# Mathieu Berson > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mathieu_Berson > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mathieu_Berson.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathieu_Berson > Source revision: 1285724418 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|French footballer (born 1980)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Mathieu Berson | image = Mathieu Berson.jpg | upright = 0.9 | caption = Berson with Levante in 2007 | full_name = Mathieu Michel Berson{{cite web |url=http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpActa1?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=3158 |title=Acta del Partido celebrado el 17 de junio de 2007, en Bilbao |trans-title=Minutes of the match held on 17 June 2007, in Bilbao |publisher=Royal Spanish Football Federation |language=es |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190616173123/http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpActa1?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=3158 |archive-date=16 June 2019}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|02|23|df=y}}{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur7790.html |title=Mathieu Berson |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |access-date=5 April 2025 |language=fr}} | birth_place = [Vannes](/source/Vannes), Morbihan, France | height = 1.80 m | position = [Midfielder](/source/Midfielder) | currentclub = | youthyears1 = 1997–1999 | youthclubs1 = [Nantes](/source/FC_Nantes) | years1 = 1999–2004 | clubs1 = [Nantes](/source/FC_Nantes) | caps1 = 122 | goals1 = 7 | years2 = 2004–2006 | clubs2 = [Aston Villa](/source/Aston_Villa_F.C.) | caps2 = 11 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2005–2006 | clubs3 = → [Auxerre](/source/AJ_Auxerre) (loan) | caps3 = 27 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2006–2008 | clubs4 = [Levante](/source/Levante_UD) | caps4 = 51 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2008–2010 | clubs5 = [Toulouse](/source/Toulouse_FC) | caps5 = 28 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2011–2013 | clubs6 = [Vannes](/source/Vannes_OC) | caps6 = 49 | goals6 = 0 | totalcaps = 288 | totalgoals = 8 | nationalyears1 = 2002 | nationalteam1 = [France U21](/source/France_national_under-21_football_team) | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [football](/source/Association_football)}} {{medal|Country|{{fb|FRA}}}} {{Medal|Comp|[UEFA European Under-21 Championship](/source/UEFA_European_Under-21_Championship)|}} {{Medal|Runner-up|[2002](/source/2002_UEFA_European_Under-21_Championship)|}} }} '''Mathieu Michel Berson''' (born 23 February 1980) is a French former professional [footballer](/source/association_football) who played as a [midfielder](/source/midfielder). Berson played for [Nantes](/source/FC_Nantes), [Aston Villa](/source/Aston_Villa_F.C.), [Auxerre](/source/AJ_Auxerre), [Levante](/source/Levante_UD), [Toulouse](/source/Toulouse_FC), and [Vannes](/source/Vannes_OC) before retiring in 2013. He was a member of the successful Nantes side that won the [Coupe de France](/source/Coupe_de_France) in 1999 and 2000, followed by the Division 1 title in [2001](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_French_Division_1), and the [Trophée des Champions](/source/Troph%C3%A9e_des_Champions) in 2002. Berson played youth football for [France](/source/France_national_under-21_football_team), playing a key role in their run to the final of the [2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship](/source/2002_UEFA_European_Under-21_Championship) where they lost on penalties to [Czechia](/source/Czech_Republic_national_under-21_football_team)'s U21 side. ==Career== Berson began his career with [Nantes](/source/FC_Nantes) and made his senior debut during the 1999–2000 season, going on to start in the victorious [2000 Coupe de France Final](/source/2000_Coupe_de_France_Final).{{cite news |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/francup00.html |title=France Cup 1999/2000 |website=[RSSSF](/source/RSSSF) |accessdate=7 January 2020}} The following campaign, Nantes were crowned champions of France for the eight time, with Berson making 29 league appearances. He also played as Nantes won the [2001 Trophée des Champions](/source/2001_Troph%C3%A9e_des_Champions).{{cite news |url=https://www.ligue1.com/tropheeChampions/feuille_match/47253 |title=RC Strasbourg Alsace - FC Nantes |publisher=ligue1.com |accessdate=7 January 2020}} Having featured for the club consistently over a four-year period, he was transferred to [Premier League](/source/Premier_League) club [Aston Villa](/source/Aston_Villa_F.C.) in the summer of 2004. In January 2005, Villa signed [Eric Djemba-Djemba](/source/Eric_Djemba-Djemba) in an attempt to replicate the successful partnership they had formed at Nantes, where they played 50 games together.{{cite news |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11677/2340544/ |title=Berson going nowhere |accessdate=21 October 2013 |publisher=Sky Sports |date=31 January 2011}}{{cite news |url=http://espnfc.com/news/story?id=323523&cc=5739 |title=Villa sign £1.35m Djemba-Djemba |date=31 January 2005 |accessdate=21 October 2013 |publisher=Sky Sports}} However, six months later, Berson was back in France, having joined [Auxerre](/source/AJ_Auxerre) on a season-long loan. In the summer of 2006, he was transferred to [La Liga](/source/La_Liga) side [Levante](/source/Levante_UD). He played regularly for the next two seasons before returning to France with [Toulouse](/source/Toulouse_FC) in 2008. Released by Toulouse in the summer of 2010 due to budget cuts, Berson remained without a club until signing a two-year contract with [Vannes](/source/Vannes_OC) in June 2011.{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2011/20110625_193431_berson-rebondit-a-vannes.html |title=Berson rebondit à Vannes |accessdate=23 December 2011 |newspaper=L'Équipe |date=25 June 2011 |language=French |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908235343/http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2011/20110625_193431_berson-rebondit-a-vannes.html |archivedate=8 September 2011 }} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category}} *{{FFF player}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Berson, Mathieu}} Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Vannes Category:French men's footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:FC Nantes players Category:Aston Villa F.C. players Category:AJ Auxerre players Category:Levante UD footballers Category:Toulouse FC players Category:Vannes OC players Category:Ligue 1 players Category:Championnat National players Category:Premier League players Category:La Liga players Category:France men's under-21 international footballers Category:French expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Category:French expatriate sportspeople in England Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Spain Category:21st-century French sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mathieu Berson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathieu_Berson) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathieu_Berson?action=history)). 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