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Also known as Yann Gérard M'Vila, Yann Gerard M'Vila

French association football player (born 1990)

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Yann Gérard M'Vila is a male association football player born on June 29, 1990, in Amiens. A French native who speaks French, he holds citizenship in France and the Republic of the Congo. He plays as a midfielder, specifically noted as a defensive midfielder, and wears the number 90. His professional career began in 2007.

M'Vila has represented France in international competition, including participation in UEFA Euro 2012. He has played for several clubs, including Inter Milan, Stade Rennais F.C., Rubin Kazan, Sunderland A.F.C., and Caen. His club experience includes playing in the Premier League. He is the relative of Oscar Ewolo.

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Key facts

2004
Mantes
2024
West Bromwich Albion
Full name
Yann Gérard M'Vila
Date of birth
( 1990-06-29 ) 29 June 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth
Amiens , France
Height
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position
Defensive midfielder
Current team
Caen
1996 1999
Sains-Saint-Fussien
1999 2004
Amiens
2004 2009
Rennes
Years
Team
2007 2012
Rennes B
2009 2013
Rennes
2013 2018
Rubin Kazan
2014 2015
→ Inter Milan (loan)
2015 2016
→ Sunderland (loan)
2018 2020
Saint-Étienne

via Wikipedia infobox

Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
Caen
Position
Defensive Midfield
Nationality
France

via TheSportsDB

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Place of birth
Amiens
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
Participant in
UEFA Euro 2012
Member of team
Stade Rennais F.C.
Position played
midfielder
Country for sport
France
Mass
86
Image
Yann M'Vila 2017.jpg
Height
182
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Commons category
Yann M'Vila
date of birth
1990-06-29
sport number
90
name in native language
Yann M'Vila
birth name
Yann Gérard M'Vila
start of work period
2007-00-00
relative
Oscar Ewolo
Sources (4)

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Encyclopedic overview

Yann Gérard M'Vila (born 29 June 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Caen.

M'Vila is a French international, having played at all levels for which he was eligible. He has captained several of his age groups including the under-19 team that reached the semi-finals of the 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. M'Vila also played on France teams that participated in the 2007 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He is currently playing for the senior team. M'Vila made his senior debut on 11 August 2010 in a friendly against Norway, and was part of the French squad which reached the quarter-finals of UEFA Euro 2012.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Yann M'Vila” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.