Jean-Philippe Mateta
CRYFrance
Right
Jun 28, 1997
28
6'4"
194 lb
CF
--
Poacher
PalaceRanking
Grades
Key Grades
This season
Overall Grades by game
This season
Matches
News
Scores late header in season finale
Mateta scored one goal to go with one shot (one on goal) in Sunday's 2-1 defeat versus Arsenal.
Analysis: Mateta came off the bench and powered home Palace's late consolation in the 89th minute, climbing highest to meet Yeremy Pino's delivery and burying a strong header past Kepa Arrizabalaga to spoil Arsenal's clean sheet. He wraps up the Premier League season as Crystal Palace's leading scorer with 12 goals in 32 appearances (25 starts), a strong return from a striker now shifting full focus to the Conference League final against Rayo Vallecano on May 27 in Basel before linking up with France for the 2026 World Cup.
Bags equalizer Sunday
Mateta scored one goal to go with two shots (one on goal) in Sunday's 2-2 draw versus Everton.
Analysis: Mateta replaced Jorgen Strand Larsen in the 65th minute Sunday and still made the biggest play of the match with his equalizing goal in the 77th minute. It marked his 11th goal of the campaign, though just four have come since the start of 2026. He finished the match with two shots in his 25 minutes off the bench.
Explore more players
Jérémy Doku
MCI• #11• LWOllie Watkins
AVL• #11• CFRayan Cherki
MCI• #10• RWDominic Calvert-Lewin
LEE• #9• CFSelect Player
Search and select a player to compare