13 Facts About Mathieu Valbuena

1. On 13 June 2017, Mathieu Valbuena was signed by Fenerbahce for a €1.5 million transfer fee for three seasons.

2. On 11 August 2015, Mathieu Valbuena returned to Ligue 1, signing a three-year contract with former club Marseille's rivals Lyon for a reported fee of €5 million.

3. On 2 August 2014, Mathieu Valbuena signed a three-year contract with Dynamo Moscow in a reported £6 million transfer.

4. In the club's Champions League campaign, Mathieu Valbuena failed to chart statistically in the team's first five group stage matches.

5. In the Coupe de la Ligue, Mathieu Valbuena scored the game-winning goal in the semi-finals against Lille.

6. In February 2010, Mathieu Valbuena returned to the starting lineup and remained a starter for the rest of the season.

7. In June 2009, Deschamps declared that Mathieu Valbuena was not in his tactical plans and sought to place the midfielder on the transfer market.

8. The first goal Mathieu Valbuena scored in the match was voted the Goal of the Year by the Ligue de Football Professionnel and was scored from almost 40 metres out.

9. In the league, Mathieu Valbuena appeared in 29 matches and scored three goals.

10. On 9 June 2006, Mathieu Valbuena signed his first professional contract after agreeing to a transfer to Olympique de Marseille.

11. For his efforts that season, Mathieu Valbuena was named the league's Player of the Year, which led to heightened interest from several professional clubs in Ligue 2 and Ligue 1.

12. In 2001, Mathieu Valbuena was recruited by professional club FC Girondins de Bordeaux.

13. In 2004, Mathieu Valbuena joined Libourne Saint-Seurin in the Championnat National, the third level of French football.