| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mathieu Duhamel | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Mont-Saint-Aignan, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Metz | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1997 | Quevilly | ||
| 1997–2000 | INF Clairefontaine | ||
| 2000–2001 | Rouen | ||
| 2001–2003 | Quevilly | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2006 | Quevilly | 22 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Rouen | 25 | (12) |
| 2007–2008 | Romorantin | 28 | (9) |
| 2008–2009 | Laval | 22 | (11) |
| 2009–2010 | Créteil | 26 | (17) |
| 2010–2011 | Troyes | 13 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Metz (loan) | 18 | (9) |
| 2011– | Metz | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 March 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Mathieu Duhamel (born 12 July 1984 in Mont-Saint-Aignan) is a French football player who plays for French club Metz. He plays as a striker and is a former graduate of the Clairefontaine academy. Duhamel has played for a host of semi-professional and amateur clubs before securing a move to professional club Troyes ahead of the 2010–11 season.
Duhamel started his career at US Quevilly. In 1997, he was selected to attend the Clairefontaine academy and, while training at the academy's facilities during the weekdays, trained at a local Parisian club on the weekends. Duhamel also at a stint at the youth academy of FC Rouen. After departing Clairefontaine, Duhamel returned to Quevilly and spent three seasons on the club's senior team amassing 22 appearances in the Championnat de France amateur. In 2006, he returned to Rouen and scored 12 goals in 26 appearances during his one season at the club. His season at Rouen led to Duhamel signing with Championnat National club SO Romorantin.
The following season, Duhamel joined Stade Lavallois and recorded 11 goals in 22 appearances. His performances helped the club achieved promotion to Ligue 2, however, he was not retained by the club and remained in the third division after signing with US Créteil-Lusitanos.[1] While at Créteil, Duhamel had his best season to date appearing in 26 matches and scoring 17 goals, fourth-best in the league. On 10 June 2010, after a successful campaign with Créteil, Duhamel joined Championnat National club Troyes on a three-year contract.[2][3]
On 23 December 2010, he signed on a season-long loan deal with Ligue 2 side FC Metz before the end of the 2010–11 campaign.[4] Six months after the loan deal became a permanent deal.
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