Faiz Mattoir (born 12 July 2000) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for the Dutch

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club

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. Born in

Mayotte Mayotte (; french: Mayotte, ; Shimaore: ''Maore'', ; Kibushi: ''Maori'', ), officially the Department of Mayotte (french: Département de Mayotte), is an overseas department and region and single territorial collectivity of France. It is loc ...

, France, he plays for the Comoros national team.

Club career

Mattoir made his senior debut with

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in a 1–1

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draw with Clermont on 22 November 2019. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 10 June 2020. On 27 June 2022, Dutch

club

announced the signing of Mattoir on a two-year contract, with an option of an additional year.

International career

Born in the

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, Mattoir is of Comorian descent. He debuted for the Comoros national team in a 1–1

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draw with

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on 11 November 2020.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Comoros goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mattoir goal.''

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mattoir, Faiz 2000 births Living people Mayotte people Comorian men's footballers Comoros men's international footballers French men's footballers Mayotte men's footballers French sportspeople of Comorian descent Men's association football forwards AC Ajaccio players SO Cholet players Almere City FC players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 3 players Eerste Divisie players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players Comorian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Comorian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands