Emmanuel Mathias

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| name = Emmanuel Mathias

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|4|3}}

| birth_place = Kaduna, Nigeria

| height = 1.83 m

| position = Defender

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| years1 = 2000–2003

| clubs1 = BCC Lions

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| years2 = 2004–2005

| clubs2 = Étoile Filante de Lomé

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| years3 = 2005–2009

| clubs3 = Espérance ST

| caps3 = 3

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2007–2009

| clubs4 = → EGS Gafsa (loan)

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| years5 = 2009–2011

| clubs5 = Hapoel Petach Tikva

| caps5 = 30

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2012–2013

| clubs6 = Heartland

| years7 = 2013–2014

| clubs7 = Mamelodi Sundowns

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| years8 = 2014–2015

| clubs8 = ZESCO United

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| years9 = 2015–2017

| clubs9 = Platinum Stars

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| years10 = 2017-2020

| clubs10 = Lusaka Dynamos

| nationalyears1 = 2005–2010

| nationalteam1 = Togo

| nationalcaps1 = 12

| nationalgoals1 = 1

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Emmanuel Mathias (born 3 April 1986) is a former professional footballer. Born in Nigeria, he played for the Togo national team.

Club career

In 2004, Mathias transferred to Togolese top club Étoile Filante de Lomé, and received a Togolese passport. On 1 January 2007, was loaned out to El-Gawafel Sportives de Gafsa.

On 22 June 2009, Mathias signed for the Israeli team Hapoel Petach Tikva. He was signed by Heartland F.C. in 2012.{{Cite web |url=http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2012/january/20-heartland-win-race-for-amankwei.html |title=Heartland win race for Amankwei - MTNFootball |access-date=2012-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121011627/http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2012/january/20-heartland-win-race-for-amankwei.html |archive-date=2012-01-21 |url-status=dead }}

On 9 July 2013, Mathias moved from Heartland to Mamelodi Sundowns in South Africa.[http://sundownsfc.co.za/mathias-gets-down-to-the-grind/ Mathias gets down to the grind] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815131422/http://sundownsfc.co.za/mathias-gets-down-to-the-grind/ |date=15 August 2016 }} Mamelodi Sundowns. 9 July 2013.

In 2014 he left Mamelodi Sundowns for Zambian Premier League team ZESCO United.

In July 2015, Mathias joined Platinum Stars.{{cite web| url = https://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/articles/local/categories/south-africa/emmanuel-mathias-is-on-the-verge-of-joining-platinum-stars/214123?next=true| title = Emmanuel Mathias Is On The Verge Of Joining Platinum Stars}}

He joined Lusaka Dynamos in January 2017.{{citation needed|date=June 2025}}

International career

On 27 March 2005, Mathias debuted for the Togo national football team against Mali in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification. He was a member of the Togo team at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}