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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
Debut
26 May 2010
vs Costa Rica, aged 25

National Teams · France

Caps and goals per year
YearCapsStartsAs subGoalsCaps and goals per year
20158442
2014141221
2013121022
20129361
20112200
20107342
Total5234188

All international matches

  1. Friendly · ParkenAvs.DenmarkOwn contribution: came on 78'Match report: Denmark vs. France 1–2Win
  2. Friendly · Allianz RiviéraHvs.ArmeniaOwn contribution: Started1 assistoff 62'Match report: France vs. Armenia 4–0Win
  3. Friendly · Stade Bordeaux-AtlantiqueHvs.SerbiaOwn contribution: StartedYellow cardoff 76'Match report: France vs. Serbia 2–1Win
  4. Friendly · Estádio José AlvaladeAvs.PortugalOwn contribution: came on 80'1 goalMatch report: Portugal vs. France 0–1Win
  5. Friendly · Elbasan ArenaAvs.AlbaniaOwn contribution: came on 59'Match report: Albania vs. France 1–0Defeat
  6. Friendly · Stade de FranceHvs.BelgiumOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: France vs. Belgium 3–4Defeat
  7. Friendly · Stade Geoffroy-GuichardHvs.DenmarkMatch report: France vs. Denmark 2–0Win
  8. Friendly · Stade de FranceHvs.BrazilMatch report: France vs. Brazil 1–3Defeat
  9. Friendly · Stade VélodromeHvs.SwedenMatch report: France vs. Sweden 1–0Win
  10. Friendly · Roazhon ParkHvs.AlbaniaMatch report: France vs. Albania 1–1Draw
  11. Friendly · Vazgen Sargsyan Republican StadiumAvs.ArmeniaMatch report: Armenia vs. France 0–3Win
  12. Friendly · Stade de FranceHvs.PortugalMatch report: France vs. Portugal 2–1Win
  13. Friendly · Partizan StadiumAvs.SerbiaMatch report: Serbia vs. France 1–1Draw
  14. Friendly · Stade de FranceHvs.SpainMatch report: France vs. Spain 1–0Win
  15. World Cup 2014 · Quarter-final · Estádio do MaracanãHvs.GermanyMatch report: France vs. Germany 0–1Defeat
  16. World Cup 2014 · Round of 16 · Estádio Nacional Mané GarrinchaHvs.NigeriaMatch report: France vs. Nigeria 2–0Win
  17. World Cup 2014 · Group E · Itaipava Arena Fonte NovaAvs.SwitzerlandOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: Switzerland vs. France 2–5Win
  18. World Cup 2014 · Group E · Estádio José Pinheiro BordaHvs.HondurasMatch report: France vs. Honduras 3–0Win
  19. Friendly · Stade Pierre MauroyHvs.JamaicaMatch report: France vs. Jamaica 8–0Win
  20. Friendly · Allianz RiviéraHvs.ParaguayMatch report: France vs. Paraguay 1–1Draw
  21. Friendly · Stade de FranceHvs.NorwayMatch report: France vs. Norway 4–0Win
  22. Friendly · Stade de FranceHvs.NetherlandsMatch report: France vs. Netherlands 2–0Win
  23. World Cup 2014 · Play-off · Stade de FranceHvs.UkraineMatch report: France vs. Ukraine 3–0Win
  24. World Cup 2014 · Play-off · NSC OlimpiyskiyAvs.UkraineMatch report: Ukraine vs. France 2–0Defeat
  25. World Cup 2014 · Group I · Stade de FranceHvs.FinlandMatch report: France vs. Finland 3–0Win
  26. Friendly · Parc des PrincesHvs.AustraliaMatch report: France vs. Australia 6–0Win
  27. World Cup 2014 · Group I · Stadyen Central'ny HomelAvs.BelarusMatch report: Belarus vs. France 2–4Win
  28. World Cup 2014 · Group I · Boris Paichadze StadiumAvs.GeorgiaMatch report: Georgia vs. France 0–0Draw
  29. Friendly · Stade Roi BaudouinAvs.BelgiumMatch report: Belgium vs. France 0–0Draw
  30. Friendly · Arena do GrêmioAvs.BrazilMatch report: Brazil vs. France 3–0Defeat
  31. Friendly · Estadio Centenario MontevideoAvs.UruguayMatch report: Uruguay vs. France 1–0Defeat
  32. World Cup 2014 · Group I · Stade de FranceHvs.SpainMatch report: France vs. Spain 0–1Defeat
  33. World Cup 2014 · Group I · Stade de FranceHvs.GeorgiaOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: France vs. Georgia 3–1Win
  34. Friendly · Stade de FranceHvs.GermanyOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: France vs. Germany 1–2Defeat
  35. Friendly · Stadio Ennio TardiniAvs.ItalyOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: Italy vs. France 1–2Win
  36. World Cup 2014 · Group I · Estadio Vicente CalderónAvs.SpainMatch report: Spain vs. France 1–1Draw
  37. Friendly · Stade de FranceHvs.JapanMatch report: France vs. Japan 0–1Defeat
  38. World Cup 2014 · Group I · Stade de FranceHvs.BelarusMatch report: France vs. Belarus 3–1Win
  39. World Cup 2014 · Group I · Helsingin olympiastadionAvs.FinlandMatch report: Finland vs. France 0–1Win
  40. Friendly · Stade OcéaneHvs.UruguayMatch report: France vs. Uruguay 0–0Draw
  41. Friendly · MMArenaHvs.EstoniaMatch report: France vs. Estonia 4–0Win
  42. Friendly · Stade du HainautHvs.IcelandMatch report: France vs. Iceland 3–2Win
  43. Friendly · WeserstadionAvs.GermanyMatch report: Germany vs. France 1–2Win
  44. European Championship 2012 · Group D · Arena NaționalăAvs.RomaniaMatch report: Romania vs. France 0–0Draw
  45. Friendly · Stadion Wojska PolskiegoAvs.PolandMatch report: Poland vs. France 0–1Win
  46. Friendly · Wembley StadiumAvs.EnglandOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: England vs. France 1–2Win
  47. European Championship 2012 · Group D · Stade de FranceHvs.RomaniaMatch report: France vs. Romania 2–0Win
  48. European Championship 2012 · Group D · Asim Ferhatović Hase StadiumAvs.Bosnia & HerzegovinaOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: Bosnia & Herzegovina vs. France 0–2Win
  49. European Championship 2012 · Group D · Stade de FranceHvs.BelarusMatch report: France vs. Belarus 0–1Defeat
  50. World Cup 2010 · Group A · Peter Mokaba StadiumHvs.MexicoMatch report: France vs. Mexico 0–2Defeat
  51. Friendly · Stade Michel VolnayHvs.ChinaMatch report: France vs. China 0–1Defeat
  52. Friendly · Stade Bollaert-DelelisHvs.Costa RicaOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: France vs. Costa Rica 2–1Win
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Results over time

26 May 2010 · Win4 Jun 2010 · Defeat17 Jun 2010 · Defeat3 Sept 2010 · Defeat7 Sept 2010 · Win9 Oct 2010 · Win17 Nov 2010 · Win9 Jun 2011 · Win6 Sept 2011 · Draw29 Feb 2012 · Win27 May 2012 · Win5 Jun 2012 · Win15 Aug 2012 · Draw7 Sept 2012 · Win11 Sept 2012 · Win12 Oct 2012 · Defeat16 Oct 2012 · Draw14 Nov 2012 · Win6 Feb 2013 · Defeat22 Mar 2013 · Win26 Mar 2013 · Defeat5 Jun 2013 · Defeat9 Jun 2013 · Defeat14 Aug 2013 · Draw6 Sept 2013 · Draw10 Sept 2013 · Win11 Oct 2013 · Win15 Oct 2013 · Win15 Nov 2013 · Defeat19 Nov 2013 · Win5 Mar 2014 · Win27 May 2014 · Win1 Jun 2014 · Draw8 Jun 2014 · Win15 Jun 2014 · Win20 Jun 2014 · Win30 Jun 2014 · Win4 Jul 2014 · Defeat4 Sept 2014 · Win7 Sept 2014 · Draw11 Oct 2014 · Win14 Oct 2014 · Win14 Nov 2014 · Draw18 Nov 2014 · Win26 Mar 2015 · Defeat29 Mar 2015 · Win7 Jun 2015 · Defeat13 Jun 2015 · Defeat4 Sept 2015 · Win7 Sept 2015 · Win8 Oct 2015 · Win11 Oct 2015 · Win

One mark per match with a known result, oldest on the left.

Most frequent teammates

#PlayerYearsTogetherBoth started
1Hugo Lloris2010–20154128
2Karim Benzema2010–20153723
3Olivier Giroud2012–20153615
4Blaise Matuidi2010–20153523
5Patrice Evra2010–20153321
6Yohan Cabaye2011–20153119
7Moussa Sissoko2012–2015299
8Bacary Sagna2010–20152716
9Raphaël Varane2013–20152417
10Paul Pogba2013–20152416
11Franck Ribéry2010–20142412
12Mamadou Sakho2010–20152215
13Mathieu Debuchy2012–20152114
14Antoine Griezmann2014–20152111
15Laurent Koscielny2012–20152012
16Loïc Rémy2010–2014171
17Dimitri Payet2010–2015145
18Éric Abidal2010–2013138
19Samir Nasri2010–2013124
20Morgan Schneiderlin2014–2015122

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

#OpponentYearsMatchesWDLGoals
1Germany2012–201431021
2Spain2012–201431110
3Belarus2010–201332010
4Belgium2013–201520111
5Portugal2014–201522001
6Georgia201321101
7Albania2014–201520110
8Armenia2014–201522000
9Brazil2013–201520020
10Denmark201522000
11Serbia2014–201521100
12Finland2012–201322000
13Ukraine201321010
14Uruguay2012–201320110
15Romania2010–201121100

FIFA matches against the team. Won / drawn / lost only where the result is known; a penalty shoot-out decides.