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Mathieu Valbuena | ||
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Full name: | Mathieu Valbuena | |
Date of birth: | 28 September 1984 | |
Place of birth: | Bruges, Gironde, ![]() | |
Height: | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |
Playing position: | Midfielder | |
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Current club | ![]() | |
Number: | TBA | |
Youth clubs | ||
1990–2001 2001–2003 2003–2004 |
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Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
2004–2006 2006–2014 2014–2015 2015–2017 2017–2019 2019–2023 2023–2024 2024– |
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227 (25) 29 (6) 56 (9) 51 (10) 98 (14) 32 (7) 0 (0) | 53 (10)
National team | ||
2010–2015 | ![]() |
52 (8) |
Mathieu Valbuena (born 28 September 1984) is a French international footballer who plays for Greek Super League club Athens Kallithea. He occasionally plays as a winger and is known for his pace, technical ability, and tenacious style of play. He is described by his former coach at Libourne Saint-Seurin, Didier Tholot, as "an explosive player who is capable of quickly taking two opponents out of the game to create space, above all due to his dribbling skills. Due to his small stature, Valbuena is nicknamed le petit vélo, which translates to "the little bike".
Valbuena began his career at professional club Bordeaux. He was let go from the club after two seasons and subsequently joined amateur club Langon-Castets in the fifth division of French football. In 2004, Valbuena joined Libourne Saint-Seurin in the Championnat National, the third level of French football. The midfielder had a good 2005–06 season with the club and signed with Ligue 1 club Marseille, prior to the 2006–07 season. With Marseille, Valbuena played in the UEFA Champions League for the first time and, in the 2009–10 season, was part of the team that won the league and league cup double, as well as the Trophée des Champions.
Valbuena is a French international and made his debut with the team in May 2010 in a friendly match against Costa Rica. He scored his first international goal in the same match and was named to the team to participate in the 2010 FIFA World Cup as a result. Valbuena appeared in only one of the three matches France contested at the World Cup. In November 2010, he scored his second career international goal against England at Wembley Stadium.
Honours[]
Club[]
Marseille
- Ligue 1: 2009–10
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
- Trophée des Champions: 2010, 2011
- Coupe de France runner-up: 2006–07
Lyon
- Trophée des Champions runner-up: 2016
Fenerbahçe
- Turkish Cup runner-up: 2017–18
Olympiacos
- Super League Greece: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
- Greek Cup: 2019–20; runner-up: 2020–21
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Template:Athens Kallithea F.C. squad
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France – 2010 FIFA World Cup |
1. Lloris
2. Sagna
3. Abidal
4. Réveillère
5. Gallas
6. Planus
7. Ribéry
8. Gourcuff
9. Cissé
10. Govou
11. Gignac
12. Henry
13. Evra
14. Toulalan
15. Malouda
16. Mandanda
17. Squillaci
18. Diarra
19. Diaby
20. Valbuena
21. Anelka
22. Clichy
23. Carrasso
Manager: |
France – UEFA Euro 2012 |
1. Lloris (c)
2. Debuchy
3. Evra
4. Rami
5. Mexès
6. Cabaye
7. Ribéry
8. Valbuena
9. Giroud
10. Benzema
11. Nasri
12. Matuidi
13. Réveillère
14. Ménez
15. Malouda
16. Mandanda
17. M'Vila
18. Diarra
19. Martin
20. Ben Arfa
21. Koscielny
22. Clichy
23. Carrasso
Manager: |
France – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Quarter-finals |
1. Lloris (c)
2. Debuchy
3. Evra
4. Varane
5. Sakho
6. Cabaye
7. Cabella
8. Valbuena
9. Giroud
10. Benzema
11. Griezmann
12. Mavuba
13. Mangala
14. Matuidi
15. Sagna
16. Ruffier
17. Digne
18. Sissoko
19. Pogba
20. Rémy
21. Koscielny
22. Schneiderlin
23. Landreau
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