Malaga has a new central defender. Mathieu Peybernes (Toulouse, France, 10-21-1990) is now officially a player of the Blue and White team, which has announced its signing for the next two seasons, until June 30, 2023.
The defender arrives at La Rosaleda with the letter of freedom under his arm after terminating his contract with Almería and after having played the last months on loan at Zaragoza. His arrival at Malaga serves to reinforce the axis of the rear, a demarcation for which José Alberto until now only had two players with a professional record: Juande and Lombán.
The Asturian coach already had him at his command in the 2018-19 season at Sporting de Gijón, so he knows perfectly the benefits that Peybernes can offer, who in addition to playing in Almería, Zaragoza and Sporting, has also defended Lugo's shirt in the silver category of Spanish football.
At 30, the French center-back has a total of 167 games in France's Ligue 1 behind him, divided between Sochaux, Bastia and Lorient, He has also played in Turkey (Goztepe) and in Belgium (KAS Eupen). In the Second Division he has played a total of 74 games.