Mathieu Cafaro
Mathieu Cafaro is a French defender born in Saint-Doulchard on 25 March 1997. He developed at Toulouse and made his Ligue 1 debut against Bastia in September 2015. After leaving Toulouse in 2017, Cafaro joined Reims, helping the club win the 2017–18 Ligue 2 title before becoming a regular in the top flight. In 2018–19, he scored seven Ligue 1 goals, including efforts from distance, while contributing from wide and advanced positions. Cafaro moved to Standard Liège in January 2022, then returned to France later that year with Saint-Étienne, initially on loan. Used on the right, as a wing-back or in an attacking role, he supplied 10 assists during Saint-Étienne’s 2023–24 promotion campaign. Nantes is the latest club listed for Cafaro, whose career has featured set-piece delivery, crossing and defensive work.
Season snapshot
Overall season statistics (all competitions).
| Season | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | G/90 | A/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 364 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 2025 | 10 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 27 | 1384 | 5 | 3 | 0.33 | 0.2 |
| 2023 | 36 | 2575 | 4 | 10 | 0.14 | 0.35 |
| 2022 | 33 | 2075 | 5 | 3 | 0.22 | 0.13 |
| 2021 | 16 | 1176 | 2 | 2 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| 2020 | 31 | 2089 | 4 | 2 | 0.17 | 0.09 |
| 2019 | 16 | 1095 | 2 | 2 | 0.16 | 0.16 |
| 2018 | 34 | 2100 | 7 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.13 |
| 2017 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 16 | 1228 | 6 | 0 | 0.44 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Form - Last 10 games
Strengths Analysis Season 2024
Role: MidfielderTop attributes (percentile)
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).
Recent Matches
Ligue 2
Ligue 1 - Stade Jean Bouin, Paris, France
Teams
Transfers
Paris FC
Nantes
Paris FC
Nantes
Saint Etienne
Paris FC
Standard Liege
Saint Etienne
Standard Liege
Saint Etienne
Reims
Standard Liege
Toulouse
Reims