Mathieu Flamini

Mathieu Pierre Flamini (born 7 March 1984) is a French former professional footballer and biochemical entrepreneur. A midfielder, he played for French side Marseille, English sides Arsenal and Crystal Palace, Italian side Milan and Spanish side Getafe. At international level, he was capped by the France national team on three occasions.

Mathieu Flamini

Flamini in training for Arsenal in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Mathieu Pierre Flamini[1]
Date of birth	(1984-03-07) 7 March 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth	Marseille, France
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1992–2003	Marseille
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2004	Marseille	14	(0)
2004–2008	Arsenal	102	(7)
2008–2013	Milan	97	(7)
2013–2016	Arsenal	66	(3)
2016–2017	Crystal Palace	10	(0)
2018–2019	Getafe	18	(0)
Total		307	(17)
International career
2004–2005	France U21	8	(1)
2007–2008	France	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Flamini is a co-founder of GF Biochemicals, the first company in the world able to mass-produce levulinic acid.^[3]

Career statistics

Club

^[4][5]

Club	Season	League			Cup[nb 1]		Europe		Other[nb 2]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Marseille	2003–04	Ligue 1	14	0	1	0	9	0	—		24	0
	Total		14	0	1	0	9	0	—		24	0
Arsenal	2004–05	Premier League	21	1	7	0	4	0	0	0	32	1
	2005–06	Premier League	31	0	5	0	12	0	1	0	49	0
	2006–07	Premier League	20	3	6	0	6	1	—		32	4
	2007–08	Premier League	30	3	2	0	8	0	—		40	3
	Total		102	7	20	0	30	1	1	0	153	8
Milan	2008–09	Serie A	29	0	1	0	7	0	—		37	0
	2009–10	Serie A	25	0	2	1	5	0	—		32	1
	2010–11	Serie A	23	2	2	0	5	0	—		30	2
	2011–12	Serie A	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
	2012–13	Serie A	18	4	1	0	3	0	—		22	4
	Total		97	7	6	1	20	0	0	0	123	8
Arsenal	2013–14	Premier League	27	2	3	0	6	0	—		36	2
	2014–15	Premier League	23	1	2	0	7	0	1	0	33	1
	2015–16	Premier League	16	0	4	2	4	0	0	0	24	2
	Total		66	3	9	2	17	0	1	0	93	5
	Arsenal total		168	10	29	2	47	1	2	0	246	13
Crystal Palace	2016–17	Premier League	10	0	3	0	—				13	0
Getafe	2017–18	La Liga	8	0	0	0	—				8	0
	2018–19	La Liga	10	0	3	0	—				13	0
	Total		18	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	21	0
Career total			307	17	42	3	76	1	2	0	427	21

1. Includes cup competitions: the Coppa Italia, Football League Cup and FA Cup. Super Cups such as the FA Community Shield are not included.
2. Includes super-cups such as the FA Community Shield and Supercoppa Italiana.

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[6]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
France	2007	1	0
	2008	2	0
Total		3	0

Honours

Marseille^[6]

• UEFA Cup runner-up: 2003–04^[7]

Arsenal^[6]

• FA Cup: 2004–05,^[8] 2013–14,^[9] 2014–15^[10]
• FA Community Shield: 2014^[11]
• UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2005–06^[12]

Milan^[6]

• Serie A: 2010–11^[13]

Individual

• Arsenal Player of the Season: 2007−08^[14]