Mouritala Ogunbiyi

Mouritala Ogunbiyi (born 10 October 1982) is a Nigeria-born Beninese professional football midfielder who plays for Dragons.

Muri Ogunbiyi
Ogunbiyi in July 2016
Personal information
Full name Mouritala Ogunbiyi
Date of birth (1982-10-10) 10 October 1982
Place of birth Ota, Nigeria
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Dragons
Number 11
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– Dragons
National team
1998– Benin 37 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:03, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of  14:04, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

Career

Ogunbiyi was part of the Beninese 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of their 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

  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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