Blaise Matuidi

French association football player

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 nameBlaise Matuidi[1]
Date of birth (1987-04-09) 9 April 1987 (age 37)[2]
Place of birthToulouse, France
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3][4]
Position(s)Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Inter Miami
Number8
Youth career
1993–1998US Fontenay-sous-Bois
1998–2001CO Vincennois
2000–2003INF Clairefontaine
2001–2004Créteil
2004–2005Troyes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2007Troyes67(4)
2007–2011Saint-Étienne132(3)
2011–2017Paris Saint-Germain203(23)
2017–2020Juventus86(6)
2020-Inter Miami CF86(6)
National team
2006–2007France U199(0)
2006–2009France U2125(0)
2010–France11(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

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As of match played 17 October 2020[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup[nb 1]League Cup[nb 2]Europe[nb 3]Other[nb 4]Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Troyes2004–05Ligue 220100030
2005–06Ligue 13110000311
2006–073430010353
Total6741010694
Saint-Étienne2007–08Ligue 13501010370
2008–09272201090392
2009–103613020411
2010–113401020370
Total13237060901543
Paris Saint-Germain2011–12Ligue 1291200040351
2012–13375412092528
2013–1436520419110527
2014–15344504010100535
2015–1631451209010485
2016–1734461408200527
2017–18200000001030
Total203232431614963029533
Juventus2017–18Serie A3235091464
2018–19313109010423
2019–20350405110451
Total986100232201338
Inter Miami2020MLS11000000000110
Career total511364232318185066248

International

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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
France201010
201130
201250
2013100
2014134
201592
2016142
201771
2018150
201970
Total849

International goals

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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.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
15 March 2014Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France20  Netherlands2–02–0Friendly
28 June 2014Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France23  Jamaica2–08–0
36–0
420 June 2014Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil25  Switzerland2–05–22014 FIFA World Cup
57 September 2015Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France37  Serbia1–02–1Friendly
62–0
725 March 2016Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam-Zuidoost, Netherlands42  Netherlands3–23–2
830 May 2016Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France43  Cameroon1–03–2
97 October 2017Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria59  Bulgaria1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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

Paris Saint-Germain[6]

Juventus[6]

France

Individual

Orders

Notes

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References

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  1. 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 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. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "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.