Eliot Matazo (born 15 February 2002) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Hull City.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 February 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hull City | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Anderlecht | ||
| 2018–2019 | Monaco | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Monaco II | 14 | (0) |
| 2020–2025 | Monaco | 60 | (2) |
| 2024 | → Royal Antwerp (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2025– | Hull City | 7 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Belgium U16 | 12 | (0) |
| 2019 | Belgium U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Belgium U21 | 22 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:40, 25 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editMonaco
editMatazo was born in the Woluwe-Saint-Lambert municipality in Brussels and grew up in its Andromède neighborhood.[3] He came through the youth academy of RSC Anderlecht,[4] but joined AS Monaco from Anderlecht in June 2018, aged 16.[5] He suffered a hip injury soon after joining Monaco, which left him injured for eight months.[4] Matazo made his professional debut for AS Monaco on 27 September 2020 in a Ligue 1 game against RC Strasbourg.[4][6] On 9 May 2021, he scored his first Ligue 1 goal in a 1–0 away win over Reims.[7][8]
In January 2022, Matazo signed a new four-year contract with Monaco, valid until 2026.[9]
Royal Antwerp (loan)
editOn 1 February 2024, Matazo was loaned by Royal Antwerp until the end of the season.[10]
Hull City
editOn 24 January 2025, Matazo joined EFL Championship club Hull City for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-and-a-half year deal with the option for a further year.[11] He made his debut the same day coming on as a 55th-minute substitute for Matt Crooks in the 3–0 away win against Sheffield United.[12] He scored his first goal for the club on 1 February 2025 in the 1–2 home loss to Stoke City.[13]
In February 2025, Matazo suffered an ACL injury, which ruled him out for the remainder of the season.[14] He returned from injury on 25 April 2026, starting away at Charlton Athletic. In the first 10 minutes of the match, he suffered another ACL injury, this time on his left knee.[15][16]
International career
editMatazo 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.[17]
Career statistics
edit- As of 25 April 2026.[18]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 60 | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | — | 84 | 2 | ||||
| Royal Antwerp (loan) | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Hull City | 2024–25 | EFL Championship | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 2025–26 | EFL Championship | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||||
| Career total | 77 | 4 | 10 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 4 | |||
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France
References
edit- ↑ "Eliot Matazo". AS Monaco FC. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ↑ Eliot Matazo at Soccerway
- ↑ "La commune de Woluwe-Saint-Lambert va inaugurer un terrain multisports au nom d'Eliot Matazo". sudinfo.be (in Belgian French). 1 June 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 Faesen, Bob; Dekeyser, Frank (2 February 2024). "PORTRET. Boekenwurm met enorm loopvermogen én product van Neerpede: wie is Antwerp-aanwinst Eliot Matazo?". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Flemish). Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ↑ "Eliot Matazo (Anderlecht) signe à Monaco". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Monaco Grind Out Win In Reims To Move Third". beIN SPORTS. 9 May 2021.
- ↑ "Eliot Matazo, buteur contre Reims, apporte un nouveau souffle à Monaco". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ↑ "Eliot Matazo signe un nouveau contrat de quatre ans avec Monaco". L'Équipe (in French). 13 January 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ↑ "RAFC HUURT ELIOT MATAZO" [RAFC LOANS ELIOT MATAZO] (in Dutch). Royal Antwerp. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ↑ "Matazo moves to Hull City". Hull City A.F.C. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ↑ "Sheffield United 0–3 Hull City". BBC Sport. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ↑ "Hull City 1–2 Stoke City". BBC Sport. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ↑ "Hull City: Eliot Matazo out for rest of season with ACL injury". BBC Sport. 27 February 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ↑ Cooper, Barry (27 April 2026). "Eliot Matazo handed worst possible news after Hull City comeback cruelly ended". Hull Live. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
- ↑ "Eliot Matazo: Hull City midfielder suffers fresh cruciate ligament blow". BBC Sport. 27 April 2026. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
- ↑ "Kenyan midfielder nominated for prestigious Golden Boy award | MozzartSportKe". www.mozzartsport.co.ke.[dead link]
- ↑ Eliot Matazo at Soccerway
External links
edit- Profile at the AS Monaco FC website
- Eliot Matazo at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Eliot Matazo – UEFA competition record (archive)
