Editing Mathieu Flamini (section)

===Marseille===
Born in [[Marseille]], Flamini was a youth team player for his local professional club [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]. He made his debut for the senior team on 20 December 2003 in the 1–0 victory over [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]]. He impressed the team as a hardworking midfield player and played 14 times for the club. However, it was his performances in Marseille’s [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] campaign that brought him to the attention of the football world, including the [[2003–04 UEFA Cup|2–0 semi-final victory]] over [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]. He then started in the [[2004 UEFA Cup Final|Final]] in [[Gothenburg]], a match Spanish club [[Valencia CF|Valencia]] won 2–0. Due to his age, however, Marseille was later unable to offer him a long-term professional [[Association football contracts|contract]].