Steve Mounié


Steve Michel Mounié is a Beninese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Alanyaspor, on loan from Bundesliga club FC Augsburg, and the Benin national team.
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Club career

Montpellier

Mounié is a Montpellier youth academy graduate. He made his first team debut on 28 October 2014 in a 2014–15 Coupe de la Ligue round of 32 home match against AC Ajaccio, replacing Jean Deza after 86 minutes; Montpellier lost the match 1–0.
On 31 August 2015, Mounié was loaned to Nîmes Olympique of Ligue 2 for the rest of the 2015–16 season. He was the club's top scorer for the season, with 11 goals in 33 competitive matches, all of them scored during the league campaign.
On 29 June 2016, Mounié extended his contract with Montpellier by two years to 30 June 2019.
On 11 March 2017, Mounié scored for the fifth consecutive Ligue 1 match in a 3–2 home loss to Nantes; it was his 13th league goal of the season.

Huddersfield Town

On 5 July 2017, Mounié joined newly promoted Premier League club Huddersfield Town on a four-year deal for a club record fee of €13 million plus add-ons. The record fee surpassed the previous record £8 million that the club spent on Aaron Mooy from Manchester City a week earlier.
Mounié made his competitive debut on 12 August 2017, scoring twice in Huddersfield's first match in the division, a 3–0 win at Crystal Palace. On 11 February 2018, he scored, assisted Mooy and forced an own goal in a 4–1 home win over AFC Bournemouth.

Brest

On 9 September 2020, Mounié signed with Ligue 1 side Brest.

FC Augsburg

On 5 July 2024, Mouniè joined Bundesliga side FC Augsburg on a three-year contract.

International career

Mouniè played for Benin national team at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations where the team reached the quarter-finals.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
123 March 2016Juba Stadium, Juba, South Sudan2–02–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
217 November 2018Independence Stadium, Bakau, Gambia1–01–32019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
324 March 2019Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin2–12–12019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
418 June 2019Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco1–03–1Friendly
518 June 2019Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco2–13–1Friendly
618 June 2019Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco3–13–1Friendly
713 October 2019Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo, Benin1–12–2Friendly
811 October 2020Estádio Pina Manique, Lisbon, Portugal2–02–0Friendly
92 September 2021Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar1–01–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
107 October 2021National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania1–01–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
1111 November 2021Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin2–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
1224 March 2022Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey4–04–0Friendly
1329 March 2022Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey1–11–1Friendly
1422 March 2023Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin1–11–12023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
159 September 2023Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique1–02–32023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
1618 November 2023Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa1–21–22026 FIFA World Cup qualification
1710 June 2024Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast2–12–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification
1810 September 2024Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast1–12–12025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
1911 October 2024Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast1–03–02025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2020 March 2025Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa1–02–22026 FIFA World Cup qualification
215 September 2025Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast1–01–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
229 September 2025Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast1–04–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification