Mathieu Delahaigue

Mathieu Delahaigue (born 31 December 1987 in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, Lyon, France) is a French former footballer who is last known to have played for Etoile FC

Mathieu Delahaigue
Personal information
Date of birth 31 December 1987
Place of birth Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, Lyon, France[1]
Height 178
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
– F.C. Point Du Jour[1]
– FC Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon[1]
– UODL Tassin[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006-2009 UODL Tassin[1]
2009-2010 US Venissieux
2010–2011 Etoile FC 1 (0)
2011–2013 US Venissieux[1][2]
2013-2018 CS Neuville[1]
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Amateur career

Delahaigue is an amateur footballer who had played since 2006. He played 250 matches in Ligue Rhone-Alpes of football from 2006 to 2018.

In 2007 Delahaigue had been selected in French university Football Team to play during the University World Cup of Futsal in Poland.

In 2012, he lost the final of the Coupe du Rhone against FC Limonest.

Professional career

Delahaigue was invited to Singapore to play for Etoile FC, a club composed entirely of Frenchmen, in 2010 by his former coach Nicolas Posetti. He accepted the offer for one year[1] despite thinking it was a joke, becoming second string goalkeeper .[2] He was mostly used for friendlies, including one against the Singapore national team, Singapore national team of U23 and cup matches. During the match for third place in the RHB cup, he was named man of the match after a 3-0 victory for his team.

Unable to conceptualize a professional career in football as he was studying to be a history teacher,[1] Delahaigue's contract was not extended and he returned to amateur football.[3]

Reflecting on his one-year spell in Singapore, the French goalkeeper stated that he was not used to the hot climate and that the level of football there was between the French fifth and sixth divisions.[1] He said he would advise a young player to go there as well.[3]

Coaching career

In 2020 he was appointed coach of team 1 of FC Sainte-Goy-Les-Lyon for his first experience as main coach

References
  1. "En tête à tête avec… Mathieu DELAHAIGUE (CS Neuville) : "J'ai vécu mon rêve de jouer en pro pendant une saison à Singapour"". May 21, 2015.
  2. http://afafeyzin.free.fr/journal/Presse/expressions160311.pdf
  3. Soto, Antoinette. "Foot passion : L'histoire selon Mathieu". Actu-Vénissieux / Sports Vénissians.
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