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Lys Mousset

Lys Émilien Mousset (born 8 February 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians.

Club career

Le Havre

Mousset joined the Le Havre academy in 2006, after playing for local clubs Soquence Graville and Havre Caucriauville. He began playing for the reserve side in 2012, where he impressed, before making his debut for the first team in 2014. Mousset would go on to score fourteen goals in thirty-six games for Le Havre.[3]

AFC Bournemouth

On 30 June 2016, Mousset joined AFC Bournemouth from Le Havre for a €7.3 million transfer fee.[4][5] He scored his first goal for Bournemouth in an FA Cup tie against Wigan Athletic on 6 January 2018.[6]

Sheffield United

On 21 July 2019, Mousset signed for newly promoted Premier League club Sheffield United. The Blades paid a club-record fee in the region of £10 million for Mousset, and he put pen to paper on a three-year contract.[7] On 21 September 2019, He scored his first goal for Sheffield United in a 2–0 away win against Everton.[8] On 30 September Wilder confirmed that Mousset's toe injury could keep him out for at least another two months. He still finished the 2019–20 season as joint highest scorer for Sheffield United along with Oli McBurnie on six goals, and joint highest assist provider along with Enda Stevens on four assists.[9]

Loan to Salernitana

On 31 January 2022, Mousset was loaned to Serie A club Salernitana until the end of the season.[10] He made just 4 appearances during his time with the club, failing to score.[11]

VfL Bochum

On 15 August 2022, Mousset signed a two-year contract with VfL Bochum in Germany.[12] In January 2023, Mousset was suspended from the team due to disciplinary issues including a "lack of motivation, unpunctuality and unprofessionalism",[13][14][15] with Bochum sporting director Patrick Fabian stating: "We kept giving him a chance, now there's no point. It's pretty disappointing because we naturally had a lot of hopes from him in terms of sport. At some point, however, the time has come when we have to protect the group as a whole."[16] He was loaned out to Ligue 2 club Nîmes on 31 January 2023.[17] He suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon in May 2023 with Nîmes.[16] On 9 January 2024, Mousset's contract with Bochum was terminated by mutual consent, without having played a game for the club.[18]

Bohemians

After spending 13 months without a club, on 5 February 2025, Mousset signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians following a successful trial period with the club.[19][20] He made his debut for the club on 16 February 2025, in a 1–0 win over Shamrock Rovers in the Dublin Derby at the Aviva Stadium.[21]

International career

Mousset was born in France to a Senegalese father and a French mother, and is eligible for both countries.[22] He made his France U20 debut in 2015.[citation needed]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 April 2025[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Le Havre 2013–14 Ligue 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 0
2014–15 Ligue 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 — 2 0
2015–16 Ligue 2 28 14 0 0 1 0 — 29 14
Total 34 14 1 0 1 0 — 36 14
AFC Bournemouth 2016–17 Premier League 11 0 1 0 2 0 — 14 0
2017–18 Premier League 23 2 2 1 4 0 — 29 3
2018–19 Premier League 24 1 1 0 3 1 — 28 2
Total 58 3 4 1 9 1 — 71 5
Sheffield United 2019–20 Premier League 30 6 1 0 2 0 — 33 6
2020–21 Premier League 11 0 2 0 0 0 — 13 0
2021–22 Championship 7 3 0 0 0 0 — 7 3
Total 48 9 3 0 2 0 — 53 9
Salernitana (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 4 0 — — — 4 0
VfL Bochum 2022–23 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2023–24 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Nîmes (loan) 2022–23 Ligue 2 11 1 — — — 11 1
Bohemians 2025 LOI Premier Division 7 0 0 0 — 0[c] 0 7 0
Career total 162 27 8 1 12 1 0 0 181 29
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup, DFB-Pokal & FAI Cup
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue & EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in the Leinster Senior Cup

References

  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2016 and 31/07/2016" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 23. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Lys Mousset: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  3. ^ "French striker smashes transfer record". Sheffield United. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  4. ^ "HAC Football on Twitter". twitter.com/HAC_Foot (in French). HAC Football (Le Havre). 30 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  5. ^ Lustig, Nick (30 June 2016). "Bournemouth complete transfer of Lys Mousset from Le Havre". www.skysports.com. Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Bournemouth 2-2 Wigan". BBC. 6 January 2018. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Sheffield United sign Lys Mousset for club-record £10m from Bournemouth". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Everton v Sheffield Utd, 2019/20 | Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  9. ^ "ESPN: Serving sports fans. Anytime. Anywhere. - ESPN". ESPN. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  10. ^ "LYS MOUSSET È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA SALERNITANA" (Press release) (in Italian). Salernitana. 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  11. ^ Lys Mousset at Soccerway
  12. ^ "VfL verpflichtet Lys Mousset" (in German). VfL Bochum. 15 August 2022. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Problemfall mit Ansage. VfL suspendiert Mousset: Wie es jetzt weitergeht" (in German). VfL Bochum Magazin - Philipp Rentsch. 9 January 2023. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Mousset reportedly suspended by new club due to discipline issues". Bournemouth Echo. 9 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Lys Mousset slammed by manager after ex-Blade is 'suspended' by current club over fitness issues". The Star. 9 January 2023.
  16. ^ a b "Sad Lys Mousset slide continues as Sheffield United fans lament what could have been". The Star. 19 January 2024.
  17. ^ "Lys Mousset loaned out". VfL Bochum. 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  18. ^ "Vertrag von Lys Mousset aufgelöst" [Lys Mousset's contract terminated] (in German). VfL Bochum. 9 January 2024. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  19. ^ "Bohemian FC complete signing of striker Lys Mousset | Bohemian FC". bohemianfc.com.
  20. ^ "Bohemians seal deal for former £10m Premier League striker Lys Mousset". www.independent.ie. 5 February 2025.
  21. ^ Branigan, Peter (16 February 2025). "Bragging rights for Bohs on historic day for the LOI" – via www.rte.ie.
  22. ^ "Talent Caché : Lys Mendy, le méconnu des sénégalais de Premier League !". Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  23. ^ Lys Mousset at Soccerway