Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Jean-Philippe Mateta[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 28 June 1997||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Sevran, France | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Crystal Palace | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2006–2010 | Olympique de Sevran | ||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Sevran FC | ||||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | Drancy | ||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Châteauroux | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Châteauroux B | 13 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Châteauroux | 26 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Lyon B | 15 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Lyon | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | → Le Havre (loan) | 37 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2021 | Mainz 05 | 67 | (24) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 14 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2021– | Crystal Palace | 97 | (26) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2017 | France U19 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | France U21 | 11 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2024 | France Olympic | 8 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:26, 9 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:54, 9 August 2024 (UTC) |
Jean-Philippe Mateta (born 28 June 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Crystal Palace.
Mateta began his career with Châteauroux before signing for Ligue 1 side Lyon in 2016. Following a successful loan to second-division side Le Havre, he signed for Bundesliga club Mainz 05 in 2018, before joining Crystal Palace in 2021.
Mateta represented France internationally at under-19 and under-21 youth levels, and later featured in their Olympic team in Paris 2024, finishing as third-highest scorer of the tournament and winning a silver medal.