Jean-Philippe Mateta
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Mateta in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jean-Philippe Mateta | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sevran, Seine-Saint-Denis, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Crystal Palace | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2010 | Olympique de Sevran | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Sevran FC | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Drancy | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Châteauroux | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Châteauroux B | 13 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Châteauroux | 26 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Lyon B | 15 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Lyon | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → Le Havre (loan) | 37 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Mainz 05 | 67 | (24) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 14 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Crystal Palace | 116 | (36) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | France U19 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | France U21 | 11 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | France Olympic | 8 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:03, 25 May 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Jean-Philippe Mateta (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃filip mateta]; born 28 June 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Crystal Palace.
Mateta began his career with Châteauroux before signing for Ligue 1 side Lyon in 2016. Following a successful loan to second-division side Le Havre, he signed for Bundesliga club Mainz 05 in 2018, before joining Crystal Palace in 2021, where he won the FA Cup in 2025.
Mateta represented France internationally at under-19 and under-21 youth levels, and later featured in their Olympic team in Paris 2024, finishing as third-highest scorer of the tournament and winning a silver medal.