Mouritala Ogunbiyi
Footballer (born 1982)
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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.
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Date of birth
10 October 1982
Place of birth
Ota, Nigeria
Height
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position
Midfielder
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Ogunbiyi in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 October 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Ota, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | 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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:03, 1 May 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:05, 3 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career
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]
