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{{short description|Togolese footballer (born 1988)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Matthieu Dossevi
| image = Dnepr-Olimpiakos (4).jpg
| caption = Dossevi playing for [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]]
| fullname = Matthieu Cangni Dossevi<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=30&kisiId=2292890 |title=Matthieu Cangni Dossevi |publisher=Turkish Football Federation |access-date=20 December 2020}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|2|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Chambray-les-Tours]], France
| height = 1.72 m
| position = [[Winger (association football)|Winger]]
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber = 
| youthyears1 = 1995–2005
| youthclubs1 = [[Tours FC|Tours]]
| youthyears2 = 2005–2008
| youthclubs2 = [[Le Mans Union Club 72|Le Mans]]
| years1 = 2008–2010
| clubs1 = [[Le Mans Union Club 72|Le Mans]]
| caps1 = 44
| goals1 = 6
| years2 = 2010–2014
| clubs2 = [[FC Valenciennes|Valenciennes]]
| caps2 = 111
| goals2 = 10
| years3 = 2014–2016
| clubs3 = [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]]
| caps3 = 28
| goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2015–2016
| clubs4 = → [[Royal Standard de Liège|Standard Liège]] (loan)
| caps4 = 23
| goals4 = 5
| years5 = 2016–2018
| clubs5 = [[Royal Standard de Liège|Standard Liège]]
| caps5 = 25
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2017–2018
| clubs6 = → [[FC Metz|Metz]] (loan)
| caps6 = 31
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2018–2020
| clubs7 = [[FC Toulouse|Toulouse]]
| caps7 = 61
| goals7 = 5
| years8 = 2020–2021
| clubs8 = [[Denizlispor]]
| caps8 = 18
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2021–2022
| clubs9 = [[Amiens SC|Amiens]]
| caps9 = 8
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2022–2023
| clubs10 = [[FC Versailles 78|Versailles]]
| caps10 = 11
| goals10 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2008–2009
| nationalteam1 = [[France national under-20 football team|France U20]]
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2010–2011
| nationalteam2 = [[France national under-21 football team|France U21]]
| nationalcaps2 = 7
| nationalgoals2 = 3
| nationalyears3 = 2014–2020
| nationalteam3 = [[Togo national football team|Togo]]
| nationalcaps3 = 33
| nationalgoals3 = 5
| club-update = 24 March 2023
| nationalteam-update = 17 November 2020
}}
'''Matthieu Cangni Dossevi''' (born 12 February 1988) is a professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Winger (association football)|winger]]. Born in France, he played for the [[Togo national football team|Togo national team]].

==Career==
===Valenciennes===
Dossevi joined [[FC Valenciennes|Valenciennes]] from [[Le Mans Union Club 72|Le Mans]] in the summer of 2010 and played 110 times for them, scoring eleven goals for [[Ligue 1]]. On 18 March 2014, Dossevi stated that he would leave [[FC Valenciennes|Valenciennes]] at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://africafootballshop.com/dossevi-hints-valenciennes-exit/|title=Dossevi hints at Valenciennes exit|date=18 March 2014|publisher=africafootballshop.com}}</ref>

===Olympiacos===
In July 2014, Dossevi signed for the Greek champions [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiakos]], for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{cite web|title=N'Dinga et Dossevi à l'Olympiakos|url=http://foot123.fr/Articles/Football/ndinga-et-dossevi-a-lolympiakos/f231d66dbd.c7a81c8f41.9ed81880af.5388f9b24b|website=Foot123.fr|accessdate=5 September 2017|language=French|date=8 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.axortagos.gr/arthur-masuaku-and-matthieu-dossevi-sign-with-olympiacos-fc-video.html|title=Arthur Masuaku and Matthieu Dossevi Sign With Olympiacos FC|date=8 July 2014|publisher=www.axortagos.gr|access-date=1 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923181016/http://www.axortagos.gr/arthur-masuaku-and-matthieu-dossevi-sign-with-olympiacos-fc-video.html|archive-date=23 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

While former manager [[Míchel (footballer, born 1963)|Michel]] had been reluctant to play him regularly, new manager [[Vítor Pereira (footballer, born 1968)|Vítor Pereira]] used him twice in a row in the starting line-up and Dossevi proved his quality by scoring  against both [[Skoda Xanthi]] and [[Panetolikos]] in the [[Super League Greece]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sdna.gr/gr/podosfairo/superleague/olympiacos/arthro/8800/dossevi-back-into-olympiakos-form/|title=Dossevi back into Olympiakos form|date=19 January 2015|publisher=www.sdna.gr|access-date=1 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419151800/http://www.sdna.gr/gr/podosfairo/superleague/olympiacos/arthro/8800/dossevi-back-into-olympiakos-form/|archive-date=19 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Standard Liège (loan)====
On 1 September 2015, he signed a one-year contract with [[Standard Liège]] on loan from [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiakos]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mercato365.com/etranger/monde/standard-liege-m-dossevi-et-s-yatabare-en-pret-1263490.shtml|publisher=www.mercato365.com|language=French|date=1 September 2015|title=Standard Liège : M.Dossevi et S.Yatabaré en prêt}}</ref>

===Standard Liège===
In January 2016, [[Standard Liège]] exercised its option to sign Dossevi permanently until the summer of 2020, for a transfer fee of €1.3 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sdna.gr/news-english/article/160002/standard-liege-bought-dossevi-olympiakos |publisher=www.sdna.gr|language=English|date=22 January 2016 |title=Standard Liege bought Dossevi from Olympiakos}}</ref>

====FC Metz (loan)====
On 31 August 2017, he signed a season-long contract with [[Ligue 1]] club [[FC Metz]] on loan from [[Standard Liège]] while Metz was given an option to purchase the player at the end of the season,<ref>{{cite news|title=Football : Matthieu Dossevi prêté au FC Metz|url=http://www.republicain-lorrain.fr/sports/2017/08/31/football-matthieu-dossevi-prete-au-fc-metz|accessdate=8 September 2017|work=Le Républicain Lorraine|date=31 August 2017|language=French}}</ref> and Metz definitively bought Dossevi on 30 May for a transfer fee of €3 million, even though they were relegated to the [[Ligue 2|French second tier]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.foot-national.com/foot-metz-option-levee-pour-dossevi-off-107928.html|title=Metz : Option levée pour Dossevi (off)|last=foot-national.com|date=30 May 2018|work=Foot National|access-date=30 May 2018|language=fr}}</ref>

===Toulouse===
On 3 August 2018, Dossevi signed for [[FC Toulouse|Toulouse]] on a two-year contract, having been the third best passer of the [[2017-18 Ligue 1|previous season]] behind [[Neymar]] and [[Florian Thauvin]]. The transfer fee paid to Standard Liège was reported as €2.5 million.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Matthieu-dossevi-metz-signe-a-toulouse-officiel/927800|title=Matthieu Dossevi (Metz) signe à Toulouse (officiel)|date=3 August 2018|publisher=www.lequipe.fr|language=fr}}</ref> He left the club upon the expiration of his contract and following Toulouse's relegation from [[Ligue 1]] at the end of the [[2019–20 Ligue 1|2019–20 season]].

===Amiens===
On 31 August 2021, he joined [[Amiens SC|Amiens]] on a one-season deal.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Amiens SC|Amiens]]|url=http://www.amiensfootball.com/blog/article/matthieu-dossevi-est-amienois-11722|title=MATTHIEU DOSSEVI EST AMIÉNOIS !|date=31 August 2021|language=fr}}</ref>

==International career==
The French-born player has featured for the French under-20 and U-21 national teams, but is now a member of the [[Togo national football team|Togolese national team]], for which he was called up to the [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification|2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers]].

===International goals===
{{Updated|match played 12 November 2017}}<ref name=SW>{{Soccerway|mathieu-dossevi/39351}}</ref>

:''Scores and results list Togo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dossevi goal''.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Matthieu Dossevi
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col" data-sort-type="date"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Cap
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
|align="center"|1
|27 May 2016||[[Stade de Kégué]], [[Lomé]], Togo||align="center"|10||{{fb|Zambia}}||align="center"|1–0||align="center"|1–0||[[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
|align="center"|2
|4 September 2016||Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo||align="center"|12||{{fb|DJI}}||align="center"|2–0||align="center"|5–0||[[2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group A|2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]]
|-
|align="center"|3
|20 January 2017||[[Stade d'Oyem]], [[Oyem]], Gabon||align="center"|16||{{fb|MAR}}||align="center"|1–0||align="center"|1–3||[[2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group C|2017 Africa Cup of Nations]]
|-
|align="center"|3
|31 August 2017||[[Stade Adrar]], [[Agadir]], Morocco||align="center"|18||{{fb|NIG}}||align="center"|2–0||align="center"|2–0||Friendly
|-
|align="center"|5
|12 November 2017||Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo||align="center"|21||{{fb|MRI}}||align="center"|1–0||align="center"|6–0||Friendly
|}

==Personal life==
Dossevi and his brother [[Thomas Dossevi|Thomas]], a Togolese [[Togo national football team|international]] footballer, are the sons of [[Pierre-Antoine Dossevi]], who played for [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] in the 70s. His uncle [[Othniel Dossevi|Othniel]], another former PSG footballer, is the father of [[pole vault]]er [[Damiel Dossevi]], who competes for France.

==Honours==
'''Olympiacos'''
*[[Super League Greece]]:  [[2014–15 Super League Greece|2014–15]]
*[[Greek Football Cup|Greek Cup]]: [[2014–15 Greek Football Cup|2014–15]]

'''Standard Liège'''
*[[Belgian Cup]]: [[2015–16 Belgian Cup|2015–16]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Soccerway}}
*{{LFP|id=dossevi-mathieu}}

{{Togo squad 2017 Africa Cup of Nations}}

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