Blaise Matuidi
Blaise Matuidi (born 9 April 1987) is a French professional footballer. He plays as a midfielder for MLS club Inter Miami and the France national team.
 Matuidi with Paris Saint-Germain in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Blaise Matuidi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1987[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Toulouse, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3][4] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Inter Miami | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1998 | US Fontenay-sous-Bois | ||
| 1998–2001 | CO Vincennois | ||
| 2000–2003 | INF Clairefontaine | ||
| 2001–2004 | Créteil | ||
| 2004–2005 | Troyes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Troyes | 67 | (4) |
| 2007–2011 | Saint-Étienne | 132 | (3) |
| 2011–2017 | Paris Saint-Germain | 203 | (23) |
| 2017–2020 | Juventus | 86 | (6) |
| 2020- | Inter Miami CF | 86 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | France U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | France U21 | 25 | (0) |
| 2010– | France | 11 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 October 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2019 | |||
On 17 March 2020, Matuidi tested positive for COVID-19, amid its pandemic in Italy.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 October 2020[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[nb 1] | League Cup[nb 2] | Europe[nb 3] | Other[nb 4] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Troyes | 2004–05 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2006–07 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 67 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 69 | 4 | ||||
| Saint-Étienne | 2007–08 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | |||
| 2009–10 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 1 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 132 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 154 | 3 | |||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | — | 52 | 8 | |||
| 2013–14 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 7 | ||
| 2014–15 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 5 | ||
| 2015–16 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 5 | ||
| 2016–17 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 7 | ||
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 203 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 49 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 295 | 33 | ||
| Juventus | 2017–18 | Serie A | 32 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | – | – | 46 | 4 | |
| 2018–19 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 1 | |||
| Total | 98 | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 133 | 8 | |||
| Inter Miami | 2020 | MLS | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Career total | 511 | 36 | 42 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 81 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 662 | 48 | ||
International
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- As of 14 October 2019[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 13 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 14 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 84 | 9 | |
International goals
- As of match played 7 September 2019. France score listed first, score column indicates score after each Matuidi goal.[6]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 March 2014 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | 20 |  Netherlands |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 8 June 2014 | Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France | 23 |  Jamaica |
2–0 | 8–0 | |
| 3 | 6–0 | ||||||
| 4 | 20 June 2014 | Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil | 25 |  Switzerland |
2–0 | 5–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup |
| 5 | 7 September 2015 | Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France | 37 |  Serbia |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 6 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 7 | 25 March 2016 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam-Zuidoost, Netherlands | 42 | Netherlands |
3–2 | 3–2 | |
| 8 | 30 May 2016 | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France | 43 |  Cameroon |
1–0 | 3–2 | |
| 9 | 7 October 2017 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria | 59 |  Bulgaria |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Matuidi (centre) after winning the Coupe de la Ligue 2014
Paris Saint-Germain[6]
- Ligue 1: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
- Coupe de France: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
- Trophée des Champions: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Juventus[6]
France
Individual
- Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2012–13,[9] 2015–16
- French Player of the Year: 2015[10]
- Globe Soccer Awards Player Career Award: 2018[11]
Orders
Blaise Matuidi Media
Matuidi signing autographs in 2011
Matuidi playing for Paris Saint-Germain in 2011
Matuidi and his children posing with the FIFA World Cup Trophy, 2018
Notes
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Coppa Italia
- ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
- ↑ Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Super Cup
- ↑ Includes Trophée des Champions, Supercoppa Italiana, FIFA Club World Cup
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Décret du 31 décembre 2018 portant promotion et nomination" [Decree of 31 December 2018 on promotion and appointment]. Journal Officiel de la République Française (in français). 2019 (1). 1 January 2019. PRER1835394D. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ↑ "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ↑ UEFA.com. "Blaise Matuidi - Juventus - UCL". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ↑ "Ligue1.com - Player profile Blaise MATUIDI (Paris Saint-Germain)". www.ligue1.com. Archived from the original on 2019-07-16. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ↑ "Juventus: Matuidi has coronavirus". Football Italia. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "B. Matuidi". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ↑ Matuidi, Blaise at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (15 July 2018). "France 4–2 Croatia". BBC. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ↑ "2012/13 UNFP Awards". French Football Weekly. Archived from the original on 21 June 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ↑ Garin, Erik; Pierrend, José Luis (8 January 2015). "France – Footballer of the Year". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ↑ "Wall of Fame". Globe Soccer.com. Retrieved 28 December 2015.