Mathieu Acapandié

Mathieu Acapandié

Personal information
Date of birth	(2004-12-14) 14 December 2004
Place of birth	Saint-Pierre, Réunion, France
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Nantes B
Youth career
2011–2016	EF Saint-Pierre
2016–2019	CO Saint-Pierre
2019–2022	Nantes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Nantes B	30	(0)
2023–	Nantes	0	(0)
International career‡
2021	France U18	2	(0)
2022–	France U19	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:30, 5 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:30, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

Mathieu Acapandié (born 14 December 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Nantes' B team.

Club career

Acapandié began playing football in his native Réunion with EF Saint-Pierre and CO Saint-Pierre, before trialing in Metropolitan France in January 2018 with Nantes where he eventually formally joined. He signed his first professional contract with Nantes on 31 March 2022 until 2025, becoming the youngest Réunionnais player to ever sign a pro contract. He made his senior and professional debut with Nantes as a late substitute in a 1–1 (4–2) penalty shootout win over Angers on 8 February 2023.

International career

Acapandié is a youth international for France, having played up to the France U19s.

Personal life

Acapandié's cousins, William Gros and Vincent Acapandié, are also a professional footballers.

Playing style

Acapandié began playing as a striker, before moving to midfield for a long time, then centre-back, followed by attacking midfielder, before finally settling as a right-back at Nantes. He is an offensive full-back who runs a lot and like to relay with the midfielders.

External links

• Mathieu Acapandié at Soccerway
• FFF Profile