| Mathieu Khedimi | |
| Birth Date: | 19 February 1964 |
| Birth Place: | France |
| Death Place: | Saint-Estève, France |
| First: | RU |
| Club1: | AS Saint-Estève |
| Year1start: | 1982 |
| Year1end: | 97 |
| Ru Club1: | USA Perpignan |
| Ru Year1start: | ???? |
| Ru Year1end: | 82 |
| Teama: | France |
| Yearastart: | 1987 |
| Yearaend: | 94 |
| Appearancesa: | 7 |
| Triesa: | 1 |
| Goalsa: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Pointsa: | 4 |
| Updated: | 29 January 2021 |
| Coachteama: | AS Saint-Estève |
| Coachyearastart: | 1997 |
| Coachyearaend: | ?? |
| Source: | [1] |
| New: | yes |
Mathieu Khedimi (19 February 1964 – 31 December 2023) was a French rugby league coach and player. He played as hooker or lock forward. He played his entire career for AS Saint-Estève with which he won several titles. An author of the rugby league literature considered him as "long the soul of the club".[2]
Khedimi was trained in rugby union in the ranks of USA Perpignan, reaching the Reichel Championship semi-final in 1982, under the guidance of the coach Louis Cros.[3]
In rugby league, he was part of the great Saint-Estève team, collecting the titles of the French Championship and Lord Derby Cup in the 1980s and the 1990s.
Finally, he earned 9 caps for France between 1987 and 1994, taking part at the 1985-1988, 1989-1992 and 1995 World Cups. He was also the coach of AS Saint-Estève in 1998, with a French Championship and Lord Derby Cup title. Before his death, Khedimi was the French Rugby League Federation vice-president, along with Marc Palanques.
Mathieu Khedimi was father of the rugby league players Matthieu Khedimi and Romain Khedimi, the former being a French international.
In his civil life, he owned an earthworks company, after being a municipal police officer.[4]
Khedimi died on 31 December 2023, at the age of 59.[5]