Mathieu Manset

Mathieu Manset
Personal information
Full name Mathieu Manset
Date of birth 5 August 1989 (1989-08-05) (age 22)
Place of birth Metz, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Reading
Number 22
Youth career
Le Havre AC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2007–2009 Le Havre AC 0 (0)
2009–2011 Hereford United 50 (10)
2011– Reading 21 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:47, 27 September 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Mathieu Manset (born 5 August 1989) is a French footballer who plays for Reading as a centre forward.

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Career

Manset was born in Metz and started his career in his native France with Le Havre AC. In the 2007–08 season he managed to break into the reserve side, who played in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth tier of French football. He went on to play eleven league matches and score one goal for the side during the campaign.[1] In the following season, Manset played a further 12 games for Le Havre Réserve but failed get on the scoresheet.[2] His last appearance for Le Havre came in the 2–1 win over Paris Saint-Germain Réserve at the Parc des Princes on 8 May 2009.[3]

Hereford United

Manset was released by Le Havre in the summer of 2009 and was recommended to Football League Two side Hereford United by Guy Ipoua. After a successful trial, he joined Hereford on a free transfer. His debut in English football came in the second round of the Football League Trophy where he featured as a substitute in the last 20 minutes of the game at home to Aldershot Town and scored a late goal to put the Bulls into a 2–1 lead. However, Aldershot quickly equalised and sent the game to a penalty shoot out, which Hereford later won 4–3. Manset scored what turned out to be the decisive penalty with a powerful strike into the top left corner of the goal.[4]

In the first round of the FA Cup, in the 2–0 win against Sutton United, Manset put Hereford in the lead after six minutes. However, after half an hour of play he was red carded for violent conduct after he reacted badly to a challenge by Alan Paulton.[5] His first goal in League Two came in the 3–1 away win at Northampton Town on 1 December 2009.[6] In late 2010 Manset enjoyed a run of goalscoring form under new Bulls boss Jamie Pitman, and was linked with a number of clubs from the Championship. Eventually, however, after intense speculation, he decided to join Reading ahead of the likes of Burnley, Coventry City and Cardiff.

Reading

Manset signed for Championship team Reading for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year contract on 21 January 2011.[7] It is thought the deal, with add-ons, could eventually cost the Royals £400,000. Manset made his debut for Reading on 22 January 2011, coming on as a substitute just 21 hours after signing for the club.[8] On 1 February 2011, he scored his first goal for Reading after again coming on as a substitute, scoring what had looked to be an injury-time winner in the 2–2 draw at Cardiff City.[9] On 4 February 2011, Manset came off the bench against league leaders QPR. On 19 March 2011 Manset came off the bench against Barnsley to score the winning goal in the 71st minute to keep Reading's promotion push alive. Manset made his first start against Nottingham Forest on 9 February 2011 in a 4–3 win. On the 6th August 2011, Manset came on as a sub for Noel Hunt and scored 2 goals in 3 minutes to rescue a 2-2 draw for Reading against Millwall. His first was a 25 yard rocket and his second was a header from Jimmy Kebe's cross. Manset demonstrated unbelievable tekkers in scoring his fifth goal for Reading with a backheel in the last minute of extra time in a 3-2 win over Bristol City.

Personal life

Manset’s family have a long tradition of goat farming in their home village near Metz and in Ivory Coast. On signing for Hereford United Manset purchased some goats and a paddock in which to keep them to continue the family tradition in his spare time.

Career statistics

As of 11 September 2011.
Club Performance
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Hereford United 2009–10 29 3 2 1 0 0 2 1 33 5
2010–11 21 7 4 6 1 0 0 0 26 13
Reading 2010–11 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2
2011–12 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2
Total 68 14 6 7 1 0 2 1 72 22

References

  1. ^ "Le Havre Réserve Effectif CFA 2007/2008". Stat2Foot. http://www.stat2foot.com/lclubs/lehavre20708.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-16.  (French)
  2. ^ "Mathieu Manset: Sa saison en CFA GROUPE D 2008/2009". Foot-National. http://www.foot-national.com/detail-saison-football-36-3386-79.html. Retrieved 2010-01-16.  (French)
  3. ^ "Paris SG–Le Havre 1–2". Foot-National. 2009-05-08. http://www.foot-national.com/fiche-match-football-12229.html. Retrieved 2010-01-16.  (French)
  4. ^ "Hereford 2–2 Aldershot". BBC Sport. 2009-10-06. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8284840.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-16. 
  5. ^ "Match Facts | Hereford v Sutton United". Sky Sports. 2009-11-07. http://www.skysports.com/football/match_facts/0,19762,11065_3210020,00.html. Retrieved 2010-01-16. 
  6. ^ "Match Facts | Northampton v Hereford". Sky Sports. 2009-12-01. http://www.skysports.com/football/match_facts/0,19762,11065_3150236,00.html. Retrieved 2010-01-16. 
  7. ^ "Reading sign Hereford United striker Mathieu Manset". BBC Sport. 21 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/reading/9370228.stm. Retrieved 21 January 2011. 
  8. ^ "Reading 1–1 Hull City". BBC Sport. 22 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/9365843.stm. Retrieved 1 February 2011. 
  9. ^ "Cardiff City 2–2 Reading". BBC Sport. 1 February 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/9379856.stm. Retrieved 1 February 2011. 

External links

Reading F.C. – current squad