Jofre

Jofre

Personal information
Full name	Jofre Mateu González
Date of birth	24 January 1980
Place of birth	Alpicat, Spain
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	FC Goa
Number	22
Youth career
1995–1997	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1997–1998	Barcelona C	27	(9)
1997–2002	Barcelona B	112	(15)
1998–2002	Barcelona	2	(1)
2000–2001	→ Mallorca B (loan)	34	(5)
2002–2005	Levante	101	(11)
2005–2006	Espanyol	12	(0)
2006–2008	Murcia	47	(4)
2008–2010	Rayo Vallecano	65	(5)
2010–2012	Valladolid	69	(5)
2012–2014	Girona	61	(4)
2014	Atlético Kolkata	12	(1)
2015–	FC Goa	12	(4)
National team
1998–1999	Spain U18	10	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 21 December 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Jofre Mateu González (born 24 January 1980), known simply as Jofre, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Indian club FC Goa as a left midfielder.

He amassed Segunda División totals of 332 games and 28 goals during 11 seasons, in representation of six clubs. In La Liga, he appeared for Barcelona, Levante, Espanyol and Murcia.

In 2014, Jofre left for the Indian Super League.

Club career

Born in Alpicat, Lleida, Catalonia, Jofre was a product of FC Barcelona's prolific youth system. He made his first-team debut on 15 May 1998 (the last round of the season), scoring as a substitute in a 1–4 home loss against UD Salamanca;^[1] playing mainly with the B-team, he only amassed one more appearance with the main squad, four years later.

In 2002 Jofre joined second division's Levante UD, being instrumental in the club's 2004 promotion to La Liga and appearing in 27 league games in the following campaign, which ended in relegation.

Jofre returned to his native region and the top flight with RCD Espanyol, but played almost no part in a team that narrowly avoided relegation. He then moved to Real Murcia, contributing with three league goals to another top flight promotion.

In August 2008 Jofre signed with Rayo Vallecano, freshly promoted to the second level. He started during most of his spell at the Madrid side, and continued to compete in the category in the following years, being first-choice with Real Valladolid and Girona FC.

On 26 August 2014, aged 34, Jofre moved abroad for the first time in his career, being drafted by Atlético de Kolkata in the inaugural season of the Indian Super League.^[2] He scored his first goal for his new club on 19 October, converting a penalty kick in a 1–1 draw against Delhi Dynamos FC after Fikru Teferra had been fouled inside the box.

Jofre joined another team in the Indian top flight for the 2015 campaign, FC Goa.^[3]

Club statistics

As of 8 October 2015^[4]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barcelona B	1996–97	Segunda División	1	0	—				1	0
	1997–98	Segunda División B	7	1	—		6[lower-alpha 1]	3	13	4
	1998–99	Segunda División	31	2	—				31	2
	1999–2000	Segunda División	28	3	—				28	3
	2001–02	Segunda División B	34	6	—		5[lower-alpha 1]	0	39	6
	Total		101	12	—		11	3	112	15
Barcelona	1997–98	La Liga	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2001–02	La Liga	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Mallorca B	2000–01	Segunda División B	35	5	—				35	5
Levante	2002–03	Segunda División	37	5	1	0	—		38	5
	2003–04	Segunda División	37	4	4	0	—		41	4
	2004–05	La Liga	27	2	2	1	—		29	3
	Total		101	11	7	1	—		108	12
Espanyol	2005–06	La Liga	12	0	5	2	4[lower-alpha 2]	1	21	3
Murcia	2006–07	Segunda División	33	3	0	0	—		33	3
	2007–08	La Liga	14	1	2	0	—		16	1
	Total		47	4	2	0	—		49	4
Rayo Vallecano	2008–09	Segunda División	33	3	4	0	—		37	3
	2009–10	Segunda División	32	2	2	0	—		34	2
	Total		65	5	6	0	—		74	5
Valladolid	2010–11	Segunda División	32	2	4	1	2[lower-alpha 3]	0	38	3
	2011–12	Segunda División	37	3	2	1	—		39	4
	Total		69	5	6	2	2	0	77	7
Girona	2012–13	Segunda División	34	4	0	0	2[lower-alpha 3]	0	36	4
	2013–14	Segunda División	25	0	4	0	—		29	0
	Total		59	4	4	0	2	0	65	4
Atlético Kolkata	2014	Indian Super League	12	1	—				12	1
FC Goa	2015	Indian Super League	2	0	—				2	0
Career total			505	47	28	5	19	4	552	56

1. Appearances in Segunda División play-offs
2. Includes appearances in UEFA Cup
3. Appearances in La Liga play-offs

Honours

Barcelona

• La Liga: 1997–98

Espanyol

• Copa del Rey: 2005–06^[5]

Atlético Kolkata

• Indian Super League: 2014

References

1. "Adiós con sonrojo" [Embarrassing goodbye] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 16 May 1998. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
2. "International players draft picks – Round 2". Facebook. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
3. "FC Goa sign Mateu and Andrade". Goal.com. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
4. "Jofre: Jofre Mateu González". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
5. "¡Increíble Espanyol!" [Incredible Espanyol!] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 13 April 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

External links

• Jofre profile at BDFutbol
• Jofre profile at Soccerway