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Mamadou Samassa

Experienced headLaval · 36 yrsStarter

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameMamadou Samassa
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityMali
Age36
Date of birth16 Feb 1990
BirthplaceMontreuil-sous-Bois
Height198 cm
Shirt number#30
ClubLaval
Goalkeeper
3
Appearances
0
Clean sheets
0%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
270
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Laval.

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

M. Samassa is a 36-year-old goalkeeper at Laval, rated 23.9 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (97.2% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Samassa.

On the season, Samassa graded 21 for current form (age-blind), on 9 clean sheets across 35 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 21 → 21). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24. At 36 Samassa is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24
23.9
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
21.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
97.2%
Minutes
near ever-present
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Laval finished 16th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

35
Apps
9
Clean sheets
26%
CS rate
97.2%
Minutes

9 clean sheets in 35 appearances (26% of games). Keeping that many behind a relegation-threatened side (16th of 18) — a side that concedes more — points to a busy, productive season between the posts.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 97.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 36, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 23.9 overall — below regular-starter level. A near ever-present keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the Ligue 2 with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.