Clara Mateo
French footballer (born 1997)
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Clara Coline Mona Mateo (born 28 November 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Première Ligue club Paris FC, which she captains, and the France national team.[2]
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| Full name | Clara Coline Mona Mateo[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nantes, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Paris FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2012 | US Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Vendée La Roche | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Vendée La Roche | 43 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Paris FC[a] | 202 | (84) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | France U16 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | France U17 | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | France U19 | 22 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | France U20 | 8 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | France U23 | 16 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | France | 48 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 April 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Vendeé La Roche
In 2022, she joined ESOF Vendée La Roche-sur-Yon, that was playing in the second division at the time.[3] She made her debut in the 2015–16 season, his only season with the club, where he scored two goals.[4]
Paris FC
Mateo arrived at Paris FC in 2016 on a three-year contract.[5]
During the 2020–21 season, Mateo began to stand out, scoring 13 goals in the top flight this season, and the following season she helped Paris FC finish third in the league, qualifying for the Women's Champions League, scoring 11 goals and providing 7 assists. Mateo continued her great form in the following seasons, but in the 2024–25 season, she had her best record, finishing as the league's top scorer and best player with 18 goals and 7 assists.[6]
International career
Mateo was part of the French squad which won the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. She was also named in the team of the tournament.[7]
Mateo made her senior team debut on 27 November 2020 in a 3–0 win against Austria.[8] She scored her first goal four days later in a 12–0 win against Kazakhstan.[9] In June 2025, she was named in the French squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[10]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 18 April 2026[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| France | 2020 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 13 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 13 | 5 | |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 10 | |
- Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mateo goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 1 December 2020 | Stade de la Rabine, Vannes, France |  Kazakhstan | 12–0 | 12–0 | 2022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification |
| 2 | 1 July 2022 | Stade de la Source, Orléans, France |  Vietnam | 5–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 2 September 2022 | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia |  Estonia | 7–0 | 9–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 8–0 | |||||
| 5 | 25 October 2024 | Stade Auguste-Bonal, Montbéliard, France |  Jamaica | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 8 April 2025 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Norway | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 7 | 30 May 2025 | Stade Marcel Picot, Tomblaine, France |  Switzerland | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 8 | 9 July 2025 | Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland |  Wales | 1–0 | 4–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 |
| 9 | 28 October 2025 | Stade Michel d'Ornano, Caen, France |  Germany | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals |
| 10 | 2 December 2025 | Nationalarenan, Stockholm, Sweden |  Sweden | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals |
Honours
Paris FC
France U19
France U20
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup runners-up: 2016[14]
France
- UEFA Women's Nations League runners-up: 2023–24[15]
Individual
- UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship team of the tournament: 2014[16]
- UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship team of the tournament: 2016[13]
- UNFP Première Ligue player of the year: 2024–25[17]
- LFFP Première Ligue best player: 2024–25[18]
- UNFP Première Ligue team of the year: 2021–22,[19] 2024–25[17]
- LFFP Première Ligue team of the season: 2021–22,[20] 2024–25[18]
- Première Ligue top scorer: 2024–25[21]
- Première Ligue Player of the Month: February 2022,[22] November 2024,[23] December 2024,[24] September 2025[25]
Notes
- Known as FCF Juvisy during the 2016–17 season.