Mathieu Cafaro

Mathieu Cafaro (born 25 March 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Saint-Étienne.

Toulouse
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 Édouard, 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 €6,000 fine for Édouard's involvement. Édouard claimed that Cafaro was the shoter while Cafaro stated he was not in the car at the time of the incident.

Reims
Cafaro helped Reims win the 2017–18 Ligue 2, which earned them promotion to the Ligue 1 for the 2018–19 season. He participated in one league match during the campaign, a 3–1 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.

Standard Liège
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.

Saint-Étienne
On 20 July 2022, Cafaro joined Ligue 2 club Saint-Étienne on a season-long loan with an option-to-buy. He eventually joined the club permanently in June 2023.

Personal life
Cafaro is of Italian descent through his paternal grandfather.

Honours
Reims
 * Ligue 2: 2017–18