Samy Mmaee
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samy Alexandre Mmaee A Nwambeben | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Halle, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Qarabağ (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb) | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2005 | KV Zuun | ||
| 2005–2010 | RWDM Brussels | ||
| 2010–2013 | Gent | ||
| 2013–2014 | Standard Liège | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Standard Liège | 8 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → MVV (loan) | 29 | (3) |
| 2018–2021 | Sint-Truiden | 40 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Ferencváros | 58 | (4) |
| 2024– | Dinamo Zagreb | 14 | (1) |
| 2025– | → Qarabağ (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Belgium U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Belgium U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2020– | Morocco | 10 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 December 2022 (UTC) | |||
Samy Mmaee A Nwambeben (Arabic: سامى ماي; born 8 September 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Qarabağ on loan from Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb. Born in Belgium, he represents Morocco at international level.
Club career
[edit]Mmaee's first club was KV Zuun, moving at the age of nine with his younger brother Ryan to RWDM Brussels, where he would stay for five years, prior to joining Gent in 2010, and, in 2013, Standard Liège.[1] On 25 July 2014, he made his Belgian Pro League debut with Standard Liège against Charleroi.[2]
Ferencváros
[edit]Mmaae was signed by Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Ferencvárosi TC in 2021.[3]
On 5 May 2023, he won the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I with Ferencváros, after Kecskemét lost 1–0 to Honvéd at the Bozsik Aréna on the 30th matchday.[4][5]
On 20 April 2024, the Ferencváros–Kisvárda tie ended with a goalless draw at the Groupama Aréna on the 29th match day of the 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season[6] which meant that Ferencváros won their 35th championship.[7][8]
On 15 May 2024, Ferencváros were defeated by Paks 2–0 in the 2024 Magyar Kupa Final at the Puskás Aréna.[9][10]
At the end of the 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season, he left the club.[11]
Qarabağ
[edit]On 17 July 2025, Mmaee joined the Azerbaijan Premier League side Qarabağ on loan from Dinamo Zagreb.[12]
International career
[edit]Mmaee was born in Belgium to a Cameroonian-French father and Moroccan mother. Mmaee holds Cameroonian, French and Moroccan nationalities from his parents. He is a youth international for Belgium. He represented the Morocco national team in a friendly 3–1 win over Senegal on 9 October 2020.[13]
Personal life
[edit]Mmaee's brothers Ryan, Camil, and Jack Mmaee are also professional footballers.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 27 August 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Standard Liège | 2014–15 | Belgian Pro League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| MVV (loan) | 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 30 | 5 | |
| Sint-Truiden | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |||
| Ferencváros | 2020–21 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11[b] | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11[c] | 1 | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13[d] | 1 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Total | 58 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 103 | 6 | ||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2024–25 | Croatian Football League | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5[e] | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Qarabağ (loan) | 2025–26 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 150 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 206 | 12 | ||
- ^ Includes Belgian Cup, KNVB Cup, Magyar Kupa, Croatian Football Cup
- ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
[edit]Standard Liège
Ferencvàros
References
[edit]- ^ Samy Mmaee van STVV naar Hongarije at Voetbalbelgie
- ^ "Standard Liège vs. Sporting Charleroi - 25 July 2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ "Mercato : Mmae en vert et blanc - ASSE - EVECT". 3 February 2021.
- ^ nemzetisport.hu (5 May 2023). "NB I: a Ferencváros megszerezte 34. bajnoki címét - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Summary - NB I - Hungary - Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Ferencváros vs. Kisvárda - 20 April 2024". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Klubrekord! Sorozatban hatodszor bajnok a Ferencváros". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 20 April 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Ferencváros crowned Hungarian champions for sixth year in a row". 20 April 2024.
- ^ FC, PAKSI (15 May 2024). "KUPAGYŐZTESEK LETTÜNK!". paksifc.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Defeat in the MOL Hungarian Cup final". www.fradi.hu. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "FTC: Besicet, Mmaeét és Wingót is elbúcsúztatták – mindhárman távoznak". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ ""Qarabağ" Mərakeş millisinin futbolçusunu transfer edib". Report İnformasiya Agentliyi (in Azerbaijani). 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Morocco vs. Senegal - 9 October 2020". Soccerway.
- ^ Monnier, Jules (29 April 2016). "Le choix des Mmaee". Site-Sportmagazine-FR.
External links
[edit]- Samy Mmaee at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Samy Mmaee at Soccerway
- Samy Mmaee at the Croatian Football Federation
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