Matthis Abline
{{Short description|French footballer (born 2003)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Matthis Abline
| image = Abline asse fcn 2425.png
| caption = Abline with Nantes in 2025
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|3|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Angers, France
| height = 1.82 m
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Nantes
| clubnumber = 39
| youthyears1 = 2009–2014
| youthclubs1 = Landemontais
| youthyears2 = 2014–2018
| youthclubs2 = Carquefou
| youthyears3 = 2018–2020
| youthclubs3 = Rennes
| years1 = 2020–2021
| clubs1 = Rennes B
| caps1 = 9
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2021–2024
| clubs2 = Rennes
| caps2 = 19
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2022
| clubs3 = → Le Havre (loan)
| caps3 = 16
| goals3 = 6
| years4 = 2023
| clubs4 = → Auxerre (loan)
| caps4 = 19
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2023–2024
| clubs5 = → Nantes (loan)
| caps5 = 22
| goals5 = 5
| years6 = 2024–
| clubs6 = Nantes
| caps6 = 34
| goals6 = 9
| nationalyears1 = 2019
| nationalteam1 = France U16
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 4
| nationalyears2 = 2019–2020
| nationalteam2 = France U17
| nationalcaps2 = 7
| nationalgoals2 = 5
| nationalyears3 = 2021–2022
| nationalteam3 = France U19
| nationalcaps3 = 11
| nationalgoals3 = 6
| nationalyears4 = 2022–2024
| nationalteam4 = France U20
| nationalcaps4 = 10
| nationalgoals4 = 5
| nationalyears5 = 2022–
| nationalteam5 = France U21
| nationalcaps5 = 8
| nationalgoals5 = 2
| club-update = 17 May 2025
| nationalteam-update = 17 June 2025
}}
Matthis Abline (born 28 March 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for {{French football updater|Nantes}} club Nantes.
Early life
Abline was born in Angers and grew up in Landemont in the Loire Valley.{{Cite web |date=2020-12-10 |title=Pépite U21 : Matthis Abline (AJ Auxerre/L1) > Du National 3 vers l'Elite ! {{!}} BILLION KEYS |url=https://www.billionkeys.com/pepite-u21-matthis-abline-aj-auxerre-l1-du-national-3-vers-lelite/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=billionkeys.com |language=fr}}
Club career
On 20 August 2020, Abline signed his first professional contract with Rennes.{{Cite web|url=https://lfpl.fff.fr/simple/matthis-abline-un-nouveau-contrat-pro-issu-du-pole-espoirs/|title=Matthis Abline : un nouveau}} He made his professional debut for Rennes on 25 April 2021 in a 5–1 Ligue 1 win against Dijon.{{Cite news|last=Anselmetti|first=Léo|date=25 April 2021|title=Résultat et résumé Rennes - Dijon, Ligue 1 Uber Eats, 34e journée|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/match-direct/ligue-1/2020-2021/rennes-dijon-live/477492|access-date=25 April 2021|website=L'Équipe|language=fr}} He scored his first goal against Rosenborg in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round.{{Soccerway|matthis-abline/636751}}
On 21 January 2022, Abline joined Le Havre on loan until the end of the season.{{cite press release|publisher=Le Havre|url=http://www.hac-foot.com/actualite/matthis-abline-rennes-en-pret-au-hac-jusqu-a-la-fin-de-la-saison.html|title=Matthis Abline (Rennes) en prêt au HAC jusqu'à la fin de la saison|date=21 January 2022|access-date=12 February 2022|language=fr}} On 25 August 2023, he signed for Ligue 1 club Nantes on a season-long loan with an option-to-buy for €6 million.{{Cite web |last=Mangeard |first=Nicolas |date=25 August 2023 |title=FC Nantes. Matthis Abline officiellement prêté par le Stade Rennais avec une option d’achat |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/fc-nantes/fc-nantes-matthis-abline-officiellement-prete-par-le-stade-rennais-avec-une-option-dachat-9212650a-4359-11ee-ac21-50173a5f08fe |access-date=30 October 2023 |website=Ouest-France |language=fr}} On 3 July 2024, he signed for Nantes on a permanent deal for a club-record fee of €12 million (including bonuses), signing a four-year contract.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-03 |title=Official {{!}} Nantes sign Matthis Abline from Rennes in club-record €12m deal - Get French Football News |url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2024/official-nantes-sign-matthis-abline-from-rennes-in-club-record-e12m-deal/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |language=en-US}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 17 May 2025}}{{Soccerway|accessdate=8 July 2021}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Coupe de France !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Rennes B
|6 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22
|National 3 |3 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 2 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!9 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 4 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Rennes
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22
|Ligue 1 |7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=ECL|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2022–23
|Ligue 1 |11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 1 | 15 | 2 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!19||1||0||0||6||2||25||3 | ||||||||
| Le Havre (loan)
|16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 6 | ||
| Auxerre (loan)
|Ligue 1 |19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 3 | ||
| Nantes (loan)
|Ligue 1 |22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 5 | ||
| Nantes
|Ligue 1 |34 | 9 | 2 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 11 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!119||27||7||3||6||2||132||32 |
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References
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External links
- {{FFF player|9505-abline-matthis}}
- {{UEFA player}}
{{FC Nantes squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Abline, Matthis}}
Category:Footballers from Maine-et-Loire
Category:French men's footballers
Category:France men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Stade Rennais FC players