Jean-Philippe Mateta
Jean-Philippe Mateta attacks space by making late blindside runs into the box. Jean-Philippe Mateta is a 192cm mobile target man who thrives as a forward in a 3-4-2-1 system. Links play with one-touch layoffs. In 2024, Mateta earned Crystal Palace Player of the Year after a 16-goal Premier League season. The turning point came in 2025 as Palace won the FA Cup at Wembley with him starting the final. He made his senior France debut in October 2025. Mateta presses high, attacks the back post, and finishes moves for Palace.
Xtra rating
1790
Global rank
482
Updated: 22 August 2026
Country of Birth
France
Preferred Foot
N/A
Agent
N/A
Latest Signing Fee
£9.90m
Date of Birth
28 June 1997
Position
Centre-Forward
Shoes
N/A
Wage
£2,600,000
Season snapshot
Overall season statistics (all competitions).
| Season | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | G/90 | A/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 50 | 3419 | 15 | 3 | 0.39 | 0.08 |
| 2024 | 55 | 3984 | 23 | 4 | 0.52 | 0.09 |
| 2023 | 39 | 2594 | 19 | 5 | 0.66 | 0.17 |
| 2022 | 32 | 960 | 2 | 0 | 0.19 | 0 |
| 2021 | 28 | 1581 | 7 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.06 |
| 2020 | 24 | 1366 | 11 | 1 | 0.72 | 0.07 |
| 2019 | 18 | 1056 | 3 | 1 | 0.26 | 0.09 |
| 2018 | 36 | 2567 | 14 | 2 | 0.49 | 0.07 |
| 2017 | 35 | 2628 | 17 | 0 | 0.58 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 29 | 2105 | 18 | 0 | 0.77 | 0 |
| 2014 | 6 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Form - Last 10 games
Strengths Analysis Season 2025
Role: AttackerTop attributes (percentile)
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).
Recent Matches
Premier League
World Cup
Friendlies
Teams
Transfers
31 Jan 2022
€ 11M
FSV Mainz 05
Crystal Palace
30 Jan 2022
N/A
Crystal Palace
FSV Mainz 05
21 Jan 2021
Loan
FSV Mainz 05
Crystal Palace
01 Jul 2018
€ 10M
Lyon
FSV Mainz 05
01 Jul 2017
Loan
Lyon
Le Havre
01 Sep 2016
N/A
Chateauroux
Lyon
Honors
