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Jérémy Mathieu
	Jérémy Mathieu
Personal information
Full name	Jérémy Mathieu
Date of birth	October 29, 1983 (age 26)
Place of birth	Luxeuil-les-Bains, France
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Left Back
Club information
Current club	Valencia
Number	22
Youth career
2000–2002	Sochaux
Senior career1
National team2
	1 Senior club appearances and goals; counted for the domestic league only and; correct as of 4 October 2009.; 2 National team caps and goals correct; as of 23 March 2009.; * Appearances (Goals)

Jérémy Mathieu (born 29 October, 1983 in Luxeuil-les-Bains, Haute-Saône) is a French football player who currently plays for La Liga side Valencia CF in Spain. He primarily operates in the left back position, but can also play as a winger on the same side. He can also, in some situations, play as a defensive midfielder. He is known in France for his powerful left foot^[1], free kick ability^[2], his working capacity, and crosses.

[edit] Career

[edit] Sochaux

Jérémy started his career with one of the biggest clubs in the Doubs department, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. He made his Ligue 1 debut, during the 2002–03 season, in a league match against CS Sedan coming on as a late-match substitute.^[3] Despite being 18, he was inserted into the starting 11, and quickly provided an impact scoring his first professional goal in just his third league match in a 2–2 draw against Rennes.^[4] He made 23 league appearances that season scoring 4 goals, which included, excluding his first, an equalising goal against Paris Saint-Germain^[5], and two game-winning goals against Nantes^[6] and Le Havre.^[7] His play, along with the team itself, was a main factor in the club finishing 5^th/ and qualifying for the UEFA Cup.

Over the next two seasons, Jérémy continued his great form appearing in 63 league matches and scoring 6 league goals. He also performed well in Europe appearing in 14 matches and scoring 2 goals. He also helped Sochaux win the Coupe de la Ligue in 2004. His performances at Sochaux led to strong interest from Italian club Juventus^[8], English clubs Newcastle United, Everton, and Southampton.^[9]

[edit] Move to Toulouse

After announcing his desire to move to another club and only having one year left on his current deal, Sochaux agreed to listen to offers for the player.^[10] Eventually, he agreed to join Toulouse after agreeing to a four-year deal. He made his league debut for Toulouse against his former club Sochaux playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 victory.^[11] He continued this positive play appearing in 36 league matches and scoring two goals against AC Ajaccio and Troyes. The following season, he made 32 league appearances and score another two goals helping Toulouse qualify for the UEFA Champions League. However, both Mathieu and Toulouse had horrible 2007–08 seasons with Mathieu fracturing a bone in his foot, which forced him to miss half the season^[12], and Toulouse finishing just one spot short of relegation. This led to Mathieu pondering his future with the Midi-Pyrénées-based side.^[13]

[edit] Transfer controversy and Success

Despite heavy interest from Italian side Roma and other Italian outfits^[14]^[15]^[16], Toulouse refused to budge with efforts to get Mathieu to remain at the club. Mathieu responded by turning down a contract extension, which effectively allowed him to leave on a Bosman transfer this upcoming summer. Eventually it was agreed by Toulouse and Mathieu that the player will see out the season at Toulouse, after Toulouse turned down a €4.5 million move to Bordeaux.^[17]

Despite the ongoing transfer situation, Jérémy has remained civil in regards to playing. He has made 27 league appearances so far this season, contributing to Toulouse's successful league campaign, as well as their success in the Coupe de France, where they were eliminated in the semi-finals by the eventual champions En Avant Guingamp.

[edit] Valencia

On 10 June 2009, it was announced that Jérémy will be Unai Emery's first signing of the summer for Spanish giants Valencia after securing the left back on a three-year deal. The transfer came into effect on 1 July 2009.^[18] He made his debut for the club in a 2-0 win over Sevilla FC.

[edit] International career

Jérémy has received caps with all of France's youth teams beginning with the U-15s. Though, he was a regular with the under-21 squad leading up to the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, he was not selected to participate in the event. He received his first call up to the senior squad for their friendly against Slovakia. However, he was instead play with the second team, France A', who were playing Slovakia B.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

[0] But Mathieu TFC 2-1 Valenciennes

[1] Coup franc Matthieu TFC-MONACO

[2] Sedan v. Sochaux Match Report

[3] Rennes v. Sochaux Match Report

[4] PSG v. Sochaux Match Report

[5] Nantes v. Sochaux Match Report

[6] Sochaux v. Le Havre Match Report

[7] Juve watch Sochaux stars

[8] Sochaux starlet in demand

[9] Sochaux open Mathieu talks

[10] Sochaux v. Toulouse Match Report

[11] Mathieu to undergo surgery

[12] une destination surprise pour Jérémy Mathieu?

[13] Mathieu eyes Roma move

[14] Fiorentina, Palermo chasing Toulouse wing-back Mathieu

[15] Genoa closing in on Mathieu

[16] Toulouse block Mathieu move

[17] Jeremy Mathieu, nuevo jugador del VCF

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