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Matuidi in 2014, photo by Celso Pupo /Bigstock.com
Place of Birth: Toulouse, France
Date of Birth: 9 April, 1987
Ethnicity: Angolan, Congolese
Blaise Matuidi is a French international footballer. A midfielder, he played for Troyes, Saint-Étienne, Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, and Inter Miami, and the France national team.
He is the son of Élise and Faria Rivelino. His father is Angolan and his mother is Congolese. His mother has been described as being of French descent, however, this is not correct. His parents moved to Zaïre, now République Démocratique du Congo, because of the civil war. As a result, Blaise is fluent in Lingala but not in Portuguese. He was raised in Fontenay-sous-Bois.
Source: http://www.lejdd.fr