Mathis Lambourde Explained

Mathis Lambourde
Full Name:Mathis Thierry Lambourde Frontier
Birth Date:9 January 2006
Birth Place:Les Lilas, France
Height:1.79 m
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Hellas Verona
Clubnumber:7
Youthyears1:2013–2014
Youthclubs1:Cosmos Saint-Denis
Youthyears2:2014–2017
Youthclubs2:Les Lilas
Youthyears3:2017–2018
Youthclubs3:Paris Saint-Germain
Youthyears4:2018–2021
Youthclubs4:Drancy
Youthyears5:2021–2024
Youthclubs5:Rennes
Years1:2023–2024
Clubs1:Rennes B
Caps1:16
Goals1:3
Years2:2023–2024
Clubs2:Rennes
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Years3:2024–
Clubs3:Hellas Verona
Caps3:2
Goals3:1
Nationalyears1:2022–2023
Nationalteam1:France U17
Nationalcaps1:16
Nationalgoals1:9
Nationalyears2:2023
Nationalteam2:France U18
Nationalcaps2:12
Nationalgoals2:3
Club-Update:29 September 2024
Nationalteam-Update:1 December 2023

Mathis Thierry Lambourde Frontier (born 9 January 2006) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Hellas Verona.

Club career

Born in Les Lilas, of Guadeloupean and Malagasy descent, Lambourde began his career at the age of seven with grassroots side Cosmos Saint-Denis. After one season, he joined hometown club Les Lilas, where he spent three years before a move to professional club Paris Saint-Germain.[1] After only a season with Paris Saint-Germain, he moved to Jeanne d'Arc de Drancy in 2018, but the club would report that he had signed a six-year deal with Stade Rennais only a year later, in April 2019.[2]

Despite being pictured in club attire holding a Stade Rennais kit, the French Football Federation have stated that it was not until 2021 that Lambourde would join the club. He got off to a good start to the 2022–23 season, scoring fourteen goals by November, and went on to finish the season with twenty-five in all competitions at under-19 level.[3] [4]

On 30 August 2024, Lambourde signed a five-year contract with Hellas Verona in Italy.[5]

International career

Lambourde has represented France at under-17 level. He starred at the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship as France finished runners-up to Germany.[1] [4] [6]

Legal affairs

On 18 June 2024, while riding an electric scooter on the pedestrian section of the François-Mitterrand mail in Rennes, Lambourde collided with a pedestrian, who was a 51-year old woman. She died as a result of this accident six days later. On 4 July 2024, Lambourde was placed under judicial supervisionand prosecuted for involuntary manslaughter, lack of insurance and "manifestly deliberate violation of an obligation of safety or prudence".[7] The trial was held at the Rennes Criminal Court on 23 August 2024, in which Lambourde was handed a two-year suspended prison sentence for involuntary manslaughter.[8]

Honours

France U17

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Finale de l’Euro U 17 : qui est le Francilien Mathis Lambourde, le phénomène des Bleuets ?. Euro U 17 final: who is Ile-de-France Mathis Lambourde, the Bleuets phenomenon?. Arnaud. Detout. 2 June 2023. 4 June 2023. leparisien.fr. French.
  2. Web site: Mathis Lambourde Frontier s’engage en faveur du Stade Rennais. Mathis Lambourde Frontier is committed to Stade Rennais. 2 April 2019. 4 June 2023. ja-drancy.com. French.
  3. Web site: Stade Rennais. Mathis Lambourde pied au plancher. Stade Rennais. Mathis Lambourde foot to the floor. 12 November 2022. 4 June 2023. ouest-france.fr. French.
  4. Web site: Mathis Lambourde, la révélation finale des moins de 17 ans français à l'Euro. Mathis Lambourde, the final revelation of the French under-17s at the Euro. Flavien. Tresarrieu. 2 June 2023. 4 June 2023. lequipe.fr. French.
  5. Web site: Hellas Verona. From France for Verona's attack: bienvenue Mathis!. 30 August 2024. 31 August 2024.
  6. Web site: Equipe de France U17 : l’ascension fulgurante du phénomène Mathis Lambourde. France U17 team: the meteoric rise of the Mathis Lambourde phenomenon. Sebastien. Denis. 29 May 2023. 4 June 2023. footmercato.net. French.
  7. Web site: fr. Mathis Lambourde, joueur du Stade Rennais, poursuivi pour homicide involontaire. Le Télégramme. 4 July 2024.
  8. Web site: Deux ans de prison avec sursis pour Mathis Lambourde (Rennes). 23 August 2024. L'Équipe. French.
  9. Web site: Germany take title with shoot-out win over France . 2 June 2023 . UEFA.com . 3 December 2023.
  10. Web site: Germany win FIFA U-17 World Cup after shootout drama. FIFA.com. 2 December 2023. 3 December 2023.