Joël Matip's Biography

 Job Joël André Matip (born 8 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Liverpool. Born in Germany, he played for the Cameroon national football team.

Joël Matip

Matip with Liverpool in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Job Joël André Matip[1]
Date of birth	8 August 1991 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth	Bochum, Germany
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[3]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Liverpool
Number	32
Youth career
1995–1997	SC Weitmar 45
1997–2000	VfL Bochum
2000–2009	Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Schalke 04 II	4	(1)
2009–2016	Schalke 04	194	(17)
2016–	Liverpool	150	(9)
International career
2010–2015	Cameroon	27	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:44, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

Matip began his professional career with Schalke 04 in 2009, and was part of their teams that won the DFB-Pokal and DFL-Supercup in 2011. He totalled 258 competitive appearances and 23 goals before moving to Liverpool on a free transfer in 2016, where he won the UEFA Champions League in 2019, starting in the final. He also won the 2019 UEFA Super Cup and the 2019–20 Premier League.

Born and raised in Germany, Matip represented Cameroon at international level. He played for them at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations and the FIFA World Cups of 2010 and 2014, before announcing his international retirement in 2015.