Mathieu Cozza

{{Short description|France international rugby league footballer}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox rugby league biography | name = Mathieu Cozza | fullname = Mathieu Cozza | image = | image_size = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|4|12}} | birth_place = [[France]] |height = {{convert|1.86|m|ftin|0|order=flip|abbr=on}} |weight = {{convert|99|kg|stlb|abbr=on|order=flip}} | position = {{rlp|PR|LF}} | club1 = {{nowrap|[[Catalans Dragons]]}} | year1start = 2021 | year1end = 22 | appearances1 = 10 | tries1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | fieldgoals1 = 0 | points1 = 0 | club2 = {{nowrap|→ [[Barrow Raiders]]}} | year2start = 2022{{small|(loan)}} | year2end = | appearances2 = 3 | tries2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | fieldgoals2 = 0 | points2 = 0 | club3 = {{nowrap|[[Featherstone Rovers]]}} | year3start = 2023 | year3end = | appearances3 = 22 | tries3 = 2 | goals3 = 0 | fieldgoals3 = 0 | points3 = 8 | club4 = {{nowrap|[[Wakefield Trinity]]}} | year4start = 2024 | year4end = 25 | appearances4 = 32 | tries4 = 4 | goals4 = 0 | fieldgoals4 = 0 | points4 = 16 | club5 = {{nowrap|[[Huddersfield Giants]]}} | year5start = 2026 | year5end = present | appearances5 = 0 | tries5 = 0 | goals5 = 0 | fieldgoals5 = 0 | points5 = 0 | teamA = {{rlnt|France}} | yearAstart = 2023 | yearAend = present | appearancesA = 2 | triesA = 0 | goalsA = 0 | fieldgoalsA = 0 | pointsA = 0 | new = yes | source = <ref>[https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/mathieu-cozza/summary.html Rugby League Project]</ref> | updated = 8 October 2025 }}

'''Mathieu Cozza''' (born 12 April 2000) is a French [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|pr}} or {{rlp|lf}} for the [[Huddersfield Giants]] in the [[Super League]].

==Playing career== ===Catalans Dragons=== In 2021 he made his [[Catalans Dragons|Catalans]] debut in the [[Super League]] against the [[Salford Red Devils]].

===Barrow Raiders (loan)=== On 8 June 2022, it was reported that he had joined [[Barrow Raiders|Barrow]] on 28-day loan.<ref>{{cite web|website=NW Mail|date=8 Jun 2022|accessdate=26 Oct 2023|title=Barrow Raiders announce loan signing of Mathieu Cozza|url=https://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/20195708.barrow-raiders-announce-loan-signing-mathieu-cozza/}}</ref>

===Featherstone Rovers=== On 19 October 2022, it was reported that he had signed for [[Featherstone Rovers]].<ref>{{cite web|website=Love Rugby League|date=19 Oct 2022|accessdate=26 Oct 2023|title=Featherstone Rovers snap up Catalans Dragons forward|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/featherstone-rovers-snap-up-catalans-dragons-forward}}</ref>

===Wakefield Trinity=== On 26 October 2023, it was reported that he signed for [[Wakefield Trinity]] ahead of the 2024 RFL Championship season.<ref>{{cite web|website=Total RL|date=26 Oct 2023|title=Wakefield Trinity make second signing in as many days as Daryl Powell brings in former Catalans Dragons and Featherstone Rovers man Mathieu Cozza|url=https://www.totalrl.com/wakefield-trinity-make-second-signing-in-as-many-days-as-daryl-powell-brings-in-former-catalans-dragons-and-featherstone-rovers-man-mathieu-cozza/}}</ref>

== International == He made his début on 29 April 2023 in the 64–0 defeat to {{rlnt|England}} at the [[Halliwell Jones Stadium]].{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}

==References== {{reflist|30em}}

==External links== *[http://www.catalansdragons.com/en/fiche-449-cozza-mathieu/ Catalans Dragons profile]

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