Blaise Matuidi

Blaise Matuidi
	; Matuidi with Paris Saint-Germain in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Blaise Matuidi
Date of birth	9 April 1987 (aged 39)
Place of birth	Toulouse, France
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
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*
National team‡
	* 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

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.

On 17 March 2020, Matuidi tested positive for COVID-19, amid its pandemic in Italy.^[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 October 2020^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup^{[nb 1]}		League Cup^{[nb 2]}		Europe^{[nb 3]}		Other^{[nb 4]}		Total
Club	Season	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	Ligue 1	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

Matuidi (left) marking England's Dele Alli while on French international duty, 2015

As of 14 October 2019^[7]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
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

As of match played 7 September 2019. France score listed first, score column indicates score after each Matuidi goal.^[6]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	5 March 2014	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	20	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	2–0	2–0	Friendly
2	8 June 2014	Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France	23	Jamaica	2–0	8–0
3	8 June 2014	Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France	23	Jamaica	6–0	8–0
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	7 September 2015	Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France	37	Serbia	2–0	2–1
7	25 March 2016	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam-Zuidoost, Netherlands	42	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg 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

Matuidi (centre) after winning the Coupe de la Ligue 2014

Paris Saint-Germain^[6]

Juventus^[6]

France

Individual

Orders

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Décret du 31 décembre 2018 portant promotion et nomination (in fr). Journal Officiel de la République Française 2019 (1) (1 January 2019). Retrieved 24 August 2019.
↑ FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of players: France (15 July 2018)FIFA. p. 11. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
↑ UEFA.com. Blaise Matuidi - Juventus - UCL (in en). UEFA.com. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
↑ Ligue1.com - Player profile Blaise MATUIDI (Paris Saint-Germain). www.ligue1.com. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
↑ Juventus: Matuidi has coronavirus (17 March 2020)Football Italia. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 B. MatuidiSoccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
↑ Matuidi, Blaise at National-Football-Teams.com
↑ McNulty, Phil. France 4–2 Croatia (15 July 2018)BBC. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
↑ 2012/13 UNFP AwardsFrench Football Weekly. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
↑ Garin, Erik. France – Footballer of the Year (8 January 2015)Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
↑ Wall of FameGlobe Soccer.com. Retrieved 28 December 2015.

Personal information
Matuidi with Paris Saint-Germain in 2012
Full name	Blaise Matuidi^[1]
Date of birth	9 April 1987 (aged 39) ^[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