Rio Mavuba

French and DR Congolese association football player

Rio Antonio Zoba Mavuba (born 8 March 1984) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He works as assistant manager at Bordeaux II.

Rio Mavuba
Mavuba lining up for Lille in 2011
Personal information
Full name Rio Antonio Zoba Mavuba[1]
Date of birth (1984-03-08) 8 March 1984 (age 40)[2]
Place of birth Born at sea
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Bordeaux II (assistant)
Youth career
2002–2003 Bordeaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Bordeaux 127 (1)
2007–2008 Villarreal 5 (0)
2008Lille (loan) 17 (1)
2008–2017 Lille 282 (4)
2017–2018 Sparta Prague 11 (0)
2018–2019 Mérignac-Arlac [fr] 12 (0)
Total 454 (6)
National team
2003 DR Congo U21 1 (0)
2004–2006 France U21 21 (1)
2004–2014 France 13 (0)
Teams managed
2019–2020 Mérignac-Arlac [fr]
2020– Bordeaux II (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career statistics change

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Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
FranceLeague
2003–04 Girondins Bordeaux Ligue 1 20 1
2004–05 38 0
2005–06 37 0
2006–07 32 0
SpainLeague
2007–08 Villarreal La Liga 5 0
FranceLeague
2007–08 Lille Ligue 1 17 1
2008–09 36 0
2009–10
Country France 180 2
Spain 5 0
Total 185 2

International career statistics change

France national team
YearAppsGoals
2004 2 0
2005 1 0
2006 2 0
2007 1 0
Total 6 0

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Rio Mavuba". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  2. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Rio Mavuba". www.national-football-teams.com.