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Mathieu Valbuena

1984 - Today

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Mathieu Valbuena (born 28 September 1984) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Greek Super League club Athens Kallithea. He occasionally plays as a winger and is known for his pace, technical ability, and tenacious style of play. He is described by his former coach at Libourne Saint-Seurin, Didier Tholot, as "an explosive player who is capable of quickly taking two opponents out of the game to create space, above all due to his dribbling skills." Due to his small stature, Valbuena is nicknamed le petit vélo, which translates to "the little bike". Valbuena began his career at professional club Bordeaux. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mathieu Valbuena is the 2,457th most popular soccer player (down from 1,991st in 2019), the 4,178th most popular biography from France (down from 3,919th in 2019) and the 103rd most popular French Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Mathieu Valbuena ranks 2,457 out of 21,273. Before him are István Juhász, Akhrik Tsveiba, John Aston Jr., Mark Wright, Fabio Quagliarella, and Satoshi Miyauchi. After him are Jean Petit, Luís Mesquita de Oliveira, Rodion Cămătaru, Rubén Sosa, Lassana Diarra, and Pedro Vallana.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Mathieu Valbuena ranks 63. Before him are István Kovács, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Ku Hye-sun, Antonio Puerta, Mahamat Déby, and Branislav Ivanović. After him are Helene Fischer, Kevin Owens, Tony Ferguson, Hugo Almeida, Duffer brothers, and Nayanthara.

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In France

Among people born in France, Mathieu Valbuena ranks 4,178 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean Becquerel (1878), Johann Carolus (1575), Georges Courteline (1858), Pierre Daninos (1913), Pierre Dartout (1954), and Moungi Bawendi (1961). After him are Victor Baltard (1805), Guy Patin (1601), Michel-Jean Sedaine (1719), Jean Petit (1949), Jean Bouin (1888), and Virginie Ancelot (1792).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In France

Among soccer players born in France, Mathieu Valbuena ranks 103. Before him are Émile Veinante (1907), Frédéric Kanouté (1977), Benjamin Pavard (1996), René Petit (1899), René Girard (1954), and Alexandre Lacazette (1991). After him are Jean Petit (1949), Lassana Diarra (1985), Philippe Mexès (1982), Grégory Coupet (1972), Wissam Ben Yedder (1990), and Dominique Colonna (1928).

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