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Jean-Philippe Mateta
Mateta with Mainz 05 in 2020
Personal information
Full name Jean-Philippe Mateta[1]
Date of birth (1997-06-28) 28 June 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Sevran, France
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[3]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Crystal Palace
Number 14
Youth career
2006–2010 Olympique de Sevran
2010–2011 Sevran FC
2011–2014 Drancy
2014–2015 Châteauroux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Châteauroux B 13 (7)
2015–2016 Châteauroux 26 (13)
2016–2017 Lyon B 15 (5)
2016–2018 Lyon 2 (0)
2017–2018 → Le Havre (loan) 37 (19)
2018–2021 Mainz 05 67 (24)
2021–2022 → Crystal Palace (loan) 14 (2)
2021– Crystal Palace 97 (26)
International career‡
2017 France U19 3 (1)
2018–2019 France U21 11 (2)
2024 France Olympic 8 (7)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place Paris 2024 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:26, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:54, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Jean-Philippe Mateta (born 28 June 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Crystal Palace.

Mateta began his career with Châteauroux before signing for Ligue 1 side Lyon in 2016. Following a successful loan to second-division side Le Havre, he signed for Bundesliga club Mainz 05 in 2018, before joining Crystal Palace in 2021.

Mateta represented France internationally at under-19 and under-21 youth levels, and later featured in their Olympic team in Paris 2024, finishing as third-highest scorer of the tournament and winning a silver medal.

Early life

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Mateta was born in Sevran to a Congolese father[4] and a French mother.[5] His father is a former professional footballer who played in Congo and in Liège, Belgium.[6]

Club career

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Lyon

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In September 2016, Mateta signed for Ligue 1 side Lyon from Châteauroux on a five-year contract for a fee of €2 million with a further €3 million possible in bonuses. His former club also retained a 20% sell-on clause on the player.[7][8] Mateta made his debut for the Ligue 1 side on 21 September 2016 against Montpellier, replacing Maxwel Cornet after 76 minutes in a 5–1 home win.[9] He played his next match four months later in the Coupe de France, again coming on for Cornet against Montpellier, in the 76th minute of a 5–0 home win.[10] He made his first Ligue 1 start against AS Monaco on 23 April 2017. He played 65 minutes, before being replaced by Mathieu Valbuena in a 2–1 home loss.[11]

Le Havre (loan)

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In July 2017, he joined Ligue 2 side Le Havre on a season-long loan.[12] Mateta scored 19 goals in 37 Ligue 2 matches across the 2017–18 season.[13][14]

Mainz 05

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On 29 June 2018, Mateta joined Bundesliga club 1. FSV Mainz 05 on a four-year deal.[15] His arrival was the most expensive signing in club history.[16] Upon signing with the club, the player was compared favorably to former Mainz strikers Aristide Bancé and Adam Szalai as well as former 1. FC Köln and 1899 Hoffenheim player Anthony Modeste.[17]

On 5 April 2019, Mateta scored his first senior hat-trick in a 5–0 league victory over SC Freiburg.[18]

Crystal Palace

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2021–2023: Initial seasons

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On 21 January 2021, Mateta signed for English club Crystal Palace on an initial eighteen-month loan deal.[19] Crystal Palace reportedly paid a €3 million loan fee and secured an option to sign Mateta permanently for a further €15 million.[20] He made his debut on 8 February in a 2–0 away league defeat by Leeds United.[21] On 22 February 2021, Mateta scored his first goal for Palace, a backheel flick, in a 2–1 away league win over rivals Brighton & Hove Albion.[22] The deal was made permanent on 31 January 2022.[23]

During the 2022–23 season, Mateta was restricted to just six starts in the league, with Odsonne Édouard preferred as Crystal Palace's starting striker. On 1 April 2023, Mateta came off the bench scored a last-minute winner against Leicester City, ensuring Palace ended their thirteen-match Premier League winless run on Roy Hodgson's return to the club, and ended a personal run of 28 appearances without a goal.[24]

2023–24 season: Crystal Palace Player of the Year

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Mateta opened his account for the 2023–24 season on 29 August, scoring his first hat-trick for Crystal Palace against Plymouth Argyle in the second round of the 2023–24 EFL Cup, resulting in a 4–2 victory.[25] After scoring in back-to-back games against Manchester City and Liverpool in December 2023, Mateta was restored to the starting line-up following the appointment of manager Oliver Glasner in February 2024.[26] He scored four times in Glasner's first six matches in charge, taking his tally for the season into double digits, making it his highest-scoring season at Crystal Palace.[27]

In April 2024, he scored back-to-back braces in wins against West Ham United and Newcastle United; he was later nominated for Premier League Player of the Month for the first time in his career.[28] On 6 May, he scored in a 4–0 win over Manchester United, becoming the first Premier League player to score in each of a manager's first six home games for a club since Alan Shearer for Kevin Keegan in 1997, as well as Crystal Palace's first ever player to score in six consecutive top-flight home games, breaking Mark Bright's record of five.[29][30] The next day, Mateta was named the club's Player of the Year, becoming the first French recipient of the award.[31] On 19 May, Mateta scored his first Premier League hat-trick for the club, and the club's second ever Premier League hat-trick and first in nine years, in a 5–0 victory over Aston Villa, helping secure a top half of the table finish.[32] Additionally, he finished the season as his club's top scorer with 16 goals, achieving a new personal best in the Premier League.[33]

International career

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On 3 June 2024, Mateta was named in manager Thierry Henry's provisional France squad ahead of the Olympic Games in Paris.[34] Selected in the final squad as one of the three overage players, he scored the only goal in the quarter-final game against Argentina to send France to the next stage.[35] During the semi-final against Egypt, he scored two goals as France won 3–1.[36] He scored a 93rd-minute equaliser in the final against Spain to take the match to extra-time, though Spain won 5–3.[37]

Career statistics

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As of match played 9 November 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Châteauroux 2015–16 Championnat National 22 11 0 0 0 0 22 11
2016–17 4 2 0 0 1 3 5 5
Total 26 13 0 0 1 3 27 16
Lyon 2016–17 Ligue 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Le Havre (loan) 2017–18 Ligue 2 37 19 1 1 0 0 38 20
Mainz 05 2018–19 Bundesliga 34 14 2 0 — 36 14
2019–20 18 3 0 0 — 18 3
2020–21 15 7 2 3 — 17 10
Total 67 24 4 3 — 71 27
Crystal Palace (loan) 2020–21 Premier League 7 1 — — 7 1
Crystal Palace 2021–22[c] Premier League 22 5 5 2 1 0 28 7
2022–23 29 2 1 0 2 0 32 2
2023–24 35 16 2 0 2 3 39 19
2024–25 11 3 0 0 3 2 14 5
Total 104 27 8 2 8 5 120 34
Career total 236 83 14 6 8 6 258 97
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
  3. ^ Part of this season was spent on loan from Mainz 05

Honours

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France U23

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Updated squad lists for 2020/21 Premier League". Premier League. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Men's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024: Squad list" (PDF). FIFA. 24 July 2024. p. 4. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Jean-Philippe Mateta: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Mainz 05-Neuzugang Jean-Philippe Mateta will sich in der Bundesliga durchsetzen". Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  5. ^ Müller, Jan Christoph (12 June 2020). "Mainz 05: Spieler immer wieder Opfer rassistischer Beleidigungen – Verein positioniert sich". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). Frankfurter Rundschau GmbH. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  6. ^ Dinkelaker, Max (13 January 2019). ""Profi oder Untergang" ("Das hat ihn mental fertig gemacht")". 11 Freunde (in German). 11 Freunde GmbH & Co. KG. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  7. ^ Fortune, Gregory (16 September 2016). "Qui est Jean-Philippe Mateta, le nouvel attaquant de l'OL ?". RTL.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Communiqué : Jean-Philippe Mateta officiellement lyonnais". www.OL.fr (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Lyon vs. Montpellier - 21 September 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Lyon vs. Montpellier - 8 January 2017 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Lyon vs. Monaco - 23 April 2017 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  12. ^ Verstraete, Clément (22 July 2017). "Le Havre : Revoilà Jean-Philippe Mateta". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Jean-Philippe Mateta Soccerway Profile". soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  14. ^ Matthieu Pécot; Julien Duez (22 February 2019). "Jean-Philippe Mateta : " À Sevran, les insultes, c'est comme si tu disais bonjour "". sofoot.com (in French). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Mateta joins Mainz, will Newcastle regret failing to sign Frenchman?". HITC. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  16. ^ "Jean-Philippe Mateta to Mainz – The almost forgotten transfer". Fussballstadt. 2 August 2018. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  17. ^ "Jean-Philippe Mateta: Mainz's long-awaited successor to Adam Szalai". Bundesliga. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  18. ^ "Mateta is Mainz man as Nullfunfer hit five". FourFourTwo. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  19. ^ "Jean Philippe Mateta joins Crystal Palace". Crystal Palace FC. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  20. ^ "Crystal Palace complete Jean-Philippe Mateta loan deal". The Athletic. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  21. ^ Emons, Michael (8 February 2021). "Leeds 2-0 Crystal Palace: Jack Harrison and Patrick Bamford score in deserved win for hosts". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  22. ^ Sutcliffe, Steve (22 February 2021). "Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2 Crystal Palace: Late Christian Benteke goal stuns Seagulls". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  23. ^ "Jean-Philippe Mateta signs permanent deal". Crystal Palace F.C. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  24. ^ "Crystal Palace 2–1 Leicester City". BBC Sport. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  25. ^ Pilnick, Brent (29 August 2023). "Plymouth Argyle 2-4 Crystal Palace: Jean-Philippe Mateta scores hat-trick as Eagles come from 2-0 down". BBC. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  26. ^ "Jean-Philippe Mateta – Forward". Crystal Palace F.C.
  27. ^ "'Securing Mateta to a longer deal would be ideal for everyone'". BBC Sport. 10 April 2024.
  28. ^ "Mateta up for Premier League Player of the Month award". Crystal Palace F.C. 2 May 2024.
  29. ^ "Five things we loved from Palace's massive win over Manchester United". Crystal Palace F.C. 6 May 2024.
  30. ^ "Crystal Palace 4–0 Manchester United". BBC Sport. 7 May 2024.
  31. ^ a b "Jean-Philippe Mateta crowned Crystal Palace Player of the Season 23/24". Crystal Palace F.C. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  32. ^ Steinberg, Rachel (19 May 2024). "Jean-Philippe Mateta hat-trick ensures Crystal Palace end season on a high". The Independent. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  33. ^ Woosnam, Matt (31 May 2024). "Crystal Palace's player of the year: Jean-Philippe Mateta". The New York Times.
  34. ^ "France U21 manager Thierry Henry today announcement the players who will participate in France's preparations for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games". Ligue 1. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  35. ^ "Le but de Mateta contre l'Argentine qui qualifie la France en demi-finales en vidéo aux JO de Paris 2024". Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  36. ^ "France U23 3 Egypt U23 1". BBC Sport. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  37. ^ a b Ronay, Barney (9 August 2024). "Camello's extra-time double clinches football gold for Spain against France". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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