A long pursuit of a dream! Mateta played in Ligue 2 eight years ago and won an Olympic silver medal last year. At the age of 28, he scored for the national team!

On October 14th, in the fourth round of Group D of the European Group Stage of the World Cup Qualifiers, France 2-2 Iceland. In this game, Mateta scored and scored his first goal for the national team.

Reviewing Matta's dream pursuit:

Matta comes from French Chateauroux Football Club and was promoted from the club's B team to the first team in November 2015.

In 2016, Mateta joined Lyon, and then was loaned out to Le Havre in Ligue 2 in 2017. Mateta scored 20 goals in 38 games for Le Havre.

In 2018, he joined Mainz in the Bundesliga and played 71 times for Mainz in three seasons, scoring 27 goals and providing 5 assists.

He landed in the Premier League in 2021 and joined Crystal Palace on loan. One year later, he was bought out by Crystal Palace for 11 million euros. Currently, he has made 164 appearances for Crystal Palace, scoring 50 goals and providing 11 assists.

In terms of the national team, Matetta has represented France U19, U20, and U21, and was selected for the French Olympic squad last year. With 5 goals in 6 games at the Olympics, the French team finally won the Olympic silver medal.

In October 2025, the 28-year-old Mateta was selected for the French national team for the first time. He made his debut as a substitute against Azerbaijan on October 11. Today he scored against Iceland Mateta in his first start!