Job Joël André Matip ( have a bun in the oven 8 August 1991 ) is a professional football player who plays as a centre-back for Premier League clubhouse Liverpool. Matip began his professional career with Schalke 04 in 2009, and was share 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 rid transfer in 2016, where he won the UEFA Champions League in 2019, starting in the final. He besides won the UEFA Super Cup in 2019 and the Premier League in 2020, Liverpool ‘s inaugural league title for 30 years.
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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 [edit ]
early career [edit ]
Matip began his career with SC Weitmar 45 before joining VfL Bochum in 1997. [ 4 ] After three years in VfL Bochum ‘s young person teams, Matip was scouted by Schalke 04 in July 2000. [ 5 ]
Schalke 04 [edit ]
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 equal. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] On 2 March 2010, Matip signed a three-and-a-half-year shrink with Schalke 04. [ 9 ] In January 2012, Schalke announced that Matip signed a biennial contract elongation 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 succeed in 12 games. [ 10 ]
liverpool [edit ]
2016–17 season [edit ]
On 15 February 2016, Matip announced signing a four-year pre-contract agreement to join Liverpool on a free transfer, following the exhalation 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 succeed for the Reds. [ 12 ] He scored his first goal for the golf club in a 4–2 Premier League gain 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 [ 14 ] Matip was withdrawn from the repair against Manchester United on 15 January 2017, as Liverpool were yet to get full moon clarity from FIFA over his eligibility, and besides as a consequence of the Cameroon Football Federation failing to confirm that Matip can therefore gambling club football during the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] Overall, Matip was considered as a key player to improving Liverpool ‘s defense, which had received extreme point criticism anterior to the season, [ 17 ] during the 2016–17 season. [ 18 ] [ 19 ]
2017–18 season [edit ]
Matip ( left ) playing for Liverpool in 2017 On 1 October 2017, Matip was criticised for his inadequate performance against Newcastle United, being deemed at defect for Newcastle ‘s goal. [ 20 ] On 4 November, Matip scored his beginning goal of the 2017–18 temper, scoring in a 4–1 gain over West Ham United at the London Stadium. [ 21 ] On 27 January 2018, Matip scored an own goal in a 2–3 home frustration to West Bromwich Albion in the fourth round of the FA Cup. [ 22 ] On 31 March, during the pit against Crystal Palace, Matip suffered a second joint 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 temper. [ 23 ]
2018–19 season [edit ]
Matip suffered another muscle injury in July 2018 during a enlistment of the United States, [ 24 ] [ 25 ] but recovered to be named an fresh substitute in a 2–0 away win over Crystal Palace on 20 August. [ 26 ] On 13 December 2018, Matip suffered a break clavicle after the 1–0 gain against Napoli. [ 27 ] The injury saw him miss another 6 weeks of the temper. Despite the testify of matter to by raw Fulham coach 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 kill Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 to win the title. [ 29 ]
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2019–20 season [edit ]
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 finish of the temper, opening the marking in a 3–1 home gain over Arsenal. [ 31 ] On 18 October 2019, he signed a contract reclamation until 2024. [ 32 ] His 2019–20 season was plagued by injuries, and Joe Gomez promptly took his locate as Jürgen Klopp ‘s prefer 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 recently 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 bowler hat against Everton, with the clubhouse later revealing he would not be able to feature for the rest of the temper. [ 33 ]
2020–21 season [edit ]
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 temper. [ 34 ] [ 35 ]
International career [edit ]
Matip was called up on 23 December 2009 by Cameroon for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations but he subsequently declined to take part in the tournament. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] On 2 March 2010, aged 18, Matip opted to play his external 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 peer against Italy and went on to play in the 2010 FIFA World Cup for Cameroon. He was besides separate of the Cameroon squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup where he played doubly and scored against the host team Brazil, the team ‘s lone finish 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 late revealed that Matip retired from the national team when he was hush at Schalke, but had not followed FIFA routine 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 feel with the coaching staff. [ 40 ] [ 44 ]
personal life [edit ]
Matip was born in Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, [ 45 ] to a german beget [ 46 ] and erstwhile Cameroonian football player Jean Matip. [ 47 ] He is the buddy of the companion Cameroon external Marvin Matip [ 48 ] and is a cousin of Joseph-Désiré Job. [ 49 ] He attended the Gesamtschule Berger Feld. [ 50 ] He married long-run spouse Larissa Stollenwerk in the consequence of Liverpool ‘s 2020 Premier League title, [ 51 ] and in June 2021 they welcomed their first child, a son. [ 52 ]
Memes [edit ]
Matip has become a fan-favourite at Anfield for his displays on and off the pitch, often being described as a cult hero. [ 53 ] In June 2019, a Twitter explanation, “ No Context Joel Matip ” was created, which took clips of Matip ‘s on-field antics and turned them into GIFs, memes and shortstop video. [ 54 ] As of 2021, the report has over 68,000 followers, including Matip ‘s team-mates Virgil Van Dijk and Alisson. “ Virgil is the main instigator of sending Joel Matip capacity into our WhatsApp group. Joel says he doesn ’ thyroxine understand ! ” said Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain of Matip. [ 55 ] The bill has spawned a line of trade, with Van Dijk even wearing one of the T-shirts during Liverpool ‘s 2021 Kit Launch video. [ 56 ]
career statistics [edit ]
club [edit ]
- As of match played 24 November 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
9
0
0
0
1
0
5[c]
0
—
15
0
Total
104
5
3
0
5
0
24
0
2
1
138
6
Career total
302
23
19
2
5
0
70
4
4
1
400
30
International [edit ]
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 [edit ]
Schalke 04
Liverpool
Individual
References [edit ]
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