Mathieu Valbuena
Midfielder, Football player
1984 –
Who is Mathieu Valbuena?
Mathieu Valbuena is a French international footballer who plays for Olympique de Marseille in Ligue 1 in France. He plays as an attacking midfielder and 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 small bike". This is a play on Valbuena's size and the fact that Marseille's home ground is called the Stade Vélodrome.
Valbuena began his career at professional club Bordeaux. He was let go from the club after two seasons and subsequently joined amateur club Langon-Castets in the fifth division of French football. In 2004, Valbuena joined Libourne Saint-Seurin in the Championnat National, the third level of French football. The midfielder had a good 2005–06 season with the club and signed with Ligue 1 club Marseille, prior to the 2006–07 season.
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- Born
- Sep 28, 1984
Bruges - Also known as
- le petit vélo
- le petit
- Parents
- Ethnicity
- Spaniards in France
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Lived in
- Bruges
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on July 23, 2013
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