Matthieu Cangni Dossevi (born 12 February 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger. Born in France, he played for the Togo national team.

Matthieu Dossevi
Dossevi playing for Olympiacos in
Personal information
Full name Matthieu Cangni Dossevi[1]
Date of birth (1988-02-12) 12 February 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Chambray-les-Tours, France
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1995–2005 Tours
2005–2008 Le Mans
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Le Mans 44 (6)
2010–2014 Valenciennes 111 (10)
2014–2016 Olympiacos 28 (4)
2015–2016Standard Liège (loan) 23 (5)
2016–2018 Standard Liège 25 (0)
2017–2018Metz (loan) 31 (1)
2018–2020 Toulouse 61 (5)
2020–2021 Denizlispor 18 (0)
2021–2022 Amiens 8 (0)
2022–2023 Versailles 11 (1)
International career
2008–2009 France U20 4 (1)
2010–2011 France U21 7 (3)
2014–2020 Togo 33 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 March 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2020

Career edit

Valenciennes edit

Dossevi joined Valenciennes from Le Mans in the summer of 2010 and played 110 times for them scoring eleven goals for Ligue 1. On 18 March 2014, Dossevi stated that he would leave Valenciennes at the end of the season.[2]

Olympiacos edit

In July 2014, Dossevi signed for the Greek champions Olympiakos, for an undisclosed fee.[3][4]

While former manager Michel had been reluctant to play him regularly, new manager Vítor Pereira used him twice in a row in the starting line-up and Dossevi proved his quality by scoring both against Skoda Xanthi and Panetolikos in the Super League Greece.[5]

Standard Liège (loan) edit

On 1 September 2015, he signed a one-year contract with Standard Liège on loan from Olympiakos.[6]

Standard Liège edit

In January 2016, Standard Liège exercised its option to sign Dossevi permanently until the summer of 2020, for a transfer fee of €1.3 million.[7]

FC Metz (loan) edit

On 31 August 2017, he signed a season-long contract with Ligue 1 club FC Metz on loan from Standard Liège while Metz was given an option to purchase the player at the end of the season,[8] and Metz definitively bought Dossevi on 30 May for a transfer fee of €3 million, even though they were relegated to French second tier.[9]

Toulouse edit

On 3 August 2018, Dossevi signed for Toulouse on a two-year contract, having been the third best passer of the previous season behind Neymar and Florian Thauvin. The transfer fee paid to Standard Liège was reported as €2.5 million.[10] He left the club upon the expiration of his contract and following Toulouse's relegation from Ligue 1 at the end of the 2019–20 season.

Amiens edit

On 31 August 2021, he joined Amiens on a one-season deal.[11]

International career edit

The French-born player has featured for the French under-20 and U-21 national teams, but is now a member of the Togolese national team, for which he was called up to the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

International goals edit

As of match played 12 November 2017[12]
Scores and results list Togo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dossevi goal.
List of international goals scored by Matthieu Dossevi
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 May 2016 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo 10   Zambia 1–0 1–0 Friendly
2 4 September 2016 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo 12   Djibouti 2–0 5–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3 20 January 2017 Stade d'Oyem, Oyem, Gabon 16   Morocco 1–0 1–3 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
3 31 August 2017 Stade Adrar, Agadir, Morocco 18   Niger 2–0 2–0 Friendly
5 12 November 2017 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo 21   Mauritius 1–0 6–0 Friendly

Personal life edit

Dossevi and his brother Thomas, a Togolese international footballer, are the sons of Pierre-Antoine Dossevi, who played for Paris Saint-Germain in the 70s. His uncle Othniel, another former PSG footballer, is the father of pole vaulter Damiel Dossevi, who competes for France.

Honours edit

Olympiacos

Standard Liège

References edit

  1. ^ "Matthieu Cangni Dossevi". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Dossevi hints at Valenciennes exit". africafootballshop.com. 18 March 2014.
  3. ^ "N'Dinga et Dossevi à l'Olympiakos". Foot123.fr (in French). 8 July 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Arthur Masuaku and Matthieu Dossevi Sign With Olympiacos FC". www.axortagos.gr. 8 July 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Dossevi back into Olympiakos form". www.sdna.gr. 19 January 2015. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Standard Liège : M.Dossevi et S.Yatabaré en prêt" (in French). www.mercato365.com. 1 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Standard Liege bought Dossevi from Olympiakos". www.sdna.gr. 22 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Football : Matthieu Dossevi prêté au FC Metz". Le Républicain Lorraine (in French). 31 August 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  9. ^ foot-national.com (30 May 2018). "Metz : Option levée pour Dossevi (off)". Foot National (in French). Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Matthieu Dossevi (Metz) signe à Toulouse (officiel)" (in French). www.lequipe.fr. 3 August 2018.
  11. ^ "MATTHIEU DOSSEVI EST AMIÉNOIS !" (in French). Amiens. 31 August 2021.
  12. ^ Matthieu Dossevi at Soccerway

External links edit