Matthew Guillaumier
Matthew Guillaumier (born 9 April 1998) is a Maltese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Birkirkara and the Malta national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Guillaumier | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Malta | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Birkirkara | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | St. Andrews | ||
| 2013–2015 | Empoli | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | St. Andrews | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | St. Andrews | 16 | (0) |
| 2016– | Birkirkara | 59 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | Malta U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Malta U19 | 9 | (2) |
| 2015–2018 | Malta U21 | 15 | (1) |
| 2019– | Malta | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:52, 23 March 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:32, 23 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Guillaumier began his youth career with St. Andrews at the age of five. On 26 April 2013, he made his debut for the senior team in a First Division match against Gudja United, aged only 15 years and 17 days. In the match he played alongside his uncle, midfielder Joseph Farrugia. In September 2013, after trials with English clubs Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion, he joined the youth academy of Italian club Empoli, with whom he had trained with regularly in the year prior.[2]
In 2015, he returned to St. Andrews, making sixteen appearances in the Maltese Premier League. In January 2016, he moved to Birkirkara on a 4.5-year contract, lasting until 2020.[3]
International career
Guillaumier was included in the squad of hosts Malta for the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He appeared in all three matches, with the team eliminated in the group stage.[4] He made his international debut for Malta on 23 March 2019, starting in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying home match against the Faroe Islands, which finished as a 2–1 home win.[5] The match was Malta's first competitive home win, as well as their first UEFA European Championship qualifying win, since October 2006.[6][7]
References
- Matthew Guillaumier at WorldFootball.net
- "Luxol starlet Guillaumier joins Empoli". Times of Malta. 19 September 2013. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- Mizzi, Ivan (11 January 2016). "Matthew Guillaumier joins Birkirkara FC". Birkirkara F.C. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- "Matthew Guillaumier's Profile". Birkirkara F.C. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- "Matthew Guillaumier". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- Camilleri, Valhmor (23 March 2019). "Gutsy Malta see off Faroe Islands". Times of Malta. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- "EURO 2020 qualifying: Spain, Italy open with victories". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
External links
- Matthew Guillaumier – UEFA competition record
- Matthew Guillaumier at FootballDatabase.eu
- Matthew Guillaumier at Soccerway