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.

Blaise Matuidi
Matuidi with Paris Saint-Germain in 2012
Personal information
Full name Blaise Matuidi[1]
Date of birth (1987-04-09) 9 April 1987[2]
Place of birth Toulouse, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3][4]
Position(s) 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]
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
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Troyes 2004–05 Ligue 2 20100030
2005–06 Ligue 1 3110000311
2006–07 3430010353
Total 6741010694
Saint-Étienne 2007–08 Ligue 1 3501010370
2008–09 272201090392
2009–10 3613020411
2010–11 3401020370
Total 13237060901543
Paris Saint-Germain 2011–12 Ligue 1 291200040351
2012–13 375412092528
2013–14 36520419110527
2014–15 344504010100535
2015–16 31451209010485
2016–17 34461408200527
2017–18 200000001030
Total 203232431614963029533
Juventus 2017–18 Serie A 3235091464
2018–19 313109010423
2019–20 350405110451
Total 986100232201338
Inter Miami 2020 MLS 11000000000110
Career total 511364232318185066248

International

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 teamYearAppsGoals
France 201010
201130
201250
2013100
2014134
201592
2016142
201771
2018150
201970
Total849

International goals

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 2014Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France20 Netherlands2–02–0Friendly
2 8 June 2014Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France23 Jamaica2–08–0
3 6–0
4 20 June 2014Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil25 Switzerland2–05–22014 FIFA World Cup
5 7 September 2015Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France37 Serbia1–02–1Friendly
6 2–0
7 25 March 2016Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam-Zuidoost, Netherlands42 Netherlands3–23–2
8 30 May 2016Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France43 Cameroon1–03–2
9 7 October 2017Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria59 Bulgaria1–01–02018 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

  • Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur: 2018[1]

Notes

References

  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 French). 2019 (1). 1 January 2019. PRER1835394D. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  2. "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. {{cite web}}: More than one of |archivedate= and |archive-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)
  3. UEFA.com. "Blaise Matuidi - Juventus - UCL". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  4. "Ligue1.com - Player profile Blaise MATUIDI (Paris Saint-Germain)". www.ligue1.com. Archived from the original on 2019-07-16. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  5. "Juventus: Matuidi has coronavirus". Football Italia. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  6. "B. Matuidi". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  7. "Matuidi, Blaise". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  8. McNulty, Phil (15 July 2018). "France 4–2 Croatia". BBC. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  9. "2012/13 UNFP Awards". French Football Weekly. Archived from the original on 21 June 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  10. 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.
  11. "Wall of Fame". Globe Soccer.com. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
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