:Matthieu Dreyer

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Matthieu Dreyer

| image = Matthieu Dreyer (cropped).jpg

| caption = Dreyer during training with Caen in August 2016

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|3|20}}

| birth_place = Strasbourg, France

| height = 1.88m

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 1998–2003

| youthclubs1 = AS Ernolsheim/Bruche

| youthyears2 = 2003–2009

| youthclubs2 = Sochaux

| years1 = 2007–2011

| clubs1 = Sochaux

| caps1 = 20

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2010–2011

| clubs2 = Sochaux B

| caps2 = 9

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2011–2012

| clubs3 = Fréjus Saint-Raphaël

| caps3 = 32

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2012–2016

| clubs4 = Troyes

| caps4 = 30

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2012–2015

| clubs5 = Troyes B

| caps5 = 17

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2016–2018

| clubs6 = Caen B

| caps6 = 10

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2016–2018

| clubs7 = Caen

| caps7 = 2

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2018–2020

| clubs8 = Amiens

| caps8 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2020–2022

| clubs9 = Lorient

| caps9 = 31

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2022–2024

| clubs10 = Saint-Étienne

| caps10 = 9

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2024

| clubs11 = Strasbourg

| caps11 = 0

| goals11 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2004–2005

| nationalteam1 = France U16

| nationalcaps1 = 14

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2005–2006

| nationalteam2 = France U17

| nationalcaps2 = 12

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2006–2007

| nationalteam3 = France U18

| nationalcaps3 = 5

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2009

| nationalteam4 = France U20

| nationalcaps4 = 3

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| nationalyears5 = 2010

| nationalteam5 = France U21

| nationalcaps5 = 1

| nationalgoals5 = 0

| club-update = 28 June 2023

}}

Matthieu Dreyer (born 20 March 1989) is a French professional footballer who has played as a goalkeeper for {{French football updater|Strasbourg}} club Strasbourg.

Club career

Dreyer began his career in Alsace playing for local club AS Ernolsheim/Bruche.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} In 2003, he moved to the famous Sochaux academy. During his youth career with Sochaux, he won the Coupe Gambardella in 2007.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} Dreyer was listed as the third goalkeeper for the 2007–08 season and appeared on the bench several times including two UEFA Cup matches, though he did not make an appearance.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} He signed his first professional contract following the season agreeing to a three-year deal.[http://www.fcsochaux.fr/fr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=563&Itemid=178 La présentation des néo-professionnels] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080708192312/http://www.fcsochaux.fr/fr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=563&Itemid=178 |date=8 July 2008 }} Dreyer was officially promoted to the senior squad and given the number 30 shirt, the typical number for the third-choice goalkeeper in France.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}

For much of the 2008–09 season, Dreyer played in the CFA helping the Sochaux reserves finish a respectable 6th.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} He made his professional debut on 28 February 2009 starting in goal, ahead of second choice Jérémy Gavanon, for the injured Teddy Richert against Nice. {{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} For his efforts, Dreyer earned a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory with Václav Svěrkoš scoring the lone goal.[http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2008/2009&code_evt=D1&code_jr_tr=J26&num_ordre=9 Sochaux v. Nice Match Report] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416050100/http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2008%2F2009&code_evt=D1&num_ordre=9&code_jr_tr=J26 |date=16 April 2009 }}

In 2012, after one season in the Championnat National, he joined Troyes as a second-choice keeper.[https://archive.today/20130213151319/http://www.lest-eclair.fr/actu/estac-dreyer-transforme-l%E2%80%99essai Estac/ Dreyer transforme l’essai | L'Est Eclair] He agreed to the termination of his contract in August 2016.{{cite news |title=Matthieu Dreyer quitte Troyes |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Matthieu-dreyer-quitte-troyes/712893 |accessdate=5 November 2019 |work=L'Équipe |date=4 August 2016 |language=French}}

In July 2020, Dreyer joined Lorient, newly promoted to Ligue 1, on a free transfer, having agreed on a three-year contract.{{cite web |title=Transferts : libre, Matthieu Dreyer s'engage avec le FC Lorient |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-libre-matthieu-dreyer-s-engage-avec-le-fc-lorient/1151947 |website=L'Équipe |accessdate=1 August 2020 |language=French |date=12 July 2020}}

On 23 August 2022, Dreyer signed for Ligue 2 side Saint-Étienne on a two-year contract.{{Cite web |date=23 August 2022 |title=Matthieu Dreyer rejoint les Verts |url=https://www.asse.fr/fr/actualites/matthieu-dreyer-rejoint-les-verts-ac32853 |access-date=23 August 2022 |publisher=AS Saint-Étienne |language=fr}}

International career

Dreyer has been a France international since age 12 when he earned caps with his local regional sides, Bas-Rhin and Alsace, in the Predator Cup. He has featured with the U-15s, U-16s, U-17s, and the U-18s. On 25 May 2009, he was selected to the under-20 squad to participate in the 2009 Mediterranean Games.