Samy Mmaee was born on 8 September 1995 (age 30) and is a Moroccan central defender now with Dinamo Zagreb. He is an established professional rather than a name with any particular Celtic baggage, and his career has been built in steady steps rather than through one obvious breakthrough.
The spell that stands out from his early development came at MVV Maastricht in 2017-2018. That loan gave him regular football, and it remains his most productive league season, with three goals in 27 appearances. For a young defender, that sort of run tends to matter more than the usual promises made around potential.
Mmaee has since moved on to senior football at a higher level and is now part of Dinamo Zagreb’s squad. His market value is around £1.5m, according to Transfermarkt.
His career to this point is a fairly clear one: development through regular minutes away from home, then a move into more established first-team football, with Dinamo Zagreb his current club.
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