Habib Digbo G'nampa Maïga (born 1 January 1996) is an Ivorian professional

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who plays as a

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for Hungarian club

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and the Ivory Coast national team.

Club career

Saint-Étienne

Having come through the second team ranks, Maïga made his debut for the

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side on 4 March 2017 against

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. He played the whole match in a 0–0 away draw. He scored his first goal for 'Les verts' on 14 October 2017 when he came on as a late substitute against

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and sealed a 3–1 win in the 95th minute.

Loan to Arsenal Tula

On 21 February 2018, he joined Russian club

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on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.

Metz

On 10 June 2018, Maïga returned to France joining

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club FC Metz for a one-year loan with an obligation to buy. During the 2018–19 season, Maïga and Metz won the French Ligue 2 and were promoted to Ligue 1. In June 2019 it was confirmed, that Metz had activated the option to buy the player on permanent basis for €1 million.

Ferencváros

On 4 January 2024, Maïga was signed by Hungarian club

for a signing fee of €400 thousand. On 20 April 2024, the

–

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tie ended with a goalless draw at the

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on the 29th match day of the

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season which meant that Ferencváros won their 35th championship. On 15 May 2024, Ferencváros were defeated by Paks 2–0 in the

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at the

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International career

Maïga was called up to the senior

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squad for a World Cup qualifier against

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in November 2017. He made his debut on 6 September 2019 in a friendly against Benin, as a starter.

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

* 1996 births Living people People from Gagnoa Footballers from Gôh-Djiboua District Ivorian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Ivory Coast men's international footballers 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Russian Premier League players AS Saint-Étienne players FC Arsenal Tula players FC Metz players Ivorian expatriate men's footballers Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Zarma-Songhai people 21st-century Ivorian sportsmen {{IvoryCoast-footy-bio-stub