Mathieu Acapandié

Mathieu Acapandié (born 14 December 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Nantes.

Mathieu Acapandié
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-12-14) 14 December 2004
Place of birth Saint-Pierre, Réunion, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Nantes
Number 15
Youth career
2011–2016 EF Saint-Pierre
2016–2019 CO Saint-Pierre
2019–2022 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Nantes II 13 (6)
2023– Nantes 0 (0)
International career‡
2021 France U18 2 (0)
2022– France U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:30, 8 February 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:30, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Acapandié began playing football in his native Réunion with EF Saint-Pierre and CO Saint-Pierre, before trialing in Metropolitan France in January 2018 with Nantes where he eventually formally joined.[1] He signed his first professional contract with Nantes on 31 March 2022 until 2025, becoming the youngest Réunionnais player to ever sign a pro contract.[2] He made his senior and professional debut with Nantes as a late substitute in a 1–1 (4–2) penalty shootout win over Angers on 8 February 2023.[3]

International career

Acapandié is a youth international for France, having played up to the France U19s.[4]

Personal life

Acapandié's cousins, William Gros and Vincent Acapandié, are also a professional footballers.[5]

Playing style

Acapandié began playing as a striker, before moving to midfield for a long time, then centre-back, followed by attacking midfielder, before finally settling as a right-back at Nantes.[6] He is an offensive full-back who runs a lot and like to relay with the midfielders.[1]

References
  1. "Académie - Mathieu Acapandié, Made in FC Nantes". FR.
  2. Lavergne, Morgan (March 27, 2022). "Mathieu Acapandié signe son premier contrat pro avec le FC Nantes".
  3. "Angers Sco : les Angevins tombent aux tirs au but face à Nantes". www.oxygeneradio.com.
  4. J, Arthur (November 23, 2022). "France U19 : les Bleuets de Mathieu Acapandié reçus trois sur trois !".
  5. "FC Nantes : Mathieu Acapandié devient le plus jeune Réunionnais à devenir footballeur professionnel". Linfo.re.
  6. "Un jour, un jeune. Hors-série : Mathieu Acapandié, premier contrat professionnel". www.maisonjaune.org.
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