Mathieu Moreau
{{short description|French former footballer (born 1983)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mathieu Moreau
| fullname = Mathieu Christian Moreau
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|2|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Quimper, France
| height = 1.89 m
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2000–2001
| youthyears2 = 2001–2003
| youthclubs1 = Nantes
| youthclubs2 = Internazionale
| years1 = 2003–2006
| years2 = 2003–2004
| years3 = 2004–2005
| years4 = 2005–2006
| years5 = 2006–2008
| years6 = 2007
| years7 = 2008–2012
| years8 = 2012–2013
| clubs1 = Internazionale
| clubs2 = → Spezia (loan)
| clubs3 = → Ternana (loan)
| clubs4 = → Lucchese (loan)
| clubs5 = Lucchese
| clubs6 = → Pro Sesto (loan)
| clubs7 = Varese
| clubs8 = Venezia
| caps1 = 0
| caps2 = 26
| caps3 = 6
| caps4 = 3
| caps5 = 1
| caps6 = 20
| caps7 = 87
| caps8 = 15
| goals1 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| goals8 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 = France U-19{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| pcupdate =
| ntupdate =
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Mathieu Christian Moreau (born 22 February 1983) is a French former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Football career
=Internazionale=
Mathieu Moreau started his career in the famous youth academy at Nantes. In the summer of 2001, he joined Internazionale. He won Campionato Nazionale Primavera in summer 2002 as Alex Cordaz's backup.
In summer 2003, he was farmed to Spezia (Serie C1), along with Mattia Altobelli.
A year later, he was loaned to Ternana (Serie B), along with Fabrizio Biava.{{cite news|url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?L=en&N=14968|title= BIAVA, MOREAU ON LOAN TO TERNANA |date=2004-07-28|accessdate=2010-01-25|publisher=inter.it}}
=Lucchese=
In summer 2005, he was loaned again, this time to Lucchese (Serie C1), along with Fabrizio Biava. He was the second choice goalkeeper behind Alex Brunner.
In summer 2006, Lucchese bought half of the player's registration rights,{{cite news|url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?L=en&N=23485|title= NEW DEALS FOR SIX YOUNGSTERS |date=2006-08-04|accessdate=2010-01-25|publisher=inter.it}} for a fee of €500, and a year later bought all the registration rights. But, along with Paolo Castelli, who was also owned by Inter, he failed to play regularly, being behind Brunner, and later Massimo Gazzoli, in the pecking order.
=Varese=
In summer 2008, Varese signed him as a free agent, after Lucchese folded. He quickly became the first choice goalkeeper, and won 2009 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.
In the next season, Varese finished in second place of the Lega Pro Prima Divisione, as well as winning the promotion playoffs.
However, he was the understudy of Massimo Zappino in 2010–11 Serie B. The team finished fourth, but failed to win the promotion playoffs. After the departure of Zappino in late August 2011, Moreau became first choice again in the first four rounds - with zero wins, two draws and two losses. Since round five, Walter Bressan became the first choice.
He retired in 2013, aged 30, to move to Canada, the country his wife is originally from.{{cite news |url=https://nuovavenezia.gelocal.it/sport/2013/01/12/news/moreau-lascio-il-calcio-e-vado-a-vivere-in-canada-1.6341887 |publisher=La Nuova di Venezia e Mestre |title=Moreau: "Lascio il calcio e vado a vivere in Canada" |language=Italian |accessdate=14 January 2021 |date=13 January 2013}}
References
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External links
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080715145006/http://www.varese1910.it/squadra.html |date=dmy |title=Profile at A.S. Varese 1910 {{in lang|it}} }}
- {{TuttoCalciatori|Moreau_Mathieu}}
- [http://aic.football.it/scheda/7967/moreau-mathieu.htm aic.football.it]
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Category:French men's footballers
Category:French expatriate men's footballers
Category:Spezia Calcio players
Category:Ternana Calcio players
Category:Lucchese 1905 players
Category:Pro Sesto 1913 players
Category:SSD Varese Calcio players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Category:France men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers