Matthew Guillaumier (; born 9 April 1998) is a Maltese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Maltese Premier League club Ħamrun Spartans and the Malta national team.
Club career Guillaumier began his youth career with St. Andrews at the age of five. On 26 April 2013, he made his debut for the senior team in a First Division match against Gudja United, aged only 15 years and 17 days. In the match he played alongside his uncle, midfielder Joseph Farrugia. In September 2013, after trials with English clubs Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion, he joined the youth academy of Italian club Empoli, with whom he had trained regularly in the year prior.
In 2015, he returned to St. Andrews, making sixteen appearances in the Maltese Premier League. In January 2016, he moved to Birkirkara on a 4.5-year contract, lasting until 2020. On the 29 September 2020 he moved to Ħamrun Spartans for a record fee in Malta of €300,000. In the same season, after winning his first Maltese Premier League title, he received the award as Maltese Player of the Year.
On 31 January 2022, Guillaumier joined Siena in the Italian third-tier Serie C on loan with an option to buy.
On 13 July 2023, Polish Ekstraklasa side Stal Mielec announced the signing of Guillaumier on a two-year deal, with an option for another season.
On 20 June 2025, Guillaumier signed a two-year contract with Greek club Panserraikos.
On 5 January 2026, Guillaumier joined Ħamrun Spartans for the second time in his career on a six-month contract, reportedly worth €10,000 a month.
International career Guillaumier was included in the squad of hosts Malta for the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He appeared in all three matches, with the team eliminated in the group stage. He made his international debut for Malta on 23 March 2019, starting in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying home match against the Faroe Islands, which finished as a 2–1 home win. The match was Malta's first competitive home win, as well as their first UEFA European Championship qualifying win, since October 2006.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSt. Andrews2013–14Maltese First Division0010—102015–16Maltese Premier League160——160Total1601000170Birkirkara2015–16Maltese Premier League12020—1402016–17Maltese Premier League211—502612017–18Maltese Premier League112——1122018–19Maltese Premier League16120—1812019–20Maltese Premier League13121—1522020–21Maltese Premier League20——20Total7556150866Ħamrun Spartans2020–21Maltese Premier League19120—2112021–22Maltese Premier League111——1112022–23Maltese Premier League2543184369Total55631846811Siena (loan)2021–22Serie C120——120Stal Mielec2023–24Ekstraklasa33230—3622024–25Ekstraklasa31300—313Total64530—675Panserraikos2025–26Super League Greece8000—80Ħamrun Spartans2025–26Maltese Premier League18310—193Career total2481913218427925
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsMalta20192020206120215020221012023100202491202590202670Total583
Scores and results list Malta's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Guillaumier goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Matthew GuillaumierNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 17 November 2020 National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta 1–0 1–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League2 5 June 2022 San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino 2–0 2–0 2022–23 UEFA Nations League3 21 March 2024 National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta 1–1 2–2 Friendly
Honours Ħamrun Spartans Maltese Premier League: 2020–21, 2022–23
Individual Maltese Player of the Year: 2020–21
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