- Players under contract with Rennes
- 1 Benoit Costil
- 30 Abdoulaye Diallo
- Cheick N’Diaye
- 4 Onyekachi Apam
- 25 John Boye
- 29 Romain Danzé
- Dimitri Foulquier
- 24 Pape Malick Kandji
- 22 Yassine Jebbour
- 15 Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik
- 5 Kader Mangane
- 3 Chris Mavinga
- 26 Kévin Théophile-Catherine
- 20 Yacine Brahimi
- 10 Stéphane Dalmat
- 28 Tongo Hamed Doumbia
- 8 Julien Féret
- 23 Kamal Issah
- 14 Georges Mandjeck
- 17 Yann M’Vila
- 26 Vincent Pajot
- Quentin Rouger
- 6 Alexander Tettey
- 12 Razak Boukari
- 11 Jirès Kembo Ekoko
- 9 Mevlüt Erding
- 19 Youssouf Hadji
- 21 Víctor Hugo Montaño
- 7 Jonathan Pitroipa
- Johann Carrasso (AS Monaco)
- Frank Julienne (Le Havre)
- John Verhoek (ADO Den Haag)
- Frédéric Antonetti (Manager)
- Pierre Dréossi (General Manager)
- Jean-Marie De Zerbi (Assistant Manager)
- Christophe Revel (Goalkeepers Coach)
- Nicolas Dyon (Fitness Coach)
- Pierrick Hiard (Head of Recruitment)
- Éric Guérit (Scout)
- Marcel Campagnac (Scout)
Born in 1988 in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo), Jirès Kembo Ekoko arrived in France very young. Starting his career in Bondy (Greater Paris Area), he soon joined the INF Clairefontaine. Three years later, he moved to Britanny and Rennes’ Football Academy. The powerful striker quickly found his marks in Rennes, and soon became a major pied of the Reserves squad, scoring goal after goal during two seasons. After signing a first professional contract, and despite obvious qualities (…)
Winner of the Best Player award in the Junior African Nations Cup in January 2007, Fabrice N'Guessi arrived in Rennes the following summer, aiming to impress with his technical and physical skills, but also with his goalscoring ability. At the end of a rather average season with the Reserves, learning the ways of European football, he was loaned to Créteil to keep on learning, make his mark in the third division team and maybe brighten his future with Rennes. Unfortunately, his loan spell (…)
This experienced striker broke onto the main stage only late in his career, playing his first Ligue 1 game when he was already 28 years old. Before that, he had spent several years between the Ligue 2 and National championship, continuously showing his goal scoring ability. Recruited by Sochaux, he soon become a valuable Ligue 1 player and was highly esteemed by the fans and managers alike, as he was later in Strasbourg and Marseille. In 2007, he joined Rennes and brought his experience (…)
Let on the side of the first team for many seasons, Moussa Sow had a rather discrete start to his professional career, only showing glimpses of his talent during three seasons. A rather positive loan experience in Sedan (Ligue 2), in 2007/2008, allowed him to gain some useful playtime and score a few goals, and his return to Rennes was marked by a renewed goal-scoring ability. Often decisive, Moussa Sow was one of the biggest satisfactions of the 2008-2009 season, and the striker was (…)
Recruited during the 2007 winter transfer window, Olivier Thomert had the heavy mission to replace Olivier Monterrubio on the left wing of Rennes’s squad. Often disliked by a fair share of Rennes Supporters, who criticized his nonchalance and his limited technical ability, Olivier Thomert eventually managed to impose his very athletic presence on the starting eleven. Even though he couldn’t compare to the elegance and technical skills of “Rubio”, the former Lens player had the ability to be (…)
A small-size playmaker with a technical ability as brilliant as confusing to his opponents, Yacine Brahimi was initially trained at the INF Clairefontaine. He was a centre part to the 2008 Gambardella Cup victory, and, coveted by some of Europe’s greatest teams, he signed his first professional contract soon after the final. Loaned to Clermont for the 2009-2010 season, he impressed the fans and experts by his abilities to eliminate direct opponents and create goals. The following season (…)
After Marco Grassi and Alexander Frei, another striker came from Switzerland in December 2006. Julian Esteban, a young and talented striker from Servette Geneve, seemed a bright prospect for the Stade Rennais. Targeted by a number of clubs, Esteban, of Spanish ascent, decided to join Rennes to continue learning. Unfortunately, his first years in Rennes were spoilt by repetitive injuries, preventing him to prove his talent. In July 2009, he was loaned to his first club to try and manage (…)
A quick and unpredictable left winger, Abdoul Razzagui Camara was part of the 2008 Gambardella Cup winning team. 2007-2008 was a difficult season, however, for the young Guinea born player, because of a big injury. After signing a first professional contract, his next season was much more positive, and he proved himself as a valuable member of Laurent Huard’s reserve team. He was even called by Guy Lacombe to make his Ligue 1 debut at the end of that season. In Summer 2009, he was loaned (…)
A very rangy defender, Bira Dembélé worked his way through the Stade Rennais’ youth team. Excellent in the air, thanks to his height and an impressive jumping ability, Dembélé still needs to improve his game with the ball. Pairing with Prince Oniangue to compose a highly efficient central defense with the Reserves, Bira Dembélé took profit of numerous injuries in the professional squad to play his first games in Ligue 1, in January 2008. His performances were good enough to convince the (…)
A forward born in Franche-Comté, Yoann Lasimant joined Rennes’ Academy rather late, aged nearly 17 years. He took profit of his first two seasons to make his way as a first choice in attack, both in the U18 and CFA squad. A winner in the 2008 Gambardella Cup, he was called in the professional squad by Guy Lacombe for the first time, for a game in Nancy. At the end of the 2008-2009 season, he signed his first professional contract, and was soon loaned to Sedan, in order to win playing time (…)
Born in Saint Malo, Maxime Le Marchand has been playing for the Stade Rennais for many years. A left midfielder converted into a left fullback, his progress was slowed down by several bad injuries. This didn’t prevent him to be in the 2008 Gambardella Cup winning squad and become U18 France champion. After signing his initial professional contract, he was loaned to Le Havre for the 2009-2010 Ligue 2 season. His composure and his technical skills helped him to become a regular in the first (…)
Decisive in his interventions, very able in reading the game and strong in the air, Prince Oniangue has made himself a key-player in Rennes’ reserve team. at his ease as a defensive midfielder or a Centre back, Oniangue proved his value during his first professional season, managing to get the trust of the staff. In 2009-2010, he was loaned in Angers and imposed his presence once again, as a key element in the Ligue 2 side.
Following Guy Lacombe’s departure, Frédéric Antonetti was appointed as Rennes’ new manager in June 2009. A former midfielder, he spent most of his football player career in second division teams. After becoming a coach for the Academy of his favourite club, the SC Bastia, he unexpectedly took the reins of the professional team in October 1994. Since then, his volcanic behaviour made most of his reputation, but he is also known to be a real team-leader, always obtaining good results despite (…)
An experienced man in the French football, Pierre Dréossi played near to 500 games in the French First and Second divisions (for 10 european games) in a 16 years long playing career. After signing his first professional contract with Lille in 1976, the young centre back left his home region to join the FC Sochaux. He then played for Nice, Paris Saint Germain and Cannes, where he ended his career as a player to become the Academy’s coach. He went on to manage the professional team for one and (…)
A former player for SC Bastia, Jean-Marie De Zerbi was involved, early in his career, in the Corsican club’s epopee in the 1977-1978 Uefa Cup (losing in final against the PSV Eindhoven). At the end of a relatively modest career as a player, De Zerbi reconverted in the insurance business, to finally come back to football as Frédéric Antonetti’s assistant at Bastia’s Academy. From then, the two men remained together in all occasions, except when Antonetti went to spend a year coaching in Japan.
Born in Brittany (Cotes d’Armor), Christophe Revel had a rather unusual career. As a player, he travelled from Guingamp to Vannes, via Beveren (Belgium) and the Stade Rennais, where he played for the Amateur and Regional team as well as with the professionals. The highlight of his playing career his certainly the ascencion of Vannes, where he went from the CFA (4th division) to Ligue 2 and a Coupe de la Ligue final in 2009. A goalkeeper coach in Rennes’ Academy between 2003 and 2005, Revel (…)
A young physio, Nicolas Dyon aimed to make a career as a footballer. Trained in Louhans Cuiseaux and Dijon, a bad injury ended up his dream of professional football. He then decided to pursue studies, in order to become a physio. In 1999, aged 21, he took charge of the young players at Saint Etienne’s Academy. After a short spell in Qatar, he came back to Forez and met Frédéric Antonetti. From then on, he has remained part of Antonetti's coaching team, following him to Nice, and then to the (…)
An historical figure of the Stade Rennais, this pure-bred Rennes man made his way as one of the best goalkeepers to ever play for the club. Winner in the 1973 Gambardella Cup, along with Jean-Luc Arribart and Christian Gourcuff, he quickly became the first choice as a keeper in the professional team. The team’s financial difficulties force him to leave for Bastia, where he won a Coupe de France, made his way to the UEFA Cup final and received his first and only cap with France. Back in (…)
A former professional player, having notably played for the Girondins de Bordeaux, Éric Guérit first aimed to reconvert as a manager, a function he first experienced for 7 matchs, while still a player for Bordeaux. A team-mate of Pierre Dréossi in Cannes, Guérit was called in January 2007 by the Stade Rennais manager, and since holds a position as a Scout in Rennes’ staff.
Before becoming a scout, Marcel Campagnac was known as a good striker. Trained in Lille where he played alongside Pierre Dréossi, he then went on playing for several Division 2 teams, even becoming the league’s top goalscorer in 1980-1981. At the end of his career, he managed regional teams, before joining his “longtime friend”, Pierre Dréossi, in Lille. When Dréossi left to Rennes, he naturally followed him, to hold a position as a scout in Rennes’ staff.
Announced as a «Sporting Gamble» by Frédéric de Saint-Sernin, Emerson’s experience in the French League turned a real disaster. Virtually unknown in Europe, the Brazilian striker had been terrorising defences in Japan and Qatar, scoring impressive numbers of goals throughout his career. Aged 28, he arrived in France to try and prove his value in a club where Brazilians had never managed to find success. Emerson was not to be the one. Joining a squad with high attacking potential, he never (…)
A 2003 Gambardella Cup winner, Stéphane N’Guema’s early career was plagued by numerous injuries. A really unfortunate situation, as the youngster had been the good surprise of the early 2003-2004 season. He then experienced real difficulties to come back to his best and the professional team, only grabbing rare appearances for three seasons At the end of a perfectly blank 2006-2007 season, he was released on a free transfer and signed a contract with Istres, then playing in National (3rd (…)
At his arrival in Rennes, Youssouf Hadji joined Laszlo Bölöni, who had offered him his first games in the French first league with Nancy. Rarely included in the starting eleven, Mustapha Hadji’s little brother started his Rennes career on a high, scoring three goals for his first three games (including one in the 2005/2006 UEFA Cup). Despite his visible envy, he never managed to convince neither Laszlo Bölöni nor Pierre Dréossi, the latter leaving him on the substitute bench on a regular (…)
Arrived in Rennes during the 2003 winter transfer window, Alexander Frei took some time to find his marks under Vahid Halilhodzic’s management, scoring only one goal in 13 games. However, once launched by Laszlo Bölöni, on a League Cup evening in Auxerre, the Swiss international could not stop scoring, netting 41 goals in two seasons, even becoming Ligue 1’s top goal scorer in the 2004-2005 season. Targeted by the Borussia Dormund for several seasons, and despite a last season plagued by (…)
Presented as a future great striker, even labelled the “new Samuel Eto’o”, Benjamin Moukandjo never managed to live up to these high expectations. Arrived in Rennes in July 2007, his first season was spoilt by numerous injuries, and he never managed to become a regular in the Reserves team. Loaned to Sannois Saint Gratien, in National (3rd level), he didn’t succeed in getting much playing time there either. In Summer 2009, he was transferred to Nimes (Ligue 2), hoping to relaunch his career (…)
Anthony Le Tallec’s young brother is one of the best strikers in his generation. A strong-minded striker, he relies mostly on his impressive heading ability, but also on very solid technical skills. After many years playing for the youth teams in Le Havre, he joined Rennes’ Academy aged 15. Two years later, he became the youngest professional player in the team. Disappointing on the pitch (4 goals in 21 games with the reserves, for his last season in Rennes) and (too) impatient to get his (…)
An highly experienced player, with over 300 games in Ligue 1, Daniel Moreira’s profile seemed ideal to replace Rennes favourite, Alexander Frei. With 69 goals in 10 Ligue 1 season, his partnership with John Utaka was full of promise, especially since the two men had already partnered with success for the RC Lens. However, in Brittany, Daniel Moreira lost all sort of efficiency, not managing to score a single goal in two seasons. Loaned to Grenoble in 2008-2009, he was transferred to (…)
Ten years after, Sylvain Wiltord’s return in his first professional team was one of the “feel good stories” of the 2007 summer. A prodigal son of the Stade Rennais, “Nino” has experienced everything, from his beginnings in Division 2, all the way up to a European Championship title and a World Cup final with France. After long negotiations with Lyon, the 92-caps man came back to his initial red and black colours, to help Rennes become one of the strongest places in the French football (…)
In Rennes, he was THE attraction of the 2005 summer transfer window. John Utaka, twelve goals during the 2004-2005 season (including a hat-trick against Rennes) was arriving on the banks of the Vilaine, to bring his pace and strength to the team. Rather unconvincing in the first half of the 2005-2006 season, especially in front of the goals, “John U” showed all his potential following two hat tricks in two games, against Lens and Lyon. His rising form pulled Rennes forward for an incredible (…)
Olivier Monterrubio joined the Stade Rennais in Summer 2001, from the local arch-rival FC Nantes. The left-footed midfielder managed a very quick adaptation on Rennes’ attacking line, and was soon accepted and loved by his supporters. Despite a very average second season, and a difficult relationship with the coach, Vahid Halilhodzic, “Rubio” went on to become a key member of Rennes’ squad. Finishing the league with the most assists in three consecutive seasons, his association with (…)