Jofre Mateu

Jofre Mateu González (born 24 January 1980), known simply as Jofre, is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a left midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mateu and the second or maternal family name is González.
Jofre
Personal information
Full name Jofre Mateu González[1]
Date of birth (1980-01-24) 24 January 1980[1]
Place of birth Alpicat, Spain
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1995–1997 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Barcelona C 27 (9)
1997–2002 Barcelona B 112 (15)
1998–2002 Barcelona 2 (1)
2000–2001 → Mallorca B (loan) 34 (5)
2002–2005 Levante 101 (11)
2005–2006 Espanyol 12 (0)
2006–2008 Murcia 47 (4)
2008–2010 Rayo Vallecano 65 (5)
2010–2012 Valladolid 69 (5)
2012–2014 Girona 61 (4)
2014 Atlético Kolkata 12 (1)
2015–2016 Goa 23 (6)
Total 565 (66)
National team
1998–1999 Spain U18 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He amassed Segunda División totals of 332 games and 28 goals over 11 seasons, in representation of six clubs. In La Liga, he appeared for Barcelona, Levante, Espanyol and Murcia.

Before retiring, Jofre spent three years in the Indian Super League.

Club career

Born in Alpicat, Lleida, Catalonia,[2] Jofre was a product of FC Barcelona's prolific youth system. He made his first-team debut on 15 May 1998 (the last round of the season), scoring as a substitute in a 1–4 home loss against UD Salamanca;[3] playing mainly with the B-team, he only amassed one more appearance with the main squad, four years later.[2]

In 2002, Jofre joined second division's Levante UD, being instrumental in the club's 2004 promotion to La Liga. He appeared in 27 league games in the following campaign, which ended in relegation.[4]

Jofre returned to his native region and the top flight with RCD Espanyol, but played almost no part in a team that narrowly avoided relegation. He then moved to Real Murcia, contributing with three league goals to another top-flight promotion.[5]

In August 2008, Jofre signed with Rayo Vallecano, recently promoted to the second level. He started during most of his spell at the Madrid side, and continued to compete in that tier in the following years, being first-choice with Real Valladolid and Girona FC.[6]

On 26 August 2014, aged 34, Jofre moved abroad for the first time in his career, being drafted by Atlético de Kolkata in the inaugural season of the Indian Super League.[7] He scored his first goal for his new club on 19 October, converting a penalty kick in a 1–1 draw against Delhi Dynamos FC after Fikru Teferra had been fouled inside the box.[8]

Jofre joined another team in the Indian top flight for the 2015 campaign, FC Goa.[9]

Club statistics

[10][11]

Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barcelona B 1996–97 Segunda División 10—10
1997–98 Segunda División B 71—6[lower-alpha 1]3134
1998–99 Segunda División 312—312
1999–2000 Segunda División 283—283
2001–02 Segunda División B 346—5[lower-alpha 1]0396
Total 10112—11311215
Barcelona 1997–98 La Liga 10000010
2001–02 La Liga 10000010
Total 20000020
Mallorca B 2000–01 Segunda División B 355—355
Levante 2002–03 Segunda División 37510—385
2003–04 Segunda División 37440—414
2004–05 La Liga 27221—293
Total 1011171—10812
Espanyol 2005–06 La Liga 120524[lower-alpha 2]1213
Murcia 2006–07 Segunda División 33300—333
2007–08 La Liga 14120—161
Total 47420—494
Rayo Vallecano 2008–09 Segunda División 33340—373
2009–10 Segunda División 32220—342
Total 65560—745
Valladolid 2010–11 Segunda División 322412[lower-alpha 3]0383
2011–12 Segunda División 37321—394
Total 6956220777
Girona 2012–13 Segunda División 344002[lower-alpha 3]0364
2013–14 Segunda División 25040—290
Total 5944020654
Atlético Kolkata 2014 Indian Super League 121—121
Goa 2015 Indian Super League 124—124
2016 Indian Super League 11 2 — 11 2
Total 23 6 — 23 6
Career total 5265328519457862
  1. Appearances in Segunda División play-offs
  2. Includes appearances in UEFA Cup
  3. Appearances in La Liga play-offs

Honours

Barcelona

Espanyol

Atlético Kolkata

References
  1. "JOFRE Mateu González". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. Martínez, Ferran (5 September 2017). "Jofre, en el Teatro de su sueño" [Jofre, in the Theatre of his dream]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  3. Segura, Manuel (16 May 1998). "Adiós con sonrojo" [Embarrassing goodbye]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  4. Laguía, David (5 March 2018). "¿Qué le pasó al Levante cada vez que destituyó a su entrenador?" [What happened to Levante every time they dismissed their manager?]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  5. Lastra, Paco (19 May 2014). "Fiesta a ochocientos kilómetros" [Party eight hundred kilometres away]. La Verdad (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  6. "Migue, Felipe i Becerra: els intocables de la primera volta" [Migue, Felipe and Becerra: the untouchable of the first round of matches]. Diari de Girona (in Catalan). 15 January 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  7. "International players draft picks – Round 2". Facebook. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  8. "ISL: Delhi Dynamos come from behind to draw with Atlético de Kolkata". NDTV. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  9. Jitendran, Nikhil (22 June 2015). "FC Goa sign Mateu and Andrade". Goal. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  10. "Jofre: Jofre Mateu González". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  11. "Jofre". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  12. Astruells, Andrés (13 April 2006). "¡Increíble Espanyol!" [Incredible Espanyol!]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  13. "Substitute Mohammed Rafique hands Atlético de Kolkata the title". Indian Super League. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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