Mathieu Flamini

Mathieu Pierre Flamini (born 7 March 1984) is a French former professional footballer and biochemical entrepreneur. A midfielder, he played for French side Marseille, English sides Arsenal and Crystal Palace, Italian side Milan and Spanish side Getafe. At international level, he was capped by the France national team on three occasions.

Mathieu Flamini
Flamini in training for Arsenal in 2015
Personal information
Full name Mathieu Pierre Flamini[1]
Date of birth (1984-03-07) 7 March 1984
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1992–2003 Marseille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Marseille 14 (0)
2004–2008 Arsenal 102 (7)
2008–2013 Milan 97 (7)
2013–2016 Arsenal 66 (3)
2016–2017 Crystal Palace 10 (0)
2018–2019 Getafe 18 (0)
Total 307 (17)
National team
2004–2005 France U21 8 (1)
2007–2008 France 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Flamini is a co-founder of GF Biochemicals, the first company in the world able to mass-produce levulinic acid.[3]

Career statistics

Club

[4][5]

Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Europe Other[nb 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Marseille 2003–04 Ligue 1 1401090240
Total 1401090240
Arsenal 2004–05 Premier League 211704000321
2005–06 Premier League 3105012010490
2006–07 Premier League 2036061324
2007–08 Premier League 3032080403
Total 1027200301101538
Milan 2008–09 Serie A 2901070370
2009–10 Serie A 2502150321
2010–11 Serie A 2322050302
2011–12 Serie A 2100000021
2012–13 Serie A 1841030224
Total 97761200001238
Arsenal 2013–14 Premier League 2723060362
2014–15 Premier League 231207010331
2015–16 Premier League 160424000242
Total 6639217010935
Arsenal total 168102924712024613
Crystal Palace 2016–17 Premier League 10030130
Getafe 2017–18 La Liga 800080
2018–19 La Liga 10030130
Total 180300000210
Career total 307174237612042721
  1. Includes cup competitions: the Coppa Italia, Football League Cup and FA Cup. Super Cups such as the FA Community Shield are not included.
  2. Includes super-cups such as the FA Community Shield and Supercoppa Italiana.

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[6]

National team YearAppsGoals
France 200710
200820
Total30

Honours

Marseille[6]

Arsenal[6]

Milan[6]

Individual

  • Arsenal Player of the Season: 2007−08[14]

References

  1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 18 de mayo de 2019, en Getafe" [Minutes of the Match held on 18 May 2019, in Getafe] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. "Mathieu Flamini". UEFA.com.
  3. Stacey, Kiran; Correspondent, Energy (16 May 2016). "From the pitch to the boardroom". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  4. "M. Flamini". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  5. "Mathieu Flamini". ESPN. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  6. "M. Flamini". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  7. "Valencia 2-0 Marseille". BBC Sport. 19 May 2004. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  8. Ornstein, David (29 August 2013). "Mathieu Flamini: Midfielder returns to Arsenal on free transfer". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  9. McNulty, Phil (17 May 2014). "Arsenal 3–2 Hull City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  10. McNulty, Phil (30 May 2015). "Arsenal 4–0 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  11. Sanghera, Mandeep (10 August 2014). "Arsenal 3–0 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  12. "Barcelona 2-1 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 17 May 2006. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  13. "Mathieu Flamini: Crystal Palace sign ex-Arsenal midfielder". BBC Sport. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  14. James, Josh (31 May 2022). "'I played for the club of my dreams'". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
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