Mathieu Valbuena

Mathieu Valbuena is exactly the type of footballer I cannot help rooting for. At just 167 cm, he reached the French national team in a sport that rewards height, surviving and thriving purely on pace, technique, and stubborn tenacity. There is something poetic about a small man weaving past giants, and his journey from Bruges to Olympiacos and on to Malta shows a career built on resilience rather than physical gifts. I admire players who refuse to be defined by their limitations, and Valbuena turned being underestimated into a lifelong advantage. He is a true testament to skill outlasting raw size.

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Name (English)

Mathieu Valbuena

Name (Japanese)

マテュー・ヴァルブエナ

Reading

まてゅー・ゔぁるぶえな

Born

September 28, 1984 (age 42)

Origin

Bruges, France

Height

167 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Rat

• Official sitehttp://www.mathieuvalbuena.net/
• Xhttps://x.com/MathieuVal8
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathieu%20Valbuena
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%86%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%96%E3%82%A8%E3%83%8A
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1919

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

September 28, 2026

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