Blaise Matuidi

Blaise Matuidi

Matuidi playing for Paris Saint-Germain in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Blaise Matuidi[1]
Date of birth	(1987-04-09) 9 April 1987 (age 37)[2]
Place of birth	Toulouse, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	US Créteil-Lusitanos
Youth career
1993–1998	US Fontenay-sous-Bois
1998–2001	CO Vincennes
2001–2002	Créteil
2000–2003	INF Clairefontaine
2003–2004	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	98	(6)
2020–2021	Inter Miami	47	(2)
Total		547	(38)
International career
2006–2007	France U19	9	(0)
2007–2010	France U21	25	(0)
2010–2019	France	84	(9)
Medal record Men's football Representing  France FIFA World Cup Winner 2018 Russia UEFA European Championship Runner-up 2016 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Blaise Matuidi (born 9 April 1987) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He most notably played for Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, and the France national team.

Matuidi began his football career playing for amateur clubs in the Île-de-France region, such as US Fontenay-sous-Bois and CO Vincennois. In 2000, he was selected to attend the prestigious Clairefontaine academy. In 2004, he signed with professional club Troyes and made his professional debut in the 2004–05 season. After three seasons with Troyes, Matuidi joined Saint-Étienne. With Saint-Étienne, he played European football for the first time after participating in the 2008–09 edition of the UEFA Cup. In the 2009–10 season, he was named first-choice captain under manager Alain Perrin.

In July 2011, after four seasons with Saint-Étienne, Matuidi transferred to Paris Saint-Germain, which had been newly acquired by Qatar Sports Investments, on a three-year deal. He won sixteen domestic honours during his time with the club, including four consecutive Ligue 1 titles. In 2017, he joined Italian side Juventus, winning a domestic double in his first season, followed by two more consecutive league titles over the next two seasons, as well as the 2018 Supercoppa Italiana. He played for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami for two seasons before retiring in 2022.

Matuidi is a former France youth international, having represented his nation at under-19 and under-21 level. In August 2010, Matuidi was called up to the senior team for the first time under new manager Laurent Blanc. He made his international debut in September 2010 and has since represented his nation at two UEFA European Football Championships and two FIFA World Cups, winning a runners-up medal at Euro 2016, and a winner's medal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.