Matthieu Dreyer (born 20 March 1989) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Dreyer began his career in

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playing for local club AS Ernolsheim/Bruche. In 2003, he moved to the famous

Sochaux Sochaux () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography Sochaux lies east of Montbéliard, and southeast of Paris. Population Inhabitants are known as ''Sochaliens''. Economy Soc ...

academy. During his youth career with Sochaux, he won the

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in 2007. Dreyer was listed as the third goalkeeper for the 2007–08 season and appeared on the bench several times including two

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matches, though he did not make an appearance. He signed his first professional contract following the season agreeing to a three-year deal. Dreyer was officially promoted to the senior squad and given the number 30 shirt, the common number for the third-choice goalkeeper in France. For much of the 2008–09 season, Dreyer played in the CFA helping the Sochaux reserves finish a respectable 6th. He made his professional debut on 28 February 2009 starting in goal, ahead of second choice

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, for the injured

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against

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. For his efforts, Dreyer earned a

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in a 1–0 victory with

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scoring the lone goal. In 2012, after one season in the

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, he joined

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as a second choice keeper. He agreed the termination of his contract in August 2016. In July 2020, Dreyer joined

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, newly promoted to

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, on a free transfer having agreed a three-year contract. On 23 August 2022, Dreyer signed for

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side

on a two-year contract.

International career

Dreyer has been a France international since age 12 when he earned caps with his local regional sides,

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and

, in the Predator Cup. He has featured with the U-15s, U-16s, U-17s, and the U-18s. On 25 May 2009, he was selected to the under-20 squad to participate in the

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Honours

Sochaux U19 *

: 2007

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dreyer, Matthieu Living people 1989 births Association football goalkeepers French footballers FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players ÉFC Fréjus Saint-Raphaël players ES Troyes AC players Stade Malherbe Caen players Amiens SC players FC Lorient players AS Saint-Étienne players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players France under-21 international footballers France youth international footballers Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for France French people of German descent