Jofre Mateu González (born 24 January 1980), known simply as Jofre, is a Spanish retired professional

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who played as a

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. He amassed

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totals of 332 games and 28 goals over 11 seasons, in representation of six clubs. In

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, he appeared for

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, Levante, Espanyol and

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. Before retiring, Jofre spent three years in the

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

Club career

Born in Alpicat,

Lleida Lleida (, ; ; '' see below'') is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital and largest town in Segrià county, the Ponent region and the province of Lleida. Geographically, it is located in the Catalan Central Depression. It ...

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, Jofre was a product of

'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

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; playing mainly with the B team, he only made one more appearance with the main squad, four years later. In 2002, Jofre joined

side Levante, being instrumental in their 2004 promotion to

. 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

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, contributing three league goals to another top-tier promotion. In August 2008, Jofre signed with

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, recently promoted to division two. He started during most of his spell in

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, and continued to compete in that league the following years, being first choice with

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and

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. 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

. He scored his first goal for his new club on 19 October, converting a

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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,

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Club statistics

Honours

Barcelona *

: 1997–98 Espanyol *

Copa del Rey The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...

: 2005–06 ATK *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mateu, Jofre 1980 births Living people People from Segrià Footballers from the Province of Lleida Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players FC Barcelona C players FC Barcelona Atlètic players FC Barcelona players RCD Mallorca B players Levante UD footballers RCD Espanyol footballers Real Murcia CF players Rayo Vallecano players Real Valladolid players Girona FC players Indian Super League players ATK (football club) players FC Goa players Spain men's youth international footballers Catalonia men's international footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in India Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India 21st-century Spanish sportsmen