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FC Metz

FC Metz

France · Ligue 1 · Ligue 1
Squad size27
Avg age25
Nations18
Latest season2003
Squad value €50.30m

About FC Metz

Football Club de Metz is a French association football club based in Metz, Lorraine. The club was formed in 1932 and plays in Ligue 1, the highest division in the French football league system, for the 2025–26 season following their promotion from the second division in the 2024–2025 season. They play their home matches at Stade Saint-Symphorien located within the city. The team is currently managed by Benoît Tavenot. Despite never winning the top flight, they have won the Coupe de France twice and the Coupe de la Ligue twice.

Streaks & runs — longest sequences in our dataset

Honours — 1 titles across 1 competition

Ligue 1 1
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Squad size27active players
Avg age25years
Domestic11France
Foreigners1659% of squad
EU passport15non-EU: 12
Nationalities18different countries

Age distribution

1
U18
9
18–22
6
23–26
9
27–30
2
31+

Position breakdown

GK
2 (7%)
DEF
8 (30%)
MID
6 (22%)
FWD
11 (41%)
85% foreign players
23 of 27
25.5y avg squad age
2 Goalkeepers
8 Defenders
6 Midfielders
11 Attackers
35 seasons in dataset
00/01 – 99/00
297 players ever
€800k biggest signing ever
€900k biggest sale ever
26 most goals (single season by one player)
View all-time top scorers & club history →
PlayerPosAgeNationalityFootHeightContractMarket value
Habib Diallo Attack - Centre-Forward 30 Senegal France right 186.00m 2028-06-30 €6.50m
Boubacar Traoré Midfield - Defensive Midfield 24 Mali right 183.00m 2026-06-30 €5.00m
Sadibou Sané Defender - Centre-Back 21 Senegal right 182.00m 2027-06-30 €5.00m
Brian Madjo Attack - Centre-Forward 17 England Luxembourg right 193.00m 2028-06-30 €4.00m
Cheikh Sabaly Attack - Left Winger 27 Senegal right 168.00m 2026-06-30 €4.00m
Gauthier Hein Attack - Right Winger 29 France left 170.00m 2028-06-30 €4.00m
Jonathan Fischer Goalkeeper 24 Denmark left 198.00m 2029-06-30 €3.50m
Jessy Deminguet Midfield - Central Midfield 28 France left 178.00m 2028-06-30 €2.50m
Terry Yegbe Defender - Centre-Back 25 Ghana left 195.00m 2029-06-30 €2.50m
Giorgi Tsitaishvili Attack - Right Winger 25 Georgia Ukraine left 171.00m 2026-06-30 €2.00m
Jean-Philippe Gbamin Midfield - Defensive Midfield 30 Cote d'Ivoire France right 186.00m 2026-06-30 €2.00m
Koffi Kouao Defender - Right-Back 28 Cote d'Ivoire Ghana right 173.00m 2026-06-30 €2.00m
Fodé Ballo-Touré Defender - Left-Back 29 Senegal France left 182.00m 2026-06-30 €1.20m
Michel Mboula Defender - Centre-Back 23 Gabon left 185.00m 2028-06-30 €1.20m
Joel Asoro Attack - Right Winger 27 Sweden Nigeria right 176.00m 2027-06-30 €1.00m
Ibou Sané Attack - Centre-Forward 21 Senegal right 179.00m 2027-06-30 €600k
Morgan Bokele Attack - Left Winger 22 Cameroon France right 175.00m 2028-06-30 €600k
Malick Mbaye Attack - Right Winger 22 Senegal right 173.00m 2026-06-30 €500k
Giorgi Abuashvili Attack - Left Winger 23 Georgia right 175.00m 2026-06-30 €450k
Alpha Touré Midfield - Defensive Midfield 20 Senegal left 180.00m 2028-06-30 €400k
Benjamin Stambouli Midfield - Defensive Midfield 35 France Algeria right 180.00m 2026-06-30 €400k
Maxime Colin Defender - Right-Back 34 France right 180.00m 2027-06-30 €300k
Pape Sy Goalkeeper 29 Senegal right 206.00m 2026-06-30 €300k
Yannis Lawson Defender - Left-Back 21 Belgium left 179.00m 2028-06-30 €300k
Joseph Mangondo Attack - Centre-Forward 20 France Cameroon left 185.00m 2028-06-30 €50k
Cléo Mélières Defender - Right-Back 21 France right 175.00m 2026-06-30
Ismaël Guerti Midfield - Attacking Midfield 21 Morocco France right 178.00m 2027-06-30
SeasonDatePlayerPosFromTypeFee
25/26 2025-08-30 Terry Yegbe Defender - Centre-Back Elfsborg Transfer €3.00m
14/15 2014-07-01 Jonathan Rivierez Defender - Centre-Back Le Havre AC Transfer
11/12 2011-07-01 Yohan Betsch Midfield - Defensive Midfield R. Strasbourg Transfer
04/05 2005-01-01 Ruslan Pimenov Attack - Centre-Forward Loko Moskau Loan
05/06 2006-01-09 Ruslan Pimenov Attack - Centre-Forward Loko Moskau Loan
98/99 1998-07-01 Nenad Jestrovic Attack - Centre-Forward SC Bastia Transfer
08/09 2009-01-01 Nenad Jestrovic Attack - Centre-Forward Kocaelispor Transfer
10/11 2010-07-01 Kalidou Koulibaly Defender - Centre-Back FC Metz B Transfer
23/24 2023-08-31 Joseph Nduquidi Midfield - Central Midfield FC Metz B Transfer
25/26 2026-06-30 Joseph Nduquidi Midfield - Central Midfield Amiens SC Return from loan
23/24 2023-07-01 Lamine Camara Midfield - Central Midfield FC Metz B Transfer
96/97 1996-07-01 André Biancarelli Goalkeeper SC Bastia Transfer
23/24 2023-07-01 Othmane Chraibi Midfield - Defensive Midfield FC Metz B Transfer
24/25 2025-06-30 Othmane Chraibi Midfield - Defensive Midfield LB Châteauroux Return from loan
01/02 2001-07-01 Emmanuel Adebayor Attack - Centre-Forward FC Metz B Transfer
07/08 2007-08-31 Jean-Emmanuel Effa-Owona Attack - Centre-Forward US Créteil-L Transfer
25/26 2025-07-01 Ismaël Guerti Midfield - Attacking Midfield FC Metz B Transfer
18/19 2018-07-01 John Boye Defender - Centre-Back Sivasspor Transfer
22/23 2023-01-25 Arthur Atta Midfield - Central Midfield FC Metz B Transfer
24/25 2025-06-30 Arthur Atta Midfield - Central Midfield Udinese Return from loan
15/16 2015-07-17 Iván Balliu Defender - Right-Back Arouca Transfer
13/14 2013-08-01 Coton Sport FC Transfer
23/24 2024-02-01 Morgan Bokele Attack - Left Winger FC Metz B Transfer
23/24 2024-06-30 Morgan Bokele Attack - Left Winger SAS Epinal Return from loan
23/24 2023-07-21 Jean N'Guessan Midfield - Central Midfield OGC Nice Transfer €430k
15/16 2015-07-01 Nuno Reis Defender - Centre-Back Sporting B Transfer
08/09 2008-07-01 Fallou Diagne Defender - Centre-Back FC Metz B Transfer
16/17 2017-01-10 Fallou Diagne Defender - Centre-Back Werder Bremen Loan
18/19 2018-07-09 Stoppila Sunzu Defender - Centre-Back LOSC Lille Transfer €800k
05/06 2006-01-01 Jamal Alioui Defender - Right-Back FC Crotone Loan
18/19 2018-07-24 Paul Delecroix Goalkeeper FC Lorient Transfer
21/22 2021-07-01 Lenny Joseph Attack - Right Winger Le Puy Foot Transfer
17/18 2017-07-19 Nolan Roux Attack - Centre-Forward Saint-Étienne Transfer
05/06 2005-08-01 Carl Medjani Defender - Centre-Back Liverpool Loan
23/24 2023-07-05 Simon Elisor Attack - Centre-Forward RFC Seraing Transfer €400k
23/24 2024-06-30 Simon Elisor Attack - Centre-Forward Troyes Return from loan
08/09 2008-07-01 Baptiste Schmisser Defender - Centre-Back FC Metz B Transfer
92/93 1992-07-01 David Zitelli Attack - Centre-Forward AS Nancy Transfer
16/17 2017-01-04 Cheick Diabaté Attack - Centre-Forward Osmanlispor FK Loan
17/18 2017-08-31 Mathieu Dossevi Attack - Right Winger Standard Liège Loan
SeasonDatePlayerPosToTypeFee
19/20 2019-07-10 Jonathan Rivierez Defender - Centre-Back SM Caen Transfer
12/13 2012-07-01 Yohan Betsch Midfield - Defensive Midfield Stade Lavallois Transfer
04/05 2005-06-30 Ruslan Pimenov Attack - Centre-Forward Loko Moskau Return from loan
05/06 2006-06-01 Ruslan Pimenov Attack - Centre-Forward Loko Moskau Return from loan
00/01 2000-07-01 Nenad Jestrovic Attack - Centre-Forward Exc. Mouscron Transfer
09/10 2009-07-01 Nenad Jestrovic Attack - Centre-Forward Retired Transfer
12/13 2012-07-01 Kalidou Koulibaly Defender - Centre-Back KRC Genk Transfer €1.30m
25/26 2025-09-01 Joseph Nduquidi Midfield - Central Midfield Amiens SC Loan
24/25 2024-07-30 Lamine Camara Midfield - Central Midfield Monaco Transfer €15.00m
00/01 2000-07-01 André Biancarelli Goalkeeper Monaco Transfer
23/24 2023-07-19 Othmane Chraibi Midfield - Defensive Midfield LB Châteauroux Loan
25/26 2025-07-29 Othmane Chraibi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Raja Casablanca Transfer
03/04 2003-08-01 Emmanuel Adebayor Attack - Centre-Forward Monaco Transfer €3.20m
07/08 2008-03-26 Jean-Emmanuel Effa-Owona Attack - Centre-Forward Al-Sailiya SC Transfer
21/22 2021-08-31 John Boye Defender - Centre-Back Al-Fayha Transfer
24/25 2024-08-30 Arthur Atta Midfield - Central Midfield Udinese Loan
25/26 2025-07-01 Arthur Atta Midfield - Central Midfield Udinese Transfer €8.00m
19/20 2019-08-12 Iván Balliu Defender - Right-Back UD Almería Transfer
14/15 2014-07-28 SAS Epinal Transfer
23/24 2024-02-02 Morgan Bokele Attack - Left Winger SAS Epinal Loan
23/24 2024-02-11 Jean N'Guessan Midfield - Central Midfield Al-Wasl Transfer €600k
16/17 2016-07-04 Nuno Reis Defender - Centre-Back Panathinaikos Transfer
11/12 2012-01-06 Fallou Diagne Defender - Centre-Back SC Freiburg Transfer €500k
17/18 2018-06-30 Fallou Diagne Defender - Centre-Back Werder Bremen Return from loan
19/20 2020-02-01 Stoppila Sunzu Defender - Centre-Back SJZ Ever Bright Transfer
05/06 2006-06-30 Jamal Alioui Defender - Right-Back FC Crotone Return from loan
20/21 2021-01-13 Paul Delecroix Goalkeeper FC Annecy Transfer
23/24 2023-07-20 Lenny Joseph Attack - Right Winger Grenoble Transfer
18/19 2018-07-01 Nolan Roux Attack - Centre-Forward Guingamp Transfer
05/06 2006-06-30 Carl Medjani Defender - Centre-Back Liverpool Return from loan
23/24 2024-01-11 Simon Elisor Attack - Centre-Forward Troyes Loan
24/25 2025-01-22 Simon Elisor Attack - Centre-Forward Famalicão Transfer €900k
09/10 2009-07-01 Baptiste Schmisser Defender - Centre-Back RE Virton Transfer
95/96 1995-07-01 David Zitelli Attack - Centre-Forward R. Strasbourg Transfer
16/17 2017-06-30 Cheick Diabaté Attack - Centre-Forward Osmanlispor FK Return from loan
17/18 2018-06-30 Mathieu Dossevi Attack - Right Winger Standard Liège Return from loan
18/19 2018-08-03 Mathieu Dossevi Attack - Right Winger Toulouse Transfer €2.50m
22/23 2022-08-31 William Mikelbrencis Defender - Right-Back Hamburger SV Transfer €700k
21/22 2021-07-21 Aboubacar Lô Defender - Centre-Back SO Cholet Loan
25/26 2025-08-05 Aboubacar Lô Defender - Centre-Back Amiens SC Transfer
NationalityPlayers% of squad
Senegal 6 22.2%
France 4 14.8%
Senegal France 2 7.4%
Mali 1 3.7%
England Luxembourg 1 3.7%
Denmark 1 3.7%
Ghana 1 3.7%
Georgia Ukraine 1 3.7%
Cote d'Ivoire France 1 3.7%
Cote d'Ivoire Ghana 1 3.7%
Gabon 1 3.7%
Sweden Nigeria 1 3.7%
Cameroon France 1 3.7%
Georgia 1 3.7%
France Algeria 1 3.7%
Belgium 1 3.7%
France Cameroon 1 3.7%
Morocco France 1 3.7%
SeasonCompetition
99/00Coupe de France
99/00Coupe de la Ligue
99/00Division 1
99/00UI Cup
98/99Champions League Qu.
98/99Coupe de France
98/99Coupe de la Ligue
98/99Division 1
98/99UEFA Cup
97/98Coupe de France
97/98Coupe de la Ligue
97/98Division 1
97/98UEFA Cup
96/97Coupe de France
96/97Coupe de la Ligue
96/97Division 1
96/97UEFA Cup
95/96Coupe de France
95/96Coupe de la Ligue
95/96Division 1
95/96UI Cup
94/95Coupe de France
94/95Coupe de la Ligue
94/95Division 1
93/94Coupe de France
93/94Division 1
92/93Coupe de France
92/93Division 1
91/92Coupe de France
91/92Division 1
25/26Ligue 1
24/25Coupe de France
24/25L1/L2 Playoffs
24/25Ligue 2
23/24Coupe de France
23/24L1/L2 Playoffs
23/24Ligue 1
22/23Coupe de France
22/23Ligue 2
21/22Coupe de France
21/22Ligue 1
20/21Coupe de France
20/21Ligue 1
19/20Coupe de France
19/20Coupe de la Ligue
19/20Ligue 1
18/19Coupe de France
18/19Coupe de la Ligue
18/19Ligue 2
17/18Coupe de France
38 matches this season · 438 all-time
DateCompStageHomeScoreAwayStatus
2026-05-17 FR1 REGULAR SEASON OGC Nice 21:00 FC Metz TIMED
2026-05-10 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Metz 0–4 FC Lorient L
2026-05-10 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Metz 0–4 FC Lorient L
2026-05-02 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Metz 1–2 AS Monaco FC L
2026-05-02 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Metz 1–2 AS Monaco FC L
2026-04-26 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Le Havre AC 4–4 FC Metz D
2026-04-26 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Le Havre AC 4–4 FC Metz D
2026-04-19 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Metz 1–3 Paris FC L
2026-04-19 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Metz 1–3 Paris FC L
2026-04-10 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Olympique de Marseille 3–1 FC Metz L
2026-04-05 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Metz 0–0 FC Nantes D
2026-03-22 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Stade Rennais FC 1901 0–0 FC Metz D
2026-03-15 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Metz 3–4 Toulouse FC L
2026-03-08 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Racing Club de Lens 3–0 FC Metz L
2026-03-01 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Metz 0–1 Stade Brestois 29 L
2026-02-21 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Paris Saint-Germain FC 3–0 FC Metz L
2026-02-15 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Metz 1–3 AJ Auxerre L
2026-02-06 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Metz 0–0 Lille OSC D
2026-02-01 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Angers SCO 1–0 FC Metz L
2026-01-25 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Metz 2–5 Olympique Lyonnais L
2026-01-18 FR1 REGULAR SEASON RC Strasbourg Alsace 2–1 FC Metz L
2026-01-04 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Lorient 1–1 FC Metz D
2025-12-13 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Metz 2–3 Paris Saint-Germain FC L
2025-12-07 FR1 REGULAR SEASON AJ Auxerre 3–1 FC Metz L
2025-11-28 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Metz 0–1 Stade Rennais FC 1901 L
2025-11-23 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Stade Brestois 29 3–2 FC Metz L
2025-11-09 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Metz 2–1 OGC Nice W
2025-11-02 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Nantes 0–2 FC Metz W
2025-10-29 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Metz 2–0 Racing Club de Lens W
2025-10-26 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Lille OSC 6–1 FC Metz L
2025-10-19 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Toulouse FC 4–0 FC Metz L
2025-10-04 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Metz 0–3 Olympique de Marseille L
2025-09-28 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Metz 0–0 Le Havre AC D
2025-09-21 FR1 REGULAR SEASON AS Monaco FC 5–2 FC Metz L
2025-09-14 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Metz 1–1 Angers SCO D
2025-08-31 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Paris FC 3–2 FC Metz L
2025-08-23 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Olympique Lyonnais 3–0 FC Metz L
2025-08-17 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Metz 0–1 RC Strasbourg Alsace L

Aggregated from 37 completed matches across all competitions in season 2025.

Record 3W-8D-26L 0.46 pts/game
Goals scored 38 1.03 per match
Goals conceded 89 2.41 per match
Goal difference -51
Clean sheets 6 16% of matches
Failed to score 15 41% of matches

Home vs Away

Home record 2W-4D-14L 17-41 goals
Away record 1W-4D-12L 21-48 goals

Highlights

16 players · sum across all competitions for selected season
PlayerPosNat MatMinGAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90G+A/90
Lionel Létizi Goalkeeper France Italy 40 3,620 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sébastien Schemmel Defender - Right-Back France 30 1,784 1 0 1 0 7 1 0.05 0.00 0.05
Nicolas Goussé Attack - Centre-Forward France 29 1,466 2 0 2 0 4 0 0.12 0.00 0.12
Danny Boffin Midfield - Left Midfield Belgium 41 947 5 0 5 0 5 0 0.48 0.00 0.48
André Biancarelli Goalkeeper France 6 540 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Louis Saha Attack - Centre-Forward France Guadeloupe 35 477 12 0 12 0 3 0 2.26 0.00 2.26
Nenad Jestrovic Attack - Centre-Forward Serbia 26 449 6 0 6 0 8 1 1.20 0.00 1.20
Jonathan Jäger Attack - Left Winger France 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sylvain Marchal Defender - Centre-Back France 10 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Stéphane Borbiconi Defender - Centre-Back France 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Stéphane Morisot Midfield - Defensive Midfield France 17 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Grégory Proment Midfield - Defensive Midfield France 29 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Gunter Van Handenhoven Attack - Left Winger Belgium DR Congo 23 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Nasredine Kraouche Midfield - Attacking Midfield Algeria France 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Franck Rizzetto Midfield - Attacking Midfield France 20 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Michaël Ménétrier Goalkeeper France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00

Frequently asked about FC Metz

What is FC Metz?

FC Metz is a professional football club based in France, competing in Ligue 1.

How many players are in FC Metz's squad?

FC Metz currently has 27 players in the first-team squad in our database.

How many trophies has FC Metz won?

FC Metz has won 1 recorded league/cup titles across 1 competitions in our database — including 1 Ligue 1 title.

What league does FC Metz play in?

FC Metz plays in Ligue 1.