Mathieu Cafaro (born 25 March 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Paris FC.
Cafaro is a youth product of Toulouse. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 10 September 2015 against Bastia. On 3 April 2017, he was released from the club, along with Odsonne ÃÂdouard, due to inappropriate behavior outside the club involving the shooting of a passer-by with an airsoft gun. Cafaro later admitted that he was the one who shot the gun. On 13 June, the Toulouse Prosecutor requested a four-month suspended prison sentence and a â¬6,000 fine for ÃÂdouard's involvement. ÃÂdouard claimed that Cafaro was the shooter while Cafaro stated he was not in the car at the time of the incident.
Cafaro helped Reims win the 2017âÂÂ18 Ligue 2, which earned them promotion to the Ligue 1 for the 2018âÂÂ19 season. He participated in one league match during the campaign, a 3âÂÂ1 win over Niort on 27 April 2018. Cafaro would go on to score twelve goals in eighty-two Ligue 1 matches for Reims before leaving the club in January 2022.
On 11 January 2022, Cafaro signed for Belgian club Standard Liège. The deal reportedly involved no transfer fee, although Reims were given a "considerable" sell-on percentage fee.
On 20 July 2022, Cafaro joined Ligue 2 club Saint-ÃÂtienne on a season-long loan with an option-to-buy. He eventually joined the club permanently in June 2023.
On 3 February 2025, Cafaro signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Paris FC in Ligue 2.
Cafaro is of Italian descent through his paternal grandfather.
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