Mathieu Duhamel

Mathieu Duhamel
Duhamel in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-07-12) 12 July 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1991–1997 Quevilly
1997–2000 INF Clairefontaine
2000–2001 Rouen
2001–2003 Quevilly
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Quevilly 22 (3)
2006–2007 Rouen 29 (12)
2007–2008 Romorantin 29 (9)
2008–2009 Laval 33 (11)
2009–2010 Créteil 29 (17)
2010–2011 Troyes 13 (1)
2011 → Metz (loan) 18 (9)
2011–2012 Metz 34 (10)
2012–2015 Caen 86 (43)
2015 → Evian (loan) 11 (4)
2015–2017 Le Havre 45 (14)
2017–2018 Quevilly-Rouen 19 (8)
2018 Foggia 11 (1)
2018–2020 Grand-Quevilly 10 (8)
2020–2021 Beauvais 3 (1)
2021–2022 RPFC 6 (4)
2022–2023 Saint-Julien
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mathieu Duhamel (born 12 July 1984) is a French retired professional footballer who played for as a striker. A former graduate of the Clairefontaine academy, he has played for a host of semi-professional and amateur clubs before securing a move to professional club Troyes ahead of the 2010–11 season.[2]

Career

Born in Mont-Saint-Aignan, Duhamel started his career at US Quevilly. In 1997, he was selected to attend the Clairefontaine academy and, while training at the academy's facilities during the weekdays, trained at a local Parisian club on the weekends. Duhamel also at a stint at the youth academy of FC Rouen. After departing Clairefontaine, he returned to Quevilly and spent three seasons on the club's senior team amassing 22 appearances in the Championnat de France amateur. In 2006, he returned to Rouen and scored 12 goals in 26 appearances during his one season at the club. His season at Rouen led to Duhamel signing with Championnat National club SO Romorantin.

The following season, Duhamel joined Stade Lavallois and recorded 11 goals in 22 appearances. His performances helped the club achieve promotion to Ligue 2. He was, however, not retained by the club and remained in the third division after signing with US Créteil-Lusitanos.[3] While at Créteil, Duhamel had his best season to date appearing in 26 matches and scoring 17 goals, fourth-best in the league.

On 10 June 2010, after a successful campaign with Créteil, Duhamel joined Championnat National club Troyes on a three-year contract.[4][5]

On 23 December 2010, he signed on a season-long loan deal with Ligue 2 side FC Metz before the end of the 2010–11 campaign.[6] Six months after the loan deal became a permanent deal.

On 20 August 2015, Duhamel signed for Ligue 2 club Le Havre.[7]

In 2017 he moved to Ligue 2 side Quevilly-Rouen.

On 15 January 2018, he was signed by Italian Serie B club Foggia.[8]

Duhamel returned to France for the 2018–19 season, signing with Régional 1 side Grand-Quevilly FC.[9] After two years with the club, during which time they were promoted to, and relegated from, Championnat National 3, he signed for AS Beauvais Oise in Championnat National 2.[10] In June 2021, he joined Romilly-Pont Saint Pierre FC.[11] A year later, he joined Régional 3 side FC Saint-Julien and also announced, that he would retire at the end of the 2022–23 season.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Mathieu Duhamel". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  2. ^ Entretien avec... Mathieu Duhamel: «J’ai un peu un parcours à la Steve Savidan» footmercato.net
  3. ^ "Interview Mathieu Duhamel" (in French). FC Rouen Mag. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  4. ^ "Mathieu Duhamel pour trois ans à l'Estac" (in French). L'Est Eclair. 28 May 2010. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  5. ^ "Mathieu Duhamel a signé à Troyes" (in French). US Créteil-Lusitanos. 10 June 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  6. ^ Bruno Caiani (23 December 2010). "Mathieu Duhamel prété à Metz (off.)" (in French). Socios FC Metz. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  7. ^ "Mathieu Duhamel signs for Havre (in French)". m.lequipe.fr. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Foggia Calcio, annunciato ingaggiodell'attaccante francese Duhamel". 15 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Grand-Quevilly (R1): Mathieu Duhamel et trois recrues de choix s'engagent!" (in French). actufoot.com. 11 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Un buteur "cinq étoiles" signe à l'AS Beauvais Oise !" (in French). actufoot.com. 12 June 2020.
  11. ^ BIENVENUE AU RPFC MATHIEU DUHAMEL !, rpfc.footeo.com, 15 July 2021
  12. ^ Mathieu Duhamel en route pour un dernier challenge… en Régional 2 !, malherbe-inside.fr, 12 July 2022