–17]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Ligue 1]]
|rowspan="5"|Ligue 1
|17||1||1||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||18||1
|17||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||1
|-
|[[2017–18 Ligue 1|2017–18]]
|33||9||2||1||1||0||17||2||53||12
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!50!!10!!3!!1!!1!!0!!17!!2!!71!!13
|-
|-
|[[2017–18 Olympique de Marseille season|2017–18]]
!colspan=3|Career total
|33||9||2||1||1||0||17{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||2||colspan="2"|—||53||12
!175!!26!!12!!1!!5!!0!!17!!2!!209!!29
|-
|[[2018–19 Olympique de Marseille season|2018–19]]
|33||5||1||0||1||0||2{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||37||5
|-
|[[2019–20 Olympique de Marseille season|2019–20]]
|27||5||2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||5
|-
|[[2020–21 Olympique de Marseille season|2020–21]]
|12||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||0||1{{efn|Appearance in [[Trophée des Champions]]}}||0||19||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!122||22||6||1||3||0||25||2||1||0||157||25
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
|[[2020–21 Aston Villa F.C. season|2020–21]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Premier League]]
|9||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||0
|-
|[[2021–22 Aston Villa F.C. season|2021–22]]
|10||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||0
|-
|[[2022–23 Aston Villa F.C. season|2022–23]]
|2||0||1||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||1
|-
|[[2023–24 Aston Villa F.C. season|2023–24]]
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!21!!0!!1!!1!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!23!!1
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|[[RC Strasbourg Alsace|Strasbourg]] (loan)
|[[2022–23 RC Strasbourg Alsace season|2022–23]]
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|[[OGC Nice|Nice]] (loan)
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== References ==
==Honours==
'''Marseille'''
*[[UEFA Europa League]] runner-up: [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League|2017–18]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2022218--marseille-vs-atletico/ |title=Final: Marseille 0–3 Atlético: Overview |publisher=UEFA |access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
==External links==
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* [http://www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/tous-les-joueurs/fiche-joueur/1002135853-morgan-sanson France profile] at FFF
* {{FFF male player|1002135853|archive=}}
* {{UEFA player}}


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Latest revision as of 02:49, 5 November 2024

Morgan Sanson
Sanson with France U19 in 2013
Personal information
Full name Morgan Stéphane Sanson[1]
Date of birth (1994-08-18) 18 August 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Saint-Doulchard, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Nice
Number 11
Youth career
2000–2005 Gazélec Bourges
2005–2009 Bourges
2009–2012 Le Mans
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Le Mans II 10 (7)
2012–2013 Le Mans 27 (3)
2013–2017 Montpellier 98 (13)
2017–2021 Marseille 122 (22)
2021–2024 Aston Villa 21 (0)
2023 → Strasbourg (loan) 18 (1)
2023–2024 → Nice (loan) 29 (2)
2024– Nice 0 (0)
International career
2012–2013 France U19 7 (0)
2013–2016 France U21 11 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:48, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

Morgan Stéphane Sanson (born 18 August 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Nice.

Early life

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Sanson was born in Saint-Doulchard, Cher.[4]

Club career

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Le Mans

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Ahead of the 2012–13 season, Sanson was promoted to the senior team by manager Denis Zanko and assigned the number 25 shirt. He made his professional debut on 3 August 2012 in a league match against Dijon, replacing Idrissa Sylla with only ten minutes to play.[5] He scored his first league goal on 22 December 2012 against Monaco in a 2–3 home loss.[citation needed]

Montpellier

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On 12 June 2013, Sanson signed a four-year contract with Montpellier for a reported fee of €700,000.[6][7] He made his debut for the club on 14 September 2013, in a 0–0 draw against Stade de Reims.[8]

Marseille

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Sanson playing for Marseille in 2018

On 17 January 2017, Sanson joined south coast rivals Marseille by signing a four-and-a-half-year contract, for an initial fee estimated to be €9 million, plus €3 million in bonuses.[9][10] On 5 March 2017, he scored a goal in the 56th minute in a 4–1 Ligue 1 away win against Lorient, his first Ligue 1 goal for Marseille.[11]

On 3 May 2018, he played in the Europa League semi-finals away to FC Red Bull Salzburg as Marseille played out a 1–2 away loss but a 3–2 aggregate win to secure a place in the 2018 UEFA Europa League Final[12] which was played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais,[13] and saw his team lose to Atlético Madrid.[14]

Aston Villa

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On 26 January 2021, Sanson signed for English Premier League side Aston Villa on a 4+1⁄2-year contract,[15] for a fee believed to be £14 million, with £1.5 million in add-ons.[16] On 3 February 2021, Sanson made his Aston Villa debut as a late substitute in a 3–1 defeat to West Ham at Villa Park.[17] On 4 April 2021, Sanson suffered a knee injury midway through the second half in a 3–1 victory over Fulham which ended his season prematurely.[18]

On 31 August 2021, Sanson made his return from injury as one of the permitted overage players for Aston Villa U21s, in a 3–1 victory over Wycombe Wanderers in the EFL Trophy.[19] On 22 September 2021, Sanson returned to the first team in an EFL Cup tie against Chelsea – but he was forced to leave the field before half time after a recurrence of his injury.[20] The arrival of Steven Gerrard as Aston Villa manager coincided with Sanson regaining fitness and he started in the Premier League for the first time in 8 months on 26 December 2021. Gerrard described how Sanson had been disappointed with the start to his English football career, but he had assured him that he was aware of his talent, despite Sanson's fleeting appearances up until that point.[21]

In newly appointed manager Unai Emery's first match for Villa, on 6 November 2022, Sanson made his first appearance of the 2022–23 campaign, coming on as a substitute in the 90th minute as Villa defeated Manchester United 3–1.[22] On 8 January 2023, Sanson scored his first goal for Aston Villa in a 2–1 defeat to lower league Stevenage in the FA Cup.[23]

Strasbourg loan

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On 23 January 2023, Sanson joined Strasbourg on loan until the end of the current season.[24][25]

Nice

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On 24 July 2023, Sanson joined OGC Nice on a season-long loan.[26] On 15 May 2024, it was announced that Nice had made the loan transfer a permanent one.[27]

International career

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Sanson is a France youth international having represented his nation at under-19 and under-21 level.[28]

Career statistics

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As of match played 15 May 2024[29][30]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Le Mans 2012–13 Ligue 2 27 3 1 0 1 0 — — 29 3
Montpellier 2013–14 Ligue 1 32 1 3 0 1 0 — — 36 1
2014–15 32 6 1 0 1 0 — — 34 6
2015–16 14 3 1 0 0 0 — — 15 3
2016–17 20 3 0 0 1 0 — — 21 3
Total 98 13 5 0 3 0 — — 106 13
Marseille 2016–17 Ligue 1 17 1 1 0 — — — 18 1
2017–18 33 9 2 1 1 0 17[c] 2 — 53 12
2018–19 33 5 1 0 1 0 2[c] 0 — 37 5
2019–20 27 5 2 0 1 0 — — 30 5
2020–21 12 2 — — 6[d] 0 1[e] 0 19 2
Total 122 22 6 1 3 0 25 2 1 0 157 25
Aston Villa 2020–21 Premier League 9 0 0 0 0 0 — — 9 0
2021–22 10 0 0 0 1 0 — — 11 0
2022–23 2 0 1 1 0 0 — — 3 1
2023–24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 21 0 1 1 1 0 — — 23 1
Strasbourg (loan) 2022–23 Ligue 1 18 1 — — — — 18 1
Nice (loan) 2023–24 Ligue 1 29 2 2 2 — — — 31 4
Nice 2024–25 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 316 41 15 4 8 0 25 2 1 0 364 47
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ Appearance in Trophée des Champions

Honours

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Marseille

References

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  1. ^ "Updated squad lists for 2020/21 Premier League". Premier League. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Morgan Sanson: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Morgan Sanson: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Morgan Sanson". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Le Mans v. Dijon Match Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 3 August 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Morgan Sanson s'engage avec le MHSC" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 12 June 2013. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Marseille seal transfer of Montpellier midfielder Morgan Sanson". ESPN FC. 17 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Montpellier 0-0 Stade de Reims" (in French). 14 September 2013.
  9. ^ "Morgan Sanson to Marseille, done deal". Get French Football News. 17 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Morgan Sanson (Montpellier) signe à l'OM (Officiel)" (in French). L'Équipe. 17 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Marseille sweep past Lorient". www.ligue1.com. 5 March 2017.
  12. ^ "FC Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 Marseille". BBC Sport. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Lyon to host 2018 UEFA Europa League Final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  14. ^ "Marseille 0-3 Atlético Madrid: 2018 Europa League final – as it happened". The Guardian. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  15. ^ "Villa announce Sanson signing". Aston Villa. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Aston Villa transfer news: Morgan Sanson joins from Marseille in £14m deal". Sky Sports News. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  17. ^ Maher, Matt (3 February 2021). "Aston Villa 1 West Ham 3 - Report". Express & Star. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  18. ^ Cusack, Richard (18 May 2021). "Aston Villa player Morgan Sanson confirms season-ending injury". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  19. ^ "Papa John's Trophy (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  20. ^ Preece, Ashley (22 September 2021). "Aston Villa suffer major injury blow in Chelsea game". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  21. ^ Townley, John (1 January 2022). "Steven Gerrard hands Morgan Sanson 'fresh start' after heart-to-heart". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  22. ^ "Aston Villa player ratings vs Man United as Bailey and Watkins shine". 6 November 2022.
  23. ^ Poole, Harry (8 January 2023). "Stevenage beat Villa with dramatic late comeback". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  24. ^ "Morgan Sanson departs on loan". 23 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  25. ^ "MORGAN SANSON PRÊTÉ AU RACING" (in French). 23 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  26. ^ "Morgan Sanson departs on loan". Aston Villa Football Club. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  27. ^ "Aston Villa: Morgan Sanson makes permanent switch to Nice". BBC Sport. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  28. ^ "Les joueurs appelés en sélection". Le Mans FC (in French). 4 September 2012. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  29. ^ "Morgan Sanson". Ligue 1. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  30. ^ Morgan Sanson at Soccerway
  31. ^ "Final: Marseille 0–3 Atlético: Overview". UEFA. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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