Habib Maïga

Habib Digbo G'nampa Maïga (born 1 January 1996) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays for FC Metz and Ivory Coast national football team as a midfielder.

Habib Maïga
Maïga in 2019.
Personal information
Full name Habib Digbo G'nampa Maïga
Date of birth (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996
Place of birth Gagnoa, Ivory Coast
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Metz
Number 19
Youth career
0000–2015 Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Saint-Étienne II 16 (0)
2017–2019 Saint-Étienne 18 (1)
2018 → Arsenal Tula (loan) 1 (0)
2018–2019 → Metz (loan) 16 (2)
2019– Metz 26 (1)
National team‡
2013 Ivory Coast U17 5 (0)
2015 Ivory Coast U23 4 (0)
2019– Ivory Coast 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:18, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:18, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Saint-Étienne

Having come through the second team ranks, Maïga made his debut for the Ligue 1 side on 4 March 2017 against Bastia. He played the whole match in a 0–0 away draw.[1] He scored his first goal for 'Les verts' on 14 October 2017 when he came on as a late substitute against FC Metz and sealed a 3–1 win in the 95th minute.

Loan to Arsenal Tula

On 21 February 2018, he joined Russian club FC Arsenal Tula on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.[2]

Metz

On 10 June 2018, Maïga returned to France joining Ligue 2 club FC Metz for a one-year loan with an obligation to buy.[3] During the 2018–19 season, Maïga and Metz won the French Ligue 2[4] and were promoted to Ligue 1.

In June 2019 it was confirmed, that Metz had activated the option to buy the player on permanent basis for €1 million.[5]

International career

Maïga was called up to the senior Ivory Coast squad for a World Cup qualifier against Morocco in November 2017.[6]

He made his debut on 6 September 2019 in a friendly against Benin, as a starter.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of 30 July 2020[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Saint-Étienne 2016–17 Ligue 1 50000000—50
2017–18 1310000——131
Total 18100000000181
Arsenal Tula 2017–18 Russian Premier League 10————10
Metz (loan) 2018–19 Ligue 2 1625110——223
Metz 2019–20 Ligue 1 2610010——271
Career total 61451200000685
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References
  1. "Bastia vs. Saint-Étienne - 4 March 2017 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. Хабиб Майга – игрок «Арсенала» (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 21 February 2018.
  3. sgobbi (10 July 2018). "Habib Maïga arrive en prêt !". Football Club de Metz (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  4. "Ligue 2 : le FC Metz sacré champion, le Red Star descend en National" (in French). 4 May 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  5. Metz are signing Habib Maïga from St Étienne permanently, getfootballnewsfrance.com, 20 June 2019
  6. "Ivory Coast 0-2 Morocco". BBC. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  7. "Ivory Coast v Benin game report". Sky Sports. 6 September 2019.
  8. "H. Maïga". Retrieved 19 March 2017.


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