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Mathieu Debuchy

Mathieu Debuchy

Defender - Right-Back  at Retired
Age40
CitizenshipFrance
Height1.77 m
Footright
BornJuly 28, 1985
👕500+ Apps 🏴25+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Rating · 22/23 5.3 Average
Right-Back Defender

Career snapshot

7
clubs played for
03/04
debut season
0.07
goals / match
LOSC Lille
top club · 308 apps

Position rank · 22/23

#638
goals rank
#1027
assists rank
36
season goals
30
season assists

Among 1,287 Defender - Right-Backs · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€15.00m
peak value · 2012
€15.00m
top transfer fee · 14/15
5
best season · 11/12
34 / 2
int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Shares 1985-07-28 · 1 player total

548Appearances
36Goals
30Assists
96Yellow cards
3Red cards
192Full matches (90′)
Full nameMathieu Debuchy
Date of birth1985-07-28 (40 yrs)
Place of birthFretin, France
CitizenshipFrance
PositionDefender - Right-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height177.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2023-07-01
Contract expires
Outfitteradidas
Jul 2023
Transfer: Valenciennes FC → Retired
23/24 · Transfer
Jan 2023
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — Valenciennes FC
25 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2021
Transfer: Saint-Étienne → Valenciennes FC
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Valenciennes FC
29 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Sep 2020
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — AS Saint-Étienne
26 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Dec 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Nov 2019
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Oct 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — AS Saint-Étienne
32 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
May 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Feb 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jan 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Dec 2018
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Sep 2018
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Sep 2018
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — AS Saint-Étienne
24 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2018
Transfer: Arsenal → Saint-Étienne
17/18 · Transfer
Aug 2017
Injury: unknown
38 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — Arsenal FC, AS Saint-Étienne, Arsenal FC U23
23 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 6 competitions
Nov 2016
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — Arsenal FC, Arsenal FC U23
4 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2016
Transfer: G. Bordeaux → Arsenal
15/16 · Return from loan
May 2016
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Feb 2016
Transfer: Arsenal → G. Bordeaux
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — Arsenal FC, FC Girondins Bordeaux
16 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Newcastle → Arsenal
14/15 · Transfer · €15.00m
Jul 2014
14/15 — Arsenal FC
15 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Newcastle United
32 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2013
Transfer: LOSC Lille → Newcastle
12/13 · Transfer · €6.20m
Jul 2012
12/13 — LOSC Lille, Newcastle United
34 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — LOSC Lille
43 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — LOSC Lille
49 matches · 2 G · 5 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — LOSC Lille
38 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — LOSC Lille
34 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — LOSC Lille
18 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — LOSC Lille
31 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — LOSC Lille
36 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — LOSC Lille
33 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — LOSC Lille
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: LOSC Lille B → LOSC Lille
03/04 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €15.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 1082 other Defender - Right-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 22/23. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.05/90
22
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A1 total · 0.05/90
7
Yellow cards3 total · 0.15/90
73
17,283 min
Minutes played by club
Valenciennes FC 10.3%
AS Saint-Étienne 24.0%
Arsenal FC 6.7%
Arsenal FC U23 0.7%
FC Girondins Bordeaux 0.0%
Newcastle United 14.4%
LOSC Lille 43.8%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Valenciennes FC 2 21/22 22/23 54 1 1 1,783
AS Saint-Étienne 4 17/18 20/21 97 12 7 4,143
Arsenal FC 4 14/15 17/18 30 2 1 1,162
Arsenal FC U23 2 16/17 17/18 4 2 0 125
FC Girondins Bordeaux 1 15/16 15/16 9 0 0 0
Newcastle United 2 12/13 13/14 46 1 4 2,495
LOSC Lille 10 03/04 12/13 308 18 17 7,575

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€3.8M4€7.5M5€11.3M7€15M04/05 — 4 goals (LOSC Lille)04/05 — 1 assists504/0505/06 — 4 goals (LOSC Lille)05/06 — 3 assists705/0606/07 — 1 goals (LOSC Lille)06/07 — 1 assists206/0707/08 — 2 assists207/0808/09 — 1 goals (LOSC Lille)108/0909/10 — 1 goals (LOSC Lille)09/10 — 3 assists409/1010/11 — 2 goals (LOSC Lille)10/11 — 5 assists710/1111/12 — 5 goals (LOSC Lille)11/12 — 1 assists611/1212/13 — 1 assists112/1313/14 — 1 goals (Newcastle United)13/14 — 4 assists513/1414/15 — 1 goals (Arsenal FC)114/1515/1616/17 — 2 goals (Arsenal FC U23)216/1717/18 — 5 goals (Arsenal FC)17/18 — 1 assists617/1818/19 — 4 goals (AS Saint-Étienne)18/19 — 3 assists718/1919/20 — 2 goals (AS Saint-Étienne)19/20 — 3 assists519/2020/21 — 2 goals (AS Saint-Étienne)20/21 — 1 assists320/2121/22 — 1 assists121/2222/23 — 1 goals (Valenciennes FC)122/2304/05 — €450K05/06 — €2.5M07/08 — €3M08/09 — €2M09/10 — €2.7M10/11 — €6M11/12 — €8.3M12/13 — €15M13/14 — €14M14/15 — €13M15/16 — €13M16/17 — €10M17/18 — €5M18/19 — €4.5M19/20 — €3M20/21 — €2M21/22 — €1.5M22/23 — €500KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

03/04: 0003/0404/05: 4404/0505/06: 4405/0606/07: 1106/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 1108/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 2210/1111/12: 5511/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 5517/1818/19: 4418/1919/20: 2219/2020/21: 2220/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 1122/23

Assists by season

03/04: 0003/0404/05: 1104/0505/06: 3305/0606/07: 1106/0707/08: 2207/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 3309/1010/11: 5510/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 4413/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 3318/1919/20: 3319/2020/21: 1120/2121/22: 1121/2222/23: 0022/23
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
22/23 Coupe de France Valenciennes FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Ligue 2 Valenciennes FC 24 1 0 3 0 1,783
21/22 Ligue 2 Valenciennes FC 29 0 1 4 1 0
20/21 Ligue 1 AS Saint-Étienne 26 2 1 5 0 1,054
19/20 Coupe de France AS Saint-Étienne 6 1 1 0 0 503
19/20 Coupe de la Ligue AS Saint-Étienne 1 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Europa League AS Saint-Étienne 4 0 1 0 0 0
19/20 Ligue 1 AS Saint-Étienne 21 1 1 2 0 1,770
18/19 Ligue 1 AS Saint-Étienne 24 4 3 4 0 487
17/18 EFL Cup Arsenal FC 2 0 1 0 0 0
17/18 Europa League Arsenal FC 4 1 0 1 0 354
17/18 FA Cup Arsenal FC 1 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 Ligue 1 AS Saint-Étienne 15 4 0 1 0 329
17/18 Premier League Arsenal FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Premier League 2 Arsenal FC U23 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 FA Cup Arsenal FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Premier League Arsenal FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Premier League 2 Arsenal FC U23 3 2 0 0 0 125
15/16 Champions League Arsenal FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Community Shield Arsenal FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 FA Cup Arsenal FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League Cup Arsenal FC 2 0 0 2 0 0
15/16 Ligue 1 FC Girondins Bordeaux 9 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Premier League Arsenal FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Champions League Arsenal FC 1 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 Champions League Qu. Arsenal FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Community Shield Arsenal FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 FA Cup Arsenal FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Premier League Arsenal FC 10 1 0 2 0 808
13/14 League Cup Newcastle United 3 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Premier League Newcastle United 29 1 4 8 1 2,495
12/13 Champions League LOSC Lille 3 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 Coupe de la Ligue LOSC Lille 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Ligue 1 LOSC Lille 15 0 1 2 0 0
12/13 Premier League Newcastle United 14 0 0 2 0 0
11/12 Champions League LOSC Lille 6 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 Coupe de France LOSC Lille 3 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 Coupe de la Ligue LOSC Lille 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Ligue 1 LOSC Lille 32 5 1 9 0 569
11/12 Trophée des Champions LOSC Lille 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Coupe de France LOSC Lille 6 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 Coupe de la Ligue LOSC Lille 2 0 1 0 0 0
10/11 Europa League LOSC Lille 4 0 1 2 0 0
10/11 Europa League Qualifying LOSC Lille 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Ligue 1 LOSC Lille 35 2 3 10 0 1,527
09/10 Coupe de France LOSC Lille 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Coupe de la Ligue LOSC Lille 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 Europa League LOSC Lille 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 Europa League Qualifying LOSC Lille 4 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 Ligue 1 LOSC Lille 31 1 3 3 0 2,675
08/09 Coupe de France LOSC Lille 3 1 0 0 0 259
08/09 Coupe de la Ligue LOSC Lille 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Ligue 1 LOSC Lille 30 0 0 5 0 0
07/08 Coupe de France LOSC Lille 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Coupe de la Ligue LOSC Lille 1 0 0 1 0 0
07/08 Ligue 1 LOSC Lille 16 0 2 1 1 0
06/07 Champions League LOSC Lille 5 0 0 1 0 0
06/07 Coupe de France LOSC Lille 3 0 0 1 0 0
06/07 Coupe de la Ligue LOSC Lille 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Ligue 1 LOSC Lille 22 1 1 1 0 1,440
05/06 Champions League LOSC Lille 4 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Coupe de France LOSC Lille 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Coupe de la Ligue LOSC Lille 1 0 0 1 0 0
05/06 Ligue 1 LOSC Lille 27 4 2 6 0 475
05/06 UEFA Cup LOSC Lille 2 0 1 1 0 0
04/05 Coupe de France LOSC Lille 2 0 1 0 0 0
04/05 Coupe de la Ligue LOSC Lille 2 0 0 1 0 0
04/05 Ligue 1 LOSC Lille 19 3 0 3 0 272
04/05 UEFA Cup LOSC Lille 6 1 0 1 0 358
04/05 UI Cup LOSC Lille 4 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 Coupe de France LOSC Lille 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 Ligue 1 LOSC Lille 5 0 0 1 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
03/04 2003-07-01 LOSC Lille B LOSC Lille Transfer 0
12/13 2013-01-04 LOSC Lille Newcastle Transfer 15000000 €6.20m
14/15 2014-07-17 Newcastle Arsenal Transfer 10000000 €15.00m
15/16 2016-02-01 Arsenal G. Bordeaux Loan 13000000
15/16 2016-06-30 G. Bordeaux Arsenal Return from loan 7500000
17/18 2018-01-31 Arsenal Saint-Étienne Transfer 2500000
21/22 2021-08-13 Saint-Étienne Valenciennes FC Transfer 1500000
23/24 2023-07-01 Valenciennes FC Retired Transfer 0
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
15/16 Hamstring injury 2016-05-12 2016-07-15 65 1
16/17 Hamstring injury 2016-11-27 2017-01-27 62 13
17/18 Hamstring injury 2017-08-03 2018-01-31 182 38
18/19 ankle sprain 2018-08-04 2018-08-17 14 1
18/19 Knee injury 2018-09-02 2018-09-20 19 2
18/19 Thigh problems 2018-09-22 2018-10-19 28 4
18/19 ankle sprain 2018-12-05 2019-01-18 45 6
18/19 Ankle injury 2019-01-20 2019-01-29 10 2
18/19 Thigh problems 2019-02-21 2019-03-01 9 1
19/20 Knock 2019-05-17 2019-05-20 4 1
19/20 ankle sprain 2019-10-01 2019-10-15 15 2
19/20 Thigh problems 2019-11-23 2019-12-03 11 3
19/20 Knock 2019-12-10 2019-12-13 4 1
20/21 Thigh problems 2020-09-18 2020-11-10 54 7
22/23 unknown injury 2023-01-20 2023-02-04 16 3
Current
Peak€15.00m
Low
Δ since start−€450k
€3.75m€7.50m€11.25m€15.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €14.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #23101 2 0 former national player
Team #9323 5 0 former national player
Team #3377 #2 27 2 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Yann M'Vila 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
11/12 Ligue 1 LOSC Lille 5 32
17/18 Ligue 1 AS Saint-Étienne 4 15
05/06 Ligue 1 LOSC Lille 4 27

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
13/14 Premier League Newcastle United 4 29
10/11 Ligue 1 LOSC Lille 3 35
09/10 Ligue 1 LOSC Lille 3 31

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
15/16 2016-06-30 G. Bordeaux Arsenal Return from loan €7.50m
15/16 2016-02-01 Arsenal G. Bordeaux Loan €13.00m

Teams faced most often by Mathieu Debuchy's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Liverpool FC 54 16 10 28 79 119 -40 30%
Chelsea FC 53 16 15 22 56 77 -21 30%
Everton FC 52 21 12 19 84 66 +18 40%
Manchester City 51 12 10 29 51 97 -46 24%
Manchester United 49 11 11 27 45 82 -37 22%
Tottenham Hotspur 49 16 12 21 68 77 -9 33%
West Ham United 40 23 9 8 76 38 +38 58%
Fulham FC 40 19 7 14 69 42 +27 48%
Aston Villa 40 21 9 10 69 40 +29 53%
West Bromwich Albion 37 20 10 7 69 43 +26 54%
Southampton FC 32 16 11 5 52 40 +12 50%
Blackburn Rovers 29 16 3 10 61 29 +32 55%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
03/04 Senior debut season
04/05 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
22/23 25 1,783 3 1 0 0.2
21/22 29 0 4 0 1 0
20/21 26 1,054 5 0 0 0.43
19/20 32 2,273 3 0 0 0.12
18/19 24 487 4 1 0 0.92
17/18 23 683 3 0 0 0.4
15/16 16 0 3 0 0 0
14/15 15 808 3 1 0 0.45
13/14 32 2,495 9 0 1 0.36
12/13 34 0 5 2 0 0
11/12 43 569 11 2 0 2.06
10/11 49 1,527 13 0 0 0.77
09/10 38 2,675 6 1 0 0.24
08/09 34 259 5 0 0 1.74
07/08 18 0 2 0 1 0
06/07 31 1,440 3 0 0 0.19
05/06 36 475 8 0 0 1.52
04/05 33 630 5 0 0 0.71
03/04 6 0 1 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Ligue 1
327 apps
27 G
18 A
Premier League
56 apps
2 G
4 A
Coupe de France
29 apps
2 G
2 A
Premier League 2
4 apps
2 G
0 A
Europa League
13 apps
1 G
2 A
Ligue 2
53 apps
1 G
1 A
UEFA Cup
8 apps
1 G
1 A
Coupe de la Ligue
13 apps
0 G
1 A
League Cup
7 apps
0 G
1 A
Champions League
22 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Mathieu Debuchy

Who is Mathieu Debuchy?

Mathieu Debuchy is a France professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Retired.

How old is Mathieu Debuchy?

Mathieu Debuchy is 40 years old. He was born on July 28, 1985 in Fretin.

What position does Mathieu Debuchy play?

Mathieu Debuchy plays as a right-back (Defender - Right-Back).

What club does Mathieu Debuchy play for?

Mathieu Debuchy currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Mathieu Debuchy scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Mathieu Debuchy has scored 36 goals in 548 appearances.