How to train it: push the strengths further, starting with Tight Possession
What this page covers: the Highlight version of Jean-Philippe Mateta (this player has 5 cards in total — see the position rankings for how the others compare)
Counting every card in the game, this one sits #239 of 6,239 CF cards and #17 of 792 Target Man cards, with a max-level overall of 95. It is currently the strongest Jean-Philippe Mateta card released.
How the rating is decided
SS Top 5 in either the position or the playing-style overall ranking
S Outside the top 5, but a max-level overall of 100 or more
A Overall 98–99
B Overall 95–97
C Overall below 95
Basic info (Highlight)
CF
Jean-Philippe Mateta
PositionCF
Preferred footRight
Attacking styleTarget Man
Defensive styleBasic
Height192 cm
Age29
Max levelLv32
Progression points62
Overall at Lv182
Overall at max level95
Special skillsNone
Available fromFrance 9 Jul ’26
Stats (Highlight · Lv1)
Attacking
Attacking Awareness77
Ball Control72
Dribbling66
Tight Possession76
Low Pass62
Lofted Pass62
Finishing77
Heading71
Set Piece Taking60
Curl65
Physical
Speed77
Acceleration67
Kicking Power77
Jumping72
Physical Contact83
Balance60
Stamina77
Defending
Defensive Awareness50
Tackling56
Aggression74
Defensive Engagement59
Goalkeeping
GK Awareness40
GK Catching40
GK Parrying40
GK Reflexes40
GK Reach40
Weak foot usageHigh
Weak foot accuracyHigh
FormWavering
Injury resistanceAverage
Position Proficiency
LWF
LMF
LB
CF
SS
AMF
CMF
DMF
CB
GK
RWF
RMF
RB
Best position (CF) / Also playable (SS)
Not suited
Player skills
Dribbling
Scissors Feint
Sole Control
Heel Trick
Shooting
Heading
First-time Shot
Penalty Specialist
Defending
Track Back
Aerial Superiority
Recommended Additional Skills
If you are adding skills through skill training, these suit a CF.
＋One-touch Passcovers weaker passing
＋Long-range Curlersharper shooting
＋Outside Curlermore shot accuracy
＋Knuckle Shotunpredictable trajectory
＋Through Passingfeeds runners
Player Progression
Spend the progression points, add boosters and pick a manager to see how the stats and the overall change.
Compare with other players
This card is already loaded against Jean-Philippe Mateta (Highlight, 93) — the strongest Jean-Philippe Mateta card released so far. Change either side to compare against anyone.
Overall is compared at max level, across every card in the game — Standard, Epic and pack-exclusive alike. Cards on the same overall are ordered by the sum of their stats.
Summary
✓Jean-Philippe Mateta (Highlight)
Jean-Philippe Mateta (Highlight) caps at Lv32 with a max-level overall of 95
It has 62 progression points to spend
Among the 5 cards of this player it ranks #1 — see the position rankings for how it compares to Epic and pack cards
Mikel is the editor of eFootball LABO. A long-time eFootball player (peak Division 1, peak rating 1,920), he writes from real play and hands-on testing.
