Introduction
Jofre Mateu González (born 24 January 1980), known simply as Jofre, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Indian club FC Goa as a left midfielder.
He amassed Segunda División totals of 332 games and 28 goals during 11 seasons, in representation of six clubs. In La Liga, he appeared for Barcelona, Levante, Espanyol and Murcia.
In 2014, Jofre left for the Indian Super League.
Club career
Born in Alpicat, Lleida, Catalonia, Jofre was a product of FC Barcelona'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 UD Salamanca; playing mainly with the B-team, he only amassed one more appearance with the main squad, four years later.
In 2002 Jofre joined second division's Levante UD, being instrumental in the club's 2004 promotion to La Liga and appearing in 27 league games in the following campaign, which ended in relegation.
Jofre returned to his native region and the top flight with RCD Espanyol, but played almost no part in a team that narrowly avoided relegation. He then moved to Real Murcia, contributing with three league goals to another top flight promotion.
In August 2008 Jofre signed with Rayo Vallecano, freshly promoted to the second level. He started during most of his spell at the Madrid side, and continued to compete in the category in the following years, being first-choice with Real Valladolid and Girona FC.
On 26 August 2014, aged 34, Jofre moved abroad for the first time in his career, being drafted by Atlético de Kolkata in the inaugural season of the Indian Super League. He scored his first goal for his new club on 19 October, converting a penalty kick in a 1–1 draw against Delhi Dynamos FC after Fikru Teferra had been fouled inside the box.
Jofre joined another team in the Indian top flight for the 2015 campaign, FC Goa.
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 1996–97 | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1997–98 | Segunda División B | 7 | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | Segunda División | 31 | 2 | — | 31 | 2 | ||||
| 1999–2000 | Segunda División | 28 | 3 | — | 28 | 3 | ||||
| 2001–02 | Segunda División B | 34 | 6 | — | 5 | 0 | 39 | 6 | ||
| Total | 101 | 12 | — | 11 | 3 | 112 | 15 | |||
| Barcelona | 1997–98 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Mallorca B | 2000–01 | Segunda División B | 35 | 5 | — | 35 | 5 | |||
| Levante | 2002–03 | Segunda División | 37 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 5 | |
| 2003–04 | Segunda División | 37 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 41 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | La Liga | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 29 | 3 | ||
| Total | 101 | 11 | 7 | 1 | — | 108 | 12 | |||
| Espanyol | 2005–06 | La Liga | 12 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 3 |
| Murcia | 2006–07 | Segunda División | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | |
| 2007–08 | La Liga | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Total | 47 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 49 | 4 | |||
| Rayo Vallecano | 2008–09 | Segunda División | 33 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 37 | 3 | |
| 2009–10 | Segunda División | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | ||
| Total | 65 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | 74 | 5 | |||
| Valladolid | 2010–11 | Segunda División | 32 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 3 |
| 2011–12 | Segunda División | 37 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 39 | 4 | ||
| Total | 69 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 77 | 7 | ||
| Girona | 2012–13 | Segunda División | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 4 |
| 2013–14 | Segunda División | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| Total | 59 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 4 | ||
| Atlético Kolkata | 2014 | Indian Super League | 12 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| FC Goa | 2015 | Indian Super League | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 505 | 47 | 28 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 552 | 56 | ||
Honours
- La Liga: 1997–98
- Copa del Rey: 2005–06
- Indian Super League: 2014