Soualiho Meïté

Soualiho Meïté (born 17 March 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Cremonese on loan from Benfica.

Soualiho Meïté
Meïté with France U19 in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-03-17) 17 March 1994
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cremonese
(on loan from Benfica)
Number 28
Youth career
2002–2006 Gobelins
2006–2007 Vincennes
2007–2011 Auxerre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Auxerre B 30 (2)
2011–2013 Auxerre 22 (1)
2013–2016 Lille B 19 (2)
2013–2017 Lille 30 (0)
2016–2017 → Zulte Waregem (loan) 33 (1)
2017–2018 Monaco 2 (0)
2018 → Bordeaux (loan) 18 (1)
2018–2021 Torino 82 (3)
2021 → AC Milan (loan) 16 (0)
2021– Benfica 17 (0)
2022– → Cremonese (loan) 10 (0)
International career‡
2009 France U16 5 (0)
2010–2011 France U17 17 (1)
2012–2013 France U19 7 (0)
2013–2014 France U20 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 May 2014

Club career

Early career

On 14 March 2011, Meïté signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal with Auxerre. He was subsequently promoted to the senior team by manager Laurent Fournier and assigned the number 32 shirt. Meïté made his professional debut on 20 November in a 2–1 defeat against Valenciennes, appearing as a substitute.[2]

Monaco

On 17 June 2017, Meïté was transferred to Monaco for €8 million. He made his debut for the club on 16 September that year.

On 2 January 2018, Meïté was loaned to Bordeaux. He scored his first goal on 15 April in a 3–1 away win against Montpellier.[3]

Torino

On 10 July, Meïté was signed by Italian club Torino through an equal exchange with full-back Antonio Barreca, who moved to Monaco.[4] He made his debut for the Granata on 12 August during Coppa Italia against Cosenza (4-0) as a starter. He scored his first goal for the club on 26 August in a 2–2 draw against Inter Milan at San Siro.

On 14 January, Meïté signed with AC Milan, on loan from Torino with an option to buy.[5]

Benfica

Cremonese

On 1 September 2022, Meïté joined Cremonese on loan with an option to buy.[6]

International career

Born in France, Meïté is of Ivorian descent.[7] A former France youth international, he represented his nation at under-16 and under-17 level. He played with the under-17 team at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 11 November 2022[8][9]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe[lower-alpha 2] Other[lower-alpha 3] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Auxerre B 2010–11 CFA 40—40
2011–12 202—202
2012–13 60—60
Total 302000000302
Auxerre 2011–12 Ligue 1 2000—20
2012–13 Ligue 2 20121—222
Total 221210000242
Lille 2013–14 Ligue 1 19040—230
2014–15 803030—140
2015–16 3010—40
Total 300803000410
Lille B 2013–14 CFA 20—20
2014–15 80—80
2015–16 CFA 2 92—92
Total 192000000192
Zulte Waregem
(loan)		 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 30—90120
2016–17 30161—100462
Total 3316100190582
Monaco 2017–18 Ligue 1 2000100030
Bordeaux (loan) 2017–18 Ligue 1 181100000191
Torino 2018–19 Serie A 35230—382
2019–20 3301060—400
2020–21 14120—161
Total 823606000943
Milan (loan) 2020–21 Serie A 1601040—210
Benfica 2021–22 Primeira Liga 1705050—270
Cremonese (loan) 2022–23 Serie A 10000—100
Career total 2791029219019034612
  1. Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Belgian Cup, Coppa Italia, Taça de Portugal, Taça da Liga
  2. Includes UEFA Europa League, UEFA Champions League
  3. Includes Belgian Pro League play-offs

Honours

Zulte Waregem

References
  1. "Meïté". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  2. "Valenciennes v. Auxerre Match Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 20 November 2011. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  3. "Official | Bordeaux sign Soualiho Meïté on loan from Monaco | Get French Football News". www.getfootballnewsfrance.com. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  4. "Meité al Toro | TORINO FC 1906 SITO UFFICIALE". Archived from the original on 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  5. "Comunicato Ufficiale: Soualiho Meïté". AC Milan.
  6. "MEITÉ NUOVO CALCIATORE DELLA CREMONESE" [Meïté is the new player of Cremonese] (in Italian). Cremonese. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  7. Dia, 2021 01 13TransfertsUne offre de West Ham pour Boulaye; 2021. 01.13TransfertsMoussa Dembélé à l’Atlético, c’est presque fait; blessure, 2021 01 13TransfertsMilan s’intéresse toujours à Simakan malgré sa; Lyon, 2021 01 13TransfertsMercato : Islam Slimani est à (5 April 2017). "Côte d'Ivoire : Soualiho Meïté dit non aux Eléphants".
  8. "Soualiho Meïté » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  9. "Souahilo MEïTé - Football : la fiche de Souahilo MEïTé (Monaco)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 23 September 2017.
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