Clara Mateo

Clara Coline Mona Mateo (born 28 November 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Première Ligue club Paris FC and the France women's national football team.^[2]

Clara Mateo

Personal information
Full name	Clara Coline Mona Mateo[1]
Date of birth	(1997-11-28) 28 November 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Nantes, France
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Forward, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Paris FC
Number	10
Youth career
2004–2012	US Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire
2012–2014	Vendée La Roche
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Vendée La Roche	43	(12)
2016–	Paris FC[a]	182	(76)
International career‡
2013	France U16	2	(0)
2013	France U17	8	(0)
2015–2016	France U19	22	(10)
2016	France U20	8	(3)
2017–2019	France U23	16	(9)
2020–	France	41	(8)
Medal record Women's association football Representing  France UEFA Women's Nations League Runner-up 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Runner-up 2016 Papua New Guinea UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Winner 2016 Slovakia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 July 2025

Club career

Vendeé La Roche

In 2022, she joined ESOF Vendée La Roche-sur-Yon, that was playing in the second division at the time.^[3] She made her debut in the 2015–16 season, his only season with the club, where he scored two goals.^[4]

Paris FC

Mateo arrived at Paris FC in 2017 on a three-year contract.^[5]

During the 2020–21 season, Mateo began to stand out, scoring 13 goals in the top flight this season, and the following season she helped Paris FC finish third in the league, qualifying for the Women's Champions League, scoring 11 goals and providing 7 assists. Mateo continued her great form in the following seasons, but in the 2024–25 season, she had her best record, finishing as the league's top scorer and best player with 18 goals and 7 assists.^[6]

International career

Mateo was part of the French squad which won the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. She was also named in the team of the tournament.^[7]

Mateo made her senior team debut on 27 November 2020 in a 3–0 win against Austria.^[8] She scored her first goal four days later in a 12–0 win against Kazakhstan.^[9] In June 2025, she was named in the French squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.^[10]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 19 July 2025^[11]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
France	2020	2	1
	2021	4	0
	2022	13	3
	2023	10	0
	2024	2	1
	2025	10	3
Total		41	8

Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mateo goal.

List of international goals scored by Clara Matéo

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	1 December 2020	Stade de la Rabine, Vannes, France	Kazakhstan	12–0	12–0	2022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
2	1 July 2022	Stade de la Source, Orléans, France	Vietnam	5–0	7–0	Friendly
3	2 September 2022	Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	7–0	9–0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
4				8–0
5	25 October 2024	Stade Auguste-Bonal, Montbéliard, France	Jamaica	1–0	3–0	Friendly
6	8 April 2025	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Norway	2–0	2–0	2025 UEFA Women's Nations League
7	30 May 2025	Stade Marcel Picot, Tomblaine, France	Switzerland	1–0	4–0	2025 UEFA Women's Nations League
8	9 July 2025	Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland	Wales	1–0	4–1	UEFA Women's Euro 2025

Honours

Paris FC

• Coupe de France Féminine: 2024–25^[12]

France U19

• UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: 2016^[13]

France U20

• FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup runners-up: 2016^[14]

France

• UEFA Women's Nations League runners-up: 2023–24^[15]

Individual

• UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship team of the tournament: 2014^[16]
• UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship team of the tournament: 2016^[13]
• UNFP Première Ligue player of the year: 2024–25^[17]
• LFFP Première Ligue best player: 2024–25^[18]
• UNFP Première Ligue team of the year: 2021–22,^[19] 2024–25^[17]
• LFFP Première Ligue team of the season: 2021–22,^[20] 2024–25^[18]
• Première Ligue Player of the Month: February 2022,^[21] November 2024,^[22] December 2024^[23]

Notes

1. Known as FCF Juvisy during the 2016–17 season.