A biography for Joel Matiphasn’t been written yet.
“Schalke is my home.”
“It starts in the beginning - Roberto Firmino, for example, is like the first defender.”
“I hate when I make mistakes and sometimes it takes me a long time to sleep.”
“Sometimes there are always parts in the game when you are a player and you are not playing that much.”
“You have to know your team-mates and how they behave.”
“I know what I can do and shooting is not my favourite part, so I think it's better to leave the shooting for some others!”
“I'm a defender but I really enjoy to have the ball in all situations.”
“The Premier League is much more physical and I will have to adapt a little bit because the style of play is a little different. But I have enough self confidence to say that I am good enough for it.”
“I think Liverpool is famous for its stadium, for its atmosphere.”
“Usually, I'm very critical about my own performances, I'm never really satisfied with myself.”
“I'm a calm person but sometimes I get angry.”
“No matter how long I play I will always do my best to ensure we keep the points.”
“In football, nothing is impossible.”
“I have watched a lot of Premier League games and a lot of Liverpool matches and knew that playing in this league was what I wanted to do because there are a lot of big clubs and great players and it was always a good league to see.”
“Of course, you have to be happy with what you're doing. Not everything always works, but you have to keep trying and have the bravery to try things that maybe didn't work before, or where you are not as confident.”
“I was looking for a new experience in my life. And if Liverpool's an option, you don't have to consider for too long. I was convinced straight away.”
“There are players who try to say things in a game, but I never care about this.”
“In the Bundesliga we would always have our eye on games in England - this hard, physical league - so it became a dream to play here.”
“Everybody knows something about Liverpool, it speaks for itself, this is Liverpool.”
“I like playing as a central defender, but I also feel good as a holding midfielder.”