Yanis Massolin

Yanis Massolin
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-09-20) 20 September 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Moulins, France
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cagliari
(on loan from Inter Milan)
Number 79
Youth career
2007–2009 Moulins
2009–2016 Evian Thonon
2016–2018 US Annemasse Gaillard [fr]
2018–2020 Meyrin
2020–2021 → FC City (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Moulins Yzeure 11 (1)
2022–2023 Clermont II 7 (0)
2022–2023 Clermont 6 (0)
2023–2025 Francs Borains 42 (5)
2025–2026 Modena 14 (1)
2026– Inter Milan 0 (0)
2026 → Modena (loan) 14 (2)
2026– → Cagliari (loan) 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 October 2026

Yanis Massolin (born 20 September 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Cagliari, on loan from Inter Milan.

Career

Massolin is a youth product of the French clubs Moulins, Evian Thonon, and US Annemasse Gaillard [fr], before finishing his youth training at the Swiss club Meyrin. On 10 July 2021, he joined Moulins Yzeure in the Championnat National 2 where he began his senior career.

On 16 June 2022, he transferred to the Ligue 2 side Clermont. He made his professional debut with Clermont as a late substitute in a 3–1 loss to Brest on 23 October 2022.

On 5 September 2023, Massolin joined Francs Borains in the Belgian second-tier Challenger Pro League.

On 2 July 2025, Massolin moved to Modena in Serie B on a three-year contract, with an option for two more years. On 2 February 2026, it was announced that Massolin signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Serie A club Inter Milan. As part of the agreement, he was loaned back to Modena until the end of the season.

On 31 August 2026, Massolin joined Serie A side Cagliari on a season-long loan.

Personal life

Massolin is the son of the former footballer Richard Massolin, through whom he is of Martiniquais and Spanish descent. He is of Algerian descent though his mother. Massolin wore the number 97 at Clermont in 2022–23 as a nod to his Martiniquais roots, whose regional code is 972.

References

  1. ↑ Schoeffel, Fabio (11 July 2021). "Toulon, Moulins Yzeure : de jeunes joueurs signent en N2". Foot National (in French). Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "[OFFICIEL] Le jeune Yanis Massolin signe au Clermont Foot". www.radioscoop.com. 16 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Clermont - Brest : belle opération pour le Stade Brestois, le résumé du match". www.linternaute.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "YANIS MASSOLIN EST BORAIN" [YANIS MASSOLIN IS BORAIN] (in French). Francs Borains. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Calciomercato: Yanis Massolin è canarino" [Transfer Market: Yanis Massolin is a Canary] (in Italian). Modena. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Yanis Massolin joins Inter" (Press release). Inter Milan. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  7. ↑ "Yanis Massolin joins Cagliari" (Press release). Inter Milan. 31 August 2026. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  8. ↑ Corby, Stéphane (17 January 2008). "Richard Massolin, le dragon". Le Parisien (in French).
  9. ↑ D, Akram (24 February 2026). "Verts : Massolin a bien l'Algérie dans un coin de la tête". Football Algérien - DZFOOT.COM (in French). Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Jersey numbers: Who chose what and why!". Ligue1.com.