Eliot Matazo (born 15 February 2002) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Monaco.[2]

Eliot Matazo
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Monaco
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2018 Anderlecht
2018–2019 Monaco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Monaco II 14 (0)
2020– Monaco 58 (2)
2024Royal Antwerp (loan) 19 (0)
International career
2017–2018 Belgium U16 12 (0)
2019 Belgium U18 2 (0)
2021– Belgium U21 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:22, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:47, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Matazo made his professional debut for AS Monaco on 27 September 2020 in a Ligue 1 game against RC Strasbourg.[3] On 9 May 2021, he scored his first Ligue 1 goal in a 1–0 away win over Reims.[4]

On 1 February 2024, Matazo was loaned by Royal Antwerp until the end of the season.[5]

International career

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Matazo was born in Belgium to a Congolese Malagasy father and Kenyan mother. He is a youth international for Belgium, having played up to the Belgium U21s.[6]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 5 November 2024[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Monaco 2020–21 Ligue 1 10 1 4 0 14 1
2021–22 Ligue 1 18 0 4 0 6 0 28 0
2022–23 Ligue 1 23 1 1 0 5 0 29 1
2023–24 Ligue 1 6 0 0 0 6 0
2024–25 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
Total 58 2 9 0 13 0 80 2
Royal Antwerp (loan) 2023–24 Belgian Pro League 10 1 0 0 10 1
Career total 68 3 9 0 13 0 0 0 90 3

References

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  1. ^ "Eliot Matazo". AS Monaco FC. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  2. ^ Eliot Matazo at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Résultat et résumé Monaco - Strasbourg, Ligue 1 Uber Eats, 5e journée, Dimanche 27 Septembre 2020". L'Équipe (in French). Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Monaco Grind Out Win In Reims To Move Third". beIN SPORTS. 9 May 2021.
  5. ^ "RAFC HUURT ELIOT MATAZO" [RAFC LOANS ELIOT MATAZO] (in Dutch). Royal Antwerp. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Kenyan midfielder nominated for prestigious Golden Boy award | MozzartSportKe". www.mozzartsport.co.ke.
  7. ^ Eliot Matazo at Soccerway
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