Joël Matip
Cameroonian footballer (born 1991) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Job Joël André Matip (born 8 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Liverpool. Born in Germany, he played for the Cameroon national team. He will leave Liverpool on 30 June 2024 upon the expiry of his contract.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Job Joël André Matip[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1991-08-08) 8 August 1991 (age 32)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Bochum, Germany | ||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
Number | 32 | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–1997 | SC Weitmar 45 | ||
1997–2000 | VfL Bochum | ||
2000–2009 | Schalke 04 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | Schalke 04 II | 4 | (1) |
2009–2016 | Schalke 04 | 194 | (17) |
2016– | Liverpool | 150 | (9) |
International career | |||
2010–2015 | Cameroon | 27 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:44, 3 December 2023 (UTC) |
Matip began his professional career with Schalke 04 in 2009, and was part of their teams that won the DFB-Pokal and DFL-Supercup in 2011. He totalled 258 competitive appearances and 23 goals before moving to Liverpool on a free transfer in 2016, where he won the UEFA Champions League in 2019, starting in the final. He also won the 2019 UEFA Super Cup and the 2019–20 Premier League.
Born and raised in Germany, Matip represented Cameroon at international level. He played for them at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations and the FIFA World Cups of 2010 and 2014, before announcing his international retirement in 2015.