{{short description|French footballer (born 1989)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Use British English|date=October 2011}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Matthieu Dreyer | image = Matthieu Dreyer (cropped).jpg | caption = Dreyer during training with Caen in August 2016 | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|3|20}} | birth_place = Strasbourg, France | height = 1.88m | position = Goalkeeper | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 1998–2003 | youthclubs1 = AS Ernolsheim/Bruche | youthyears2 = 2003–2009 | youthclubs2 = Sochaux | years1 = 2007–2011 | clubs1 = Sochaux | caps1 = 20 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2010–2011 | clubs2 = Sochaux B | caps2 = 9 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2011–2012 | clubs3 = Fréjus Saint-Raphaël | caps3 = 32 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2012–2016 | clubs4 = Troyes | caps4 = 30 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2012–2015 | clubs5 = Troyes B | caps5 = 17 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2016–2018 | clubs6 = Caen B | caps6 = 10 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2016–2018 | clubs7 = Caen | caps7 = 2 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2018–2020 | clubs8 = Amiens | caps8 = 0 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2020–2022 | clubs9 = Lorient | caps9 = 31 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2022–2024 | clubs10 = Saint-Étienne | caps10 = 9 | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 2024 | clubs11 = Strasbourg | caps11 = 0 | goals11 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2004–2005 | nationalteam1 = France U16 | nationalcaps1 = 14 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2005–2006 | nationalteam2 = France U17 | nationalcaps2 = 12 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2006–2007 | nationalteam3 = France U18 | nationalcaps3 = 5 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalyears4 = 2009 | nationalteam4 = France U20 | nationalcaps4 = 3 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | nationalyears5 = 2010 | nationalteam5 = France U21 | nationalcaps5 = 1 | nationalgoals5 = 0 | club-update = 28 June 2023 }}
'''Matthieu Dreyer''' (born 20 March 1989) is a French professional footballer who has played as a goalkeeper for {{French football updater|Strasbourg}} club Strasbourg.
==Club career== Dreyer began his career in Alsace playing for local club AS Ernolsheim/Bruche.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} In 2003, he moved to the famous Sochaux academy. During his youth career with Sochaux, he won the Coupe Gambardella in 2007.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} Dreyer was listed as the third goalkeeper for the 2007–08 season and appeared on the bench several times including two UEFA Cup matches, though he did not make an appearance.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} He signed his first professional contract following the season agreeing to a three-year deal.<ref>[http://www.fcsochaux.fr/fr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=563&Itemid=178 La présentation des néo-professionnels] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080708192312/http://www.fcsochaux.fr/fr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=563&Itemid=178 |date=8 July 2008 }}</ref> Dreyer was officially promoted to the senior squad and given the number 30 shirt, the typical number for the third-choice goalkeeper in France.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
For much of the 2008–09 season, Dreyer played in the CFA helping the Sochaux reserves finish a respectable 6th.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} He made his professional debut on 28 February 2009 starting in goal, ahead of second choice Jérémy Gavanon, for the injured Teddy Richert against Nice. {{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} For his efforts, Dreyer earned a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory with Václav Svěrkoš scoring the lone goal.<ref>[http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2008/2009&code_evt=D1&code_jr_tr=J26&num_ordre=9 Sochaux v. Nice Match Report] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416050100/http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2008%2F2009&code_evt=D1&num_ordre=9&code_jr_tr=J26 |date=16 April 2009 }}</ref>
In 2012, after one season in the Championnat National, he joined Troyes as a second-choice keeper.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130213151319/http://www.lest-eclair.fr/actu/estac-dreyer-transforme-l%E2%80%99essai Estac/ Dreyer transforme l’essai | L'Est Eclair<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He agreed to the termination of his contract in August 2016.<ref>{{cite news |title=Matthieu Dreyer quitte Troyes |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Matthieu-dreyer-quitte-troyes/712893 |accessdate=5 November 2019 |work=L'Équipe |date=4 August 2016 |language=French}}</ref>
In July 2020, Dreyer joined Lorient, newly promoted to Ligue 1, on a free transfer, having agreed on a three-year contract.<ref>{{cite web |title=Transferts : libre, Matthieu Dreyer s'engage avec le FC Lorient |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-libre-matthieu-dreyer-s-engage-avec-le-fc-lorient/1151947 |website=L'Équipe |accessdate=1 August 2020 |language=French |date=12 July 2020}}</ref>
On 23 August 2022, Dreyer signed for Ligue 2 side Saint-Étienne on a two-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 August 2022 |title=Matthieu Dreyer rejoint les Verts |url=https://www.asse.fr/fr/actualites/matthieu-dreyer-rejoint-les-verts-ac32853 |access-date=23 August 2022 |publisher=AS Saint-Étienne |language=fr}}</ref>
==International career== Dreyer has been a France international since age 12 when he earned caps with his local regional sides, Bas-Rhin and Alsace, 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 2009 Mediterranean Games.
== Honours == '''Sochaux U19'''
* Coupe Gambardella: 2007{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{LFP|dreyer-matthieu}} * {{Lequipe|27338}}
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