Full name Job Joel Andre Matip Name Joel Matip Parents Jean Matip 1995–1997 SC Weitmar 45 Weight 89 kg | Number 32 Height 1.93 m Place of birth Bochum, Germany Role Footballer Siblings Marvin Matip | |
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Date of birth (1991-08-08) 8 August 1991 (age 24) Playing position Current teams FC Schalke 04 (#32 / Defender), Cameroon national football team (Defender, Midfielder) Similar People Eric Maxim Choupo‑Moting, Marvin Matip, Nicolas Nkoulou, Allan Nyom, Benedikt Howedes | ||
Ultimate Striker Challenge With Liverpool! | Wijnaldum, Moreno & Matip
Joël Andre Job Matip (born 8 August 1991) is a German-Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Liverpool and the Cameroon national team.
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- Ultimate Striker Challenge With Liverpool Wijnaldum Moreno Matip
- Who is jo l matip
- Early career
- FC Schalke 04
- Liverpool
- International career
- Career statistics
- Personal life
- Club
- References
Who is jo l matip
Early career
Born in Bochum to a German mother and a Cameroonian father, Matip began his career with SC Weitmar 45 before joining VfL Bochum in 1997. After three years in VfL Bochum's youth teams, Matip was scouted by Schalke 04 in July 2000.
FC Schalke 04
Matip made his professional debut on 17 October 2009 in a Regionalliga against 1. FC Saarbrücken. He made his Bundesliga debut for Schalke on 7 November 2009 against Bayern Munich, in which he scored the game-tying goal and was subsequently named man of the match.
On 2 March 2010, Matip signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Schalke 04.
In January 2012, Schalke announced that Matip signed a two-year contract extension running until 30 June 2016.
On 23 February 2013, Matip scored both goals as Schalke recorded an important 2–1 victory over Fortuna Düsseldorf, securing the club's second win in 12 games.
Liverpool
On 15 February 2016, Matip announced signing a four-year pre-contract agreement to join Liverpool on a free transfer, following the expiration of his contract with Schalke.
On 1 July 2016, Matip officially became a Liverpool player, taking the shirt number 32, whilst Cameron Brannagan, who previously wore 32 took number 25.
Matip made his debut for Liverpool on 23 August 2016 against Burton Albion in the League Cup in a 5–0 win for the Reds. He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–2 Premier League win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on 29 October.
International career
Matip was called up on 23 December 2009 by Cameroon for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations but he later declined to take part in the tournament. It was not yet clear if Matip would represent Cameroon in the future as the German Football Association still hoped that he might represent his country of birth instead.
On 2 March 2010, aged 18, Matip opted to play his international football for Cameroon, after meeting up with the national team ahead of a friendly against Italy on 3 March 2010. He made his first appearance in the match against Italy and went on to play in the 2010 FIFA World Cup for Cameroon.
He was part of the Cameroon national team for the 2014 FIFA World Cup where he played twice and scored against the host team Brazil.
Career statistics
As of match played 12 March 2017Personal life
Matip was born to a German mother and former Cameroonian footballer Jean Matip. He is the brother of the fellow Cameroon international Marvin Matip and is a cousin of Joseph-Désiré Job. Matip graduated from the Gesamtschule Berger Feld in Gelsenkirchen in 2010. He also has German citizenship.