Massolin is a youth product of the French clubs Moulins, Evian Thonon, and US Annemasse Gaillard, before finishing his youth training at the Swiss club Meyrin. On 10 July 2021, he joined Moulins Yzeure in the Championnat National 2 where he began his senior career.[1] On 16 June 2022, he transferred to the Ligue 2 side Clermont.[2] He made his professional debut with Clermont as a late substitute in a 3–1 loss to Brest on 23 October 2022.[3]
Massolin is the son of the former footballer Richard Massolin. Through his father, he is of Martiniquais, Malagasy and Spanish descent.[5] He wears the number 97 as a nod to his Martiniquais roots, who's regional code is 972.[6]
^"YANIS MASSOLIN EST BORAIN" [YANIS MASSOLIN IS BORAIN] (in French). Francs Borains. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^à 00h00, Par Stéphane Corby Le 18 janvier 2008 (January 17, 2008). "Richard Massolin, le dragon". leparisien.fr.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
