Mike Maignan

Mike Maignan (born 3 July 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Lille OSC and the France national team.

Mike Maignan
Maignan playing for Lille in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-07-03) 3 July 1995
Place of birth Cayenne, French Guiana
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Lille
Number 16
Youth career
2003–2009 Villiers le Bel JS
2009–2015 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Paris Saint-Germain B 42 (0)
2015–2017 Lille B 10 (0)
2015– Lille 111 (0)
National team‡
2010–2011 France U16 10 (0)
2011–2012 France U17 12 (0)
2012–2013 France U18 5 (0)
2013 France U19 3 (0)
2014 France U20 1 (0)
2015–2016 France U21 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 November 2016

Maignan came through the youth teams at Paris Saint-Germain, he was an unused substitute several times but never played. In 2015 he joined Lille for €1 million, and became their first-choice in 2017. He was voted Ligue 1's goalkeeper of the year in 2018–19.

Early years

Maignan was born in Cayenne, French Guiana, to a Haitian mother and a French father from Guadeloupe.[1][2]

Club career

Paris Saint-Germain

Maignan played in the lower categories of Paris Saint-Germain before being promoted in 2013 to the first team. He participated in the 2013–14 UEFA Youth League in which his team reached the quarter-finals, being eliminated by Real Madrid.[3]

In June 2013 Maignan signed his first professional contract, of three years.[4] On 18 December, he was in a matchday squad for the first time, sitting on the bench for Nicolas Douchez in a 2–1 win over Saint-Étienne in the last 16 of the Coupe de la Ligue.[5] On 19 January 2014 he was included in a Ligue 1 game for the first time, remaining unused as Salvatore Sirigu played in a 5–0 win over Nantes at the Parc des Princes.[6]

Lille

In August 2015, Maignan transferred to fellow Ligue 1 club Lille for €1 million on a five-year deal.[7] He made his professional debut on 18 September in a 1–1 draw at Rennes, as a substitute for Yassine Benzia after Vincent Enyeama was sent off in the 69th minute. With his first touch, he saved the penalty from Paul-Georges Ntep.[8]

At the start of the 2017–18 season, manager Marcelo Bielsa dropped the experienced Enyeama for Maignan. In the second game of the season, a 3–0 loss at Strasbourg, he was sent off for throwing the ball at an opponent and striker Nicolas de Préville had to go in goal for the final minutes.[9] The following season, he was an ever-present as Lille finished as runners-up to PSG, and was elected Goalkeeper of the year in the Trophées UNFP du football. His record was 30 goals conceded, 17 clean sheets, 233 saves and three penalties saved.[10]

International career

Maignan played for France at every level from under-16 to under-21. He captained the under-17 side at the 2012 European Championship in Slovenia.[11][12] He received his first senior call-up in May 2019, ahead of UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers against Turkey and Andorra and a friendly with Bolivia.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of 8 March 2020[14]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lille 2015–16 Ligue 1 400010——50
2016–17 704010——120
2017–18 3401010——360
2018–19 3803010——420
2019–20 280300060—370
Career total 11101104060001320

Honours

Individual

References
  1. Kao, Kevin, ed. (11 March 2012). "Rencontre avec le portier de l'équipe de France" [Meeting with the France national team goalkeeper] (in French). Le Populaire. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. CJSS - Le Franco-Haitien Mike Maignan : « Je veux devenir le numéro 1 au PSG (Franco-Haitian Mike Maignan: "I want to become PSG's number 1") Archived 25 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Burke, Chris, ed. (11 March 2014). "Sánchez heads Madrid into semi-finals". UEFA. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  4. Ponchelet, David (6 June 2013). "Le Guyanais Mike Maignan signe avec le Paris Saint Germain!" [French Guianese Mike Maignan signs with Paris Saint-Germain!] (in French). La 1ere. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  5. "PSG: cinq absents de marque face à Saint-Étienne" [PSG: five big absences against Saint-Étienne] (in French). Football 365. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  6. "Paris Saint Germain 5–0 Nantes". BBC Sport. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  7. "Mike Maignan : Le Haïtien à Lille pour 5 ans" [Mike Maignan: Haitian to Lille for five years] (in French). Africa Top Sports. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  8. "Lille hold on for share of spoils at Rennes". ESPN FC. PA Sport. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  9. White, Adam; Devin, Eric (25 September 2017). "Marcelo Bielsa loses his cool as Lille's season goes from bad to worse". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  10. Noé, Sébastien (19 May 2019). "Trophées UNFP : Élu gardien de l'année, Mike Maignan dans le grand monde" [Trophées UNFP : Voted goalkeeper of the year, Mike Maignan in the big world]. La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  11. F, Jonathan, ed. (5 February 2013). "Photo, Shoot: Marvellous Maignan Breaks Boca Hearts Al-Kass International Cup". Just Football. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  12. "Talents Hunter - Mike Maignan". Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  13. "Lille goalkeeper Mike Maignan earns France call-up". Fox Sports. Associated Press. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  14. "M. Maignan". Retrieved 22 May 2017.
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