Jean-Philippe Mateta
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Mateta in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jean-Philippe Mateta | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sevran, Seine-Saint-Denis, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Crystal Palace | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2010 | Olympique de Sevran | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Sevran | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Drancy | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Châteauroux | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Châteauroux II | 13 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Châteauroux | 26 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Lyon II | 16 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Lyon | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → Le Havre (loan) | 37 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Mainz 05 | 67 | (24) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 14 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Crystal Palace | 139 | (44) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | France U19 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | France U21 | 11 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | France Olympic | 8 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | France | 3 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:04, 25 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:50, 16 November 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Jean-Philippe Mateta (born 28 June 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the France national team.
Mateta began his career with Châteauroux before signing for Ligue 1 side Lyon in 2016. Following a successful loan to second division side Le Havre, he signed for Bundesliga club Mainz 05 in 2018. He joined Crystal Palace in 2021, and with this club he won the 2024–25 FA Cup and 2025 FA Community Shield.
Mateta represented France internationally at under-19 and under-21 youth levels, and later featured in their Olympic team in Paris 2024, finishing as third-highest scorer of the tournament and winning a silver medal.