Othmane Maamma
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| Date of birth | 6 October 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Alès, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Watford | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gazelec Sportif Gardois | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Montpellier | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Montpellier B | 28 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Montpellier | 14 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Watford | 17 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Morocco U20 | 28 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Morocco | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:36, 18 May 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Othmane Maamma (born 6 October 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Watford. Born in France, he represents the Morocco national team.[1]
Club career
[edit]On 12 May 2024, Maamma made his professional debut for Ligue 1 club Montpellier, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat at home to Monaco.[2] He completed five dribbles and two shots on target, a performance that "impressed observers".[3][4] In the following match on 19 May, he made his first senior start and scored his first professional goal in a 2–2 draw away to Lens.[5][6] At the age of 18 years and 226 days, he became the third-youngest goalscorer in Montpellier's history.[7] On 11 July 2025, Maamma joined Championship side Watford on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[8]
International career
[edit]In March 2024, Maamma was called up by the Morocco under-20s for two friendly matches against the England under-19s and the United States under-19s.[9] He played in the match against England.[10]
In October 2025 Maamma participated in the FIFA U-20 World Cup where he helped Morocco under-20s to win the tournament by becoming the top assist provider with 4 also scoring 1 goal. This led to Maamma winning the Golden Ball for player of the tournament.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 3 February 2026[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Total | ||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Montpellier B | 2022–23 | National 3 | 8 | 2 | — | 8 | 2 | |
| 2023–24 | National 3 | 18 | 5 | — | 18 | 5 | ||
| 2024–25 | National 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| Total | 28 | 8 | — | 28 | 8 | |||
| Montpellier | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Total | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
| Watford | 2025–26 | Championship | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| Career total | 59 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 13 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
Honours
[edit]Morocco U20
Individual
- FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Ball: 2025[11]
- CAF Youth Player of the Year: 2025[14]
- PFA Championship Fans' Player of the Month: December 2025[15]
- Watford Young Player of the Season: 2025–26[16]
References
[edit]- ↑ Othmane Maamma at Soccerway
- ↑ Maxime (13 May 2024). "Premier match en Ligue 1 pour Othmane Maamma". MHSC OnAir (in French). Archived from the original on 20 July 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ↑ Senoussi, Zoubida (14 May 2024). "Ligue 1: le phénomène marocain Othmane Maamma enflamme les réseaux". Hespress Français - Actualités du Maroc (in French). Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ↑ "MHSC : à l'image d'Othmane Maamma, à l'entrée en jeu prometteuse devant Monaco, le club montpelliérain veut s'appuyer un peu plus sur ses jeunes". midilibre.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ↑ "[RCL-MHSC] Othmane Maamma brille encore | AllezPaillade.com" (in French). 20 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.[dead link]
- ↑ Senoussi, Zoubida (20 May 2024). "Ligue 1: La belle performance d'Othmane Maamma face à Lens". Hespress Français - Actualités du Maroc (in French). Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ↑ "Qui est Othmane Maamma, cette nouvelle étoile marocaine qui brille en Ligue 1?". Le360 Sport (in French). Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ↑ "Watford sign ex-Montpellier forward Maamma". BBC. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ↑ "Othmane Maamma avec les U20 du Maroc". OneFootball. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ↑ "Le Maroc U20 d'Othmane Maamma tenu en échec par l'Angleterre U19". MHSC OnAir (in French). 22 March 2024. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- 1 2 "Maamma and Cremaschi Clinch Golden Prizes". FIFA. 20 October 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ↑ "Othmane Maama". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ↑ "Zabiri fires Morocco to maiden crown". FIFA. 20 October 2025.
- ↑ Fadaili, Fatima-zohra (19 November 2025). "2025 CAF Awards: Othmane Maamma Wins Young African Player of the Year". Barlaman Today. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "Maamma wins Championship Player of the Month after impressive December". Watford Observer. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- ↑ Gamra, Farah Ben (2 May 2026). "Maamma Named Watford's Young Player of the Season". Morocco World News. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- 2005 births
- Living people
- People from Alès
- Footballers from Gard
- Moroccan men's footballers
- Morocco men's international footballers
- Morocco men's youth international footballers
- French men's footballers
- French sportspeople of Moroccan descent
- Men's association football forwards
- AC Arlésien players
- Montpellier HSC players
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- 21st-century Moroccan sportsmen
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- Watford F.C. players
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in England
- French expatriate sportspeople in England
