Matthias Phaëton

Matthias Phaeton

Phaëton with CSKA Sofia in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Matthias Jean Phaëton[1]
Date of birth	(2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Colombes, France
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	CSKA Sofia
Number	11
Youth career
2006–2014	Racing Colombes
2014–2015	ACBB
2015–2017	Brest
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2022	Guingamp II	41	(17)
2018–2022	Guingamp	53	(4)
2020	→ Borgo (loan)	5	(0)
2022–2023	Grenoble	37	(9)
2023–	CSKA Sofia	48	(8)
International career^‡
2016	France U16	5	(4)
2016	France U17	1	(0)
2021–	Guadeloupe	28	(11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:54, 7 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:16, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Matthias Jean Phaëton (born 8 January 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for CSKA Sofia. Born in metropolitan France, he plays for the Guadeloupe national team.

Club career

A youth product of Stade Brestois 29, Phaëton left for disciplinary reasons and joined Guingamp in January 2017.^[2] He made his professional debut with Guingamp in a 5–0 Ligue 1 loss to Nantes on 4 November 2018.^[3]

On 29 June 2022, Phaëton signed a three-year deal with Grenoble.^[4]

International career

Born in France, Phaëton is of Guadeloupean descent. Phaeton is a youth international for France, and represented them at the 2016 Toulon Tournament scoring four goals in five games.^[5] He debuted for the Guadeloupe national team in a 2–0 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification win over Bahamas on 3 July 2021, where he scored his side's first goal.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 December 2024^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brest II	2016–17	Championnat National 3	1	0	–		–		–		1	0
	2017–18		1	0	–		–		–		1	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Guingamp II	2017–18	Championnat National 3	11	2	–		–		–		11	2
	2018–19		21	12	–		–		–		21	12
	2019–20	Championnat National 2	6	2	–		–		–		6	2
	2021–22		3	1	–		–		–		3	1
	Total		41	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	41	17
Guingamp	2018–19	Ligue 1	4	0	0	0	–		–		4	0
	2019–20	Ligue 2	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	2020–21		27	3	1	0	–		–		28	3
	2021–22		22	1	1	2	–		–		23	3
	Total		53	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	55	6
Borgo (loan)	2019–20	Championnat National	5	0	–		–		–		5	0
Grenoble	2022–23	Ligue 2	37	9	6	1	–		–		43	10
CSKA Sofia	2023–24	First League	33	5	4	1	2	0	1	0	40	6
	2024–25		15	3	2	0	–		–		17	3
	Total		48	8	6	1	2	0	1	0	57	9
Career total			186	38	13	4	2	0	1	0	202	42

International

As of match played 19 November 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Guadeloupe	2021	6	3
	2022	6	2
	2023	12	6
	2024	4	0
Total		28	11

International

List of international goals scored by Matthias Phaeton

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	3 July 2021	DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States	Bahamas	1–0	2–0	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
2	6 July 2021	DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States	Guatemala	1–0	1–1	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
3	20 July 2021	BBVA Stadium, Houston United States	Suriname	1–1	1–2	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
4	26 March 2022	Stade Robert Bobin, Bondoufle, France	Martinique	1–1	3–4	Friendly
5	13 June 2022	Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe	Barbados	2–1	2–1	2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
6	16 June 2023	DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States	Antigua and Barbuda	5–0	5–0	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
7	2 July 2023	Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States	Cuba	1–0	4–1	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
8				3–0
9	10 September 2023	Stade de Valette, Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe	Sint Maarten	1–0	4–0	2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B
10	17 November 2023	Wildey Turf, Wildey, Barbados	Sint Maarten	0–2	0–2
11	19 November 2023	Stade de Valette, Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1–0	5–0

References

1. "National team roster 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup: Guadeloupe" (PDF). CONCACAF.
2. "EA Guingamp (B). Matthias Phaeton à l'heure du rachat".
3. "FC Nantes – EA Guingamp (5–0) – Saison 2018/2019 – Ligue 1 Conforama". www.lfp.fr.
4. "MATTHIAS PHAËTON EST GRENOBLOIS" (in French). Grenoble. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
5. "Portrait chinois – Matthias Phaeton (Stade Brestois)". Espoirs du Football. 29 March 2016.
6. "Guadeloupe vs. Bahamas – 3 July 2021 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
7. "Matthias Phaëton". sorare.com. sorare.com. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

External links

• Matthias Phaëton at Soccerway
• Matthias Phaëton at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Matthias Phaëton at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
• Matthias Phaëton – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
• EA Guingamp Profile