Mathieu Michel
{{short description|French professional footballer (born 1991)}}
{{About|the French footballer|the Belgian politician|Mathieu Michel (politician)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Mathieu Michel
|image = RC Lens - AJ Auxerre (09-03-2019) 66.jpg
|image_size =
|caption = Michel with Auxerre in 2019
|fullname =
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|9|4|df=y}}
|birth_place = Nîmes, France
|height = 1.88m
|position = Goalkeeper
|currentclub = Valenciennes
|clubnumber = 30
|youthyears1 = 1999–2014
|youthclubs1 = Nîmes
|years1 = 2012–2016
|clubs1 = Nîmes
|caps1 = 79
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2016–2018
|clubs2 = Angers
|caps2 = 30
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2018–2020
|clubs3 = Auxerre
|caps3 = 50
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2020–2023
|clubs4 = Niort
|caps4 = 68
|goals4 = 0
|years5 = 2023–
|clubs5 = Ajaccio
|caps5 = 21
|goals5 = 0
|years6 = 2024–
|clubs6 = → Valenciennes (loan)
|caps6 = 23
|goals6 = 0
|club-update = 26 May 2025
|nationalteam-update =
}}
Mathieu Michel (born 4 September 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for {{French football updater|Valenciennes}} club Valenciennes on loan from AC Ajaccio. He has also represented Nimes, Angers, Auxerre and Chamois Niortais.{{Soccerway|mathieu-michel/196783}}
Career
Michel is a youth exponent from Nîmes Olympique. He made his Ligue 2 debut on 23 August 2013 against Tours in a 3–1 away defeat. He played the entire game.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/08/23/france/ligue-2/tours-football-club/nimes-olympique/1479715/|title=Tours vs. Nîmes - 23 August 2013 - Soccerway|publisher=soccerway.com|accessdate=18 December 2014}}
On 16 August 2016, after 17 years at Nîmes Olympique, Michel transferred to Ligue 1 club Angers SCO on a three-year deal.{{cite news|url=http://m.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/angers-sign-keeper-michel.htm|title= Angers sign keeper Michel|work=ligue1.com|date= 16 August 2016|accessdate= 17 August 2016}}
On 31 August 2018, the last day of the 2018 summer transfer window, he joined Ligue 2 side AJ Auxerre.{{cite news |title=Mercato : Boucher part à Angers, Michel et Ketkeophomphone arrivent |url=https://www.lyonne.fr/auxerre/sports/football/2018/09/01/mercato-boucher-part-a-angers-michel-et-ketkeophomphone-arrivent_12965976.html |accessdate=1 September 2018 |work=L'Yonne républicaine |date=1 September 2018 |language=fr}}
On 14 October 2024, Michel joined Valenciennes on loan until the end of the season.{{cite web|publisher=Valenciennes|url=https://www.va-fc.com/articles/24746|title=Mathieu Michel s'engage au VAFC jusqu’à la fin de la saison !|trans-title=Mathieu Michel commits to VAFC until the end of the season!|date=14 October 2024|access-date=5 December 2024|language=fr}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|matches played 17 May 2024}}.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !rowspan="2"|Division !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Nîmes Olympique
|rowspan="4"|Ligue 2 |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014–15
|38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 2015–16
|37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 2016–17
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 82 | 0 |
| rowspan="4"|Angers
|rowspan="3"|Ligue 1 |23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 2017–18
|7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2018–19
|0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| rowspan="3"|Auxerre
|rowspan="2"|Ligue 2 |23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2019–20
|27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| rowspan="4"|Niort
|rowspan="3"|Ligue 2 |23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|—{{efn|The Coupe de la Ligue was indefinitely suspended following the 2019–20 edition}} | 24 | 0 | |
| 2021–22
|12 | 0 | colspan="2"|—{{efn|Niort excluded from the 2021–22 Coupe de France}} | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23
|33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 34 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!68 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 70 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Ajaccio
|rowspan="2"|Ligue 2 |21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 0 | |
| 2024–25
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!248 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 257 | 0 |
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Honours
- Coupe de France runner-up: 2017
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Valenciennes FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Michel, Mathieu}}
Category:Footballers from Nîmes
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:French men's footballers
Category:Championnat National players
Category:Nîmes Olympique players
Category:Chamois Niortais FC players
Category:Valenciennes FC players
Category:21st-century French sportsmen
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