1. Jean-Philippe Mateta was born on 28 June 1997 and is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Crystal Palace.
18 Facts About Jean-Philippe Mateta
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Jean-Philippe Mateta represented France internationally at under-19 and under-21 youth levels, and later featured in their Olympic team in Paris 2024, finishing as third-highest scorer of the tournament and winning a silver medal.
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Jean-Philippe Mateta was born in Sevran, Seine-Saint-Denis, to a Congolese father and a French mother.
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Jean-Philippe Mateta's father is a former professional footballer who played in Congo and in Liege, Belgium.
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Jean-Philippe Mateta made his first Ligue 1 start against AS Monaco on 23 April 2017.
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Jean-Philippe Mateta's arrival was the most expensive signing in club history.
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On 21 January 2021, Jean-Philippe Mateta signed for English club Crystal Palace on an initial eighteen-month loan deal.
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On 1 April 2023, Jean-Philippe Mateta came off the bench scored a last-minute winner against Leicester City, ensuring Palace ended their thirteen-match Premier League winless run on Roy Hodgson's return to the club, and ended a personal run of 28 appearances without a goal.
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Jean-Philippe Mateta scored four times in Glasner's first six matches in charge, taking his tally for the season into double digits, making it his highest-scoring season at Crystal Palace.
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The next day, Jean-Philippe Mateta was named the club's Player of the Year, becoming the first French recipient of the award.
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Jean-Philippe Mateta assisted Daichi Kamada's opening goal in the second minute, before scoring twice in the second half.
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On 1 March 2025, Jean-Philippe Mateta was hospitalized after being kicked in the side of the head by Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts, as he challenged for the ball outside the box in the FA Cup, an incident for which Roberts received a red card.
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Whilst Jean-Philippe Mateta was being treated on the pitch for a number of minutes and administered oxygen, some Millwall supporters chanted "let him die".
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Millwall manager Alex Neil insisted Roberts had not intended to hurt Jean-Philippe Mateta and wished him the best in his recovery.
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Later that month, Jean-Philippe Mateta discussed the injury in an interview with L'Equipe, saying that he had the instinct to turn his head at the last moment, saving him from a more serious injury, but that his "ear didn't look like an ear anymore" and that a plastic surgeon had taken pictures of his ear, but refused to show them to him due to the grisly nature of the injury, but that the surgeon managed to save his ear.
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Jean-Philippe Mateta said that while he would be able to begin training he would need to wear a mask to protect his ear and wash it every time he sweat to help prevent infection.
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Jean-Philippe Mateta said that Roberts had apologized to him over text for causing the injury and that the French striker had told him not to worry and that the injury was "not that serious".
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On 3 June 2024, Jean-Philippe Mateta was named in manager Thierry Henry's provisional France squad ahead of the Olympic Games in Paris.