Matisse Samoise

Matisse Samoise
	Samoise in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth	21 November 2001 (age 22)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Gent
Number	18
Youth career
0000–2020	Gent
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–	Gent
International career‡
2022–	Belgium U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:32, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

Matisse Samoise (born 21 November 2001) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian side Gent.

Career

Samoise began his career in Gent's youth setup.^[1] On 29 September 2020, he made his senior debut under the guidance of manager Wim De Decker during the Champions League qualifying game against Dynamo Kyiv, in which he replaced Laurent Depoitre in the 74th minute. A day later, he signed a new contract at Gent until 2022, with the option of an extra year. Later that week, on 4 October, he scored his first goal as a professional player during his first professional senior match.

He made his first start on 3 February 2021 in the cup game against KFC Heur-Tongeren, scoring a goal and providing an assist.

Career statistics

As of match played 5 October 2024

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gent	2020–21	Belgian Pro League	9	1	1	1	1	0	—		11	2
	2021–22		32	2	5	0	8	0	—		45	2
	2022–23		33	2	2	0	11	0	1	0	47	2
	2023–24		39	6	3	0	11	1	—		53	7
	2024–25		6	0	0	0	6	0	—		12	0
	Total		119	11	11	1	37	1	1	0	168	13
Career total			119	11	11	1	37	1	1	0	168	13

Honours

Gent

Belgian Cup: 2021–22

References

^ Smet, Stefan (13 February 2021). "Gentse belofte Matisse Samoise (19) wil vaste waarde worden bij de Buffalo's: "Er is toch niets mooier dan spelen voor de club van je hart?"". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 June 2021.

External links

Matisse Samoise at Soccerway
UEFA profile

[1] Smet, Stefan (13 February 2021). "Gentse belofte Matisse Samoise (19) wil vaste waarde worden bij de Buffalo's: "Er is toch niets mooier dan spelen voor de club van je hart?"". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 June 2021.

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