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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 March 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Nouakchott, Mauritania | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Antwerp (on loan from Nantes) | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2024 | Nantes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Nantes B | 24 | (3) |
| 2025– | Nantes | 14 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Antwerp (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2026– | Mauritania | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:49, 8 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Bahmed Deuff (born 10 March 2006) is a Mauritanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Antwerp on loan from French club Nantes, and the Mauritania national team.
Career
[edit]On 9 July 2025, prior to Nantes's summer training camp ahead of the 2025–26 Ligue 1 season, Deuff signed his first professional contract with the club, being simultaneously promoted to their first team.[1] Despite taking part in most of the pre-season matches, he began the season with their reserve side. On 4 October 2025, during his second call-up to the senior squad, manager Luís Castro handed him his debut, bringing him on six minutes from the end of a 0–0 draw against Brest.[2]
On 3 September 2026, Deuff joined Antwerp in Belgium on loan with an option to buy.[3]
International career
[edit]Deuff was born in Mauritania to Senegalese parents, and moved to France at a young age.[4] He was called up to the Mauritania national team for a set of friendlies in June 2026.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 22 April 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nantes B | 2024–25 | National 3 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | National 3 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 3 | — | — | — | 24 | 3 | |||||
| Nantes | 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 35 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Premier contrat pro pour Bahmed Deuff" (in French). 9 July 2025. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ↑ Hugo Launay (4 October 2025). "Ligue 1. Brest et Nantes dos à dos au bout de l'ennui" (in French). Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ↑ "Bahmed Deuff is a Red" [Bahmed Deuff is a Red] (in Dutch). Royal Antwerp FC. 3 September 2026. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
- ↑ "Bahmed Deuff... What you need to know about FC Nantes' new Senegalese gem". Foot Africa.
- ↑ Chorlet, Fabien (7 June 2026). "FC Nantes. Bahmed Deuff honore sa première sélection avec la Mauritanie" [FC Nantes. Bahmed Deuff makes his first appearance for Mauritania]. Tribune Nantaise (in French). Retrieved 16 July 2026.
External links
[edit]- Bahmed Deuff at National-Football-Teams.com
- Bahmed Deuff at Soccerway
- 2006 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Nouakchott
- 21st-century Mauritanian sportsmen
- Mauritanian people of Senegalese descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Mauritanian men's footballers
- Mauritania men's international footballers
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- FC Nantes players
- Royal Antwerp FC players
- Mauritanian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Mauritanian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Mauritanian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium