Mathieu Flamini
French association football player
Mathieu Pierre Flamini (born 7 March 1984) is a French former professional footballer and biochemical entrepreneur. A midfielder, he played for French side Marseille, English sides Arsenal and Crystal Palace, Italian side Milan and Spanish side Getafe. At international level, he was capped by the France national team on three occasions.
.jpg) Flamini in training for Arsenal in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mathieu Pierre Flamini[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–2003 | Marseille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Marseille | 14 | (0) |
| 2004–2008 | Arsenal | 102 | (7) |
| 2008–2013 | Milan | 97 | (7) |
| 2013–2016 | Arsenal | 66 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Crystal Palace | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Getafe | 18 | (0) |
| Total | 307 | (17) | |
| National team | |||
| 2004–2005 | France U21 | 8 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | France | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Flamini is a co-founder of GF Biochemicals, the first company in the world able to mass-produce levulinic acid.[3]
Career statistics
changeClub
change| Club | Season | League | Cup[nb 1] | Europe | Other[nb 2] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Marseille | 2003–04 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| Arsenal | 2004–05 | Premier League | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| 2005–06 | Premier League | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | Premier League | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 32 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Premier League | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 40 | 3 | ||
| Total | 102 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 153 | 8 | ||
| Milan | 2008–09 | Serie A | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | Serie A | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2010–11 | Serie A | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Serie A | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | Serie A | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 22 | 4 | ||
| Total | 97 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 8 | ||
| Arsenal | 2013–14 | Premier League | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | |
| 2014–15 | Premier League | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | Premier League | 16 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| Total | 66 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 5 | ||
| Arsenal total | 168 | 10 | 29 | 2 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 246 | 13 | ||
| Crystal Palace | 2016–17 | Premier League | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Getafe | 2017–18 | La Liga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | La Liga | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 307 | 17 | 42 | 3 | 76 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 427 | 21 | ||
- ↑ Includes cup competitions: the Coppa Italia, Football League Cup and FA Cup. Super Cups such as the FA Community Shield are not included.
- ↑ Includes super-cups such as the FA Community Shield and Supercoppa Italiana.
International
changeAppearances and goals by national team and year[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
changeMarseille[6]
Arsenal[6]
- FA Cup: 2004–05,[8] 2013–14,[9] 2014–15[10]
- FA Community Shield: 2014[11]
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2005–06[12]
Milan[6]
Individual
References
change- ↑ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 18 de mayo de 2019, en Getafe" [Minutes of the Match held on 18 May 2019, in Getafe] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 16 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Mathieu Flamini". UEFA.com.
- ↑ Stacey, Kiran; Correspondent, Energy (16 May 2016). "From the pitch to the boardroom". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
{{cite news}}:|last2=has generic name (help) - ↑ "M. Flamini". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ↑ "Mathieu Flamini". ESPN. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "M. Flamini". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ↑ "Valencia 2-0 Marseille". BBC Sport. 19 May 2004. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ↑ Ornstein, David (29 August 2013). "Mathieu Flamini: Midfielder returns to Arsenal on free transfer". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (17 May 2014). "Arsenal 3–2 Hull City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (30 May 2015). "Arsenal 4–0 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ↑ Sanghera, Mandeep (10 August 2014). "Arsenal 3–0 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ↑ "Barcelona 2-1 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 17 May 2006. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ↑ "Mathieu Flamini: Crystal Palace sign ex-Arsenal midfielder". BBC Sport. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ↑ James, Josh (31 May 2022). "'I played for the club of my dreams'". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 12 October 2022.