Karim Matmour
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Matmour with Eintracht Frankfurt
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Karim Matmour | ||
Date of birth | 25 June 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Strasbourg, France | ||
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Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Free Agent | ||
Youth career | |||
1991–1999 | Vauban Strasbourg | ||
1999–2003 | RC Strasbourg | ||
2003–2004 | Vauban Strasbourg | ||
2004–2006 | SC Freiburg | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2008 | SC Freiburg | 79 | (10) |
2008–2011 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 77 | (4) |
2011–2013 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 52 | (7) |
2013–2015 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 56 | (5) |
2015 | Al-Arabi | 2 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2007– | Algeria | 30 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, June 22, 2015 (EST) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, June 22, 2015 (EST) |
Karim Matmour (Arabic: كريم مطمور) (born 25 June 1985) is an Algerian professional footballer. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Al-Arabi SC.
An Algerian international since 2007, Matmour featured at the 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations. As of July 2013, he has won 30 international caps and scored 2 goals.
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Club career
Matmour began his playing career at his hometown club of RC Strasbourg. After coming up through the academy team, he was not offered a professional contract. He subsequently briefly played for the amateur side Vauban Strasbourg before leaving to Germany to join SC Freiburg's reserve side.[1] He was eventually promoted to the senior side, where he made 80 league appearances in three seasons in the 2. Bundesliga.
Borussia Mönchengladbach
On 4 June 2008, Matmour joined newly promoted Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach on a four-year contract, with the team paying his former club SC Freiburg €2 million for the transfer.[2]
After Matmour's World Cup performances a number of clubs had shown interest including premier league duo Bolton Wanderers and Sunderland.[3]
On 1 August 2010, during Mönchengladbach's arranged friendly match versus Liverpool as part of their 110th anniversary celebrations at Borussia Park, Matmour took advantage of some poor play by Daniel Ayala inside the area and produced a powerful finish in the eighth minute. They won the contest thanks to Matmour's goal, with the final score being 1–0.[4][5]
On 30 January 2011, Matmour came on as a substitute for Mike Hanke in the forty-sixth minute in a league fixture against Eintracht Frankfurt. In the second half, Matmour came close to scoring with a header which bounced off the top of the crossbar. He set up the only goal scored in the encounter which was a cross from the left side to Igor de Camargo, who put the ball away inside the far right post.[6]
Eintracht Frankfurt
On 1 July 2011, Matmour signed a one-year contract, with Eintracht holding the option of a further two-year extension. The two clubs agreed not to release the transfer fee, therefore keeping it undisclosed. Eintracht chairman Heribert Bruchhagen said "In signing Karim Matmour we've found the optimal solution for the vacant slot on the right of the attack, in line with (coach) Armin Veh's wishes", about the signing of Matmour.[7]
Al-Arabi SC
On June 17 2015 he signed a two-year deal with Al-Arabi of Kuwait.[8]
After scoring 2 goals in as many matches in the Kuwait Federation Cup, Matmour asked Al-Arabi to terminate his contract and filed a complaint against them to FIFA, citing financial aspects.[9] He was subsequently released by Al-Arabi on October 31, 2015.
Statistics
- As of 17 May 2015[update]
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Other | Total | ||||||
2005–06 | SC Freiburg | 2. Bundesliga | 16 | 2 | - | - | 16 | 2 | ||
2006–07 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | 33 | 3 | |||
2007–08 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 34 | 6 | |||
2008–09 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bundesliga | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 35 | 3 | |
2009–10 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 27 | 1 | |||
2010–11 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 20 | 0 | |||
2011–12 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | - | 30 | 6 | |
2012–13 | Bundesliga | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 22 | 1 | ||
2013–14 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - | 37 | 4 | |
2014–15 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | 27 | 2 | |||
Total | Germany | 262 | 26 | 19 | 3 | - | - | 281 | 29 | |
Career total | 262 | 26 | 19 | 3 | - | - | 281 | 29 |
International career
He received first call up to Algeria against Libya, 6 February 2007.
In December 2009, Matmour was selected by Saâdane to play in the 2010 African Cup of Nations hosted in Angola.
On 3 May 2012, Matmour announced that he would be taking a break from international play to focus on his club career.[10]
International goals
- Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after the player's goal.
Goal # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 7 June 2009 | Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) |
2 | 24 January 2010 | Estádio Nacional do Chiazi, Cabinda | ![]() |
1–1 | 3–2 | 2010 African Cup of Nations |
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External links
- Official website (German) (French)
- Karim Matmour at kicker.de (German)
- Karim Matmour – FIFA competition record
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- 1985 births
- 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait) players
- Algeria international footballers
- Algerian footballers
- Algerian expatriate footballers
- Algerian expatriates in Germany
- Algerian expatriates in Kuwait
- ASPV Strasbourg players
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Kuwait
- RC Strasbourg players
- SC Freiburg players
- Borussia Mönchengladbach players
- Eintracht Frankfurt players
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Bundesliga players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Living people
- French people of Algerian descent
- People from Strasbourg