Samy Mmaee: Dinamo Zagrebs MoroccoBelgium defender linked with Pafos move

MoroccoBelgium centre-back Samy Mmaee is being linked with a summer move from Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb to Cypriot club Pafos, with his contractual situation raising the prospect he could be available as a free agent.

The 29-year-old, valued at 450,000 on Transfermarkt, has emerged as a target for the Cyprus League outfit according to the latest rumour listings, although the reported probability of the transfer remains unclear and is listed as ?. Dinamo have no publicly documented contract expiry date for the defender, fuelling speculation that a low-cost deal or free transfer could be possible.

Mmaee only returned to Dinamo on 30 June 2026 after a loan spell at Qarabag FK in Azerbaijan during the 2025-26 campaign, a move that followed his 2024 switch to Zagreb from Hungarian champions Ferencvarosi TC. His recent trajectory has been marked by a steady decline in market value from a peak of 2.5m at Ferencvaros in early 2023 to 450,000 this June while at Qarabag.

The 1.88m right-footed centre-back, born in Halle on 8 September 1996, has built a career across several European leagues. After coming through the ranks at KAA Gent and Standard Liege, he had spells with MVV Maastricht in the Netherlands, Sint-Truidense VV in Belgium, Ferencvaros in Hungary, Qarabag in Azerbaijan and now Dinamo Zagreb in Croatias SuperSport HNL.

Recent data does not list specific 2025-26 match statistics, and no individual game such as a particular opponent, date, scoreline or detailed performance for Mmaee is recorded in the supplied sources. What is clear is that he has accumulated experience in domestic title races and European qualifying rounds during his time with Ferencvaros and Dinamo.

If Pafos can turn this tentative interest into a concrete agreement, a move to Cyprus would offer Mmaee another change of environment at a key age, potentially reshaping the later phase of his career and how he is viewed in the European market.