Paris Musketeers

Paris Musketeers
Based in	Paris, France
Stadium	Stade Jean Bouin
Established	2023
Division	West Division
Colors	Navy blue, red, grey, white    
Website	https://www.parismusketeers.com/

Uniform of the Paris Musketeers football team in 2024.

The Paris Musketeers are an American football team based in Paris, France, that plays in the European League of Football (ELF).

History

Paris was announced on September 23, 2022 as the final new location for the 2023 season, alongside Prague. The name and logo of the new franchise were announced on January 23, 2023. Initially, the franchise operated under the name Paris Saints until the name change to Paris Musketeers was announced on February 27, 2023.

On November 10, 2022, the team introduced its first two players, Mamadou Sy and Mamadou Doumbouya, both of whom had started playing football in Paris. On November 14, the team added its first U.S. player, Kyle Sweet. Sweet played for the Barcelona Dragons in 2022. He led the league in those three categories with 1561 yards and 17 touchdowns on 115 passes and was named Offensive Player of the Year. In Paris, as in Barcelona, he played with Zach Edwards. The quarterback led the league in passing yards and passing touchdowns in 2022 and was MVP of the week twice.

On March 13, 2023, it was announced that the Stade Jean-Bouin would become the Musketeers' playing venue

2023 Season

The Musketeers won their first game on June 3, 2023 at the Cologne Centurions with 24:17. In their first home game, however, they lost 20:29 to the Stuttgart Surge. This was followed by two more defeats and the first home win against the Hamburg Sea Devils in week 5. The team slowly found its feet and was able to keep the game against the Frankfurt Galaxy in week 8 open until shortly before the end of the game, losing 21:23 with a field goal four seconds before the end. The Parisians were able to win the last four games clearly. They ended up with six wins and six defeats and finished the season in third place in the Western Conference, missing out on the play-offs.

2024 Season

In the 2023/24 offseason, the Musketeers were able to bring in more French players from other ELF teams. Among others, they signed ELF Defensive Player of the Year Macéo Beard from the Helvetic Guards and All Star Anthony Mahoungou from the ELF champion Rhein Fire. Due to the 2024 Summer Olympics, the Musketeers had to play all six home games in the first six weeks - the home Stade Jean-Bouin serves as the "German House" during the Olympics. The Musketeers recorded ten wins in the regular season. Their only two defeats came against the champions Rhein Fire. Paris thus entered the playoffs in second place in the Western Conference. They had home court in the wild card round, but the game against the Munich Ravens had to be played in Valenciennes in northern France due to the 2024 Summer Paralympics taking place in Paris at the same time. With a narrow 40:37 victory, the Musketeers advanced to the semi-finals, where the Vienna Vikings awaited. They were clearly defeated 31:47 in Vienna.

2025 Season

Head Coach Mattioli was extended early for the 2025 season. However, he resigned in November 2024 to return to the USA.

Stadium

The Stade Jean-Bouin is a multi-purpose stadium in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France. The 19,904 capacity facility is located across the street from the much larger Parc des Princes, and is used mostly for rugby union and association football matches. It is the home stadium of Stade Français and FC Versailles.

Players

Top Players

Quarterback	Year	G	COMP	ATT	CMP%	YDS	TD	INT	SCK
Zachary Edwards	2023	12	258	435	59.3	3096	30	12	36

Receiver	Year	G	RRC	TGT	YDS	CTCH %	YPG	YPC	LNG	TD	TD/G
Kyle Sweet	2023	12	77	120	851	64.2	70.9	11.1	70	7	0.6
Adria Botella Moreno	2023	12	58	83	619	69.9	51.6	10.7	45	8	0.7
Rémi Bertellin	2023	12	40	60	608	66.7	50.7	15.2	57	5	0.4

Running	Year	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	YPG	LNG	TD	TD/G	FMB	FML
Zachary Edwards	2023	12	124	569	4.6	47.4	27	7	0.6	10	2
Jason Aguemon	2023	12	73	333	4.6	27.8	27	2	0.2	1	1

2024 Roster

2024 Paris Musketeers roster

	Quarterbacks  1 Zach Edwards 🇺🇸 Running backs  2 Jason Aguemon 🇫🇷 21 Jean-Charles Moukouri 🇫🇷 45 Chris Voumbo 🇫🇷 Wide receivers  5 Rémi Bertellin 🇫🇷  6 Austin Mitchell 🇺🇸 10 Jefferson Alexandre 🇫🇷 11 Anthony Mahoungou 🇫🇷 12 Hugo Tekedam 🇫🇷 13 Florian Larose 🇫🇷 14 Cheikhou Sow 🇫🇷 85 Sirac Kougnalo 🇫🇷 88 Francois Bremond 🇫🇷 Tight ends 81 Kevin Mwamba 🇫🇷 84 Ianis Cherideu 🇫🇷		Offensive linemen 50 Nabil Marzougui C 🇫🇷 63 Lewis Thomas 🇬🇧  65 Jeremy Gasparro 🇫🇷 68 Sacramento Pollys 🇧🇷  70 Nyohor Badiane 🇫🇷 71 Thomas Fileccia 🇫🇷 72 Wally-Molla Camara 🇫🇷 73 Elyes Saoui 🇫🇷 74 Olivier Bordin 🇫🇷 75 Laic Vontie 🇫🇷 77 Toby Lettman 🇬🇧  78 Max Gaye 🇫🇷 Defensive linemen 17 Randy Abandzounou 🇫🇷 43 Jack Loew 🇦🇺  44 Stanley Zeregbe 🇫🇷 55 Mamadou Sy 🇫🇷 80 Ali Hayek DE 🇫🇷 89 Jordan Avissey 🇫🇷 90 Vincent Buffet 🇫🇷 91 Aslan Zetterberg 🇸🇪  91 Yohan Bique 🇫🇷 94 Valentin Gnahoua 🇫🇷 95 Chris Attoungbre 🇫🇷 97 Averdié Mizius 🇫🇷 98 Edwin Élio 🇫🇷 99 Willem Dendelé 🇫🇷		Linebackers  4 Digaan Gomis Katchanga 🇫🇷 19 Sofiane Khezami 🇫🇷 35 Paul Veritas 🇫🇷 40 Djilan Eustache 🇫🇷 41 Davidson Larochel 🇫🇷 42 Dauson Dales 🇺🇸 Defensive backs  3 Amir Kilani 🇫🇷  7 Macéo Beard 🇫🇷  9 Kenny Floret 🇫🇷 20 Wadjihe Said 🇫🇷 22 Jordy Adjetey 🇫🇷 23 Khefil Osseni 🇫🇷 26 Jean-Alphonse Edris 🇫🇷 27 Maeric Achiepi S 🇫🇷 28 Vincent Lemoine 🇫🇷 29 Kevin Querido Dias 🇫🇷 31 David Richardson 🇺🇸 36 Maxime Roger 🇫🇷 Special teams 30 Mathys Dupon K 🇫🇷   Romeo Lagozny LS 🇫🇷				Injured reserve  0 Chandler Jones 🇺🇸 Names with a strikethrough = season ending Rookies in italics Roster updated August 31, 2024 4 A-import, 5 E-import, 52 homegrown 61 active, 0 practice squad

2023 Roster

2023 Paris Musketeers roster

	Quarterbacks  1 Zach Edwards 🇺🇸  12 Hugo Tekedam 🇫🇷  16 Yassine Bouhmidi 🇫🇷 Running backs  2 Jason Aguemon 🇫🇷 33 Jason Bofunda 🇫🇷 45 Chris Voumbo 🇫🇷 Wide receivers  5 Rémi Bertellin 🇫🇷  7 Kyle Sweet 🇺🇸 11 Brandon Camara 🇫🇷 13 Florian Larose 🇫🇷 14 Cheikhou Sow 🇫🇷 15 Stéphane Fortes 🇫🇷 18 Jefferson Alexandre 🇫🇷 21 Aymeric Nicault-Carte 🇫🇷 87 Melvin Palin 🇫🇷 Tight ends  8 Adrià Botella Moreno 🇪🇸		Offensive linemen 52 Nabil Marzougui 🇫🇷 58 Pollys Sacramento 🇧🇷 59 Bruno Ribeiro 🇫🇷 52 Celestin Ngimbi 🇪🇸 62 Julien Kouakou 🇫🇷 63 Keanu Ebanks 🇬🇧 65 Washney Elas 🇫🇷 70 Nyohor Badiane 🇫🇷 72 Wally-Molla Camara 🇫🇷 78 Max Gaye 🇫🇷 Defensive linemen 17 Randy Abandzounou 🇫🇷 44 Stanley Zeregbe 🇫🇷 54 Jack Loew 🇦🇺 55 Mamadou Sy 🇫🇷 90 Vincent Buffet 🇫🇷 91 Yohan Bique 🇫🇷 97 Averdié Mizius 🇫🇷 98 Edwin Élio 🇫🇷 99 Willem Dendelé 🇫🇷		Linebackers  4 Digaan Gomis Katchanga 🇫🇷 19 Sofiane Khezami 🇫🇷 35 Paul Véritas 🇫🇷 40 Djilan Eustache 🇫🇷 42 Dauson Dales 🇺🇸 56 Giovanni Nanguy 🇫🇷 Defensive backs  3 Amir Kilani 🇫🇷  6 Ibel Ahidazan 🇫🇷  9 Kenny Floret 🇫🇷 20 Wadjihe Said 🇫🇷 22 Félix Proulx 🇮🇹 23 Khefil Osseni 🇫🇷 28 Vincent Lemoine 🇫🇷 31 David Richardson II CB 🇺🇸 36 Maxime Roger 🇫🇷 41 Davidson Larochel 🇫🇷 Special teams 25 Benjamin Bono K 🇫🇷				Injured reserve 24 Stephen Yepmo RB 🇫🇷 85 Steve Delaval WR 🇫🇷 77 Sébastien Jallier OT 🇫🇷 30 Cam Hilton CB 🇺🇸 Names with a strikethrough = season ending Practice squad 64 Ryan Iguedjtal 🇫🇷   Moustapha Diawara 🇮🇹 HG 94 Ali Hayek DE 🇫🇷 E-Imp 32 Marcus Thouant ILB 🇫🇷 Rookies in italics Roster updated 18 August 2023 4 A-import, 6 E-import, 42 homegrown 52 active, 4 practice squad

Staff

Head Coaches

Name	Tenure	Record			Titles
		W	L	T
Marc Mattioli	2023-present	27	12	0	-

2024 Staff

2024 Paris Musketeers staff

	Front office Owner – Les Mousquetaires de Paris SAS General manager – Marc-Angelo Soumah 🇫🇷 President – Frantzy Dorlean 🇫🇷 Directeur – Jason Johnson Directeur – Patrick Butler 🇺🇸 Directeur – John McKeon 🇺🇸 Director of Football Ops – Jessi Westering 🇺🇸 Director of Sports – John Booker Team Doctor – Mohammed Kutneh Offensive Analyst – Max Kössler Head coach Head coach – Marc Mattioli Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Max Kössler, John Booker Wide receivers – Max Kössler Offensive line – John Booker, Mac McWhorther Quarterbacks – n/a Running Backs - Jimmie Johnson III, John Booker Tight ends – Artchill Monney			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – n/a Defensive line – Matthew Beeler Linebackers – Rody Surpin Defensive backs – Arnaud Vidaller Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Jimmie Johnson III Assistant coaches Assistant Offensive coordinator – John Booker Assistant WR Coach – Artchill Monney Offensive line assistant – Loïc Soutenare Offensive analyst – Defensive backs assistant – Benjamin Caumeil Head strength and conditioning - Arnaud Vidaller updated April 29, 2024

Total record

	Games	Win	Loss	Win %	P+	P-	PDiff
Paris Musketeers	26	17	9	0.654	798	603	+195

Record per Season

Season	Conference	Rank	Games	Win	Loss	Win %	P+	P-	Playoffs
2023	Western	3	12	6	6	0.500	320	277
2024	Western	2	12	10	2	0.833	407	242	Wild card round vs Munich Ravens 40-37 Semi final @ Vienna Vikings 31-47

Record per Opponent

	Games	Win	Loss	Win %	P+	P-	PDiff
Cologne Centurions	4	4	0	1.000	181	61	+120
Barcelona Dragons	2	2	0	1.000	87	15	+72
Hamburg Sea Devils	4	4	0	1.000	138	74	+64
Madrid Bravos	2	2	0	1.000	44	25	+19
Berlin Thunder	2	2	0	1.000	75	64	+11
Munich Ravens	1	1	0	1.000	40	37	+3
Frankfurt Galaxy	4	2	2	0.500	103	85	+18
Vienna Vikings	1	0	1	0.000	31	47	-16
Stuttgart Surge	2	0	2	0.000	26	43	-17
Rhein Fire	4	0	4	0.000	73	152	-79

Source: https://elfdata.eu/