Mathieu Peybernes

Mathieu Philippe Peybernes (born 21 October 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Apollon Limassol. He was a France youth international having earned caps with the under-18 and under-19 teams.

Career
Peybernes was born in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne. He made his professional debut on 2 May 2010 in a league match against Rennes.

In summer 2014, Peybernes left his first professional club Sochaux for SC Bastia, signing a three-year contract. With this club he will play a total of 34 games all competition included and especially playing during the Final of the Coupe de la Ligue against Paris-Saint-Germain lost by 0–4.

During the next winter market he joined FC Lorient. After the club was relegated to Ligue 2, he was moved to Turkish club of Göztepe SK on loan. In January, however, his loan was terminated and he moved to KAS Eupen also in a temporary deal.

On 2 August 2018, Peybernes moved to Spain after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Segunda División side Sporting de Gijón. On 24 July of the following year, he signed a permanent three-year contract with fellow league team UD Almería, but was loaned to CD Lugo for the season on 2 September, along with teammate Yanis Rahmani.

Peybernes returned to the Rojiblancos for the 2020–21 campaign, but moved out on loan to Real Zaragoza on 15 January 2021, after being rarely used. He terminated his contract with Almería on 31 July, and signed a two-year deal with fellow second division side Málaga CF on 2 August. He rescinded his contract one year later.