Amine Messoussa

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|full_name = Amine Ben Malik Messoussa

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|10|12|df=y}}

|birth_place = Lyon, France

|height = 1.80 m

|position = Forward

|currentclub = Mouloudia Algiers

|clubnumber = 37

|youthyears1 = 2010–2018 |youthclubs1 = Lyon

|youthyears2 = 2018–2020 |youthclubs2 = Saint-Priest

|youthyears3 = 2020–2021 |youthclubs3 = Lille

|years1 = 2021– |clubs1 = Lille II |caps1 = 41 |goals1 = 18

|years2 = 2023–2024 |clubs2 = Lille |caps2 = 1 |goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2024 |clubs3 = → Villefranche (loan) |caps3 = 11 |goals3 = 2

|years4 = 2024– |clubs4 = Mouloudia Algiers |caps4 = 8 |goals4 = 0

|nationalyears1 = 2021

|nationalteam1 = Morocco U17

|nationalcaps1 = 1

|nationalgoals1 = 1

|nationalyears2 = 2021–2022

|nationalteam2 = France U18

|nationalcaps2 = 7

|nationalgoals2 = 4

|nationalyears3 = 2022

|nationalteam3 = France U19

|nationalcaps3 = 1

|nationalgoals3 = 0

|medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

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|club-update = 14:00, November 22, 2024 (EST)

|nationalteam-update = 19:11, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

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Amine Ben Malik Messoussa (born 12 October 2004) is a Algerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club Mouloudia Algiers.

Club career

Messoussa is a youth product of Lyon and Saint-Priest, before finishing his development with Lille on 10 August 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.actufoot.com/amine-messoussa-as-saint-priest-signe-au-losc|title=Amine Messoussa (AS Saint-Priest) signe au LOSC ! • Actufoot • Actu du foot pro/amateur}} He started playing with Lille's reserves in 2021 in the Championnat National 3.{{Cite web|url=https://www.footmercato.net/a8578971333270356353-le-losc-a-trouve-une-etonnante-doublure-a-jonathan-david|title=Le LOSC a trouvé une étonnante doublure à Jonathan David|first=Sebastien|last=Denis|date=5 September 2023|website=Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert}} On 5 July 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Lille.{{Cite web|url=https://lepetitlillois.com/2022/07/05/amine-messoussa-se-confie-sur-son-premier-contrat-professionnel-avec-le-losc/|title=Amine Messoussa se confie sur son premier contrat professionnel avec le LOSC|first=Joseph Da|last=Rocha|date=5 July 2022|website=Le petit Lillois}} He made his professional debut with the senior Lille team as a late substitute in a 2–1 Ligue 1 win over Nantes on 27 May 2023.

On 30 January 2024, Messoussa was loaned to Villefranche.{{cite web|publisher=Lille OSC|url=https://www.losc.fr/actualites/2024-01-30/amine-messoussa-prete-villefranche-beaujolais|title=AMINE MESSOUSSA PRÊTÉ À VILLEFRANCHE BEAUJOLAIS|trans-title=AMINE MESSOUSSA LOANED TO VILLEFRANCHE BEAUJOLAIS|date=30 January 2024|access-date=30 January 2024|language=fr}}

International career

Messousa was born in France to a Moroccan father and Algerian mother, and is eligible for all 3 countries.{{cite web | author=Farid Kada rabah | title=D'origine Algérienne et Marocaine, Amine Messoussa (EDF U18) déclare que la FAF ne l'a jamais contacté | website=DZBallon L'actu du football Algérien | date=2022-07-01 | url=https://dzballon.com/2022/07/01/dorigine-algerienne-et-marocaine-amine-messoussa-declare-que-la-faf-ne-la-jamais-contacte/ | access-date=2023-10-07}} He represented the Morocco U17s in a friendly 2–1 win over the Ghana U17s on 14 February 2021, and scored on his debut.{{Cite web|url=https://onefootball.com/fr/news/amine-messoussa-buteur-avec-les-u17-marocains-32380536|title=Amine Messoussa buteur avec les U17 marocains|date=7 October 2021|website=OneFootball}} He played for the France U18s in their winning campaign at the 2022 Mediterranean Games, where he was the second top scorer with 4 goals.{{Cite web|url=https://lepetitlillois.com/2022/07/06/amine-messoussa-celebre-le-trophee-des-jeux-mediterraneens-avec-danciens-du-losc/|title=Amine Messoussa célèbre le trophée des Jeux Méditerranéens avec d'anciens du LOSC|first=Hugo|last=Lemichel|date=6 July 2022|website=Le petit Lillois}}