Jofre Mateu

Jofre Mateu González (born 24 January 1980), known simply as Jofre, is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a left midfielder.

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

Before retiring, Jofre spent three years in the Indian Super League.

As of 2023, Jofre was known to still be active in local 7-a-side leagues.

Club career

Born in Alpicat, Lleida, Catalonia, Jofre was a product of 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 Salamanca; playing mainly with the B team, he only made one more appearance with the main squad, four years later.

In 2002, Jofre joined Segunda División side Levante, being instrumental in their 2004 promotion to La Liga. He appeared in 27 league games the following campaign, which ended in relegation.

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

In August 2008, Jofre signed with Rayo Vallecano, recently promoted to division two. He started during most of his spell in Madrid, and continued to compete in that league the following years, being first choice with Real Valladolid and Girona.

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

Jofre joined another team in the Indian top division for the 2015 campaign, Goa.

Club statistics

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	—		6Template:Efn	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	—		5Template:Efn	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	4Template:Efn	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	2Template:Efn	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	2Template:Efn	0	36	4
	2013–14	Segunda División	25	0	4	0	—		29	0
	Total		59	4	4	0	2	0	65	4
ATK	2014	Indian Super League	12	1	—				12	1
Goa	2015	Indian Super League	12	4	—				12	4
	2016	Indian Super League	11	2	—				11	2
	Total		23	6	—				23	6
Career total			526	53	28	5	19	4	578	62

Honours

Barcelona

• La Liga: 1997–98

Espanyol

• Copa del Rey: 2005–06

ATK

• Indian Super League: 2014

External links

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