Soualiho Meïté

Soualiho Meïté (born 17 March 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian club Torino.

Soualiho Meïté
Personal information
Full name Soualiho Meïté
Date of birth (1994-03-17) 17 March 1994
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Torino
Number 23
Youth career
2002–2006 Gobelins
2006–2007 Vincennes
2007–2011 Auxerre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Auxerre B 30 (2)
2011–2013 Auxerre 22 (1)
2013–2016 Lille B 19 (2)
2013–2017 Lille 30 (0)
2016–2017 → Zulte Waregem (loan) 52 (1)
2017–2018 Monaco 2 (0)
2018 → Bordeaux (loan) 18 (0)
2018– Torino 68 (2)
National team‡
2009 France U16 5 (0)
2010–2011 France U17 17 (1)
2012–2013 France U19 7 (0)
2013–2014 France U20 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:38, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 May 2014

A former France youth international, he represented his nation at under-16 and under-17 level. He played with the under-17 team at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Club career

Early career

On 14 March 2011, Meïté signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal with Auxerre. He was subsequently, promoted to the senior team by manager Laurent Fournier and assigned the number 32 shirt. Meïté made his professional debut on 20 November in a 2–1 defeat against Valenciennes appearing as a substitute.[2]

Monaco

On 17 June 2017, he was sold to Monaco for €8 million. He made his debut on 16 September.

Loan to Bordeaux

On 2 January 2018, he was loaned to Bordeaux. He scored his first goal on 15 April, in the away win against Montpellier for 3-1.[3]

Torino

On 10 July, Meïté was signed by Italian club Torino through an equal exchange with full-back Antonio Barreca, who moved to Monaco.[4] He made his debut for the Granata on 12 August during Coppa Italia against Cosenza (4-0) as a starter. He scored his first goal for the club on 26 August in a 2–2 draw against Inter Milan at San Siro.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 2 August 2020[5][6]
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Europe[nb 2] Other[nb 3] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Auxerre B 2010–11 CFA 40—40
2011–12 202—202
2012–13 60—60
Total 302000000302
Auxerre 2011–12 Ligue 1 2000——20
2012–13 Ligue 2 20121——222
Total 221210000242
Lille 2013–14 Ligue 1 19040——230
2014–15 803030—140
2015–16 3010——40
Total 300803000410
Lille B 2013–14 CFA 20—20
2014–15 80—80
2015–16 CFA 2 92—92
Total 192000000192
Zulte Waregem
(loan)		 2015–16 Belgian First Division A 30——90120
2016–17 30161—100462
Total 3316100190582
Monaco 2017–18 Ligue 1 2000100030
Bordeaux (loan) 2017–18 Ligue 1 180100000190
Torino 2018–19 Serie A 35230——382
2019-20 Serie A 33 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 40 0
Total 68 2 4 0 6 0 19 0 78 2
Career total 222821210019027210

Notes
  1. Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophée des champions, Belgian Cup
  2. Includes UEFA Europa League, UEFA Champions League
  3. Includes Belgian First Division A playoffs

Honours

Club

Zulte Waregem

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References
  1. "Souahilo Meité Yahoo! Sports Profile". Yahoo!. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  2. "Valenciennes v. Auxerre Match Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 20 November 2011. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  3. "Official | Bordeaux sign Soualiho Meïté on loan from Monaco | Get French Football News". www.getfootballnewsfrance.com. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  4. http://torinofc.it/news/10/07/2018/meit%C3%A9-al-toro_17947
  5. "Soualiho Meïté » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  6. "Souahilo MEïTé - Football : la fiche de Souahilo MEïTé (Monaco)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 23 September 2017.
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