Mathieu Flamini
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Flamini in training for Arsenal in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Mathieu Flamini | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Crystal Palace | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Marseille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Marseille | 14 | (0) |
| 2004–2008 | Arsenal | 102 | (7) |
| 2008–2013 | Milan | 97 | (7) |
| 2013–2016 | Arsenal | 66 | (3) |
| 2016– | Crystal Palace | 7 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2004–2005 | France U21 | 8 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | France | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:37, 31 January 2017 (UTC). |
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Mathieu Flamini (born 7 March 1984) is a French professional footballer and environmental entrepreneur who plays as a midfielder for Crystal Palace. Throughout his club career, he has played with French side Marseille, English side Arsenal, and Italian side Milan. At international level, he has also been capped by the France national team on three occasions in the past.
Born in Marseille, Flamini was a youth team player for his local professional club Marseille. He made his debut for the senior team on 20 December 2003 in the 1–0 victory over Toulouse. He impressed the team as a hardworking midfield player and played 14 times for the club. However, it was his performances in Marseille’s UEFA Cup campaign that brought him to the attention of the football world, including the 0–2 semi-final victory over Newcastle United. He then started in the Final in Gothenburg, a match Spanish club Valencia won 2–0. Due to his age, however, Marseille was later unable to offer him a long-term professional contract.
On 23 July 2004, Flamini signed a professional contract for English club Arsenal, rejecting Marseille's long-term senior contract offer to which he had already verbally agreed. Soon after the incident, then-Marseille manager José Anigo stated, "This is a beautiful treason. He used me." Arsenal were eventually ordered by The Dispute Resolution Chamber of FIFA to pay Marseille a compensation fee of €480 000 for Flamini.
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