Paris Musketeers

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

Paris Musketeers

Established	2022 (2022)
Based in	Paris, France
Home stadium	Stade Robert Bobin
Head coach	Jack Del Rio
Team president	John McKeon
League	European League of Football (ELF)
Division	Western Conference
Colors	Navy blue, red, gray, white
Website	parismusketeers.com
Current uniform
2025 Paris Musketeers season

History

The Paris franchise was announced on 23 September 2022 via a press statement, together with the Prague Lions for the 2023 European League of Football expansion.^[1] The team is owned and operated by the capital group named Les Mousquetaires de Paris and is based in Rosny-sous-Bois, east of Paris. The team name Saints, logo and colors of the franchise were unveiled on 23 January 2023.^[2] At that point they were temporarily known as the Paris Football Team. On 27 February 2023, the organization announced, that the official name would be the Musketeers.^[3]

The first head coach of the franchise was former Vanderbilt Commodores' defensive secondary coach Marc Mattioli.^[4][5]

On 20 November 2022, a recruitment camp was held with around 240 French and international players in attendance. French nationals Mamadou Sy and Mamadou Doumbouya,^[6] were selected for the team, with both having their origins from the national league champion La Courneuve Flash.^[7] Further building blocks of the roster consists of the first ever franchise quarterback Zach Edwards,^[8] coming from the Barcelona Dragons.

On 7 September 2024, the team made its first post-season appearance which resulted in a loss against the Vienna Vikings. Mattoli left the team to become the defensive coordinator for Kennesaw State, an American college football team following the 2024 season.^[9] Former NFL head coach, Jack Del Rio, was hired on 17 January 2025, as the next head coach of the team.^[10]

Season-by-season

Season	Head coach	Regular season					Postseason				Result
		GP	Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	GP	Won	Lost	Win %
2023	Marc Mattioli	12	6	6	.500	3rd (Western)	DNQ
2024		12	10	2	.833	2nd (Western)	1	0	1	.000	L Semifinals vs. Vienna

Stadium

The Musketeers held their tryout at the Paris La Défense Arena with a capacity of 30,680 seats. On 13 March 2023, the franchise announced the Stade Jean Bouin in the 16th arrondissement of Paris as their home field for the 2023 season.^[11][12] On 29 April 2025, the Musketeers announced their move to Stade Robert Bobin in Bondoufle as their home stadium for the 2025 season.^[13]

Roster

Paris Musketeers roster

	Quarterbacks  8 Jaylon Henderson QB Running backs 28 Jason Bofunda  7 Nicolas Khandar 21 Jean-Charles Moukouri Wide receivers 11 Jefferson Alexandre 84 Noa Badibanga  5 Rémi Bertellin 18 Stéphane Fortes 13 Florian Larose 85 Sirac Kougnaglo  6 Austin Mitchell  1 Anthony Mahoungou 14 Cheikhou Sow 88 Martin Teham 12 Hugo Tekedam Tight ends 89 Liam Ward		Offensive linemen 70 Nyohor Badiane G 65 Jeremy Gasparro C 78 Max Gaye T 70 Jonas Hagerup T 62 Julien Kouakou T 50 Nabil Marzougui C 76 Elton Mendes T 73 Elyes Saoui G 63 Lewis Thomas G 75 Laïc Vontie T Defensive linemen 17 Randy Abandzounou DE 15 Artis DeMarco DE 99 Willem Dendele DT 90 Valentin Gnahoua DE 45 Jaurés Goké DE 58 Lance Leota DT 43 Jack Loew DT 97 Averdié Mizius DT 44 Stanley Zeregbe DE 95 Aslan Zetterberg DE		Linebackers  4 Digaan Gomis MLB 31 Kadel King MLB 41 Davidson Larochel OLB 33 Oliver Obolela 35 Paul Véritas Defensive backs 27 Maeric Achiepi SS 20 Jordy Adjetey CB 24 Jean Aubert CB 26 Jean-Alphonse Edris  2 Souleymane Karamoko FS  3 Amir Kilani SS  0 Jamalcolm Liggins CB 10 Widmael Petion CB 29 Kevin Querido SS 36 Maxime Roger CB 20 Wadjihe Said CB Special teams 30 Mathys Dupont K				Reserve lists 72 Wally Camara G -- Yanis Polin RB Practice squad 74 Olivier Bordin T 34 Noe Geremias ILB 19 Sofiane Khezami LB 25 Fara Mendy FS 81 Kevin Mwamba TE 59 Bruno Ribeiro G 28 Judson Saint Louis Saintervil RB 55 Mamadou Sy DT 23 Chris Voumbo RB Rookies in italics Roster updated July 24, 2025 4 A-import, 5 E-import, 44 homegrown 53 active, 9 practice squad

Staff

• Head coach/defensive coordinator – Jack Del Rio
• Offensive Coordinator – Luke Del Rio ^[14]
• Co-offensive coordinator/offensive line – John Booker
• Pass game coordinator/quarterbacks/wide receivers – Maximilian Koessler
• Special teams coordinator/running backs – Jimmie Johnson III
• Linebackers – Frank Blateri
• Defensive line – Matthew Beeler
• Tight ends – Artchill Monney
• Defensive backs – Arnaud Vidaller
• Assistant offensive line – Quentin Danès
• Assistant linebackers – Corentin Mingam-Piguillem