Steve Michel Mounié (born 29 September 1994) is a Beninese professional footballer who plays as a striker for club FC Augsburg and the Benin national team.
Club career Montpellier Mounié is a Montpellier youth academy graduate. He made his first team debut on 28 October 2014 in a 2014–15 Coupe de la Ligue round of 32 home match against Ajaccio, replacing Jean Deza after 86 minutes; Montpellier lost the match 1–0.
On 31 August 2015, Mounié was loaned to Nîmes of Ligue 2 for the rest of the 2015–16 season. He was the club's top scorer for the season, with 11 goals in 33 competitive matches, all of them scored during the league campaign.
On 29 June 2016, Mounié extended his contract with Montpellier by two years to 30 June 2019.
On 11 March 2017, Mounié scored for the fifth consecutive Ligue 1 match in a 3–2 home loss to Nantes; it was his 13th league goal of the season.
Huddersfield Town On 5 July 2017, Mounié joined newly promoted Premier League club Huddersfield Town on a four-year deal for a club record fee of €13 million (£11.5 million) plus add-ons. The record fee surpassed the previous record £8 million (initial fee) that the club spent on Aaron Mooy from Manchester City a week earlier.
Mounié made his competitive debut on 12 August 2017, scoring twice in Huddersfield's first match in the division, a 3–0 win at Crystal Palace. On 11 February 2018, he scored, assisted Mooy and forced an own goal in a 4–1 home win over AFC Bournemouth.
Brest On 9 September 2020, Mounié signed with Ligue 1 side Brest.
FC Augsburg On 5 July 2024, Mouniè joined Bundesliga side FC Augsburg on a three-year contract.
International career Mouniè played for Benin national team at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations where the team reached the quarter-finals.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMontpellier2014–15Ligue 1000010102015–16200000202016–17351410213815Total371410314115Nîmes (loan)2015–16Ligue 2321110003311Huddersfield Town2017–18Premier League28732003192018–1931210003222019–20Championship3081010328Total891752109519Brest2020–21Ligue 135921—37102021–2235931—38102022–2323620—2562023–2432631—357Total125301030013533FC Augsburg2024–25Bundesliga16110—1712025–260011—11Total16121—182Alanyaspor (loan)2025–26Süper Lig21247—259Career total2307523134137789
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsBenin20152020163120174020184120191252020312021932022522023832024103202593202621Total7123
Scores and results list Benin's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mounié goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Steve MouniéNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 23 March 2016 Juba Stadium, Juba, South Sudan 2–0 2–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification2 17 November 2018 Independence Stadium, Bakau, Gambia 1–0 1–3 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification3 24 March 2019 Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin 2–1 2–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification4 18 June 2019 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 1–0 3–1 Friendly5 2–16 3–17 13 October 2019 Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo, Benin 1–1 2–2 Friendly8 11 October 2020 Estádio Pina Manique, Lisbon, Portugal 2–0 2–0 Friendly9 2 September 2021 Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification10 7 October 2021 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification11 11 November 2021 Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin 2–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification12 24 March 2022 Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey 4–0 4–0 Friendly13 29 March 2022 Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey 1–1 1–1 Friendly14 22 March 2023 Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin 1–1 1–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification15 9 September 2023 Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique 1–0 2–3 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification16 18 November 2023 Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa 1–2 1–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification17 10 June 2024 Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 2–1 2–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification18 10 September 2024 Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 1–1 2–1 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification19 11 October 2024 Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 1–0 3–0 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification20 20 March 2025 Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa 1–0 2–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification21 5 September 2025 Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 1–0 1–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification22 9 September 2025 Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 1–0 4–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification23 31 March 2026 Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco 1–0 1–0 Friendly
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