Moussa Djenepo
Personal information
Full name Moussa Djenepo[1]
Date of birth (1998-06-15) 15 June 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Mopti, Mali
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger, left-back
Team information
Current team
 Standard Liège
Number 19
Youth career
2016–2017 Yeelen Olympique
2017 → Standard Liège (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Standard Liège 49 (9)
2019–2023 Southampton 73 (3)
2023– Standard Liège 20 (1)
International career‡
2017 Mali U20 3 (0)
2017– Mali 33 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:35, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

Moussa Djenepo (born 15 June 1998) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a winger or left-back for Belgian Pro League club Standard Liège and the Mali national team.

Club career

Early career

Djenepo began his career at Yeelen Olympique in Mali.[3]

Standard Liège

On 31 January 2017, Djenepo joined Standard Liège on loan, with an option to buy.[4] The club activated his buyout clause on 30 May 2017, hence making the transfer move permanent.[5] He made his professional debut with Standard Liège in a 4–0 loss in the Belgian First Division A to Club Brugge on 27 August 2017.[6] Djenepo netted his first goal on 11 March 2018, in a 3–2 away victory against Oostende at Versluys Arena.[7][8]

On 17 March 2018, Djenepo played when he came on as a substitute for Mehdi Carcela, as Standard Liège beat Genk 1–0 after extra time to win the 2018 Belgian Cup Final and qualify for the UEFA Europa League.[9][10]

Southampton

On 13 June 2019, Djenepo signed a four-year contract with Premier League club Southampton[11][12] for a reported fee of £14 million.[13] He scored his first goal for the Saints on 24 August 2019, in a 2–0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion.[14] Djenepo scored his second goal for the club in a 1–0 victory against Sheffield United, which was voted as goal of the month in September 2019.[15] On 7 March 2020, Djenepo was given a red card against Newcastle after Graham Scott checked the pitchside monitor.[16] Djenepo would not make another appearance that season.[17]

On 12 September 2020, Djenepo made his first appearance of the season in a 1–0 defeat to Crystal Palace, replacing Will Smallbone in the 77th minute.[18] Djenepo scored his first goal of the 2020–21 season on 4 October 2020 in a 2–0 win over West Bromwich Albion.[19] On 4 January 2021, Djenepo sustained a muscle injury and was forced to come off in the first half during a 1–0 victory against Liverpool.[20] On 20 March 2021, Djenepo would score his second goal of the season in a 0–3 victory against Bournemouth in the FA Cup.[21]

Djenepo made his first appearance of the 2021–22 season on 14 August 2021 in a 3–1 defeat to Everton.[22] Djenepo only made 16 appearances during the campaign and scored no goals for the club.[23]

On 6 August 2022, Djenepo made his first appearance of the season in a 4–1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.[24] On 14 September 2022, Southampton announced Djenepo had signed a new three-year contract until 2025.[25] On 11 January 2023, Djenepo scored in a 2–0 victory against Manchester City in the EFL Cup.[26]

Return to Standard Liège

On 5 September 2023, Djenepo rejoined Standard Liège on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee,[27][28] reported to be around £3 million.[29]

International career

Djenepo is a youth international for the Mali under-20 team, appearing in the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.[30][31][32]

Djenepo received his first call-up to the senior team on 3 October 2017.[33] He made his debut on 6 October, in a goalless 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match with Ivory Coast.[34] On 23 March 2019, Djenepo scored against South Sudan in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification home fixture, which ended in a 3–0 victory.[35]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 February 2024[36]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Standard Liège 2017–18[37] Belgian Pro League 17 1 5 0 — — — 22 1
2018–19[37] Belgian Pro League 32 8 0 0 — 6[c] 3 1[d] 0 39 11
Total 49 9 5 0 — 6 3 1 0 61 12
Southampton 2019–20[17] Premier League 18 2 1 0 1 0 — — 20 2
2020–21[38] Premier League 27 1 3 1 1 0 — — 31 2
2021–22[23] Premier League 12 0 2 0 2 0 — — 16 0
2022–23[39] Premier League 16 0 2 0 5 1 — — 23 1
2023–24[40] Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
Total 73 3 8 0 10 1 — — 91 5
Standard Liège 2023–24[40] Belgian Pro League 20 1 2 0 — — — 22 1
Career total 142 13 15 1 10 1 6 3 1 0 174 18
  1. ^ Includes Belgian Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup

International

As of match played 8 September 2023[41]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Mali 2017 2 0
2018 5 0
2019 8 2
2020 1 0
2021 6 1
2022 9 0
2023 2 0
Total 33 3
As of match played 11 November 2021. Mali score listed first, score column indicates score after each Djenepo goal.[41]
List of international goals scored by Moussa Djenepo
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 March 2019 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali 8  South Sudan 2–0 3–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 17 November 2019 Stade Omnisports, N'Djamena, Chad 15  Chad 1–0 2–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3 11 November 2021 Nyamirambo Regional Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda 22  Rwanda 1–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Standard Liège

Individual

References

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