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Gaëtan Bussmann

Gaëtan Bussmann

Defender - Left-Back  at SAS Epinal
Age35
CitizenshipFrance
Height1.84 m
Footleft
BornFebruary 2, 1991
at SAS Epinal 687 days · joined 2024-07-06
👕200+ Apps Veteran
Market value
Left-Back Defender

Career snapshot

10
clubs played for
10/11
debut season
0.07
goals / match
FC Metz
top club · 137 apps

Career highs

€2.50m
peak value · 2016
€1.00m
top transfer fee · 15/16
6
best season · 12/13
15 / 0
int'l caps / goals
335Appearances
23Goals
19Assists
37Yellow cards
3Red cards
117Full matches (90′)
Full nameGaëtan Bussmann
Date of birth1991-02-02 (35 yrs)
Place of birthÉpinal, France
CitizenshipFrance
PositionDefender - Left-Back (main: Defender)
Footleft
Height184.00 m
Current clubSAS Epinal
Joined2024-07-06
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentSoccer and more
Jul 2025
25/26 — SAS Epinal
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Mar 2025
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2024
Transfer: AS Nancy → SAS Epinal
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — SAS Epinal
31 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — AS Nancy-Lorraine
32 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2022
Transfer: Erzgebirge Aue → AS Nancy
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — AS Nancy-Lorraine
30 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Nov 2021
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — FC Erzgebirge Aue
17 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Sep 2020
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Sep 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2020
Transfer: Guingamp → Erzgebirge Aue
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — FC Erzgebirge Aue
15 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Sep 2019
Transfer: Without Club → Guingamp
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — EA Guingamp, EA Guingamp B
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: 1.FSV Mainz 05 → Without Club
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — 1.FSV Mainz 05, 1.FSV Mainz 05 II
5 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2018
Transfer: SC Freiburg → 1.FSV Mainz 05
17/18 · Return from loan
Jan 2018
Transfer: 1.FSV Mainz 05 → SC Freiburg
17/18 · Loan
Sep 2017
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Aug 2017
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2017
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — 1.FSV Mainz 05, SC Freiburg II
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2017
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — 1.FSV Mainz 05
20 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2016
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2015
Transfer: FC Metz → 1.FSV Mainz 05
15/16 · Transfer · €1.00m
Jul 2015
15/16 — 1.FSV Mainz 05, FC Metz
19 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — FC Metz B, FC Metz
35 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — FC Metz
37 matches · 4 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — FC Metz
41 matches · 6 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2012
Transfer: SAS Epinal → FC Metz
11/12 · Return from loan
Jan 2012
Transfer: FC Metz → SAS Epinal
11/12 · Loan
Jul 2011
11/12 — SAS Epinal, FC Metz
20 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — FC Metz
17 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: FC Metz B → FC Metz
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2009
Transfer: FC Metz U19 → FC Metz B
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2008
Transfer: Metz U17 → FC Metz U19
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2006
Transfer: Metz Youth → Metz U17
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2004
Transfer: SAS Epinal Yth. → Metz Youth
04/05 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
10,567 min
Minutes played by club
SAS Epinal 15.3%
AS Nancy-Lorraine 20.0%
FC Erzgebirge Aue 19.3%
EA Guingamp 0.0%
EA Guingamp B 0.0%
1.FSV Mainz 05 11.1%
1.FSV Mainz 05 II 0.0%
SC Freiburg II 0.0%
FC Metz 34.3%
FC Metz B 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
SAS Epinal 3 11/12 25/26 53 1 1 1,620
AS Nancy-Lorraine 2 22/23 23/24 62 5 2 2,117
FC Erzgebirge Aue 2 20/21 21/22 32 2 1 2,038
EA Guingamp 1 19/20 19/20 9 0 0 0
EA Guingamp B 1 19/20 19/20 2 0 0 0
1.FSV Mainz 05 4 15/16 18/19 35 1 4 1,170
1.FSV Mainz 05 II 1 18/19 18/19 3 0 0 0
SC Freiburg II 1 17/18 17/18 1 0 0 0
FC Metz 6 10/11 15/16 137 14 11 3,622
FC Metz B 1 14/15 14/15 1 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€625K5€1.3M7€1.9M9€2.5M10/11 — 2 assists210/1111/12 — 1 goals (SAS Epinal)111/1212/13 — 6 goals (FC Metz)612/1313/14 — 4 goals (FC Metz)13/14 — 5 assists913/1414/15 — 2 goals (FC Metz)14/15 — 4 assists614/1515/16 — 3 goals (1.FSV Mainz 05)315/1616/17 — 3 assists316/1717/1818/19 — 1 assists118/1919/2020/21 — 1 goals (FC Erzgebirge Aue)20/21 — 1 assists220/2121/22 — 1 goals (FC Erzgebirge Aue)121/2222/23 — 2 goals (AS Nancy-Lorraine)22/23 — 2 assists422/2323/24 — 3 goals (AS Nancy-Lorraine)323/2424/25 — 1 assists124/2510/11 — €150K11/12 — €300K14/15 — €1.5M15/16 — €2M16/17 — €2.5M17/18 — €2.3M18/19 — €500K19/20 — €400K20/21 — €400K21/22 — €350K22/23 — €300K23/24 — €250K24/25 — €150KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

10/11: 0010/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 6612/1313/14: 4413/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 1120/2121/22: 1121/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 3323/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

10/11: 2210/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 5513/1414/15: 4414/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 1120/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 1124/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 National 2 - Grp. B SAS Epinal 4 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Coupe de France SAS Epinal 3 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 National 2 - Grp. C SAS Epinal 28 0 1 5 0 0
23/24 Championnat National AS Nancy-Lorraine 32 3 0 5 0 895
22/23 Championnat National AS Nancy-Lorraine 29 2 1 2 0 1,222
22/23 Coupe de France AS Nancy-Lorraine 1 0 1 0 0 0
21/22 2. Bundesliga FC Erzgebirge Aue 17 1 0 3 0 1,022
21/22 DFB-Pokal FC Erzgebirge Aue 0 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 2. Bundesliga FC Erzgebirge Aue 15 1 1 0 0 1,016
19/20 Coupe de France EA Guingamp 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Ligue 2 EA Guingamp 8 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 National 2 - Grp. B EA Guingamp B 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 DFB-Pokal 1.FSV Mainz 05 1 0 1 0 0 0
18/19 Regionalliga Südwest 1.FSV Mainz 05 II 3 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Regionalliga Südwest SC Freiburg II 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 14 0 1 1 1 0
16/17 DFB-Pokal 1.FSV Mainz 05 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Europa League 1.FSV Mainz 05 5 0 2 1 0 0
15/16 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 13 1 0 3 0 1,170
15/16 Coupe de la Ligue FC Metz 2 1 0 0 0 210
15/16 Ligue 2 FC Metz 4 1 0 0 0 360
14/15 CFA - Grp. B FC Metz B 1 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 Coupe de France FC Metz 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Coupe de la Ligue FC Metz 1 0 0 0 1 0
14/15 Ligue 1 FC Metz 31 2 4 2 0 1,337
13/14 Coupe de France FC Metz 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Coupe de la Ligue FC Metz 0 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Ligue 2 FC Metz 36 4 5 3 1 800
12/13 Championnat National FC Metz 35 4 0 4 0 780
12/13 Coupe de France FC Metz 3 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Coupe de la Ligue FC Metz 3 2 0 0 0 135
11/12 Championnat National SAS Epinal 18 1 0 4 0 1,620
11/12 Ligue 2 FC Metz 2 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 Coupe de France FC Metz 5 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Ligue 2 FC Metz 12 0 2 1 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
04/05 2004-07-01 SAS Epinal Yth. Metz Youth Transfer 0
06/07 2006-07-01 Metz Youth Metz U17 Transfer 0
08/09 2008-07-01 Metz U17 FC Metz U19 Transfer 0
09/10 2009-07-01 FC Metz U19 FC Metz B Transfer 0
10/11 2010-07-01 FC Metz B FC Metz Transfer 0
11/12 2012-01-03 FC Metz SAS Epinal Loan 200000
11/12 2012-06-30 SAS Epinal FC Metz Return from loan 200000
15/16 2015-08-30 FC Metz 1.FSV Mainz 05 Transfer 2000000 €1.00m
17/18 2018-01-29 1.FSV Mainz 05 SC Freiburg Loan 1000000
17/18 2018-06-30 SC Freiburg 1.FSV Mainz 05 Return from loan 500000
19/20 2019-07-01 1.FSV Mainz 05 Without Club Transfer 400000
19/20 2019-09-10 Without Club Guingamp Transfer 400000
20/21 2020-08-01 Guingamp Erzgebirge Aue Transfer 325000
22/23 2022-07-22 Erzgebirge Aue AS Nancy Transfer 300000
24/25 2024-07-06 AS Nancy SAS Epinal Transfer 150000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
15/16 Knee problems 2016-04-07 2016-04-28 22 3
16/17 Adductor pain 2017-03-16 2017-08-07 145 10
17/18 Fitness 2017-08-07 2017-08-17 11 1
17/18 Torn muscle fiber 2017-08-17 2017-09-04 19 2
17/18 Fitness 2017-09-04 2017-11-08 66 10
20/21 influenza 2020-09-11 2020-09-21 11 2
20/21 Calf problems 2020-09-22 2020-11-06 46 5
21/22 Herniated disc 2021-11-02 2022-01-31 91 8
24/25 Muscle injury 2025-03-14 2025-03-20 7 1
Current
Peak€2.50m
Low
Δ since start−€150k
€625k€1.25m€1.88m€2.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €325k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €2.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #25250 3 0 former national player
Team #23658 3 0 former national player
Team #23101 9 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Yeni Ngbakoto 2 4 0
Ahmed Kashi 2 1 0
Mayoro N'Doye 2 0 0
Jérémy Choplin 2 0 0
Prince Mendy 1 0 0
Lenny Nangis 1 0 0
Martin Sourzac 1 0 0
Lucas Pellegrini 1 0 0
Sébastien Chéré 1 0 0
Lamine Cissé 1 0 0
Anthony Mfa Mezui 2 0 0
Baptiste Aloé 1 0 0
Gwilhem Tayot 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
13/14 Ligue 2 FC Metz 4 36
12/13 Championnat National FC Metz 4 35
23/24 Championnat National AS Nancy-Lorraine 3 32

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
13/14 Ligue 2 FC Metz 5 36
14/15 Ligue 1 FC Metz 4 31
10/11 Ligue 2 FC Metz 2 12

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
17/18 2018-06-30 SC Freiburg 1.FSV Mainz 05 Return from loan €500k
17/18 2018-01-29 1.FSV Mainz 05 SC Freiburg Loan €1.00m
11/12 2012-06-30 SAS Epinal FC Metz Return from loan €200k
11/12 2012-01-03 FC Metz SAS Epinal Loan €200k

Teams faced most often by Gaëtan Bussmann's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
FC Nantes 8 3 4 1 9 5 +4 38%
AS Saint-Étienne 8 3 1 4 11 10 +1 38%
RC Lens 8 2 3 3 8 10 -2 25%
Stade de Reims 8 3 4 1 10 6 +4 38%
Stade Brestois 29 8 2 2 4 12 14 -2 25%
Olympique Lyonnais 8 3 2 3 10 12 -2 38%
Girondins Bordeaux 8 2 4 2 10 10 0 25%
Lille OSC 8 0 3 5 5 14 -9 0%
FC Lorient 8 3 0 5 13 16 -3 38%
Montpellier HSC 8 1 2 5 8 15 -7 13%
OGC Nice 8 2 2 4 4 7 -3 25%
Dijon FCO 6 2 2 2 12 6 +6 33%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
10/11 Senior debut season
11/12 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 31 0 5 0 0 0
23/24 32 895 5 0 0 0.5
22/23 30 1,222 2 0 0 0.15
21/22 17 1,022 3 0 0 0.26
19/20 11 0 1 0 0 0
16/17 20 0 2 0 1 0
15/16 19 1,740 3 0 0 0.16
14/15 35 1,337 3 0 1 0.27
13/14 37 800 3 0 1 0.45
12/13 41 915 4 1 0 0.49
11/12 20 1,620 5 0 0 0.28
10/11 17 0 1 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Championnat National
114 apps
10 G
1 A
Ligue 2
62 apps
5 G
7 A
Coupe de la Ligue
6 apps
3 G
0 A
Ligue 1
31 apps
2 G
4 A
2. Bundesliga
32 apps
2 G
1 A
Bundesliga
28 apps
1 G
1 A
Europa League
5 apps
0 G
2 A
National 2 - Grp. C
28 apps
0 G
1 A
Coupe de France
16 apps
0 G
1 A
DFB-Pokal
2 apps
0 G
1 A

Frequently asked about Gaëtan Bussmann

Who is Gaëtan Bussmann?

Gaëtan Bussmann is a France professional footballer who plays as a left-back for SAS Epinal.

How old is Gaëtan Bussmann?

Gaëtan Bussmann is 35 years old. He was born on February 2, 1991 in Épinal.

What position does Gaëtan Bussmann play?

Gaëtan Bussmann plays as a left-back (Defender - Left-Back).

What club does Gaëtan Bussmann play for?

Gaëtan Bussmann currently plays for SAS Epinal.

How many career goals has Gaëtan Bussmann scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Gaëtan Bussmann has scored 23 goals in 335 appearances.