Gaëtan Bussmann

Gaëtan Bussmann
Personal information
Full name Gaëtan Bussmann
Date of birth (1991-02-02) 2 February 1991
Place of birth Épinal, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
Mainz 05
Number 24
Youth career
1997–2004 Épinal
2004–2010 Metz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Metz B 22 (3)
2010–2015 Metz 120 (11)
2012Épinal (loan) 18 (1)
2015– Mainz 05 0 (0)
National team
2009 France U18 3 (0)
2009–2010 France U19 9 (0)
2011 France U20 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 August 2015.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 August 2014

Gaëtan Bussmann (born 2 February 1991 in Épinal) is a French professional footballer who currently plays for Bundesliga side Mainz 05. He plays as a left back and is also capable of playing in the centre of defence. Bussmann is a French youth international and has represented his nation at U18 and U19 level. He was a part of the team that won the 2010 European U19 Championship on home soil.

Bussmann began his career at hometown club SAS Épinal and joined Metz in 2004 at the age of 13. While in the club's youth academy, he won the 2009–10 Coupe Gambardella after the club's under-19 team defeated Sochaux 5–4 on penalties in the final.[1] On 4 June 2010, Bussmann signed his first professional contract agreeing to a five-year deal with Metz until June 2015.[2] He made his professional debut on 20 August 2010 in a league match against Vannes starting in the left back position.[3]

In August 2015, Bussmann left Metz to join German Bundesliga side Mainz 05 for a transfer fee of believed to be €1 million. He signed a two-year contract including an extension option and replaced at Mainz Park Joo-ho who had moved to Borussia Dortmund.[4]

Honours

Club

International

References

  1. "Sochaux v. Metz Match Report" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  2. "Bussman passe pro" (in French). L'Equipe. 4 June 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  3. "Metz v. Vannes Match Report" (in French). L'Equipe. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  4. "Mainz 05 verpflichtet Bussmann" [Mainz 05 signs Bussmann] (in German). sport1.de. 30 August 2015. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015.
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