Mathieu Manset

Mathieu Manset (French pronunciation: ​[matjø mɑ̃sɛ]; born 5 August 1989) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He played for 18 clubs in 8 countries during his career.[1]

Mathieu Manset
Personal information
Full name Mathieu Manset
Date of birth (1989-08-05) 5 August 1989
Place of birth Metz, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Youth career
Le Havre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Le Havre 0 (0)
2009–2011 Hereford United 50 (10)
2011–2012 Reading 28 (5)
2012 → Shanghai Shenhua (loan) 9 (1)
2012–2013 Sion 5 (1)
2013 Carlisle United 7 (0)
2013–2014 Coventry City 9 (1)
2014 Royal Antwerp 11 (3)
2014–2015 Walsall 19 (0)
2015 Cheltenham Town 12 (0)
2015 Slavia Sofia 9 (1)
2016 Consolat Marseille 13 (2)
2017 Hamrun Spartans 11 (2)
2017–2018 Bastia 23 (17)
2018 Rotonda Calcio 6 (0)
2019 Fleury 91 4 (0)
Total 216 (43)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.[2] In the following season, Manset played a further 12 games for Le Havre Réserve but failed get on the scoresheet.[3] 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.[4]

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 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.[5]

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.[6] His first goal in League Two came in the 3–1 away win at Northampton Town on 1 December 2009.[7] In late 2010 Manset enjoyed a run of goalscoring form under new manager Jamie Pitman, and was linked with a number of clubs from the Championship.

Reading

Manset signed for Championship team Reading for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year contract on 21 January 2011.[8] Manset made his debut for Reading on 22 January 2011, coming on as a substitute just 21 hours after signing for the club.[9] 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.[10] On 4 February 2011, Manset came off the bench against league leaders Queens Park Rangers. 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 6 August 2011, Manset came on as a sub for Noel Hunt and scored two goals in three 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 scored his fifth goal for Reading with a back-heel in the last minute of extra time in a 3–2 win over Bristol City.

Shanghai Shenhua (loan)

In 2011–12 season, Manset made six starts and scored two goals. In the last day of the transfer window, Crawley Town manager Steve Evans revealed that he had tried to sign Manset on a last minute deal only to be rejected.[11] Reading manager Brian McDermott prepared to loan out Manset to afford him regular first-team football. He subsequently signed for Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua on loan until 30 June.[12] He scored his first goal for Shenhua on 27 May 2012 during Shenhua's 2–1 victory at home against Guizhou Renhe. Manset scored 1 goal in 9 appearances for Shenhua.

Sion

On 13 July 2012, Manset moved from Reading to Sion on a 3-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[13] Manset made his debut for Sion coming on as a second-half substitute and scoring the only goal from the penalty spot in a 1–0 victory over Servette.[14] On 4 September 2012, Manset was suspended by Sion for 3 weeks after being found in the early hours of the morning in a Lausanne nightclub the day before Sion's game away to FC Zürich.[15][16]

He made his first appearance for Sion since this suspension against FC Zürich on 30 September.[17]

On 6 January, Manset announced through Twitter that his contract with Sion was terminated due to "irreconcilable differences".[18]

Carlisle United

Following his departure from Sion he had trials at both Barnsley[19] and Sheffield Wednesday,[20] though neither club followed up on their interest. After another brief trial,[21] he joined Carlisle United on 8 March until the end of the season,[22] although the signing was delayed for two weeks waiting for international clearance.[23] Manset finally made his debut against Yeovil Town on 23 March, coming on as a second-half substitute and helping Carlisle earn a 3–3 draw with an injury time assist.[24] He made a further six appearances, all as a substitute, before being released at the end of the season following the expiry of his contract.[25]

Coventry City

Manset signed a one-year deal with Coventry City on 7 August 2013 despite Coventry being under a transfer embargo.[26] Having not played for the first team since October, his contract was terminated by mutual consent in January 2014.[27]

Royal Antwerp

On 7 January 2014, Manset signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Antwerp.[28] His contract was terminated by mutual consent at the end of the season.[29]

Walsall

On 26 August 2014, following a successful trial, Manset signed a one-year contract with Walsall.[30] He scored his first goal for the Saddlers on 7 October 2014 against Rochdale in the Football League Trophy.[31] Manset was released on 2 February 2015 after making twenty four appearances for the Saddlers, scoring one goal.[32]

Cheltenham Town

Manset agreed a deal until the end of the 2014–15 season with Cheltenham Town on 3 February 2015.[33] After twelve goalless appearances for the Robins, he was released on 4 May 2015 following their relegation from League Two.[34]

Slavia Sofia

In August 2015, Manset signed a three-year contract with Bulgarian A Group team Slavia Sofia.[35] On 16 August, he made his debut in a 1–0 away win over Botev Plovdiv, coming on as a substitute for the last eight minutes. Manset scored his only goal for the club on 7 December, netting a penalty in a 3–0 home win over Lokomotiv Plovdiv. Two days later, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[36]

Bastia

Manset joined Championnat National 3 side SC Bastia for the 2017–18 season.[37] At the end of the season, he left the club after being unable to agree an extension.[38][39]

A.C. Vicenza 1902

In August 2018, he was signed by newly founded Italian amateur club "A.C. Vicenza 1902", an illegitimate phoenix club of Vicenza Calcio.[40] The club, however, did not get a professional licence[41] and let him go on a free transfer to Rotonda Calcio in Serie D.[42]

FC Fleury 91

In January 2019, he moved to FC Fleury 91.[43]

In summer 2019, with one year left on his Fleury contract, Manset retired from playing. He started working as player agent.[1]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[44][45][46]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hereford United 2009–10 League Two 29321002[lower-alpha 1]1335
2010–11 League Two 2174610002613
Total 50106710215918
Reading 2010–11 Championship 13200001[lower-alpha 2]0142
2011–12 Championship 1531010—173
Total 285101010315
Shanghai Shenhua (loan) 2012 Chinese Super League 9100——91
Sion 2012–13 Swiss Super League 5100——51
Carlisle United 2012–13 League One 7000000070
Coventry City 2013–14 League One 9100000091
Antwerp 2013–14 Belgian Second Division 11300——113
Walsall 2014–15 League One 19020003[lower-alpha 3]1241
Cheltenham Town 2014–15 League Two 120000000120
Slavia Sofia 2015–16 A Group 9100000091
Marseille Consolat 2015–16 Championnat National 132000000132
Hamrun Spartans 2016–17 Maltese Premier League 112100000122
Bastia 2017–18 National 3 23170000002317
Rotonda 2018–19 Serie D 6000000060
Fleury 91 2018–19 National 2 4000000040
Career total 21643107206222752
  1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. Appearance in the Championship play-offs
  3. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
gollark: Why not cut out the middleman and directly crowdsource the book?
gollark: I read 1 and 2, and don't really like them either to be honest. The writing is kind of clunky, and it does a lot of "oh look, a problem appeared! The protagonist just solves it with [weird interaction of various items, used once then forgotten about]".
gollark: They should obviously specify distance in metres to 10 significant figures.
gollark: Hypothetical ones, mind you.
gollark: I mean, I vaguely remember it meaning "faster than light particles", but I don't see how that's relevant.

References
  1. Pruneta, Laurent (3 July 2020). "Football : l'ancien buteur devenu agent veut « que ses mauvaises expériences servent »". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. "Le Havre Réserve Effectif CFA 2007/2008" (in French). Stat2Foot. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  3. "Mathieu Manset: Sa saison en CFA GROUPE D 2008/2009" (in French). Foot-National. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  4. "Paris SG–Le Havre 1–2" (in French). Foot-National. 8 May 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  5. "Hereford 2–2 Aldershot". BBC Sport. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  6. "Match Facts | Hereford v Sutton United". Sky Sports. 7 November 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  7. "Match Facts | Northampton v Hereford". Sky Sports. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  8. "Reading sign Hereford United striker Mathieu Manset". BBC Sport. 21 January 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  9. "Reading 1–1 Hull City". BBC Sport. 22 January 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  10. "Cardiff City 2–2 Reading". BBC Sport. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  11. "Crawley missed out on Manset". Sky Sports. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  12. "Manset set for China move". Sky Sports. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  13. "(in French:Mathieu Manset au FC Sion)" (in French). 20 Minutes. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  14. "SION VS. SERVETTE 1 – 0". Soccerway. 22 July 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  15. "FC Sion: Manset fired, Darragi pay (in French:FC Sion : Manset viré, Darragi paiera)" (in French). Sports365. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  16. "Sion dismissed Mathieu Manset (in German:Sion entliess Mathieu Manset)" (in German). Suedostchweiz. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  17. "SION VS. ZÜRICH 2 – 2". Soccerway. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  18. "Manset terminates contract". Manset22. 6 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  19. "Former Reading striker Mathieu Manset given a trial by Barnsley". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  20. "Owls look at French striker". Sheffield Star. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  21. "INTERVIEW: Just want to prove myself". Carlisle United F.C. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  22. "Former-Royal to join Blues". Carlisle United F.C. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  23. "Striker signs for United". Carlise United F.C. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  24. "Match report: United 3–3 Yeovil". Carlisle United F.C. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  25. "Contracts: retained and released list". Carlisle United F.C. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  26. "Sky Blues sign striker Manset". Coventry City F.C. 7 August 2013.
  27. Poole, Alan (6 January 2014). "Mathieu Manset leaves Coventry City". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  28. http://rafc.be/news/MATHIEU-MANSET-VERSTERKT-AANVALSLINIE
  29. http://www.rafc.be/news/nieuwtjes-vanop-de-bosuil-1006
  30. http://www.saddlers.co.uk/news/article/manset-signs-aug-2014-1877395.aspx
  31. "Rochdale v Walsall". BBC Sport. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  32. "Walsall cancel contract of Mathieu Manset". Express & Star. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  33. "Mathieu Manset joins Cheltenham Town as Steve Elliott leaves". BBC Sport. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  34. "Cheltenham Town release eight and transfer-list six players". BBC Sport. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  35. "Slavia Sofia : Manset signe trois ans". sport365.fr (in French). 11 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  36. "Славия се раздели с нападател" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 11 December 2015.
  37. Quarez, Benjamin (26 March 2018). "PORTRAIT - Mathieu Manset (Bastia), à la recherche du temps perdu". Goal (in French). Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  38. "Mathieu Manset quitte le Sporting". Spiritu Turchinu (in French). 6 July 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  39. "Sporting Club Bastiais : les joueurs ont repris le chemin de l'entraînement". Corse-Matin (in French). 10 July 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  40. "Ac Vicenza 1902, nonostante la Figc Dejardins e Payan insistono: annunciati l'attaccante Manset e il portiere Maury". Triveneto Goal (in Italian). 25 August 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  41. "Ac Vicenza 1902, Cissé rincara: "Dejardins non mi ha pagato". Dejardins: "Licenziato il commercialista, ma ricorro contro la Figc"". trivenetogoal.it. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  42. "Serie D – Girone I: Rotonda, si aggregano Silletti e Manset". tuttomercato24. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  43. "FLEURY : UN ATTAQUANT ET UN DÉFENSEUR ONT SIGNÉ". actufoot.com. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  44. Mathieu Manset at Soccerbase
  45. "M. Manset". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  46. "Mathieu Manset". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.