Gaëtan Bussmann

Gaëtan Bussmann
	Bussmann in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth	2 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Épinal, France
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Épinal
Number	24
Youth career
1997–2004	Épinal
2004–2010	Metz
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2015	Metz II
2010–2015	Metz
2012	→ Épinal (loan)
2015–2019	Mainz 05
2018	→ SC Freiburg (loan)
2018	→ SC Freiburg II (loan)
2018–2019	Mainz 05 II
2019	Guingamp B
2019–2020	Guingamp
2020–2022	Erzgebirge Aue
2022–2024	Nancy
2024–	Épinal
International career
2009	France U18
2009–2010	France U19
2011	France U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 August 2024

Gaëtan Bussmann (born 2 February 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays for Championnat National 2 club Épinal.^[1] He plays as a left-back and is also capable of playing in the centre of defence. Bussmann is a French youth international and has represented his nation at U18 and U19 level. He was a part of the team that won the 2010 European U19 Championship on home soil.

Career

Early career and Metz

Born in Épinal, Bussmann began his career at hometown club Épinal and joined Metz in 2004 at the age of 13. While in the club's youth academy, he won the 2009–10 Coupe Gambardella after the club's under-19 team defeated Sochaux 5–4 on penalties in the final.^[2] On 4 June 2010, Bussmann signed his first professional contract agreeing to a five-year deal with Metz until June 2015.^[3] He made his professional debut on 20 August 2010 in a league match against Vannes starting in the left back position.^[4]

Mainz 05

In August 2015, Bussmann left Metz to join German Bundesliga side Mainz 05 for a transfer fee of believed to be €1 million. He signed a two-year contract including an extension option and replaced Park Joo-ho who had moved from Mainz to Borussia Dortmund.^[5]

In January 2018, Bussmann joined league rivals SC Freiburg on loan until the end of the season. Freiburg were also given an option to sign him permanently.^[6] He did not make an appearance during his half season there.^[7]

In summer 2018, Bussmann returned to Mainz 05. On 29 September, he earned his first Bundesliga match after 574 days, deputising for Aarón who had played the first five matches of the season.^[7]

Nancy

On 22 July 2022, Bussmann signed a two-year contract with Nancy.^[8]

Career statistics

As of 22 July 2022^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Metz II	2010–11	CFA	11	3	—		—		—		11	3
	2011–12	CFA	10	0	—		—		—		10	0
	2014–15	CFA	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Total		22	3	—		—		—		22	3
Metz	2010–11	Ligue 2	12	0	4	0	0	0	—		16	0
	2011–12	Ligue 2	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2012–13	National	35	4	2	0	3	2	—		40	6
	2013–14	Ligue 2	36	4	0	0	0	0	—		36	4
	2014–15	Ligue 1	31	2	2	0	1	0	—		34	2
	2015–16	Ligue 2	4	1	0	0	2	1	—		6	2
	Total		120	11	8	0	6	3	—		134	14
Épinal (loan)	2011–12	National	18	1	0	0	0	0	—		18	1
Mainz 05	2015–16	Bundesliga	13	1	0	0	—		—		13	1
	2016–17	Bundesliga	14	0	1	0	—		5^[a]	0	20	0
	2017–18	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2018–19	Bundesliga	1	0	1	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		28	1	2	0	—		5	0	35	1
SC Freiburg (loan)	2017–18	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
SC Freiburg II (loan)	2017–18	Regionalliga	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Mainz 05 II	2018–19	Regionalliga	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
Guingamp II	2019–20	National 2	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Guingamp	2019–20	Ligue 2	8	0	1	0	0	0	—		9	0
Erzgebirge Aue	2020–21	2. Bundesliga	15	1	0	0	—		—		15	1
	2021–22	2. Bundesliga	17	1	0	0	—		—		17	1
	Total		32	2	0	0	—		—		32	2
Nancy	2022–23	National	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			234	18	11	0	6	3	5	0	256	21

^ Appearances in the Europa League

Honours

Metz

Coupe Gambardella: 2009–10^{[citation needed]}

France U19

UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2010^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Gaëtan Bussmann at WorldFootball.net
^ "Sochaux v. Metz Match Report" (in French). French Football Federation. Archived from the original on 6 July 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
^ "Bussman passe pro" (in French). L'Equipe. 4 June 2010. Archived from the original on 11 August 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
^ "Metz v. Vannes Match Report" (in French). L'Equipe. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Mainz 05 verpflichtet Bussmann" [Mainz 05 signs Bussmann] (in German). sport1.de. 30 August 2015. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015.
^ "Freiburg holt Bussmann aus Mainz". kicker Online (in German). 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Bussmann: Comeback nach 574 Tagen". kicker Online (in German). 1 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
^ "Un renfort en attaque" (in French). Nancy. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
^ Gaëtan Bussmann at Soccerway

External links

FC Metz club profile
Gaëtan Bussmann – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)

[UEL-10] Appearances in the Europa League

[WF-1] Gaëtan Bussmann at WorldFootball.net

[2] "Sochaux v. Metz Match Report" (in French). French Football Federation. Archived from the original on 6 July 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.

[3] "Bussman passe pro" (in French). L'Equipe. 4 June 2010. Archived from the original on 11 August 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.

[4] "Metz v. Vannes Match Report" (in French). L'Equipe. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] "Mainz 05 verpflichtet Bussmann" [Mainz 05 signs Bussmann] (in German). sport1.de. 30 August 2015. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015.

[6] "Freiburg holt Bussmann aus Mainz". kicker Online (in German). 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

[firstapp-7] "Bussmann: Comeback nach 574 Tagen". kicker Online (in German). 1 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.

[8] "Un renfort en attaque" (in French). Nancy. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.

[9] Gaëtan Bussmann at Soccerway

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