Jean-Philippe Mateta

Mateta was born in Sevran, Seine-Saint-Denis,{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur58307.html |title=Jean-Philippe Mateta |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |access-date=2 March 2025 |language=fr}} to a Congolese father{{Cite web|url=https://www.allgemeine-zeitung.de/sport/fussball/mainz-05/mainz-05-neuzugang-jean-philippe-mateta-will-sich-in-der-bundesliga-durchsetzen_18908736|title= Mainz 05-Neuzugang Jean-Philippe Mateta will sich in der Bundesliga durchsetzen|work= Allgemeine Zeitung|access-date=19 January 2018|language=de}} and a French mother.{{Cite web |first= Jan Christoph|last=Müller |url=https://www.fr.de/sport/bundesliga-klare-mainzer-kante-gegen-rassismus-kommt-beim-team-13796175.html |title=Mainz 05: Spieler immer wieder Opfer rassistischer Beleidigungen – Verein positioniert sich |work=Frankfurter Rundschau |date=12 June 2020 |publisher=Frankfurter Rundschau GmbH |access-date=19 January 2021|language=de}} His father is a former professional footballer who played in Congo and in Liège, Belgium.{{Cite web |first=Max |last=Dinkelaker |url=https://www.11freunde.de/interview/jean-philippe-mateta-ueber-seine-jugend-der-pariser-vorstadt/page/1 |title="Profi oder Untergang" ("Das hat ihn mental fertig gemacht") |work=11 Freunde |publisher=11 Freunde GmbH & Co. KG |date=13 January 2019 |access-date=19 January 2021 |language=de |archive-date=12 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812231026/https://www.11freunde.de/interview/jean-philippe-mateta-ueber-seine-jugend-der-pariser-vorstadt/page/1 |url-status=dead }}

In September 2016, Mateta signed for Ligue 1 side Lyon from Châteauroux on a five-year contract for a fee of €2 million with a further €3 million possible in bonuses. His former club also retained a 20% sell-on clause on the player.{{Cite web |last=Fortune |first=Gregory |date=16 September 2016 |title=Qui est Jean-Philippe Mateta, le nouvel attaquant de l'OL ? |url=https://www.rtl.fr/sport/football/mercato-qui-est-jean-philippe-mateta-le-nouvel-attaquant-de-l-ol-7784876239 |access-date=4 January 2021 |website=RTL.fr |language=fr}}{{Cite web |date=15 September 2016 |title=Communiqué : Jean-Philippe Mateta officiellement lyonnais |url=https://www.ol.fr/fr-fr/contenus/articles/2016/09/15/communique-jean-philippe-mateta-officiellement-lyonnais-28571 |access-date=4 January 2021 |website=www.OL.fr |publisher=Olympique Lyonnais |language=fr}} Mateta made his debut for the Ligue 1 side on 21 September 2016 against Montpellier, replacing Maxwel Cornet after 76 minutes in a 5–1 home win.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/09/21/france/ligue-1/olympique-lyonnais/montpellier-herault-sport-club/2236798/|title=Lyon vs. Montpellier - 21 September 2016 - Soccerway|publisher=soccerway.com|access-date=21 September 2016}} He played his next match four months later in the Coupe de France, again coming on for Cornet against Montpellier, in the 76th minute of a 5–0 home win.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/01/08/france/coupe-de-france/olympique-lyonnais/montpellier-herault-sport-club/2379079/|title=Lyon vs. Montpellier - 8 January 2017 - Soccerway|publisher=soccerway.com|access-date=11 May 2017}} He made his first Ligue 1 start against AS Monaco on 23 April 2017. He played 65 minutes, before being replaced by Mathieu Valbuena in a 2–1 home loss.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/04/23/france/ligue-1/olympique-lyonnais/association-sportive-monaco-fc/2236940/|title=Lyon vs. Monaco - 23 April 2017 - Soccerway|publisher=soccerway.com|access-date=11 May 2017}}

In July 2017, he joined Ligue 2 side Le Havre on a season-long loan.{{Cite web |last=Verstraete |first=Clément |date=22 July 2017 |title=Le Havre : Revoilà Jean-Philippe Mateta |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Le-havre-revoila-jean-philippe-mateta/819994 |access-date=4 January 2021 |website=L'Équipe |language=fr}} Mateta scored 19 goals in 37 Ligue 2 matches across the 2017–18 season.{{Cite web |author1= Matthieu Pécot |author2= Julien Duez |date=22 February 2019 |title= Jean-Philippe Mateta : " À Sevran, les insultes, c'est comme si tu disais bonjour " |url=https://www.sofoot.com/articles/jean-philippe-mateta-a-sevran-les-insultes-cest-comme-si-tu-disais-bonjour-bundesliga-j23-mayence-schalke-04 |access-date=20 May 2024 |website=sofoot.com |language=fr}}

On 29 June 2018, Mateta joined Bundesliga club 1. FSV Mainz 05 on a four-year deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2018/06/29/mateta-joins-mainz-will-newcastle-regret-failing-to-sign-frenchm/|title=Mateta joins Mainz, will Newcastle regret failing to sign Frenchman?|publisher=HITC|date=29 June 2018|access-date=6 April 2019}} His arrival was the most expensive signing in club history.{{cite web|url=http://fussballstadt.com/jean-philippe-mateta-mainz/|title=Jean-Philippe Mateta to Mainz – The almost forgotten transfer|publisher=Fussballstadt|date=2 August 2018|access-date=6 April 2019|archive-date=6 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406025456/http://fussballstadt.com/jean-philippe-mateta-mainz/|url-status=dead}} Upon signing with the club, the player was compared favorably to former Mainz strikers Aristide Bancé and Adam Szalai as well as former 1. FC Köln and 1899 Hoffenheim player Anthony Modeste.{{cite web|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/jean-philippe-mateta-mainz-wonderkid-szalai-bance-ibrahimovic-comparison-510332.jsp|title=Jean-Philippe Mateta: Mainz's long-awaited successor to Adam Szalai|publisher=Bundesliga|access-date=6 April 2019}}

On 5 April 2019, Mateta scored his first senior hat-trick in a 5–0 league victory over SC Freiburg.{{cite web|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/news/mateta-mainz-man-nullfunfer-hit-five|title=Mateta is Mainz man as Nullfunfer hit five|publisher=FourFourTwo|date=5 April 2019|access-date=6 April 2019}}

On 21 January 2021, Mateta signed for English club Crystal Palace on an initial eighteen-month loan deal.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2021/january/jean-philippe-mateta-joins-crystal-palace/|title=Jean Philippe Mateta joins Crystal Palace|publisher=Crystal Palace FC|date=21 January 2021|access-date=21 January 2021}} Crystal Palace reportedly paid a €3 million loan fee and secured an option to sign Mateta permanently for a further €15 million.{{cite news |title=Crystal Palace complete Jean-Philippe Mateta loan deal |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4224766/2021/01/21/crystal-palace-complete-signing-of-jean-philippe-mateta-on-loan/ |access-date=21 January 2021 |work=The Athletic |date=21 January 2021}} He made his debut on 8 February in a 2–0 away league defeat by Leeds United.{{cite web |last=Emons |first=Michael |date=8 February 2021 |title=Leeds 2-0 Crystal Palace: Jack Harrison and Patrick Bamford score in deserved win for hosts |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55882704 |access-date=9 February 2021 |publisher=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}} On 22 February 2021, Mateta scored his first goal for Palace, a backheel flick, in a 2–1 away league win over rivals Brighton & Hove Albion.{{cite web |last=Sutcliffe |first=Steve |date=22 February 2021 |title=Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2 Crystal Palace: Late Christian Benteke goal stuns Seagulls |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56066017 |access-date=22 February 2021 |publisher=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}} The deal was made permanent on 31 January 2022.{{cite web |title=Jean-Philippe Mateta signs permanent deal |url=https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/announcement/jean-philippe-mateta-signs-permanent-deal-with-crystal-palace/2022-01-31/ |website=Crystal Palace F.C.|access-date=31 January 2022 |date=31 January 2022}}

During the 2022–23 season, Mateta was restricted to just six starts in the league, with Odsonne Édouard preferred as Crystal Palace's starting striker. On 1 April 2023, Mateta came off the bench scored a last-minute winner against Leicester City, ensuring Palace ended their thirteen-match Premier League winless run on Roy Hodgson's return to the club, and ended a personal run of 28 appearances without a goal.{{cite web|title=Crystal Palace 2–1 Leicester City|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65073158|website=BBC Sport|date=1 April 2023|access-date=1 April 2023|language=en}}

Mateta opened his account for the 2023–24 season on 29 August, scoring his first hat-trick for Crystal Palace against Plymouth Argyle in the second round of the 2023–24 EFL Cup, resulting in a 4–2 victory.{{Cite news |last=Pilnick |first=Brent |date=29 August 2023 |title=Plymouth Argyle 2-4 Crystal Palace: Jean-Philippe Mateta scores hat-trick as Eagles come from 2-0 down |work=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66577563 |access-date=29 August 2023}} After scoring in back-to-back games against Manchester City and Liverpool in December 2023, Mateta was restored to the starting line-up following the appointment of manager Oliver Glasner in February 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.cpfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/forward/jean-philippe-mateta/|title=Jean-Philippe Mateta – Forward|website=Crystal Palace F.C.}} He scored four times in Glasner's first six matches in charge, taking his tally for the season into double digits, making it his highest-scoring season at Crystal Palace.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cx8qeq19e93o|title='Securing Mateta to a longer deal would be ideal for everyone'|date=10 April 2024|website=BBC Sport}}

In April 2024, he scored back-to-back braces in wins against West Ham United and Newcastle United; he was later nominated for Premier League Player of the Month for the first time in his career.{{cite web|url=https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/first-team/jean-philippe-mateta-nominated-premier-league-player-of-the-month-april/|date=2 May 2024|website=Crystal Palace F.C.|title=Mateta up for Premier League Player of the Month award}} On 6 May, he scored in a 4–0 win over Manchester United, becoming the first Premier League player to score in each of a manager's first six home games for a club since Alan Shearer for Kevin Keegan in 1997, as well as Crystal Palace's first ever player to score in six consecutive top-flight home games, breaking Mark Bright's record of five.{{cite web|url=https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/first-team/crystal-palace-manchester-united-five-things-we-loved-may-2024/|title=Five things we loved from Palace's massive win over Manchester United|website=Crystal Palace F.C.|date=6 May 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68918237|title=Crystal Palace 4–0 Manchester United|date=7 May 2024|website=BBC Sport}} The next day, Mateta was named the club's Player of the Year, becoming the first French recipient of the award.{{cite web|url=https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/announcement/jean-philippe-mateta-wins-crystal-palace-player-of-the-season-202324/|title=Jean-Philippe Mateta crowned Crystal Palace Player of the Season 23/24|date=7 May 2024|publisher=Crystal Palace F.C.|accessdate=7 May 2024}} On 19 May, Mateta scored his first Premier League hat-trick for the club, and the club's second ever Premier League hat-trick and first in nine years, in a 5–0 victory over Aston Villa, helping secure a top half of the table finish.{{Cite news |last=Steinberg |first=Rachel |date=2024-05-19 |title=Jean-Philippe Mateta hat-trick ensures Crystal Palace end season on a high |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/crystal-palace-aston-villa-dean-henderson-premier-league-marc-guehi-b2547635.html |access-date=2024-05-19 |work=The Independent}} Additionally, he finished the season as his club's top scorer with 16 goals, achieving a new personal best in the Premier League.{{cite web |last=Woosnam |first=Matt |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5524027/2024/05/31/mateta-crystal-palace-future/ |title=Crystal Palace's player of the year: Jean-Philippe Mateta |work=The New York Times |date=31 May 2024 }}

Mateta's first goals of the 2024–25 season came in a 4–0 win over Norwich City in the second round of the EFL Cup on 27 August 2024. He assisted Daichi Kamada's opening goal in the second minute, before scoring twice in the second half.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cq6rvgvd10vo|title=Crystal Palace 4-0 Norwich City: Mateta off the mark in morale-boosting win|date=27 August 2024|access-date=4 March 2025|publisher=BBC Sport}} On 14 September, he registered his first goals of the Premier League season in a 2–2 draw with Leicester City.{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/crystal-palace-vs-leicester-premier-league-match-report-b1182078.html|title=Crystal Palace 2-2 Leicester: Jean-Philippe Mateta doubles rescues point at the death|date=15 September 2024|access-date=4 March 2025|website=The Standard}}

On 27 October, Mateta scored the only goal of a 1–0 win over Tottenham Hotspur, giving Palace their first league win of the season.{{cite news|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/13240625/crystal-palace-1-0-tottenham-jean-philippe-mateta-secures-oliver-glasners-first-premier-league-win-of-the-seaosn|title=Crystal Palace 1-0 Tottenham: Jean-Philippe Mateta secures Oliver Glasner's first Premier League win of the seaosn [sic]|date=27 October 2024|access-date=4 March 2025|website=Sky Sports}} On 3 December, he repeated this feat by scoring the decisive goal of a 1–0 win at Ipswich Town, Palace's second win of the Premier League season.{{cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/4183112|title=Crystal Palace beat Ipswich for first away victory of season|date=3 December 2024|access-date=4 March 2025|website=Premier League}}

After registering only four league goals in the first half of the season, Mateta scored eight goals in the first eight fixtures of 2025. This run started with an 82nd-minute equaliser in a 1–1 draw at home to Chelsea and included braces against West Ham United and Manchester United in consecutive 2–0 away wins.{{cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/4237347|title=Mateta's double moves Crystal Palace above Man Utd|date=2 February 2025|access-date=4 March 2025|website=Premier League}} On 25 February, he scored his 36th Premier League goal for Crystal Palace in a 4–1 win over Aston Villa, making him the club's all-time second-top scorer in the competition.{{cite web|url=https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/club/crystal-palace-premier-league-top-10-goalscorers/|title=Mateta moves second in Palace's top scorers list|date=27 February 2025|access-date=4 March 2025|website=Crystal Palace F.C.}}

On 1 March 2025, Mateta was hospitalized after being kicked in the side of the head by Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts, as he challenged for the ball outside the box in the FA Cup, an incident for which Roberts received a red card. Roberts was later given a six game ban, which had been extended from an initial three game ban.{{cite web |date=2025-03-18 |title=Crystal Palace: Jean-Philippe Mateta defends Millwall's Liam Roberts after head injury |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c2342r9ze9do |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}} Whilst Mateta was being treated on the pitch for a number of minutes and administered oxygen, some Millwall supporters chanted "let him die". The injury sustained during the game, resulted with him requiring 25 stitches for a laceration behind his ear and a concussion observation. Crystal Palace chairman, Steve Parish, accused Roberts of endangering the life of a "fellow professional" and manager Oliver Glasner claimed the foul "could have been the end of JP's career". Millwall manager Alex Neil insisted Roberts had not intended to hurt Mateta and wished him the best in his recovery.{{cite news |date=1 March 2025 |title=Watch 'reckless challenge' on Mateta, who is 'doing well' |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cd92lzj02x0o |access-date=1 March 2025 |publisher=BBC Sport}} Mateta discussed the injury in an interview later that month with L'Équipe, saying that he had the instinct to turn his head at the last moment, saving himself from a more serious injury, but that his "ear didn't look like an ear anymore"; and that a plastic surgeon had taken pictures of his ear, but refused to show them to him due to the grisly nature of the injury, but that the surgeon managed to save his ear. Mateta said that while he would be able to begin training, he would need to wear a mask to protect his ear and, so as to help prevent infection, wash it every time he sweated. He also said that Roberts had apologized to him by text for causing the injury and that the French striker had told him not to worry and that the injury was "not that serious".{{cite news |last=Minonzio |first=Pierre-Étienne |date=16 March 2025 |title=« Ça ne ressemblait plus à une oreille », Jean-Philippe Mateta revient sur son terrible choc avec le gardien de Milwall |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Article/-ca-ne-ressemblait-plus-a-une-oreille-jean-philippe-mateta-revient-sur-son-terrible-choc-avec-le-gardien-de-milwall/1547138 |access-date=18 March 2025 |work=L'Équipe |language=fr}}{{cite news |last=Jacob |first=Gary |date=17 March 2025 |title=Jean-Philippe Mateta: ‘My ear was destroyed’ in foul by Millwall ’keeper |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/jean-philippe-mateta-liam-roberts-crystal-palace-millwall-79z500ww7 |access-date=18 March 2025 |work=The Times}}

On 17 May 2025, Mateta won the FA Cup as Crystal Palace beat Manchester City 1–0 in the 2025 FA Cup final for Crystal Palace's first major trophy; Mateta linked up with Daichi Kamada and Daniel Muñoz to set up Eberechi Eze's winning goal in the 16th minute of the game.{{cite news |title=Football: Kamada helps Palace claim 1st major trophy with FA Cup win |url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2025/05/5d18a79d3d7f-football-kamada-helps-palace-claim-1st-major-trophy-with-fa-cup-win.html |access-date=18 May 2025 |work=Kyodo News |date=18 May 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250518111635/https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2025/05/5d18a79d3d7f-football-kamada-helps-palace-claim-1st-major-trophy-with-fa-cup-win.html |archive-date=18 May 2025|url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Herman |first1=Martyn |title=Crystal Palace's Eze seals historic FA Cup final win against Man City |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/crystal-palaces-eze-seals-historic-fa-cup-final-win-against-man-city-2025-05-17/ |access-date=18 May 2025 |work=Reuters |date=18 May 2025 |archive-date=18 May 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250518114604/https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/crystal-palaces-eze-seals-historic-fa-cup-final-win-against-man-city-2025-05-17/ |last2=Cawthorne |first2=Andrew}}

On 3 June 2024, Mateta was named in manager Thierry Henry's provisional France squad ahead of the Olympic Games in Paris.{{cite web|url=https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/News/2024/06/03/thierry-henry-unveils-france-olympic-squad|title=France U21 manager Thierry Henry today announcement the players who will participate in France's preparations for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games|website=Ligue 1|accessdate=3 June 2024}} Selected in the final squad as one of the three overage players, he scored the only goal in the quarter-final game against Argentina to send France to the next stage.{{cite web |title=Le but de Mateta contre l'Argentine qui qualifie la France en demi-finales en vidéo aux JO de Paris 2024 |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Jo-2024-paris/Football/Actualites/Le-but-de-mateta-contre-l-argentine-qui-qualifie-la-france-en-demi-finales-en-video/1488070 |access-date=5 August 2024}}

During the semi-final against Egypt, he scored two goals as France won 3–1.{{cite web|url= https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/live/c6p2pkrkzp4t|title=France U23 3 Egypt U23 1|date=5 August 2024|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=6 August 2024}} He scored a 93rd-minute equaliser in the final against Spain to take the match to extra-time, though Spain won 5–3.

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Crystal Palace

• FA Cup: 2024–25{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cm23zrkn7ryt#Line-ups |title=Crystal Palace 1–0 Manchester City: Line-ups |website=BBC Sport |date=May 17, 2025 |access-date=May 17, 2025}}

France Olympic

• Summer Olympics silver medal: 2024{{cite news |last=Ronay |first=Barney |date=9 August 2024 |title=Camello's extra-time double clinches football gold for Spain against France |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/09/football-olympics-paris-france-spain-final |access-date=9 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077}}

Individual

• Crystal Palace Player of the Season: 2023–24

Orders

• Knight of the National Order of Merit: 2024{{cite journal |date=24 September 2024 |title=Décret du 23 septembre 2024 portant promotion et nomination dans l'ordre national du Mérite |trans-title=Decree of 23 September 2024 on promotion and appointment to the National Order of Merit |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000050251623 |journal=Official Journal of the French Republic |volume=2024 |issue=227 |id=PRER2420330D |access-date=17 March 2025 |language=fr}}

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