Mathieu Cafaro (born 25 March 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Paris FC.[1]
Club career
Toulouse
Cafaro is a youth product of Toulouse. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 10 September 2015 against Bastia.[2] On 3 April 2017, he was released from the club, along with Odsonne Édouard, due to inappropriate behavior outside the club involving the shooting of a passer-by with an airsoft gun.[3] Cafaro later admitted that he was the one who shot the gun.[4] On 13 June, the Toulouse Prosecutor requested a four-month suspended prison sentence and a €6,000 fine for Édouard's involvement. Édouard claimed that Cafaro was the shooter while Cafaro stated he was not in the car at the time of the incident.[5]
Reims
Cafaro helped Reims win the 2017–18 Ligue 2, which earned them promotion to the Ligue 1 for the 2018–19 season.[6] He participated in one league match during the campaign, a 3–1 win over Niort on 27 April 2018.[1] Cafaro would go on to score twelve goals in eighty-two Ligue 1 matches for Reims before leaving the club in January 2022.[1]
Standard Liège
On 11 January 2022, Cafaro signed for Belgian club Standard Liège.[7] The deal reportedly involved no transfer fee, although Reims were given a "considerable" sell-on percentage fee.[8]
Saint-Étienne
On 20 July 2022, Cafaro joined Ligue 2 club Saint-Étienne on a season-long loan with an option-to-buy.[9] He eventually joined the club permanently in June 2023.[10]
Paris FC
On 3 February 2025, Cafaro signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Paris FC in Ligue 2.[11]
Personal life
Cafaro is of Italian descent through his paternal grandfather.[12]
Honours
Reims
References
- ^ a b c Mathieu Cafaro at Soccerway
- ^ "Bastia vs. Toulouse- 10 September 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ Dufy, Guillaume. "Toulouse licencie aussi Mathieu Cafaro". L'Equipe.fr (in French). Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ^ "Toulouse: Mathieu Cafaro reconnait être l'auteur du tir et innocente Odsonne Édouard". Le Figaro.fr (in French). Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ^ "Quatre mois de prison avec sursis requis contre Odsonne Edouard" (in French). L'Équipe. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Ensemble, fêtons nos champions ! - Stade de Reims". 7 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Mathieu CAFARO rejoint les Rouches" [Mathieu CAFARO joins the Reds] (in French). Standard Liège. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Official | Reims midfielder Mathieu Cafaro joins Standard Liege". Get French Football News. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Mathieu Cafaro rejoint les Verts !" (in French). Saint-Étienne. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Mathieu Cafaro quitte le Standard: le Français rejoint définitivement Saint-Etienne". Le Soir (in French). 2 June 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Mathieu Cafaro signe au Paris FC !" [Mathieu Cafaro signs for Paris FC!] (in French). Paris FC. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "Mathieu Cafaro, un jeune milieu relayeur à la relance ! - Stade de Reims". 30 June 2017. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
