Mathias Coureur
Coureur with Cherno More in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-03-22) 22 March 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Fort-de-France, Martinique
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger / Striker
Team information
Current team
 Stade Poitevin
Youth career
1993–2000 Sucy-en-Brie
2000–2006 Le Havre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Beauvais 21 (4)
2008–2010 Nantes B 16 (1)
2008–2009 → Gueugnon (loan) 9 (3)
2010–2011 Orihuela 19 (3)
2011–2012 Atlético Baleares 45 (6)
2013 Golden Lion 18 (8)
2013–2014 Huracán Valencia 20 (1)
2014–2016 Cherno More 55 (16)
2016 Dinamo Tbilisi 2 (0)
2016 Lokomotiv GO 11 (3)
2017–2018 Kaisar 59 (12)
2019 Seongnam 21 (2)
2020 Cherno More 25 (18)
2021 Samsunspor 19 (4)
2021 NorthEast United 10 (1)
2022 Cherno More 30 (6)
2023 Golden Lion 8 (3)
2023 Atlètic d'Escaldes 0 (0)
2023– Stade Poitevin 5 (0)
International career
2013–2016 Martinique 7 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:10, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

Mathias Coureur (born 22 March 1988 in Fort-de-France) is a Martiniquais professional footballer who plays as a forward for Stade Poitevin.

Career

Born in Martinique, Coureur started his professional career in France, playing for Beauvais, Nantes B and Gueugnon, before moving to Spanish side Orihuela in 2010. He later spent one-and-a-half seasons with fellow Segunda División B club Atlético Baleares. With Baleares, he won the 2011–12 Segunda División B Group III title.[1][2] In early 2013 Coureur returned to his country to play for Golden Lion.

After successful 5 months in the Martinique Championnat National, Coureur joined Huracán Valencia in July 2013. He made his debut in a 1–1 away draw against Reus Deportiu on 25 August. Coureur scored his first goal for Huracán on 14 September, in a 4–0 home win over Elche Ilicitano.[citation needed]

Cherno More Varna

On 16 June 2014, Coureur signed with Bulgarian side Cherno More Varna on a two-year deal.[3] He made his debut in a 0–0 home draw against Ludogorets Razgrad on 26 July, coming on as a substitute for Daniel Georgiev. On 31 May 2015, Coureur scored the winning goal in the 119th minute of the 2015 Bulgarian Cup Final against Levski Sofia, giving Cherno More their first ever Bulgarian Cup trophy.[4][5] With Varna, he also won the 2015 Bulgarian Supercup.[6] He finished the 2014–15 season as the club's top scorer with 9 goals in all competitions.[citation needed]

Dinamo Tbilisi

On 28 May 2016, after his contract with Cherno More expired, Coureur joined Georgian champions Dinamo Tbilisi.[7] He left the club, however, shortly after that on a mutual agreement, after his team failed to qualify for the group stages of the European competitions. He appeared in 2 matches for Dinamo Tbilisi in the Umaglesi Liga.

Lokomotiv GO

He returned to Bulgaria, playing for newly promoted A PFG club Lokomotiv GO during the autumn of 2016.

Kaisar

On 13 January 2017, Coureur signed with Kazakh club Kaisar.[8]

Cherno More Varna (second spell)

On 15 January 2020, he returned to his former club Cherno More Varna and was greeted positively by the fans of the team.[9] He scored his first hat-trick for the club on 16 August 2020 in a game against Etar Veliko Tarnovo[10] Coureur topped the goalscoring charts in the league before the winter break, netting 15 times.

Samsunspor

In January 2021, he signed a contract with Turkish team Samsunspor.[11]

NorthEast United

On 18 September 2021, he joined Indian Super League side NorthEast United FC on a one-year deal. He made his ISL debut on 20 November against Bengaluru FC in a 4–2 loss, in which he scored a goal.[12][13] He left the club on 7 January 2022, due to personal issues.[14]

Cherno More Varna (third spell)

In January 2022 it was confirmed that Coureur will once again become part of the Cherno More team.[15]

International career

In June 2013, Coureur was named in the 23-man Martinique squad for the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[16] He made his debut in the championship on 7 July in the first group game against Canada, coming on for the last 9 minutes in place of Yoann Arquin.[17] On 12 July, Coureur started in Martinique's second group game, a 1–0 defeat to Panama.[18]

On 3 September 2014, Coureur scored his first international goal in a 6–0 win over Bonaire during the 2014 Caribbean Cup qualifying.[19] In November 2014, he was named in Martinique's squad for the finals of 2014 Caribbean Cup in Jamaica.

Personal life

In January 2022, Coureur tested positive for COVID-19.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 December 2022[20][21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Beauvais Oise 2007–08 Championnat National 21 4 2 0 – – – 23 4
Nantes B 2007–08 CFA 16 1 0 0 – – – 16 1
Gueugnon 2008–09 Championnat National 9 3 1 0 – – – 10 3
Orihuela 2010–11 Segunda B 19 3 0 0 – – – 19 3
Atlético Baleares 2011–12 Segunda B 35 6 4 0 – – – 39 6
2012–13 10 0 1 0 – – – 11 0
Total 45 6 5 0 - - - - - - 50 6
Golden Lion 2012–13 MCN 18 8 0 0 – – – 18 8
Huracán Valencia 2013–14 Segunda B 20 1 1 0 – – – 21 1
Cherno More 2014–15 Bulgarian First League 21 5 8 4 – – – 29 9
2015–16 34 11 3 0 – 2 1 1 0 40 12
Total 55 16 11 4 - - 2 1 1 0 69 21
Dinamo Tbilisi 2016 Umaglesi Liga 2 0 0 0 – 4 0 – 6 0
Lokomotiv GO 2016–17 Bulgarian First League 11 3 0 0 – – – 11 3
Kaisar 2017 Kazakhstan Premier League 32 5 1 0 – – – 33 5
2018 27 7 1 0 – – – 28 7
Total 59 12 2 0 - - - - - - 61 12
Seongnam 2019 K League 1 21 2 0 0 – – – 21 2
Cherno More 2019–20 Bulgarian First League 10 3 0 0 – – – 10 3
2020–21 15 15 0 0 – – – 15 15
Total 25 18 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0 25 18
Samsunspor 2020–21 Turkish First League 19 4 0 0 – – – 19 4
NorthEast United 2021–22 Indian Super League 10 1 0 0 – – – 10 1
Cherno More 2021–22 Bulgarian First League 12 3 0 0 – – – 12 3
2022–23 18 3 1 2 – – – 19 5
Total 30 6 1 2 - - - - - - 31 8
Career total 380 88 23 6 - - 6 1 1 0 410 95

International goals

Scores and results list Martinique's goal tally first.[22]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 3 September 2014 Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique  Bonaire 3–0 6–0 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification
2. 8 October 2016 Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic  Dominican Republic 2–1 2–1 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification

Honours

Atlético Baleares

Cherno More

Golden Lion

References

  1. ^ "El Atlètic Balears certifica su hegemonía". Última Hora. 29 April 2012.
  2. ^ "El Baleares cae ante el Mirandés". Diario de Mallorca. 27 May 2012. Archived from the original on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Черно море подписа с халфа от Мартиника" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 16 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Черно море на финал, Локо опита, но не успя" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 28 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Решение на СТК от 12.05.2015" (in Bulgarian). bfunion.bg. 12 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Cherno More Surprisingly Claims Bulgaria's Football Supercup". novinite.com. 13 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Курьор подписа официално с Динамо Тбилиси" (in Bulgarian). arenavarna.com. 29 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Курьор подписа с Кайсар, пусна цитат на Конфуций" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 13 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Черно море привлече Матиас Курьор" (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 15 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Черно море тресна Етър за първи успех през сезона, Курьор блестя".
  11. ^ "Samsunspor, Mathias Coureur ve Jugurtha Hamroun'u transfer etti" (in Turkish). hurriyet.com. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  12. ^ ISL 2021-22 Bengaluru FC vs NorthEast United HIGHLIGHTS: BFC beats NEUFC 4-2 sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  13. ^ "ISL 2021-22: Bengaluru FC Record Classic 4-2 Win Against NorthEast United". Outlook India. 20 November 2021. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Mathias left the club NorthEast United". Twitter (Mathias Coureur). 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Матиас Курьор се завръща в Черно море" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  16. ^ "CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2013 – Martinique squad". 11v11.com.
  17. ^ "Canada 0–1 Martinique". concacaf.com. 7 July 2013.
  18. ^ "Panama 1–0 Martinique". concacaf.com. 12 July 2013.
  19. ^ "2014 CFU Men's Cup First Round Set For This Week". CFU. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  20. ^ "M.Coureur". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  21. ^ "Mathias Coureur". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  22. ^ "Coureur, Mathias". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 February 2017.

External links

Martinique squad – 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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