Matthew Guillaumier (Maltese pronunciation: [ˈɡul:ɐjmɪ:r], born 9 April 1998) is a Maltese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ħamrun Spartans and the Malta national team.[4]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matthew Guillaumier[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1998-04-09) 9 April 1998 (age 24)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Malta[3] | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Ħamrun Spartans | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2013 | St. Andrews | ||
2013–2015 | Empoli | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013 | St. Andrews | 1 | (0) |
2015–2016 | St. Andrews | 16 | (0) |
2016–2020 | Birkirkara | 75 | (5) |
2020– | Ħamrun Spartans | 30 | (2) |
2022 | → Siena (loan) | 12 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2014 | Malta U17 | 6 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Malta U19 | 9 | (2) |
2015–2018 | Malta U21 | 15 | (1) |
2019– | Malta | 18 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:29, 13 June 2022 (UTC) |
Guillaumier began his youth career with St. Andrews at the age of five. On 26 April 2013, he made his debut for the senior team in a First Division match against Gudja United, aged only 15 years and 17 days. In the match he played alongside his uncle, midfielder Joseph Farrugia. In September 2013, after trials with English clubs Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion, he joined the youth academy of Italian club Empoli, with whom he had trained with regularly in the year prior.[5]
In 2015, he returned to St. Andrews, making sixteen appearances in the Maltese Premier League. In January 2016, he moved to Birkirkara on a 4.5-year contract, lasting until 2020.[6] On the 29 September 2020 he moved to Ħamrun Spartans for a record fee in Malta of €300,000.[7] In the same season, after winning his first Maltese Premier League title,[8] he received the award as Maltese Player of the Year.[9]
On 31 January 2022, Guillaumier joined Siena in the Italian third-tier Serie C on loan with an option to buy.[10]
Guillaumier was included in the squad of hosts Malta for the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He appeared in all three matches, with the team eliminated in the group stage.[11] He made his international debut for Malta on 23 March 2019, starting in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying home match against the Faroe Islands, which finished as a 2–1 home win.[12] The match was Malta's first competitive home win, as well as their first UEFA European Championship qualifying win, since October 2006.[13][14]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
St. Andrews | 2013–14 | Maltese First Division | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2015–16 | Maltese Premier League | 16 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
Total | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
Birkirkara | 2015–16 | Maltese Premier League | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
2016–17 | Maltese Premier League | 21 | 1 | — | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
2017–18 | Maltese Premier League | 11 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||
2018–19 | Maltese Premier League | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
2019–20 | Maltese Premier League | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 15 | 2 | ||
2020–21 | Maltese Premier League | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 75 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 86 | 6 | ||
Ħamrun Spartans | 2020–21 | Maltese Premier League | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |
2021–22 | Maltese Premier League | 11 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
Total | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
Siena (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie C | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
Career total | 130 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 144 | 8 |
Malta | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2019 | 2 | 0 |
2020 | 6 | 1 |
2021 | 5 | 0 |
2022 | 5 | 0 |
Total | 18 | 1 |
Scores and results list Malta's goal tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 17 November 2020 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | Faroe Islands | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League |
2. | 5 June 2022 | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino | San Marino | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League |
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