Yann M’Vila

Publié le 17 July 2002 à 00h35 by Bastien

Arrived in Rennes at 14, Yann M'Vila is one of the jewels of Stade Rennes’ Academy. A midfielder, excellent at recovering the ball and organising the play, he soon earned his reputation as a wonderkid, which he strengthened with multiple caps in the French youth national teams and a final victory in the 2008 Gambardella Cup. After being launched in the deep-end with the professional team, in 2009 by Frédéric Antonetti, M'Vila soon became an key-member of the Rennes team, affirming himself as an essential starter. His performances attracted the attention of France’s head national coaches: after only thirty games in Ligue 1, Raymond Domenech pre-selected him for the World Cup in South Africa, but finally let him out of the final squad. A few weeks later, Laurent Blanc gave him his chance with Les Bleus. After a few convincing performances in the national squad, he had earned his place and a new status at the Stade Rennais. He is now one of the flag-carriers of his training club, its most famous and its best recognized player.

Surname : M’Vila

Name : Yann

Nationality : French

Date of Birth: 29/06/1990

Place of Birth : Amiens (Somme)

Height : 1,78 m

Weight : 78 kg

Poste : Defensive Midfielder

Number : 17

International : France (A: 8 caps ; U21: 8 caps ; U19 ; U18 ; U17)

Career :

Amateur :
Entente Sains-Saint-Fuscien (June 1996 - June 1999)
Amiens SC (July 1999 - June 2004)
FC Mantes (July 2004 - October 2004)
Stade Rennais FC (November 2004 - June 2008)

Professional :
Stade Rennais FC (since June 2008)

Achievements :
2008 Gambardella Cup winner with Rennes
2007 U18 France Champion with Rennes
2009 U19 European Nations Championship semi-finalist
2007 U17 European Nations Championship semi-finalist
2007 U17 World Cup quarter-finalist

Contracted to Rennes until : June 2015

Statistics :

First Ligue 1 game (and first with Rennes) :Nice - Rennes (1-1), August 16th, 2009 (replacing Ismaël Bangoura on 80th minute)

2006-2007 Season (amateur) :

Competition Played Started Goals Minutes
Gambardella 2 2 1 159

2007-2008 Season (amateur) :

Competition Played Started Goals Minutes
Reserve 13 11 0 1000
Gambardella 5 5 2 ?

2008-2009 Season :
No match with the A team.

Competition Played Started Goals Minutes
Reserve 20 18 0 1478
Gambardella 2 2 0 180

2009-2010 Season :

Competition Played Started Goals Yellow Red Minutes
Ligue 1 35 33 0 6 1 2957
Coupe de France 3 3 0 0 0 270
Coupe de la Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 90
Total 39 37 0 6 1 3317
Competition Played Started Goals Minutes
Reserve 1 1 0 90

2010-2011 Season :

Competition Played Started Goals Yellow Red Minutes
Ligue 1 37 37 2 4 0 3306
Coupe de France 3 3 1 0 0 300
Coupe de la Ligue 1 0 0 1 0 40
Total 41 40 3 5 0 3646

Total :

Competition Played Started Goals Yellow Red Minutes
Ligue 1 72 70 2 10 1 6263
Coupe de France 6 6 1 0 0 570
Coupe de la Ligue 2 1 0 1 0 130
Total 80 77 3 11 1 6963

Goals for the Stade rennais :

- 1 - 09/01/11, Rennes - Cannes (7-0), Coupe de France R64 (30’, 4-0)
- 2 - 15/01/11, Rennes - Arles-Avignon (4-0), Ligue 1, GW20 (90’+1 pen., 4-0)
- 3 - 20/02/11, Toulouse - Rennes (1-2), Ligue 1, GW24 (45’+2, 0-1)