Jean-Yves Mvoto Owono (born 6 September 1988) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. He has played for English teams Oldham Athletic, Barnsley, Leyton Orient, Polish team Zawisza Bydgoszcz, Scottish sides Raith Rovers and Dunfermline Athletic, Norwegian outfit Nybergsund, before retiring after a four-year stint with German club Wormatia Worms.
![]() Mvoto playing for Oldham Athletic in 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jean-Yves Mvoto Owono[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 6 September 1988||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2003 | USM Carrières sur Seine | ||
2003–2005 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2008 | Paris Saint-Germain | 0 | (0) |
2008–2011 | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
2009–2010 | → Southend United (loan) | 17 | (1) |
2010–2011 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 27 | (2) |
2011–2013 | Oldham Athletic | 78 | (5) |
2013–2015 | Barnsley | 43 | (2) |
2015–2016 | Leyton Orient | 8 | (0) |
2016 | Zawisza Bydgoszcz | 6 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Raith Rovers | 34 | (2) |
2017–2018 | Dunfermline Athletic | 13 | (0) |
2019 | Nybergsund | 16 | (2) |
2020–2024 | Wormatia Worms | 51 | (7) |
Total | 293 | (21) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Club career
editMvoto was born in Paris.[1] He joined Sunderland on a 3+1⁄2-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 15 January 2008.[2] On 7 August 2009, Mvoto signed a six-month loan with Southend United.[3]
On 12 January 2010, Mvoto extended his loan with Southend until the end of the season. He scored his first goal for Southend in a 2–2 draw with future club Oldham Athletic on 24 April 2010.[4]
On 5 August 2010 he, along with teammate Oumare Tounkara, joined Oldham Athletic on a season-long loan.[5] He scored his first Oldham goal on 30 October 2010 in a 4–2 victory over Plymouth Argyle.[6] After being virtually ever present for the team he injured his ankle and Oldham cancelled the remainder of his loan in January 2011.[7] However, on 18 March 2011, after regaining full fitness, Oldham Athletic re-signed the defender on loan from Sunderland until the end of the season.[8] On 7 April, Sunderland announced that he was amongst eight players to be released at the end of the season.[9]
On 30 June 2011, Oldham Athletic announced that Mvoto had signed a two-year contract with the club, despite interest from other clubs.[10]
Mvoto signed a two-year contract with Championship club Barnsley on 23 July 2013.[11]
After leaving Barnsley in the summer of 2015, he spent some time without a club before signing on a two-month contract with League Two club Leyton Orient on 20 November 2015.[12] On 20 January 2016, Leyton Orient announced that Mvoto would be departing the club at the conclusion of his two-month deal.[13]
In January 2016, he signed at Polish club Zawisza Bydgoszcz.[14]
On 8 July 2016, it was announced that Mvoto had signed for Raith Rovers.[15] After one year with Raith, Mvoto signed a one-year deal for Fife rivals Dunfermline Athletic in May 2017.[16] Mvoto left East End Park at the end of his contract.[17][18]
Mvoto joined Norwegian Third Division side Nybergsund in April 2019.[19]
International career
editMvoto is a former France Under-19 international.[20]
Career statistics
edit- As of 5 May 2018[21]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sunderland | 2009–10[22] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2010–11[23] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Southend United (loan) | 2009–10[22] | League One | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2010–11[23] | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
Oldham Athletic | 2011–12[24] | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 44 | 1 | |
2012–13[25] | 42 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 49 | 5 | ||
Total | 105 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 123 | 8 | ||
Barnsley | 2013–14[26] | Championship | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | |
2014–15[27] | League One | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
Total | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
Leyton Orient | 2015–16[28] | League Two | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Zawisza Bydgoszcz | 2015–16[29] | I liga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
Raith Rovers | 2016–17[30] | Scottish Championship | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 41 | 2 |
Dunfermline Athletic | 2017–18[31] | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
Career totals | 226 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 267 | 13 |
- ^ a b c Appearances in Football League Trophy
- ^ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Championship play-offs
- ^ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Jean-Yves Mvoto". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Frenchman Mvoto joins Sunderland". BBC Sport. 2008-01-15. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ "Mvoto loaned to Shrimpers". Sky Sports. 2009-08-07. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ "Oldham 2–2 Southend". BBC Sport. 24 April 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ "Pair head out on loan". SAFC.com. 2010-08-05. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ^ "Oldham 4–2 Plymouth". BBC Sport. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ^ "Oldham 4–2 Plymouth". Oldham Athletic AFC. 13 January 2011. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ^ "M'Voto back at Latics". Oldham Athletic AFC. 18 March 2011. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ "Sunderland to release eight". Sunderland AFC. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ "Oldham Athletic secure defender Jean Yves Mvoto". BBC Sport. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ "Barnsley beat Doncaster to defender Jean-Yves M'Voto". BBC Sport. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ "O's add Frenchman M'Voto". Leyton Orient F.C. 20 November 2015.
- ^ "NEWS: M'voto departs". Leyton Orient F.C. 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Jean-Yves M'voto w Zawiszy Bydgoszcz". Zawisza Bydgoszcz. 28 January 2016.
- ^ "Rovers Capture M'Voto". Raith Rovers F.C. 8 July 2016.
- ^ "M'voto joins the Pars". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "M'voto departs". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ Hart, Ross (7 June 2018). "Jean-Yves M'Voto leaves Dunfermline after contract expires". Dunfermline Press. Newsquest. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Jean-Yves Mvoto Owono - Profil".
- ^ "Paul Dickov hopes Mvoto will return to Oldham Athletic". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ Jean-Yves Mvoto at Soccerbase
- ^ a b "Games played by Jean-Yves Mvoto in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Jean-Yves Mvoto in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Jean-Yves Mvoto in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Jean-Yves Mvoto in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Jean-Yves Mvoto in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Jean-Yves Mvoto in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Jean-Yves Mvoto in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ Jean-Yves Mvoto at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Jean-Yves Mvoto in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Jean-Yves Mvoto in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
External links
edit- Jean-Yves Mvoto at Soccerbase