Matthew Guillaumier

Matthew Guillaumier (Maltese pronunciation: [ˈɡʊlːɐjmɪːr]; born 9 April 1998) is a Maltese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League club Panserraikos and the Malta national team.^[3]

Matthew Guillaumier

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-04-09) 9 April 1998 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth	Sliema, Malta[2]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Panserraikos
Number	6
Youth career
0000–2013	St. Andrews
2013–2015	Empoli
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013	St. Andrews	1	(0)
2015–2016	St. Andrews	16	(0)
2016–2020	Birkirkara	75	(5)
2020–2023	Ħamrun Spartans	55	(6)
2022	→ Siena (loan)	12	(0)
2023–2025	Stal Mielec	64	(5)
2025–	Panserraikos	0	(0)
International career‡
2014	Malta U17	6	(0)
2014–2016	Malta U19	9	(2)
2015–2018	Malta U21	15	(1)
2019–	Malta	46	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:01, 27 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025

Club career

Guillaumier began his youth career with St. Andrews at the age of five. On 26 April 2013, he made his debut for the senior team in a First Division match against Gudja United, aged only 15 years and 17 days. In the match he played alongside his uncle, midfielder Joseph Farrugia. In September 2013, after trials with English clubs Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion, he joined the youth academy of Italian club Empoli, with whom he had trained regularly in the year prior.^[4]

In 2015, he returned to St. Andrews, making sixteen appearances in the Maltese Premier League. In January 2016, he moved to Birkirkara on a 4.5-year contract, lasting until 2020.^[5] On the 29 September 2020 he moved to Ħamrun Spartans for a record fee in Malta of €300,000.^[6] In the same season, after winning his first Maltese Premier League title,^[7] he received the award as Maltese Player of the Year.^[8]

On 31 January 2022, Guillaumier joined Siena in the Italian third-tier Serie C on loan with an option to buy.^[9]

On 13 July 2023, Polish Ekstraklasa side Stal Mielec announced the signing of Guillaumier on a two-year deal, with an option for another season.^[10]

On 20 June 2025, Guillaumier signed a two-year contract with Greek club Panserraikos.^[11]

International career

Guillaumier was included in the squad of hosts Malta for the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He appeared in all three matches, with the team eliminated in the group stage.^[12] He made his international debut for Malta on 23 March 2019, starting in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying home match against the Faroe Islands, which finished as a 2–1 home win.^[13] The match was Malta's first competitive home win, as well as their first UEFA European Championship qualifying win, since October 2006.^[14][15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 May 2025^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
St. Andrews	2013–14	Maltese First Division	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2015–16	Maltese Premier League	16	0	—		—		16	0
	Total		16	0	1	0	0	0	17	0
Birkirkara	2015–16	Maltese Premier League	12	0	2	0	—		14	0
	2016–17	Maltese Premier League	21	1	—		5[b]	0	26	1
	2017–18	Maltese Premier League	11	2	—		—		11	2
	2018–19	Maltese Premier League	16	1	2	0	—		18	1
	2019–20	Maltese Premier League	13	1	2	1	—		15	2
	2020–21	Maltese Premier League	2	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		75	5	6	1	5	0	86	6
Ħamrun Spartans	2020–21	Maltese Premier League	19	1	2	0	—		21	1
	2021–22	Maltese Premier League	11	1	—		—		11	1
	2022–23	Maltese Premier League	25	4	3	1	8[c]	4	36	9
	Total		55	6	3	1	8	4	68	11
Siena (loan)	2021–22	Serie C	12	0	—		—		12	0
Stal Mielec	2023–24	Ekstraklasa	33	2	3	0	—		36	2
	2024–25	Ekstraklasa	31	3	0	0	—		31	3
	Total		64	5	3	0	—		67	5
Career total			222	16	15	2	13	4	250	22

1. Includes Maltese FA Trophy, Polish Cup
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 10 June 2025^[13]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Malta	2019	2	0
	2020	6	1
	2021	5	0
	2022	10	1
	2023	10	0
	2024	9	1
	2025	4	0
Total		46	3

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

List of international goals scored by Matthew Guillaumier

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	17 November 2020	National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta	Faroe Islands	1–0	1–1	2020–21 UEFA Nations League
2	5 June 2022	San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	2–0	2–0	2022–23 UEFA Nations League
3	21 March 2024	National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta	Slovenia	1–1	2–2	Friendly

Honours

Ħamrun Spartans

• Maltese Premier League: 2020–21, 2022–23

Individual

• Maltese Player of the Year: 2020–21