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Jean-Philippe Mateta

1997 - Today

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Jean-Philippe Mateta (born 28 June 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the France national team. 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, where he won the FA Cup in 2025. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Jean-Philippe Mateta is the 10,178th most popular soccer player (up from 13,640th in 2024), the 5,848th most popular biography from France (up from 6,292nd in 2019) and the 468th most popular French Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Jean-Philippe Mateta ranks 10,178 out of 21,273. Before him are Kurt Russ, Hiroaki Hiraoka, Satoru Yamagishi, Abdelhamid Sadmi, Hideki Matsunaga, and Mantorras. After him are Roda Antar, Tiffeny Milbrett, Steve Wooddin, Kevin Beattie, Anthony Le Tallec, and José Pintos Saldanha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1997, Jean-Philippe Mateta ranks 210. Before him are Joan Mir, Cupcakke, Fujii Kaze, Pepê, The8, and Sera Kutlubey. After him are Rafa Mir, Theo Evan, Jordan Larsson, Alexandre Müller, Nikola Milenković, and Gino Mäder.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean-Philippe Mateta ranks 5,848 out of 6,770. Before him are Yohan Benalouane (1987), Jean Galfione (1971), Nabil El Zhar (1986), Benoît Costil (1987), Jenifer (1982), and JR (1983). After him are Julie Engelbrecht (1984), Anthony Le Tallec (1984), Abdoulaye Méïté (1980), Cristobal Huet (1975), Thierry Gueorgiou (1979), and Damien Perquis (1984).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In France

Among soccer players born in France, Jean-Philippe Mateta ranks 468. Before him are Timothée Kolodziejczak (1991), Eugénie Le Sommer (1989), Jean-Philippe Rohr (1961), Yohan Benalouane (1987), Nabil El Zhar (1986), and Benoît Costil (1987). After him are Anthony Le Tallec (1984), Abdoulaye Méïté (1980), Damien Perquis (1984), Corinne Diacre (1974), Djamel Abdoun (1986), and Yohann Thuram-Ulien (1988).

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