You have to go back to his final season at Schalke for the last time Matip played a similar number of minutes as he has this season. Matip had spent the majority of last season out with a knee injury, and so question marks remained as to how many games he would receive this season with the addition of Konaté. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
NextAs of writing, has made 36 appearances this season, with every single one of them from start.
Instead, there is an inherent selflessness. He returned in late January 2020, making just one league start before the seasons suspension due to COVID-19. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
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As a result, Matip established a reputation as unreliable. You have reached a degraded version of ESPN. It is really cool.
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Retrieved 5 August 2012. On 5 April 2011, he scored his first Champions League goal in Schalke's 5—2 quarter final win against title holders at.
He was also part of the Cameroon squad for the where he played twice and scored against the host team , the team's only goal of the tournament.
After his successful introduction to the first team, Matip remained a regular starter for Schalke in defensive midfield for the remainder of the , scoring two further goals against and.
NextOn 2 March 2010, Matip signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Schalke 04.
By the end of the season, should catch up with , the fan club could be bigger than ever. While the confusion was cleared up by FIFA, Matip could not play for Liverpool. He was unavailable for large periods of last season when Liverpool were forced to play Jordan Henderson and Fabinho at centre back during an injury crisis that brought Nat Phillips and Rhys Williams to the fore.
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