Matthias Phaëton

Matthias Jean Phaëton (born 8 January 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors. Born in metropolitan France, he plays for the Guadeloupe national team.

Club career A youth product of Stade Brestois 29, Phaëton left for disciplinary reasons and joined Guingamp in January 2017. He made his professional debut with Guingamp in a 5–0 Ligue 1 loss to Nantes on 4 November 2018.

On 29 June 2022, Phaëton signed a three-year deal with Grenoble. He made a total of 86 appearances in Ligue 2 for Guingamp and Grenoble from 2018 to 2023 and also featured in four Ligue 1 games for Guingamp in the 2018-19 season.

Phaëton then made the move from Grenoble to Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia, where he notched nine goals and eight assists. He also made two appearances for the Bulgarian side in the UEFA Conference League qualifying round in 2023, when they eventually fell to Romania’s Sepsi OSK.

Phaëton debuted for the Guadeloupe national team in a 2–0 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification win over Bahamas on 3 July 2021, where he scored his side's first goal. As of 29 July 2026, he has scored 12 goals in 34 matches for Guadeloupe.

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International + List of international goals scored by Matthias Phaeton No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 3 July 2021 DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States 1–0 2–0 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification 2 6 July 2021 DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States 1–0 1–1 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification 3 20 July 2021 BBVA Stadium, Houston United States 1–1 1–2 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup 4 26 March 2022 Stade Robert Bobin, Bondoufle, France 1–1 3–4 Friendly 5 13 June 2022 Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe 2–1 2–1 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B 6 16 June 2023 DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States 5–0 5–0 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification 7 2 July 2023 Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States 1–0 4–1 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup 8 3–0 9 10 September 2023 Stade de Valette, Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe 1–0 4–0 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B 10 17 November 2023 Wildey Turf, Wildey, Barbados 0–2 0–2 11 19 November 2023 Stade de Valette, Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe 1–0 5–0 12 24 June 2025 Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States 2–3 2–3 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup