Mathieu Adeniyi (born 26 April 1987

Porto-Novo Porto-Novo (Portuguese: "New Port", , ; yo, Àjàṣẹ́, ), also known as Hogbonu and Ajashe, is the capital of Benin. The commune covers an area of and as of 2002 had a population of 223,552 people. Situated on an inlet of the Gulf of Gu ...

) is a

Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north ...

ense football player who plays for CPBB Rennes in

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. His name "Adeniyi" means "The Crown is Precious" in the

Yoruba The Yoruba people (, , ) are a West African ethnic group that mainly inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. The areas of these countries primarily inhabited by Yoruba are often collectively referred to as Yorubaland. The Yoruba constitute ...

language

Career

Adeniyi began his career by

Association Sportive Oussou Saka Association Sportive Oussou Saka is a football club in Benin, playing in the town of Porto-Novo. They play in the Beninese first division, the Benin Premier League. Notable players Stadium Currently, the team plays at the 35,000 capacity Stad ...

, moved in July 2005 to

Stade Rennais F.C. Stade Rennais Football Club (), commonly referred to as Stade Rennais FC, Stade Rennais, Rennes, or simply SRFC, is a French professional football club based in Rennes, Brittany. They compete in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football, and pla ...

, before in November 2007 joined to La Vitréenne FC. On 10 August 2010 left La Vitréenne FC and returned to

, who played his debut after his return on 14 August 2010 for the Reserve team against

AS Moulins Académie Sportive Moulins Football, commonly known as AS Moulins or simply Moulins, is a French football club based in Moulins. The club was founded in 1927 as Association Sportive Moulins Football 03 Auvergne, and was reborn under the current ...

International career

He played with U-20 from Benin U-20 at

2005 FIFA World Youth Championship The 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship was the 15th edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship. It took place in the Netherlands between 10 June and 2 July 2005. Venues Qualification The following 24 teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA Worl ...

in the

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Honours

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

: Champion de France Under 18CFA : le Stade Rennais champion de France !
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* 1987 births Beninese men's footballers Beninese people of Nigerian descent French men's footballers Living people People from Porto-Novo Footballers from Paris Stade Rennais F.C. players La Vitréenne FC players French sportspeople of Beninese descent French people of Nigerian descent Yoruba sportspeople Men's association football midfielders AS Oussou Saka players Black French sportspeople {{Benin-footy-bio-stub