Clara Coline Mona Mateo (born 28 November 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Première Ligue club Paris FC, which she captains, and the France national team.[2]

Clara Mateo
Personal information
Full name Clara Coline Mona Mateo[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-28) 28 November 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Nantes, France
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
Paris FC
Number 10
Youth career
2004–2012 US Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire
2012–2014 Vendée La Roche
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Vendée La Roche 43 (12)
2016– Paris FC[a] 203 (84)
International career
2013 France U16 2 (0)
2013 France U17 8 (0)
2015–2016 France U19 22 (10)
2016 France U20 8 (3)
2017–2019 France U23 16 (9)
2020– France 49 (10)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 June 2026

Club career

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Vendeé La Roche

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In 2022, she joined ESOF Vendée La Roche-sur-Yon, that was playing in the second division at the time.[3] She made her debut in the 2015–16 season, his only season with the club, where he scored two goals.[4]

Paris FC

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Mateo arrived at Paris FC in 2016 on a three-year contract.[5]

During the 2020–21 season, Mateo began to stand out, scoring 13 goals in the top flight this season, and the following season she helped Paris FC finish third in the league, qualifying for the Women's Champions League, scoring 11 goals and providing 7 assists. Mateo continued her great form in the following seasons, but in the 2024–25 season, she had her best record, finishing as the league's top scorer and best player with 18 goals and 7 assists.[6]

International career

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Mateo was part of the French squad which won the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. She was also named in the team of the tournament.[7]

Mateo made her senior team debut on 27 November 2020 in a 3–0 win against Austria.[8] She scored her first goal four days later in a 12–0 win against Kazakhstan.[9] In June 2025, she was named in the French squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[10]

Career statistics

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International

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As of match played 5 June 2026[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 202021
202140
2022133
2023100
202421
2025135
202650
Total4910
Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mateo goal.
List of international goals scored by Clara Matéo
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
11 December 2020Stade de la Rabine, Vannes, France Kazakhstan12–012–02022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
21 July 2022Stade de la Source, Orléans, France Vietnam5–07–0Friendly
32 September 2022Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia Estonia7–09–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
48–0
525 October 2024Stade Auguste-Bonal, Montbéliard, France Jamaica1–03–0Friendly
68 April 2025Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Norway2–02–02025 UEFA Women's Nations League
730 May 2025Stade Marcel Picot, Tomblaine, France Switzerland1–04–02025 UEFA Women's Nations League
89 July 2025Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland Wales1–04–1UEFA Women's Euro 2025
928 October 2025Stade Michel d'Ornano, Caen, France Germany2–22–22025 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals
102 December 2025Nationalarenan, Stockholm, Sweden Sweden1–02–22025 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals

Honours

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Paris FC

France U19

France U20

France

Individual

Notes

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  1. Known as FCF Juvisy during the 2016–17 season.

References

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  1. "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 10. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. Clara Mateo at Soccerway
  3. "D1F - L'internationale U19 Clara MATEO signe au FCF JUVISY". Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  4. Sperberg, Elizabeth; Hampton, Bethany (1991). "Book Review: Psychotherapy Grounded in the Feminine Principle". PsycEXTRA Dataset. doi:10.1037/e410112005-021. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  5. Teillaud, Jean-Luc (January 2012). "Immunothérapie et anticorps monoclonaux". Médecine/Sciences. 28 (1): 11–13. doi:10.1051/medsci/2012281003. ISSN 0767-0974. PMID 22289817.
  6. Sperberg, Elizabeth; Hampton, Bethany (1991). "Book Review: Psychotherapy Grounded in the Feminine Principle". PsycEXTRA Dataset. doi:10.1037/e410112005-021. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  7. "Finalists dominate WU19 all-star squad". 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  8. "Les Bleues valsent vers l'Euro (3-0)". Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  9. "Un final en apothéose (12-0)". Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  10. "La liste des 23 Bleues pour l'Euro 2025, avec Delphine Cascarino et Thiniba Samoura" (in French). 5 June 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  11. "Equipe de France A - Clara Matéo" (in French). statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  12. "Paris FC-PSG féminin (0-0, 5 t.a.b. 4) : le PFC remporte la Coupe de France après des tirs au but irrespirables". 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  13. 1 2 "Finalists dominate WU19 all-star squad". 4 August 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  14. "Coupe du Monde U20 - La FRANCE échoue en finale face à la COREE DU NORD (1-3)". 4 December 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  15. "Spain 2-0 France: World champions win Women's Nations League final". 28 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  16. "Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014.
  17. 1 2 "Trophées UNFP : le palmarès complet, avec Dembélé, Luis Enrique et Mbappé récompensés". 11 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  18. 1 2 "Trophées LFFP 2024-2025 : les lauréates". 28 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  19. "Katoto élue meilleure joueuse de D1, Endler et Fazer également récompensées". 15 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  20. "Melchie Dumornay élue meilleure joueuse de Première Ligue, Mylène Chavas meilleure gardienne et Justine Rouquet meilleure espoir aux Trophées UNFP". 11 May 2026. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  21. "#D1Arkema - Trophées 2022 : KATOTO, ENDLER, KOUASSI, SOUBEYRAND lauréates, le détail". Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  22. "Première Ligue 2024-2025 - Classement des buteuses". statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  23. "CLARA MATÉO ÉLUE EN FÉVRIER". 15 March 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  24. "Clara Mateo, meilleure joueuse en novembre". 14 December 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  25. "Clara Mateo de nouveau couronnée". 8 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  26. "Mateo, un trophée et un but". 18 October 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
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