Mathieu Acapandié
 Acapandié with Nantes | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 December 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Pierre, Réunion, France | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HNK Hajduk Split | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2016 | EF Saint-Pierre | ||
| 2016–2019 | CO Saint-Pierre | ||
| 2019–2022 | Nantes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Nantes B | 63 | (2) |
| 2023–2026 | Nantes | 5 | (0) |
| 2026 - | HNK Hajduk Split | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | France U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | France U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Madagascar | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:03, 2 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 June 2025 | |||
Mathieu Acapandié (born 14 December 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for HNK Hajduk Split, one of Croatia's oldest teams. Born in Réunion, France, he plays for the Madagascar national team.
Club career
[edit]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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] On 26 June 2026, Acapandié signed for Croatian side HNK Hajduk Split following his contract with Nantes expiring.[4]
International career
[edit]Acapandié was a youth international for France, having played up to the France U19s.[5] However, he was called up to the Madagascar national team in March 2025.[6] He made his debut on 24 March.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Acapandié's cousins, William Gros and Vincent Acapandié, are also a professional footballers.[8]
Playing style
[edit]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.[9] He is an offensive full-back who runs a lot and like to relay with the midfielders.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 2 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nantes B | 2022–23 | CFA 2 | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | National 3 | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | National 3 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2025–26 | National 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 63 | 2 | — | — | — | 63 | 2 | |||||
| Nantes | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 68 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 2 | ||
International
[edit]- As of match played 8 June 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madagascar | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Nantes U19
- Championnat National U19: 2021–22,[10] 2022–23[11]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Académie - Mathieu Acapandié, Made in FC Nantes". FR.
- ↑ Lavergne, Morgan (27 March 2022). "Mathieu Acapandié signe son premier contrat pro avec le FC Nantes".
- ↑ "Angers Sco : les Angevins tombent aux tirs au but face à Nantes". www.oxygeneradio.com.
- ↑ https://www.portal.hr/en/novosti/sport-hr/110284-mathieu-acapandi-novi-je-igrac-hajduka
- ↑ J, Arthur (23 November 2022). "France U19 : les Bleuets de Mathieu Acapandié reçus trois sur trois !".
- ↑ "NEUF CANARIS APPELÉS EN SÉLECTION !" (in French). 18 March 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ↑ Paul Chevalier (25 March 2025). "Coupe du Monde 2026 – Éliminatoires : Madagascar tombe face au Ghana, mais Acapandié tient son rang" (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ↑ "FC Nantes : Mathieu Acapandié devient le plus jeune Réunionnais à devenir footballeur professionnel". Linfo.re.
- ↑ "Un jour, un jeune. Hors-série : Mathieu Acapandié, premier contrat professionnel". www.maisonjaune.org.
- ↑ Soyer, Julien (5 June 2022). "FC Nantes. Les Canaris remportent le championnat de France U19 et découvriront l'Europe". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ↑ RIPOCHE, Antoine (4 June 2023). "Football. Le FC Nantes domine le PSG et remporte son deuxième titre de champion U19 consécutif". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 28 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- Mathieu Acapandié at Soccerway
- Mathieu Acapandié at the French Football Federation (in French)
- 2004 births
- Living people
- People from Saint-Pierre, Réunion
- Men's footballers from Réunion
- French men's footballers
- France men's youth international footballers
- French sportspeople of Malagasy descent
- Black French sportspeople
- Men's association football full-backs
- FC Nantes players
- Championnat National 1 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- Malagasy men's footballers
- 21st-century Malagasy sportsmen
- Madagascar men's international footballers
- People from Réunion of Malagasy descent