Eliot Matazo
Belgian footballer (born 2002)
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Eliot Matazo (born 15 February 2002) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Hull City.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 February 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hull City | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Anderlecht | ||
| 2018–2019 | Monaco | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Monaco II | 14 | (0) |
| 2020–2025 | Monaco | 60 | (2) |
| 2024 | → Royal Antwerp (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2025– | Hull City | 6 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Belgium U16 | 12 | (0) |
| 2019 | Belgium U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Belgium U21 | 22 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:24, 9 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:35, 30 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Monaco
Matazo was born in the Woluwe-Saint-Lambert municipality in Brussels and grew up in its Andromède neighborhood.[3] He came through the youth academy of RSC Anderlecht,[4] but joined AS Monaco from Anderlecht in June 2018, aged 16.[5] He suffered a hip injury soon after joining Monaco, which left him injured for eight months.[4] Matazo made his professional debut for AS Monaco on 27 September 2020 in a Ligue 1 game against RC Strasbourg.[4][6] On 9 May 2021, he scored his first Ligue 1 goal in a 1–0 away win over Reims.[7][8]
In January 2022, Matazo signed a new four-year contract with Monaco, valid until 2026.[9]
Royal Antwerp (loan)
On 1 February 2024, Matazo was loaned by Royal Antwerp until the end of the season.[10]
Hull City
On 24 January 2025, Matazo joined EFL Championship club Hull City for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-and-a-half year deal with the option for a further year.[11] He made his debut the same day coming on as a 55th-minute substitute for Matt Crooks in the 3–0 away win against Sheffield United.[12] He scored his first goal for the club on 1 February 2025 in the 1–2 home loss to Stoke City.[13]
In February 2025, Matazo suffered an ACL injury, which ruled him out for the remainder of the season.[14]
International career
Matazo was born in Belgium to a Congolese Malagasy father and Kenyan mother. He is a youth international for Belgium, having played up to the Belgium U21s.[15]
Career statistics
- As of 25 February 2025.[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Monaco | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 60 | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | — | 84 | 2 | ||||
| Royal Antwerp (loan) | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Hull City | 2024–25 | EFL Championship | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 76 | 4 | 10 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 4 | |||
- Includes Coupe de France
