Modibo Maïga
FullnameModibo Maïga[1]
Birth date3 September 1987 (age 39)
Birth placeBamako, Mali
Height1.85 m[2]
PositionStriker, winger
Youthclubs 1AS Bamako
Youthyears 22000–2002
Youthclubs 2Stade Malien
Years 12003
Clubs 1Stade Malien
Caps 13
Goals 11
Years 22004–2006
Clubs 2Raja Casablanca
Caps 247
Goals 212
Years 32007–2010
Clubs 3Le Mans
Caps 388
Goals 315
Years 42010–2012
Clubs 4Sochaux
Caps 459
Goals 424
Years 52011
Clubs 5Sochaux B
Caps 51
Goals 52
Years 62012–2015
Clubs 6West Ham United
Caps 634
Goals 64
Years 72014
Clubs 7→ Queens Park Rangers (loan)
Caps 78
Goals 71
Years 82014–2015
Clubs 8→ Metz (loan)
Caps 825
Goals 89
Years 92015–2016
Clubs 9Al-Nassr
Caps 919
Goals 95
Years 102016–2017
Clubs 10Al-Ittihad Kalba
Caps 1023
Goals 109
Years 112017–2018
Clubs 11Ajman
Caps 1119
Goals 1110
Years 122019
Clubs 12Buriram United
Caps 123
Goals 121
Years 132021
Clubs 13Ajman
Caps 1314
Goals 134
Years 142021–2023
Clubs 14Hajer
Caps 1449
Goals 1417
Years 152023
Clubs 15Al-Jeel
Nationalyears 12007–2016
Nationalteam 1Mali
Nationalcaps 159
Nationalgoals 113
Club-update03:48, 13 April 2019 (UTC)
Nationalteam-update21 September 2017

Modibo Maïga (born 3 September 1987) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a striker.

A full international for Mali since 2007, he was part of their squads at the four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, helping them to third place in the 2012 and 2013 editions.

Club career

Raja Casablanca

Born in Bamako, Maïga began his career with Stade Malien in his home country aged 15 in 2003, later moving to Moroccan club Raja CA Casablanca where he spent his late teenage years, winning several competitions, including the Arab Champions League and the Moroccan League.[3]

Le Mans

Maïga made a move to French Ligue 1 side Le Mans aged 20 in 2007.[3] Playing alongside Gervinho and Stéphane Sessègnon, Maïga established himself in French football. Despite Le Mans' relegation to Ligue 2, Maïga scored 15 goals in 88 games. He signed a four-year contract in 2010 with Sochaux and took the number 15 shirt.

Sochaux

During the 2010–11 campaign, Maïga struck up a 30-goal partnership with Brown Ideye, each scoring 15 goals. Between them, they scored over half of Sochaux's league goals. Maïga and Brown were assisted by playmaking duo Marvin Martin and Ryad Boudebouz as Sochaux qualified for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.[3]

On 12 August 2011, Maïga announced to his club that he would never again play for Sochaux because he wanted a transfer to Newcastle United. He refused to play against Caen and Nancy, but opted to play against Metalist Kharkiv and Lorient. He and teammate Kévin Anin were refused a move away from the club and were later criticised by supporters, who temporarily withdrew their support in response to poor performances and the attitude of Anin and Maïga.[4]

On 18 October, several newspapers, including The Daily Telegraph and L'Equipe, reported that Maïga was close to a deal to move to Newcastle in the January 2012 transfer window[5] and on 13 December, it was reported that he had passed a medical in London ahead of his move, with the transfer fee believed to be in the region of £7 million.[6] On 16 December, however, L'Equipe reported that Maïga had failed his medical with Newcastle.[7]

West Ham United

On 18 July 2012, after playing out the remainder of the 2011–12 season with Sochaux, Maïga signed on a four-year contract with an option for a further two years, at an undisclosed fee.[3] Maïga made his debut for West Ham on 18 August 2012, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute for Carlton Cole in a 1–0 home win against Aston Villa.[8]

On 28 August, Maïga scored on his full home debut against Crewe Alexandra in the second round of the League Cup to make the score 2–0 following Nicky Maynard's opening goal.[9] He scored his first league goal on 20 October against Southampton in a 4–1 win at Upton Park.[10] His only other league goals for West Ham in his first two seasons with the club came in a 3–1 win against Chelsea—West Ham's first against the club since 2003, on 1 December 2012—and in a 3–3 draw with West Bromwich Albion, with a 20-yard shot on 20 December 2013.[11][12] On 18 December 2013, Maïga scored the winning goal for West Ham in a 2–1 away win against rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup, marking his first goal in over a year for the club.[13] His form brought criticism from some West Ham supporters but he was defended and praised for his most recent efforts by then-manager Sam Allardyce.[14]

He returned to the West Ham squad from his season-long loan with Metz for the beginning of the 2015–16 season. He played in four of West Ham's six 2015–16 Europa League qualifying games, against Birkirkara and Astra Giurgiu, without scoring.[15] On 9 August, he played in his first Premier League game of the season, coming on as a 90th-minute substitute for Diafra Sakho in a 2–0 away win against Arsenal.[16] In the third Premier League game of the season, on 22 August against AFC Bournemouth, Maïga scored West Ham's third goal in a 3–4 defeat in what was to be his last game for the club.[17]

Queens Park Rangers (loan)

On 31 January 2014, Maïga joined Queens Park Rangers on loan for the remainder of the 2013–14 season.[18] He made his debut on 1 February in a draw against Burnley. Coming on as a 68th-minute substitute for Andrew Johnson, Maïga scored in the 79th minute to make the score 3–3, the final score.[19] It was his only goal for QPR.[15]

Metz (loan)

In August 2014, Maïga joined French club Metz on a season-long loan with an option to make the loan a permanent transfer in the summer of 2015.[20] He scored his debut goals for Metz on 1 November, scoring twice in a 3–2 home win against Caen.[21] On 4 April 2015, Maïga scored a hat-trick for Metz as they defeated Toulouse 3–2.[22] Maïga scored nine league goals in 25 games for Metz whilst on loan,[23] while they finished 19th in Ligue 1 and were relegated to Ligue 2.[24]

Al-Nassr

In August 2015, Maïga signed a two-year contract for Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr for an undisclosed fee.[25]

Al-Ittihad Kalba

In October 2016, Maïga signed for UAE Arabian Gulf League club Al-Ittihad Kalba after his release from Al-Nassr in July 2016.[26]

Ajman Club

In September 2017, Maïga signed for UAE Arabian Gulf League club Ajman for a free transfer.[27]

Hajer

On 3 September 2021, Maïga joined Saudi club Hajer.[28] On 23 January 2023, Maïga was released from his contract.[29]

Al-Jeel

On 24 January 2023, Maïga joined Saudi club Al-Jeel.[30]

International career

Maïga plays for Mali, making his debut on 17 November 2007 in a 2–3 friendly defeat to Senegal at the Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir in Colombes, France, as a 59th-minute substitute for Souleymane Dembélé.[31] His first goal came on 21 June 2009 in World Cup qualification, equalising in a 3–1 victory over Benin at the Stade du 26 Mars in Bamako.[32] He wore the number 10 shirt at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, playing all three games of a group stage elimination in Angola.

He was called up again to the Mali squad for 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, but in February 2012 whilst in Gabon participating in the competition, he contracted malaria and was hospitalized in Libreville.[33] He missed the remainder of the tournament, in which his nation came third. The following year, he again helped the team to the same position in the tournament.

At the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea, Maïga headed the equaliser in a 1–1 draw against Guinea in the final Group D game, but the opponents advanced on draw of lots.[34]

Career statistics

Club

[15]

ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Le Mans2007–08Ligue 11902010——220
2008–093783010——418
2009–103271020——357
Total8815604000009815
Sochaux2010–11Ligue 136152110——3916
2011–1223910001[a]0—259
Total5924311010006425
West Ham United2012–13Premier League1720022——194
2013–141411041——192
2015–163100004[a]0—71
Total34410634000457
Queens Park Rangers (loan)2013–14Championship810000——81
Metz (loan)2014–15Ligue 12590010——269
Al Nassr2015–16Saudi Pro League19542—5[b]1233011
Ittihad Kalba2016–17UAE Pro League2391010——259
Ajman2017–1819101030——2310
Buriram United2019Thai League 13100002[b]0—51
Ajman2020–21UAE Pro League1440000——144
Hajer2021–22First Division League00————00
2022–2300————00
Total000000000000
Al-Jeel2022–23Second Division League00————00
Career total292831631631212333892
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League

International

[31]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mali200720
200821
200982
201091
201141
201283
201351
201400
2015113
201681
Total5713
As of match played 4 June 2016. Mali score listed first, score column indicates score after each Maïga goal.[35]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
125 March 2008Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris, France3France B2–02–3Friendly
221 June 2009Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali10Benin1–13–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
312 August 2009Amable-et-Micheline-Lozai Stadium, Le Petit-Quevilly, France11Burkina Faso2–03–0Friendly
417 November 2010Stade Roger Rochard, Évreux, France24DR Congo1–13–1Friendly
510 August 2011Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia28Tunisia1–22–4Friendly
610 June 2012Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso35Algeria2–12–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
78 September 2012Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali36Botswana3–03–02013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
813 October 2012Lobatse Stadium, Lobatse, Botswana37Botswana2–04–12013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
915 October 2013Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan, South Korea42South Korea1–01–3Friendly
1028 January 2015Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea46Guinea1–11–12015 Africa Cup of Nations
1113 June 2015Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali50South Sudan1–02–02017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
129 October 2015Stade de l'Aube, Troyes, France52Burkina Faso3–14–1Friendly
134 June 2016Juba Stadium, Juba, South Sudan57South Sudan2–03–02017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Mali

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