Joël Matip

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Joël Matip
Matip Schalke 2015 (cropped).jpg
Matip with Schalke 04 in 2015
Personal information
Full name Job Joël André Matip[1]
Date of birth (1991-08-08) 8 August 1991 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Bochum, Germany
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
Liverpool
Number 32
Youth career
1995–1997 SC Weitmar 45
1997–2000 VfL Bochum
2000–2009 Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Schalke 04 II 4 (1)
2009–2016 Schalke 04 194 (17)
2016– Liverpool 104 (5)
National team
2010–2015 Cameroon 27 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:25, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

Job Joël André Matip (born 8 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Liverpool.

Matip began his professional career with Schalke 04 in 2009, and was part of their teams that won the DFB-Pokal and DFL-Supercup in 2011. He totalled 258 competitive appearances and 23 goals before moving to Liverpool on a free transfer in 2016, where he won the UEFA Champions League in 2019, starting in the final. He also won the UEFA Super Cup in 2019 and the Premier League in 2020, Liverpool's first league title for 30 years.

Born and raised in Germany, Matip represented Cameroon at international level and played for them at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations and the FIFA World Cups of 2010 and 2014, before announcing his international retirement in 2015.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Matip began his career with SC Weitmar 45 before joining VfL Bochum in 1997.[4] After three years in VfL Bochum's youth teams, Matip was scouted by Schalke 04 in July 2000.[5]

Schalke 04[]

Matip with Schalke 04 in 2010

Matip made his debut on 27 October 2009 in a Regionalliga West match against 1. FC Saarbrücken.[6] He made his Bundesliga debut for Schalke on 7 November 2009 against Bayern Munich, in which he scored the game-tying goal and was subsequently named man of the match.[7][8]

On 2 March 2010, Matip signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Schalke 04.[9]

In January 2012, Schalke announced that Matip signed a two-year contract extension running until June 2016.[citation needed]

On 23 February 2013, Matip scored both goals as Schalke recorded an important 2–1 victory over Fortuna Düsseldorf, securing the club's second win in 12 games.[10]

Liverpool[]

2016–17 season[]

On 15 February 2016, Matip announced signing a four-year pre-contract agreement to join Liverpool on a free transfer, following the expiration of his contract with Schalke.[11] He made his debut for Liverpool on 23 August 2016 against Burton Albion in the League Cup in a 5–0 win for the Reds.[12] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–2 Premier League win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on 29 October.[13] Matip was voted as Standard Chartered Player of the Month for his performances in November.[14]

Matip was withdrawn from the fixture against Manchester United on 15 January 2017, as Liverpool were yet to get full clarity from FIFA over his eligibility, and also as a result of the Cameroon Football Federation failing to confirm that Matip can therefore play club football during the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[15][16] Overall, Matip was considered as a key player to improving Liverpool's defence, which had received extreme criticism prior to the season,[17] during the 2016–17 season.[18][19]

2017–18 season[]

Matip (left) playing for Liverpool in 2017

On 1 October 2017, Matip was criticised for his poor performance against Newcastle United, being deemed at fault for Newcastle's goal.[20] On 4 November, Matip scored his first goal of the 2017–18 season, scoring in a 4–1 win over West Ham United at the London Stadium.[21] On 27 January 2018, Matip scored an own goal in a 2–3 home defeat to West Bromwich Albion in the fourth round of the FA Cup.[22] On 31 March, during the match against Crystal Palace, Matip suffered a thigh injury. On 3 April, Liverpool announced that he would have to undergo surgery to fix it, and that he will miss the rest of the season.[23]

2018–19 season[]

Matip suffered another muscle injury in July 2018 during a tour of the United States,[24][25] but recovered to be named an unused substitute in a 2–0 away win over Crystal Palace on 20 August.[26]

On 13 December 2018, Matip suffered a broken collarbone after the 1–0 win against Napoli.[27] The injury saw him miss another 6 weeks of the season. Despite the showing of interest by new Fulham manager Claudio Ranieri,[28] Matip remained at Liverpool for the rest of the season, establishing himself in the starting eleven. On 1 June 2019, Matip assisted Divock Origi's goal in the 87th minute of the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final, which saw Liverpool defeat Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 to win the title.[29]

2019–20 season[]

On 4 August 2019, Matip scored Liverpool's goal in the 2019 FA Community Shield. Liverpool lost the game 5–4 on penalties.[30] On 24 August 2019, Matip scored his first Premier League goal of the season, opening the scoring in a 3–1 home win over Arsenal.[31] On 18 October 2019, he signed a contract renewal until 2024.[32]

His 2019–20 season was plagued by injuries, and Joe Gomez quickly took his place as Jürgen Klopp's preferred centre-back to partner Virgil van Dijk. His first injury occurred in a Premier League match on 20 October 2019 against rivals Manchester United. He returned in late January 2020, making just one league start before the seasons suspension due to COVID-19. He was injured again on 21 June 2020 in a Merseyside derby against Everton, with the club later revealing he would not be able to feature for the rest of the season.[33]

2020–21 season[]

Matip playing for Liverpool in 2021

On 28 January 2021, Matip was substituted at the half-time against Tottenham Hotspur. On 1 February 2021, it was revealed that he suffered ankle ligament injury and would miss the remainder of the season.[34][35]

International career[]

Matip was called up on 23 December 2009 by Cameroon for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations but he later declined to take part in the tournament.[36][37]

On 2 March 2010, aged 18, Matip opted to play his international football for Cameroon, after meeting up with the national team ahead of a friendly against Italy on 3 March 2010.[38] He made his first appearance in the match against Italy and went on to play in the 2010 FIFA World Cup for Cameroon. He was also part of the Cameroon squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup where he played twice and scored against the host team Brazil, the team's only goal of the tournament.[39]

In January 2017, Matip was selected for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations but rejected the call-up.[40] It was later revealed that Matip retired from the national team when he was still at Schalke, but had not followed FIFA procedure by informing the Cameroonian Football Association via letter.[41] While the confusion was cleared up by FIFA, Matip could not play for Liverpool. He subsequently missed a Premier League tie against Manchester United and an FA Cup third round match against Plymouth Argyle.[42][43] Without his presence, Cameroon won the tournament.

Matip cited his reason for his retirement was his unhappiness with the national team set up and his bad experience with the coaching staff.[40][44]

Personal life[]

Matip was born in Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia,[45] to a German mother[46] and former Cameroonian footballer Jean Matip.[47] He is the brother of the fellow Cameroon international Marvin Matip[48] and is a cousin of Joseph-Désiré Job.[49] He attended the Gesamtschule Berger Feld.[50]

He married long-term partner Larissa Stollenwerk in the aftermath of Liverpool's 2020 Premier League title,[51] and in June 2021 they welcomed their first child, a son.[52]

Memes[]

Matip has become a fan-favourite at Anfield for his antics on and off the pitch.[53] In June 2019, a Twitter account, "No Context Joel Matip" was created, which took clips of Matip's on-field antics and turned them into GIFs, memes and short videos.[54] As of 2021, the account has over 68,000 followers, including Matip's team-mates Virgil Van Dijk and Alisson. "Virgil is the main instigator of sending Joel Matip content into our WhatsApp group. Joel says he doesn’t realise!" said Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain of Matip.[55]

The account has spawned a line of merchandise, with Van Dijk even wearing one of the T-shirts during Liverpool's 2021 Kit Launch video.[56]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 14 December 2021[57]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Schalke 04 II 2009–10 Regionalliga West 3 1 3 1
2010–11 Regionalliga West 1 0 1 0
Total 4 1 4 1
Schalke 04 2009–10 Bundesliga 20 3 2 0 22 3
2010–11 Bundesliga 26 0 4 0 11[c] 1 1[d] 0 42 1
2011–12 Bundesliga 30 3 3 1 13[e] 1 1[d] 0 47 5
2012–13 Bundesliga 32 3 1 0 6[c] 0 39 3
2013–14 Bundesliga 31 3 3 0 8[c] 1 42 4
2014–15 Bundesliga 21 2 1 1 3[c] 0 25 3
2015–16 Bundesliga 34 3 2 0 5[e] 1 41 4
Total 194 17 16 2 46 4 2 0 258 23
Liverpool 2016–17 Premier League 29 1 0 0 3 0 32 1
2017–18 Premier League 25 1 2 0 0 0 8[c] 0 35 1
2018–19 Premier League 22 1 0 0 1 0 8[c] 0 31 1
2019–20 Premier League 9 1 1 0 0 0 1[c] 0 2[f] 1 13 2
2020–21 Premier League 10 1 0 0 0 0 2[c] 0 0 0 12 1
2021–22 Premier League 12 0 0 0 1 0 5[c] 0 18 0
Total 107 5 3 0 5 0 24 0 2 1 141 6
Career total 305 23 19 2 5 0 70 4 4 1 403 30
  1. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ a b Appearance in DFL-Supercup
  5. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ One appearance and one goal in FA Community Shield, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup

International[]

Source:[58]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Cameroon 2010 6 0
2011 3 0
2012 4 0
2013 6 0
2014 7 1
2015 1 0
Total 27 1
Cameroon score listed first, score column indicates score after each Matip goal[58]
List of international goals scored by Joël Matip
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 23 June 2014 Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil 26  Brazil 1–1 1–4 2014 FIFA World Cup [59]

Honours[]

Schalke 04

Liverpool

Individual

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