Djeidi Gassama

Footballer (born 2003)

Djeidi Gassama
Personal information
Full name	Djeidi Hamara Gassama^[1]
Date of birth	(2003-09-10) 10 September 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth	Niéléba Haouissé, Guidimaka, Mauritania
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left winger
Team information
Current team	Sheffield Wednesday
Number	41
Youth career
2012–2014	AS Carrières Grésillons
2014–2017	Poissy
2017–2018	Mantes
2018–2019	Brest
2019–2022	Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022	Paris Saint-Germain B	1	(0)
2022–2023	Paris Saint-Germain	1	(0)
2022–2023	→ Eupen (loan)	19	(2)
2023–	Sheffield Wednesday	30	(3)
International career^‡
2022	France U20	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:12, 6 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2022

Djeidi Hamara Gassama (born 10 September 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for EFL Championship club Sheffield Wednesday. Born in Mauritania, he represented France at youth international level.^[2]

Career

A former youth academy player of Brest, Gassama joined Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in 2019.^[3] He signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2020.^[4] On 14 May 2022, he made his professional debut in a 4–0 league win against Montpellier.^[5]

On 6 September 2022, Gassama joined Belgian club Eupen on a season-long loan deal.^[6]

On 15 August 2023, Gassama joined EFL Championship club Sheffield Wednesday.^[7]^[8] He made his debut on 19 August 2023 against Preston North End coming off the bench.^[9] His first goal came on 1 January 2024 against Hull City with a fine effort from 25 yards.^[10]

Career statistics

As of 6 April 2024^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Paris Saint-Germain B	2021–22	National 3	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Paris Saint-Germain	2021–22^[11]	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
Eupen (loan)	2022–23^[12]	Belgian First Division A	19	2	1	0	—		—		20	2
Sheffield Wednesday	2023–24^[13]	EFL Championship	30	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	32	4
Career total			51	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	54	6

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

Ligue 1: 2021–22^[14]

References

^ "EFL - Squad List 2023/24" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b Djeidi Gassama at Soccerway
^ "Le grand jour pour Djeidi Gassama? Focus sur le serial buteur!". Les Titis du PSG. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
^ "Djeidi Gassama signs his first professional contract". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
^ "Gassama makes first appearance". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
^ "Teddy Alloh und Djeidi Gassama von PSG zur KAS Eupen" (in German). Eupen. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
^ "Djeidi Gassama joins Wednesday!". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ "Sheffield Wednesday sign Paris St-Germain forward". BBC. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ "Wednesday 0-1 Preston". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
^ "Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 Hull City". BBC. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
^ "Games played by Djeidi Gassama in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
^ "Games played by Djeidi Gassama in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
^ "Games played by Djeidi Gassama in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
^ Bosher, Luke; Whitehead, Jacob (23 April 2022). "PSG crowned Ligue 1 champions after draw against Lens". The Athletic. Retrieved 23 April 2022.