Clara Mateo


Clara Coline Mona Mateo is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Première Ligue club Paris FC, which she captains, and the France national team.

Club career

Vendeé La Roche

In 2022, she joined ESOF Vendée La Roche-sur-Yon, that was playing in the second division at the time. She made her debut in the 2015–16 season, his only season with the club, where he scored two goals.

Paris FC

Mateo arrived at Paris FC in 2016 on a three-year contract.
During the 2020–21 season, Mateo began to stand out, scoring 13 goals in the top flight this season, and the following season she helped Paris FC finish third in the league, qualifying for the Women's Champions League, scoring 11 goals and providing 7 assists. Mateo continued her great form in the following seasons, but in the 2024–25 season, she had her best record, finishing as the league's top scorer and best player with 18 goals and 7 assists.

International career

Mateo was part of the French squad which won the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. She was also named in the team of the tournament.
Mateo made her senior team debut on 27 November 2020 in a 3–0 win against Austria. She scored her first goal four days later in a 12–0 win against Kazakhstan. In June 2025, she was named in the French squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
11 December 2020Stade de la Rabine, Vannes, France12–012–0UEFA [Women's Euro 2022 qualifying Group G|2022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification]
21 July 2022Stade de la Source, Orléans, France5–07–0Friendly
32 September 2022Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia7–09–02023 [FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I|2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification]
42 September 2022Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia8–09–02023 FIFA Women's [World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I|2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification]
525 October 2024Stade Auguste-Bonal, Montbéliard, France1–03–0Friendly
68 April 2025Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway2–02–02025 [UEFA Women's Nations League A|2025 UEFA Women's Nations League]
730 May 2025Stade Marcel Picot, Tomblaine, France1–04–02025 UEFA Women's Nations League
89 July 2025Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland1–04–1UEFA Women's Euro 2025
928 October 2025Stade Michel d'Ornano, Caen, France2–22–22025 UEFA [Women's Nations League Finals]
102 December 2025Nationalarenan, Stockholm, Sweden1–02–22025 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals

Honours

Paris FC
France U19
France U20
France
Individual