Mathieu Duhamel

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Mathieu Duhamel

| image = Duhamelcaen.JPG

| caption = Duhamel in 2012

| upright = 1.1

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|7|12|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Mont-Saint-Aignan, France

| height = 1.83 m{{cite web|title=Mathieu Duhamel|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/mathieu-duhamel/45258/|work=Soccerway|publisher=Global Sports Media|accessdate=6 May 2012}}

| position = Striker

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1991–1997

| youthclubs1 = Quevilly

| youthyears2 = 1997–2000

| youthclubs2 = INF Clairefontaine

| youthyears3 = 2000–2001

| youthclubs3 = Rouen

| youthyears4 = 2001–2003

| youthclubs4 = Quevilly

| years1 = 2003–2006

| clubs1 = Quevilly

| caps1 = 22

| goals1 = 3

| years2 = 2006–2007

| clubs2 = Rouen

| caps2 = 29

| goals2 = 12

| years3 = 2007–2008

| clubs3 = Romorantin

| caps3 = 29

| goals3 = 9

| years4 = 2008–2009

| clubs4 = Laval

| caps4 = 33

| goals4 = 11

| years5 = 2009–2010

| clubs5 = Créteil

| caps5 = 29

| goals5 = 17

| years6 = 2010–2011

| clubs6 = Troyes

| caps6 = 13

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2011

| clubs7 = → Metz (loan)

| caps7 = 18

| goals7 = 9

| years8 = 2011–2012

| clubs8 = Metz

| caps8 = 34

| goals8 = 10

| years9 = 2012–2015

| clubs9 = Caen

| caps9 = 86

| goals9 = 43

| years10 = 2015

| clubs10 = → Evian (loan)

| caps10 = 11

| goals10 = 4

| years11 = 2015–2017

| clubs11 = Le Havre

| caps11 = 45

| goals11= 14

| years12 = 2017–2018

| clubs12 = Quevilly-Rouen

| caps12 = 19

| goals12 = 8

| years13 = 2018

| clubs13 = Foggia

| caps13 = 11

| goals13 = 1

| years14 = 2018–2020

| clubs14 = Grand-Quevilly

| caps14 = 10

| goals14 = 8

| years15 = 2020–2021

| clubs15 = Beauvais

| caps15 = 3

| goals15 = 1

| years16 = 2021–2022

| clubs16 = RPFC

| caps16 = 6

| goals16 = 4

| years17 = 2022–2023

| clubs17 = Saint-Julien

| caps17 =

| goals17 =

}}

Mathieu Duhamel (born 12 July 1984) is a French retired professional footballer who played for as a striker. A former graduate of the Clairefontaine academy, he has played for a host of semi-professional and amateur clubs before securing a move to professional club Troyes ahead of the 2010–11 season.[https://www.footmercato.net/a7375565580904646164-entretien-avec-mathieu-duhamel-jai-un-peu-un-parcours-a-la-steve-savidan Entretien avec... Mathieu Duhamel: «J’ai un peu un parcours à la Steve Savidan»] footmercato.net

Career

Born in Mont-Saint-Aignan, Duhamel started his career at US Quevilly. In 1997, he was selected to attend the Clairefontaine academy and, while training at the academy's facilities during the weekdays, trained at a local Parisian club on the weekends. Duhamel also at a stint at the youth academy of FC Rouen. After departing Clairefontaine, he returned to Quevilly and spent three seasons on the club's senior team amassing 22 appearances in the Championnat de France amateur. In 2006, he returned to Rouen and scored 12 goals in 26 appearances during his one season at the club. His season at Rouen led to Duhamel signing with Championnat National club SO Romorantin.

The following season, Duhamel joined Stade Lavallois and recorded 11 goals in 22 appearances. His performances helped the club achieve promotion to Ligue 2. He was, however, not retained by the club and remained in the third division after signing with US Créteil-Lusitanos.{{cite web | url = http://www.fcrouenmag.com/interviews/391-interview-mathieu-duhamel.html | publisher = FC Rouen Mag | title = Interview Mathieu Duhamel | language = French | date = 21 April 2010 | accessdate = 17 August 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120310172001/http://www.fcrouenmag.com/interviews/391-interview-mathieu-duhamel.html | archive-date = 10 March 2012 | url-status = dead }} While at Créteil, Duhamel had his best season to date appearing in 26 matches and scoring 17 goals, fourth-best in the league.

On 10 June 2010, after a successful campaign with Créteil, Duhamel joined Championnat National club Troyes on a three-year contract.{{cite web|url=http://www.lest-eclair.fr/index.php/cms/13/article/449967/FOOT__Mathieu_Duhamel_pour_trois_ans_a_l_Estac |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120907151702/http://www.lest-eclair.fr/index.php/cms/13/article/449967/FOOT__Mathieu_Duhamel_pour_trois_ans_a_l_Estac |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 September 2012 |publisher=L'Est Eclair |title=Mathieu Duhamel pour trois ans à l'Estac |language=French |date=28 May 2010 |accessdate=17 August 2010 }}{{cite web | url = http://www.uscl.fr/spip.php?breve1647 | publisher = US Créteil-Lusitanos | title = Mathieu Duhamel a signé à Troyes | language = French | date = 10 June 2010 | accessdate = 17 August 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120304015408/http://www.uscl.fr/spip.php?breve1647 | archive-date = 4 March 2012 | url-status = dead }}

On 23 December 2010, he signed on a season-long loan deal with Ligue 2 side FC Metz before the end of the 2010–11 campaign.{{cite web | url = http://www.sociosfcmetz.fr/20101223-mathieu-duhamel-prete-a-metz-off/ | publisher = Socios FC Metz | title = Mathieu Duhamel prété à Metz (off.) | author = Bruno Caiani | language = French | date = 23 December 2010 | accessdate = 17 July 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120328025710/http://www.sociosfcmetz.fr/20101223-mathieu-duhamel-prete-a-metz-off/ | archive-date = 28 March 2012 | url-status = dead }} Six months after the loan deal became a permanent deal.

On 20 August 2015, Duhamel signed for Ligue 2 club Le Havre.{{cite news|url= http://m.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Mathieu-duhamel-signe-au-havre/583357|title= Mathieu Duhamel signs for Havre (in French)|work=m.lequipe.fr|date= 20 August 2015|accessdate= 26 August 2015}}

In 2017 he moved to Ligue 2 side Quevilly-Rouen.

On 15 January 2018, he was signed by Italian Serie B club Foggia.{{Cite web|url=http://corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it/foggia/cronaca/18_gennaio_15/foggia-calcio-annunciato-ingaggio-dell-attaccante-francese-duhamel-a3fb3c9c-fa21-11e7-9178-ff3f452d958c.shtml|title=Foggia Calcio, annunciato ingaggiodell'attaccante francese Duhamel|date=15 January 2018}}

Duhamel returned to France for the 2018–19 season, signing with Régional 1 side Grand-Quevilly FC.{{cite web|url=http://www.actufoot.com/76/grand-quevilly-r1-mathieu-duhamel-trois-recrues-de-choix-sengagent/|title=Grand-Quevilly (R1): Mathieu Duhamel et trois recrues de choix s'engagent!|publisher=actufoot.com|language=fr|date=11 July 2018}} After two years with the club, during which time they were promoted to, and relegated from, Championnat National 3, he signed for AS Beauvais Oise in Championnat National 2.{{cite web|url=http://www.actufoot.com/national/las-beauvais-oise-frappe-grand-coup/|title=Un buteur "cinq étoiles" signe à l'AS Beauvais Oise !|publisher=actufoot.com|language=fr|date=12 June 2020}} In June 2021, he joined Romilly-Pont Saint Pierre FC.[https://rpfc.footeo.com/actualite/2021/07/15/bienvenue-au-rpfc-mathieu-duhamel.html BIENVENUE AU RPFC MATHIEU DUHAMEL !], rpfc.footeo.com, 15 July 2021 A year later, he joined Régional 3 side FC Saint-Julien and also announced, that he would retire at the end of the 2022–23 season.[https://malherbe-inside.fr/mathieu-duhamel-en-route-pour-un-dernier-challenge-en-regional-2/ Mathieu Duhamel en route pour un dernier challenge… en Régional 2 !], malherbe-inside.fr, 12 July 2022