Mathieu Berson (born 23 February 1980) is a French former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who until 2013 played as a

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. Berson played for Nantes, Aston Villa,

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, Levante,

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, and

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Career

Berson began his career with Nantes and made his senior debut during the 1999–2000 season, going on to start in the victorious 2000 Coupe de France Final. The following campaign, Nantes were crowned champions of France for the eight time, with Berson making 29 league appearances. He also played as Nantes won the 2001 Trophée des Champions. Having featured for the club consistently over a four-year period, he was transferred to

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club Aston Villa in the summer of 2004. In January 2005, Villa signed

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in an attempt to replicate the successful partnership they had formed at Nantes, where they played 50 games together. However, six months later, Berson was back in France, having joined

on a season-long loan. In the summer of 2006, he was transferred to

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side Levante. He played regularly for the next two seasons before returning to France with

in 2008. Released by Toulouse in the summer of 2010 due to budget cuts, Berson remained without a club until signing a two-year contract with

in June 2011.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Berson, Mathieu 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Vannes Association football midfielders French footballers France under-21 international footballers FC Nantes players Aston Villa F.C. players AJ Auxerre players Levante UD footballers Toulouse FC players Vannes OC players Ligue 1 players Premier League players La Liga players Championnat National players Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in England French expatriate footballers Footballers from Brittany