Joël Job Matip

Professional Soccer Player

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Created: 7th Apr 2010
Modified: 18th May 2010

Professional Information

Professional Areas:

Soccer

Employer:

FC Schalke 04

Position:

midfield

Working primarily in:

Cameroon

Biographical Information

Joël Job Matip
(At a Glance)

Date of Birth: Aug/8/1991
Gender: male
Place of Origin: Cameroon

On 2 March, 2010, Matip signed a three-and-a-half year contract with Schalke 04.

Matip began his career with SC Weitmar 45 in 1994, and was eventually scouted by VfL Bochum in 1997. After several years in VfL Bochum's different youth teams, Matip was scouted by Schalke 04 in July 2000. He made his professional debut on 17 October 2009 in the Regionalliga against 1. FC Saarbrücken, before making his Bundesliga debut on 7 November 2009 against Bayern Munich, in which he scored the game-tying goal and was subsequently named the "man of the match".

source: wikipedia