Mathieu Flamini

Awards & Honours

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Mathieu Flamini's honours split neatly into two columns, and the second one is the reason people still write about him. On the pitch he won six major trophies across France, England and Italy, including the 2011 Serie A title with Milan and two FA Cups in his second Arsenal spell. His 2007-08 season at Arsenal, alongside Cesc Fàbregas, is still remembered as the year an unglamorous ball-winner quietly became one of the best midfielders in the Premier League. Off the pitch, the recognition is of a different order: World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, Financial Times and Politico profiles, and a place on every off-pitch football rich list published in 2026.

AwardsFlamini won the Serie A Scudetto and Supercoppa Italiana with AC Milan in 2011, and the FA Cup twice with Arsenal in 2014 and 2015. He was also part of the Arsenal squad that won the 2004 FA Community Shield, and won the UEFA Intertoto Cup with Marseille in 2005.

Honours & Distinctions

World Economic Forum Young Global Leader

World Economic Forum·2018

Recognised for leadership in sustainable chemistry and the bio-economy.

WEF Agenda Contributor

World Economic Forum·2020

Writes and speaks on industrial decarbonisation and the circular economy.

Rankings & Lists

Richest former footballers

Off-pitch football rich lists·2026

Records & Feats

First company to mass-produce levulinic acid

Business·2019

GF Biochemicals, co-founded by Flamini, became the first firm in the world capable of producing levulinic acid at commercial scale.

Richest former footballer in Premier League history

Wealth·2026

Widely reported as the wealthiest player to have appeared in the Premier League, with a fortune tied to GF Biochemicals.