Jofre

Jofre
Personal information
Full name Jofre Mateu González
Date of birth (1980-01-24) 24 January 1980
Place of birth Alpicat, Spain
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 12 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)
2000–2001Mallorca 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)
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Mateu and the second or maternal family name is González.

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barcelona B 1996–97 Segunda División 1010
1997–98 Segunda División B 716[lower-alpha 1]3134
1998–99 Segunda División 312312
1999–2000 Segunda División 283283
2001–02 Segunda División B 3465[lower-alpha 1]0396
Total 1011211311215
Barcelona 1997–98 La Liga 10000010
2001–02 La Liga 10000010
Total 20000020
Mallorca B 2000–01 Segunda División B 355355
Levante 2002–03 Segunda División 37510385
2003–04 Segunda División 37440414
2004–05 La Liga 27221293
Total 101117110812
Espanyol 2005–06 La Liga 120524[lower-alpha 2]1213
Murcia 2006–07 Segunda División 33300333
2007–08 La Liga 14120161
Total 47420494
Rayo Vallecano 2008–09 Segunda División 33340373
2009–10 Segunda División 32220342
Total 65560745
Valladolid 2010–11 Segunda División 322412[lower-alpha 3]0383
2011–12 Segunda División 37321394
Total 6956220777
Girona 2012–13 Segunda División 344002[lower-alpha 3]0364
2013–14 Segunda División 25040290
Total 5944020654
Atlético Kolkata 2014 Indian Super League 121121
FC Goa 2015 Indian Super League 2020
Career total 5054728519455256
  1. 1 2 Appearances in Segunda División play-offs
  2. Includes appearances in UEFA Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearances in La Liga play-offs

Honours

Barcelona
Espanyol
Atlético Kolkata

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.

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