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Mouritala Ogunbiyi

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Mouritala Ogunbiyi
Ogunbiyi in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-10-10) 10 October 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Ota, Nigeria
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Les Buffles du Borgou
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2002 Dragons
2003–2006 Enyimba
2006–2008 Étoile du Sahel
2008–2011 Guingamp 84 (20)
2011–2014 Nîmes 94 (13)
2014–2015 Paris FC 28 (3)
2017 USS Kraké
2019–2020 Dragons
2020– Les Buffles du Borgou
International career
1998–2019 Benin 47 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:03, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of  00:05, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

Mouritala Ogunbiyi (born 10 October 1982) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Les Buffles du Borgou. Born in Nigeria, he plays for the Benin national team internationally.

Career

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Ogunbiyi was part of the Benin national team's 2004 African Nations Cup team, which finished bottom of its group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.

Whilst at Guingamp, then in Ligue 2, Ogunbiyi played as a substitute in the 2009 Coupe de France Final in which they beat Rennes.[1]

On 23 February 2019, he re-joined AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Stade Rennes vs Guingamp". espn.co.uk. 9 May 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  2. ^ Officiel : Mouri Ogounbiyi revient aux Dragons !, benintimes.info, 23 February 2019
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