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Jérémy Mathieu
French footballer (born 1983) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jérémy Mathieu (born 29 October 1983) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or a left-back.[5][6][7]
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![]() Mathieu in 2008 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jérémy Mathieu[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1983-10-29) 29 October 1983 (age 40)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Luxeuil-les-Bains, France | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back, left-back[4] | ||
Youth career | |||
1992–1996 | JS Froideconche | ||
1996–2002 | Sochaux | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2005 | Sochaux | 86 | (9) |
2005–2009 | Toulouse | 86 | (5) |
2009–2014 | Valencia | 126 | (6) |
2014–2017 | Barcelona | 62 | (3) |
2017–2020 | Sporting CP | 71 | (6) |
Total | 431 | (29) | |
International career | |||
2000–2001 | France U18 | 7 | (0) |
2001–2002 | France U19 | 3 | (1) |
2002–2006 | France U21 | 6 | (2) |
2011–2016 | France | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Mathieu made 172 Ligue 1 appearances across seven seasons, split equally between Sochaux and Toulouse. He played five seasons in La Liga with Valencia before joining Barcelona in 2014, where he won the treble in his first season.
An international for France from 2011 to 2016, Mathieu was selected in the squad to represent France at UEFA Euro 2016 but dropped out with injury.