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Joel Matip is a Cameroonian center-back who plays for Premier League club Liverpool and the Cameroon national team.

Opting to play for the Cameroon national team despite having dual nationality of both Germany and Cameroon, the player has done well in the last few years for both his club and country and has been a vital cog in Cameroon’s national team for all of their international tournaments, including the World Cups and the Euros.

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He also has an elder brother, Marvin Matip, who is a former professional footballer and has played for the Cameroon national team in the centre-back role.

Upon completion of his contract with Schalke at the end of the 2015/16 season, Matip announced signing a four-year contract with Premier League club Liverpool after amassing a record 256 official appearances for his boyhood club Schalke 04 across all competitions.

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But after making his debut for the Cameroon national team on March 3, 2010, at the age of just 18, Matip went on to play in the 2010 FIFA World Cup for his country.

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Matip again rejected his call-up for the 2017 AFCON Cup and it was later revealed that the player had already retired from international football when he was still playing for Schalke 04 but didn’t follow FIFA’s regulation of informing the national federation via a letter.

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