Jofre Mateu González (born 24 January 1980), known simply as Jofre, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left midfielder.
He amassed Segunda División totals of 332 games and 28 goals over 11 seasons, in representation of six clubs. In La Liga, he appeared for Barcelona, Levante, Espanyol and Murcia.
Before retiring, Jofre spent three years in the Indian Super League.
Club career Born in Alpicat, Lleida, Catalonia, Jofre was a product of 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 Salamanca; playing mainly with the B team, he only made one more appearance with the main squad, four years later.
In 2002, Jofre joined Segunda División side Levante, being instrumental in their 2004 promotion to La Liga. He appeared in 27 league games the following campaign, which ended in relegation.
Jofre returned to his native region and the top flight with Espanyol, but played almost no part in a team that narrowly avoided relegation. He then moved to Real Murcia, contributing three league goals to another top-tier promotion.
In August 2008, Jofre signed with Rayo Vallecano, recently promoted to division two. He started during most of his spell in Madrid, and continued to compete in that league subsequently, being first choice with Real Valladolid and Girona.
On 26 August 2014, aged 34, Jofre moved abroad for the first time in his career, being drafted by ATK 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 after Fikru Teferra had been fouled inside the box.
Jofre joined another team in the Indian top division for the 2015 campaign, Goa.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBarcelona B1996–97Segunda División10——101997–98Segunda División B71—631341998–99Segunda División312——3121999–2000Segunda División283——2832001–02Segunda División B346—50396Total10112—11311215Barcelona 1997–98La Liga110000112001–02La Liga10000010Total21000021Mallorca B 2000–01Segunda División B355——355Levante 2002–03Segunda División37510—3852003–04Segunda División37440—4142004–05La Liga27221—293Total1011171—10812Espanyol2005–06La Liga1205241213Murcia 2006–07Segunda División33300—3332007–08La Liga14120—161Total47420—494Rayo Vallecano 2008–09Segunda División33340—3732009–10Segunda División32220—342Total65560—745Valladolid 2010–11Segunda División32241203832011–12Segunda División3732141435Total6956261818Girona 2012–13Segunda División34400203642013–14Segunda División25040—290Total5944020654ATK 2014Indian Super League121——121Goa2015Indian Super League124—1242016Indian Super League112—112Total236—236Career total5265430523557964
Honours Barcelona La Liga: 1997–98
Espanyol Copa del Rey: 2005–06
ATK Indian Super League: 2014
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