Mike Maignan

Mike Peterson Maignan (born 3 July 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club AC Milan and the France national team.

Mike Maignan
Maignan playing for Lille in 2019
Personal information
Full name Mike Peterson Maignan[1]
Date of birth (1995-07-03) 3 July 1995[2]
Place of birth Cayenne, French Guiana, France
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 AC Milan
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 B 42 (0)
2015–2017 Lille II 10 (0)
2015–2021 Lille 149 (0)
2021– AC Milan 29 (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 2 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  France
UEFA Nations League
Winner2021 Italy
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:39, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2022

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, and won the league title in 2020–21.

Early years

Maignan was born in Cayenne, French Guiana, to a Haitian mother and a French father.[3][4]

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.[5]

In June 2013 Maignan signed his first professional contract, of three years.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]

Lille

In August 2015, Maignan transferred to fellow Ligue 1 club Lille for €1 million on a five-year deal.[9] 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; however, in five minutes, he conceded a goal from the same player.[10]

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.[11] 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.[12]

In 2020–21, Maignan won the Ligue 1 title, beating his former club PSG on the final day by one point.[13] Maignan finished the season with 21 clean sheets, one short of the league record.[14]

AC Milan

On 27 May 2021, Maignan agreed to sign for Serie A club AC Milan on a five-year contract, effective from 1 July.[15] He made his debut on 23 August, a 1–0 win at Sampdoria.[16]

On 19 September in a league match against Juventus, Maignan was the victim of verbal racial abuse by a Juventus supporter, Maignan later said the he is 'black and proud'.[17]The supporter was later identified and reported to police, he is a member of 'Juventus Club Castagnaro', a Juventus fan club of which he was expelled from after the incident.[18]

On 13 October he underwent surgery to his left wrist injury and he was expected to be out of action for 10 weeks,[19] however he was back in the field after merely 6 weeks.[20]

On 5 February 2022, he made crucial saves against Inter, to help his team win a narrow 2-1 derby.[21][22] On 13 February, he assisted Rafael Leão's goal in a 1–0 win against Sampdoria, being the first assist made by an AC Milan goalkeeper in Serie A since Dida in 2006.[23]

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.[24][25] 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.[26] 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.[27] In May 2021, he was called up for the delayed Euro 2020 finals.[28]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 1 May 2022[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain B 2012–13 CFA 20———20
2013–14 CFA 190———190
2014–15 CFA 210———210
Total 420———420
Lille II 2015–16 CFA 2 80———80
2016–17 CFA 20———20
Total 100———100
Lille 2015–16 Ligue 1 400010—50
2016–17 Ligue 1 704010—120
2017–18 Ligue 1 3401010—360
2018–19 Ligue 1 3803010—420
2019–20 Ligue 1 28030006[lower-alpha 1]0370
2020–21 Ligue 1 38020—8[lower-alpha 2]0480
Total 1490130401401800
AC Milan 2021–22 Serie A 29040—3[lower-alpha 1]0360
Career total 2300170401702680
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 29 March 2022[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 202010
2021––
202210
Total20

Honours

Lille

France

Individual

References
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  2. "M. Maignan: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  3. 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.
  4. 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
  5. Burke, Chris, ed. (11 March 2014). "Sánchez heads Madrid into semi-finals". UEFA. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  6. 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.
  7. "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.
  8. "Paris Saint Germain 5–0 Nantes". BBC Sport. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  9. "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.
  10. "Lille hold on for share of spoils at Rennes". ESPN. PA Sport. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. Holyman, Ian (24 May 2021). "Ligue 1: How Lille pulled off a shock title triumph - to leave PSG searching for answers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  14. "Lille hold their nerve to clinch their first Ligue 1 title for a decade". The Guardian. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  15. "Official Statement: Mike Maignan". A.C. Milan. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  16. "Soccer-Early Diaz strike gets Milan off to winning start". Reuters. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  17. "'Black and proud': Milan's Maignan speaks out as Juve probe racist abuse". France 24. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  18. "Mike Maignan: Juventus fan alleged to have abused AC Milan goalkeeper identified and reported to police". Sky Sports. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  19. "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: MIKE MAIGNAN". acmilan. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  20. "AN AFTERNOON TO FORGET". Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  21. "Maignan, il retroscena col posteggiatore prima del derby Inter-Milan". Sky Sport. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  22. Marcotti, Gabriele. "Olivier Giroud, Milan blow Serie A race wide open, Barcelona thump Atletico Madrid, Senegal win AFCON".
  23. "AC MILAN V SAMPDORIA: THE STATS FROM THE GAME". Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  24. F, Jonathan, ed. (5 February 2013). "Photo, Shoot: Marvellous Maignan Breaks Boca Hearts Al-Kass International Cup". Just Football. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  25. "Talents Hunter - Mike Maignan". Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  26. "Lille goalkeeper Mike Maignan earns France call-up". Fox Sports. Associated Press. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  27. 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]. Goal.com (in French). Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  28. "Karim Benzema recalled to France squad for Euro 2020 after six-year absence". Sky Sports. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  29. "France beat Spain to win Nations League". UEFA. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
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