Sylvio Ronny Rodelin (born 18 November 1989) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for Swiss club

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Club career

Early career

Rodelin began his youth and senior career at

Rodez Rodez ( or ; oc, Rodés, ) is a small city and commune in the South of France, about 150 km northeast of Toulouse. It is the prefecture of the department of Aveyron, region of Occitania (formerly Midi-Pyrénées). Rodez is the seat of the ...

. During the 2007–08 season, he scored 1 goal in 23

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matches. In July 2008 he signed for

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club

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. On 28 January 2010, Championnat National club

Troyes Troyes () is a commune and the capital of the department of Aube in the Grand Est region of north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about south-east of Paris. Troyes is situated within the Champagne wine region and is near to ...

signed him on loan from Nantes until the end of the 2009–10 season. He played the 2010–11 season in Ligue 2 with

, making 19 appearances (15 of them in Ligue 2) and scoring 5 goals (all of them scored in Ligue 2) in all competitions.

Lille

On 13 June 2011, he signed a four-year contract to join

club

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. On 6 August 2011, he made his competitive debut for Lille, coming on as a substitute for

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in the 87th minute in the Ligue 1 away match against

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which ended in a 1–1 draw.

Mouscron-Péruwelz (loan)

On 2 February 2015, Rodelin was loaned to

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club Mouscron-Péruwelz.

Caen (loan)

On 31 August 2015, Rodelin joined

club

Stade Malherbe Caen Stade Malherbe Caen (; commonly known as SM Caen, SMC, or simply Caen) is a French professional football team, based in the city of Caen in Normandy, that competes in the Ligue 2. The club was founded on 17 November 1913 by the merger of ''C ...

on a year-long loan, with Caen given an option to buy him. On 12 September 2015, he made his competitive debut for Caen, starting in the Ligue 1 away match against

Troyes AC Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne (ESTAC), commonly known as Troyes, is a French association football club, based in Troyes, who play in Ligue 1, the highest level of France's football league system, and plays its home matches at the ...

which Caen won 3–1. He played in all of Caen's remaining 33 (starting in 32 of them) Ligue 1 matches of the 2015–16 season. He was Caen's second-highest scorer (behind

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) during the 2015–16 season with 10 goals (all of them scored in Ligue 1) and 2 assists in all competitions.

Caen

On 26 July 2016, Caen activated the clause to permanently sign Rodelin; he signed a three-year contract with Caen. On 20 May 2017, the last matchday of the 2016–17 Ligue 1 season, Rodelin scored the goal (his 9th and final Ligue 1 goal of the 2016–17 season) that ensured Caen remained in

for the 2017–18 season. With Caen needing a win against 2016–17 Ligue 1 runners-up

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to be sure of avoiding relegation, Rodelin had a penalty saved in the second half when Caen was down 1–0 before eventually finding the equalizer a minute into added time; the final score was 1–1.

Guingamp

In August 2018, Rodelin joined league rivals En Avant de Guingamp.

Servette

On 6 July 2021, he moved to

in Switzerland on a two-year contract. He made his competitive debut on 25 July in a 2–1 league win away over

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, coming on as a substitute for Kastriot Imeri in the 58th minute. His first goal came on 22 August, scoring the final goal of a 4–1 win over

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, less than 30 seconds after coming off the bench.

International career

Born in

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, Rodelin is of Malagasy descent and was approached to join the Madagascar national team in March 2018.

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