Mike Maignan

Mike Maignan (born 3 July 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Lille OSC and the France national team.

Mike Maignan
Maignan playing for Lille in 2019
Personal information
Full name Mike Maignan[1]
Date of birth (1995-07-03) 3 July 1995
Place of birth Cayenne, French Guiana
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Lille
Number 16
Youth career
2003–2009 Villiers le Bel JS
2009–2015 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Paris Saint-Germain II 42 (0)
2015–2017 Lille II 10 (0)
2015– Lille 134 (0)
National team‡
2010–2011 France U16 10 (0)
2011–2012 France U17 12 (0)
2012–2013 France U18 5 (0)
2013 France U19 3 (0)
2014 France U20 1 (0)
2015–2016 France U21 6 (0)
2020– France 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2020

Maignan came through the youth teams at Paris Saint-Germain, he was an unused substitute several times but never played. In 2015 he joined Lille for €1 million, and became their first-choice in 2017. He was voted Ligue 1's goalkeeper of the year in 2018–19.

Early years

Maignan was born in Cayenne, French Guiana, to a Haitian mother and a French father.[2][3]

Club career

Paris Saint-Germain

Maignan played in the lower categories of Paris Saint-Germain before being promoted in 2013 to the first team. He participated in the 2013–14 UEFA Youth League in which his team reached the quarter-finals, being eliminated by Real Madrid.[4]

In June 2013 Maignan signed his first professional contract, of three years.[5] On 18 December, he was in a matchday squad for the first time, sitting on the bench for Nicolas Douchez in a 2–1 win over Saint-Étienne in the last 16 of the Coupe de la Ligue.[6] On 19 January 2014 he was included in a Ligue 1 game for the first time, remaining unused as Salvatore Sirigu played in a 5–0 win over Nantes at the Parc des Princes.[7]

Lille

In August 2015, Maignan transferred to fellow Ligue 1 club Lille for €1 million on a five-year deal.[8] He made his professional debut on 18 September in a 1–1 draw at Rennes, as a substitute for Yassine Benzia after Vincent Enyeama was sent off in the 69th minute. With his first touch, he saved the penalty from Paul-Georges Ntep.[9]

At the start of the 2017–18 season, manager Marcelo Bielsa dropped the experienced Enyeama for Maignan. In the second game of the season, a 3–0 loss at Strasbourg, he was sent off for throwing the ball at an opponent and striker Nicolas de Préville had to go in goal for the final minutes.[10] The following season, he was an ever-present as Lille finished as runners-up to PSG, and was elected Goalkeeper of the year in the Trophées UNFP du football. His record was 30 goals conceded, 17 clean sheets, 233 saves and three penalties saved.[11]

International career

Maignan played for France at every level from under-16 to under-21. He captained the under-17 side at the 2012 European Championship in Slovenia.[12][13] He received his first senior call-up in May 2019, ahead of UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers against Turkey and Andorra and a friendly with Bolivia.[14] He made his debut on 7 October 2020 as a half-time substitute for Steve Mandanda in a friendly against Ukraine, which ended as a 7–1 win at the Stade de France.[15]

Career statistics

Club
As of 26 November 2020[16]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lille 2015–16 Ligue 1 400010——50
2016–17 704010——120
2017–18 3401010——360
2018–19 3803010——420
2019–20 280300060—370
2020–21 11000—40—150
Career total 122011040100001470

International
As of match played 7 October 2020[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 202010
Total10

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Entreprise M&m Invest à Paris (75008)" [Company M&m Invest in Paris (75008)]. Figaro Entreprises (in French). 7 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
    "Mike Maignan". BFM Business (in French). NextInteractive. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  2. Kao, Kevin, ed. (11 March 2012). "Rencontre avec le portier de l'équipe de France" [Meeting with the France national team goalkeeper] (in French). Le Populaire. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  3. CJSS - Le Franco-Haitien Mike Maignan : « Je veux devenir le numéro 1 au PSG (Franco-Haitian Mike Maignan: "I want to become PSG's number 1") Archived 25 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Burke, Chris, ed. (11 March 2014). "Sánchez heads Madrid into semi-finals". UEFA. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  5. Ponchelet, David (6 June 2013). "Le Guyanais Mike Maignan signe avec le Paris Saint Germain!" [French Guianese Mike Maignan signs with Paris Saint-Germain!] (in French). La 1ere. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  6. "PSG: cinq absents de marque face à Saint-Étienne" [PSG: five big absences against Saint-Étienne] (in French). Football 365. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  7. "Paris Saint Germain 5–0 Nantes". BBC Sport. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  8. "Mike Maignan : Le Haïtien à Lille pour 5 ans" [Mike Maignan: Haitian to Lille for five years] (in French). Africa Top Sports. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  9. "Lille hold on for share of spoils at Rennes". ESPN FC. PA Sport. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  10. White, Adam; Devin, Eric (25 September 2017). "Marcelo Bielsa loses his cool as Lille's season goes from bad to worse". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  11. Noé, Sébastien (19 May 2019). "Trophées UNFP : Élu gardien de l'année, Mike Maignan dans le grand monde" [Trophées UNFP : Voted goalkeeper of the year, Mike Maignan in the big world]. La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  12. F, Jonathan, ed. (5 February 2013). "Photo, Shoot: Marvellous Maignan Breaks Boca Hearts Al-Kass International Cup". Just Football. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  13. "Talents Hunter - Mike Maignan". Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  14. "Lille goalkeeper Mike Maignan earns France call-up". Fox Sports. Associated Press. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  15. Béal, Xavier (7 October 2020). "France-Ukraine : Première sélection pour Maignan qui remplace Mandanda à la mi-temps" [France-Ukraine: First cap for Maignan who replaces Mandanda at half time] (in French). Goal. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  16. "M. Maignan". Retrieved 22 May 2017.
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