He played as a defender for Al-Wahda and the Syria national team; he also had a short stint at Niki Volou in Greece.
A Syrian international for three years, Maatouk played for Al-Wahda throughout his career, with a one-season loan spell at Greek club Niki Volou in 2006.
[2] Maatouk was head coach of Al-Muhafaza during the 2015–16 Syrian Premier League;[3] he submitted his resignation in August 2016.
[8] While in December 2020 Al-Wahda rejected Maatouk's resignation submission,[9] they accepted his second request in February 2021.
[11] In June 2022, Maatouk became head coach of Bahraini Premier League club East Riffa.