Mathieu Bodmer
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Mathieu Bodmer | |
| Date of birth | November 22, 1982 (age 24) | |
| Place of birth | Évreux, France | |
| Height | 1.90m | |
| Position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Lille | |
| Number | 12 | |
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| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1997-1998 1998-2003 2003- |
Évreux Caen Lille |
0 (0) 79 (4) 117 (16) |
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Mathieu Bodmer (born 22 November 1982 in Évreux) is a French footballer who currently plays for Lille OSC as a central midfielder.
Bodmer began his professional career at ALM Évreux at the age of fourteen (the 1997-98 season). He soon moved to SM Caen, a club in the second division of French football, where he made his debut in 2000. He would play in 24 matches that season and by the end of the 2002-03 season, he had played in 79 matches for the club, scoring a total of four goals. His hard-working performances helped Caen keep a mid-table position (they would achieve promotion to Ligue 1 the season after his departure), also earning him a €1 million transfer to Lille OSC in Ligue 1.
The 2003-04 season served as an auspicious introduction to top league football, where he would play against the likes of Michael Essien. He earned 33 appearances for the first-team in his debut season, scoring two goals; however, the 2004-05 season was the most productive. Lille enjoyed a miraculous second-place finish (and a short-lived title challenge against Olympique Lyonnais, who earned their fourth consecutive Ligue 1 title that season), giving them a place in the UEFA Champions League. They were considered minnows in that competition, but Bodmer, as a holding midfielder, helped Lille achieve a hard-fought draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford and a 1-0 victory at home against that club. His impressive performances earned the interest of Arsène Wenger, manager of Arsenal F.C., who had considered buying him in the spring of 2005 [1], but he was rebuffed by Lille president Michel Seydoux. Periodically, he has been linked with other big-name clubs, including Manchester United themselves[2]. He did sign a contract extension at Lille in December 2005, theoretically extending his stay at the club until 2011.
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1 Sylva | 2 Debuchy | 3 Zywiecki | 4 Tavlaridis | 5 Schmitz | 6 Le Postollec | 7 Cabaye | 8 Bastos | 9 Audel | 10 Gygax | 11 Youla | 12 Bodmer | 13 Fauvergue | 14 Odemwingie | 16 Malicki | 17 Makoun | 18 Robail | 19 Franquart | 20 Tafforeau | 21 Chalme | 22 Vitakić | 23 Keïta | 24 Robail | 21 Chalme | 25 Plestan | 26 Lichtsteiner | 27 Mirallas | 28 Owona | 29 Dumont | 30 Pichon |
