
FranceAttacking Midfielder
Mathieu Valbuena
- Date of birth: (42 years)
- Place of birth: Bruges, France
- Height: 1.65 m
- Weight: 60 kg
- Baconbauer number 3
All positions:Positions
- Striker
- Midfielder
- Left Winger
- Right Winger
- Right Midfielder
- Caps
- 52
- 34 starts · 18 as sub
- Goals
- 8
- 0.15 per game
- Assists
- 16
- 0.31 per game
- All-time · France
- #47
- in goals
- Cards
- 2
- 2 yellow · 0 second yellow · 0 red
National Teams · France
| Year | Caps | Goals | Caps and goals per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 7 | 2 | |
| Total | 52 | 8 |
All international matches
- Friendly · ParkenAvs.
DenmarkOwn contribution: came on 78'Match report: Denmark vs. France 1–2Win - Friendly · Allianz RiviéraHvs.
ArmeniaOwn contribution: Started1 assistoff 62'Match report: France vs. Armenia 4–0Win - Friendly · Stade Bordeaux-AtlantiqueHvs.
SerbiaOwn contribution: StartedYellow cardoff 76'Match report: France vs. Serbia 2–1Win - Friendly · Estádio José AlvaladeAvs.
PortugalOwn contribution: came on 80'1 goalMatch report: Portugal vs. France 0–1Win - Friendly · Elbasan ArenaAvs.
AlbaniaOwn contribution: came on 59'Match report: Albania vs. France 1–0Defeat - Friendly · Stade de FranceHvs.
BelgiumOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: France vs. Belgium 3–4Defeat - Friendly · Stade Geoffroy-GuichardHvs.
DenmarkMatch report: France vs. Denmark 2–0Win - Friendly · Stade de FranceHvs.
BrazilMatch report: France vs. Brazil 1–3Defeat - Friendly · Stade VélodromeHvs.
SwedenMatch report: France vs. Sweden 1–0Win - Friendly · Roazhon ParkHvs.
AlbaniaMatch report: France vs. Albania 1–1Draw - Friendly · Vazgen Sargsyan Republican StadiumAvs.
ArmeniaMatch report: Armenia vs. France 0–3Win - Friendly · Stade de FranceHvs.
PortugalMatch report: France vs. Portugal 2–1Win - Friendly · Partizan StadiumAvs.
SerbiaMatch report: Serbia vs. France 1–1Draw - Friendly · Stade de FranceHvs.
SpainMatch report: France vs. Spain 1–0Win - World Cup 2014 · Quarter-final · Estádio do MaracanãHvs.
GermanyMatch report: France vs. Germany 0–1Defeat - World Cup 2014 · Round of 16 · Estádio Nacional Mané GarrinchaHvs.
NigeriaMatch report: France vs. Nigeria 2–0Win - World Cup 2014 · Group E · Itaipava Arena Fonte NovaAvs.
SwitzerlandOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: Switzerland vs. France 2–5Win - World Cup 2014 · Group E · Estádio José Pinheiro BordaHvs.
HondurasMatch report: France vs. Honduras 3–0Win - Friendly · Stade Pierre MauroyHvs.
JamaicaMatch report: France vs. Jamaica 8–0Win - Friendly · Allianz RiviéraHvs.
ParaguayMatch report: France vs. Paraguay 1–1Draw - Friendly · Stade de FranceHvs.
NorwayMatch report: France vs. Norway 4–0Win - Friendly · Stade de FranceHvs.
NetherlandsMatch report: France vs. Netherlands 2–0Win - World Cup 2014 · Play-off · Stade de FranceHvs.
UkraineMatch report: France vs. Ukraine 3–0Win - World Cup 2014 · Play-off · NSC OlimpiyskiyAvs.
UkraineMatch report: Ukraine vs. France 2–0Defeat - World Cup 2014 · Group I · Stade de FranceHvs.
FinlandMatch report: France vs. Finland 3–0Win - Friendly · Parc des PrincesHvs.
AustraliaMatch report: France vs. Australia 6–0Win - World Cup 2014 · Group I · Stadyen Central'ny HomelAvs.
BelarusMatch report: Belarus vs. France 2–4Win - World Cup 2014 · Group I · Boris Paichadze StadiumAvs.
GeorgiaMatch report: Georgia vs. France 0–0Draw - Friendly · Stade Roi BaudouinAvs.
BelgiumMatch report: Belgium vs. France 0–0Draw - Friendly · Arena do GrêmioAvs.
BrazilMatch report: Brazil vs. France 3–0Defeat - Friendly · Estadio Centenario MontevideoAvs.
UruguayMatch report: Uruguay vs. France 1–0Defeat - World Cup 2014 · Group I · Stade de FranceHvs.
SpainMatch report: France vs. Spain 0–1Defeat - World Cup 2014 · Group I · Stade de FranceHvs.
GeorgiaOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: France vs. Georgia 3–1Win - Friendly · Stade de FranceHvs.
GermanyOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: France vs. Germany 1–2Defeat - Friendly · Stadio Ennio TardiniAvs.
ItalyOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: Italy vs. France 1–2Win - World Cup 2014 · Group I · Estadio Vicente CalderónAvs.
SpainMatch report: Spain vs. France 1–1Draw - Friendly · Stade de FranceHvs.
JapanMatch report: France vs. Japan 0–1Defeat - World Cup 2014 · Group I · Stade de FranceHvs.
BelarusMatch report: France vs. Belarus 3–1Win - World Cup 2014 · Group I · Helsingin olympiastadionAvs.
FinlandMatch report: Finland vs. France 0–1Win - Friendly · Stade OcéaneHvs.
UruguayMatch report: France vs. Uruguay 0–0Draw - Friendly · MMArenaHvs.
EstoniaMatch report: France vs. Estonia 4–0Win - Friendly · Stade du HainautHvs.
IcelandMatch report: France vs. Iceland 3–2Win - Friendly · WeserstadionAvs.
GermanyMatch report: Germany vs. France 1–2Win - European Championship 2012 · Group D · Arena NaționalăAvs.
RomaniaMatch report: Romania vs. France 0–0Draw - Friendly · Stadion Wojska PolskiegoAvs.
PolandMatch report: Poland vs. France 0–1Win - Friendly · Wembley StadiumAvs.
EnglandOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: England vs. France 1–2Win - European Championship 2012 · Group D · Stade de FranceHvs.
RomaniaMatch report: France vs. Romania 2–0Win - European Championship 2012 · Group D · Asim Ferhatović Hase StadiumAvs.
Bosnia & HerzegovinaOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: Bosnia & Herzegovina vs. France 0–2Win - European Championship 2012 · Group D · Stade de FranceHvs.
BelarusMatch report: France vs. Belarus 0–1Defeat - World Cup 2010 · Group A · Peter Mokaba StadiumHvs.
MexicoMatch report: France vs. Mexico 0–2Defeat - Friendly · Stade Michel VolnayHvs.
ChinaMatch report: France vs. China 0–1Defeat - Friendly · Stade Bollaert-DelelisHvs.
Costa RicaOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: France vs. Costa Rica 2–1Win
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Results over time
One mark per match with a known result, oldest on the left.
Most frequent teammates
| # | Player | Together | Both started |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 | 28 | |
| 2 | 37 | 23 | |
| 3 | 36 | 15 | |
| 4 | 35 | 23 | |
| 5 | 33 | 21 | |
| 6 | 31 | 19 | |
| 7 | 29 | 9 | |
| 8 | 27 | 16 | |
| 9 | 24 | 17 | |
| 10 | 24 | 16 | |
| 11 | 24 | 12 | |
| 12 | 22 | 15 | |
| 13 | 21 | 14 | |
| 14 | 21 | 11 | |
| 15 | 20 | 12 | |
| 16 | 17 | 1 | |
| 17 | 14 | 5 | |
| 18 | 13 | 8 | |
| 19 | 12 | 4 | |
| 20 | 12 | 2 |
Counted from the line-ups and substitutions of his 52 FIFA matches. Players with an unknown position in the line-up count as starters.
Most frequent opponents
| # | Opponent | Matches | W | D | L | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
FIFA matches against the team. Won / drawn / lost only where the result is known; a penalty shoot-out decides.

