Mattéo Ahlinvi (born 2 July 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as midfielder in Allsvenskan for Västerås SK. Born in France, he plays for the Benin national team.

Mattéo Ahlinvi
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-07-02) 2 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Arcachon, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Västerås SK
Number 8
Youth career
2005–2007 Teichoise
2007–2009 Ducos
2009–2010 New Club
2010–2013 New Star Ducos
2013–2014 Éclair Rivière Salée
2014–2015 New Star Ducos
2015–2017 Guingamp
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Guingamp II 21 (3)
2019–2021 Nîmes II 18 (0)
2020–2021 Nîmes 20 (2)
2021–2023 Dijon 44 (2)
2023–2024 Čukarički 3 (0)
2024– Västerås SK 26 (3)
International career
2017 France U19 1 (0)
2020– Benin 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024

Career

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In April 2019, Ahlinvi signed with Nîmes Olympique.[1] He made his first team debut with Nîmes in a 3–0 Coupe de la Ligue win over RC Lens on 29 October 2019.[2] He signed his first professional contract with the club in June 2020.[3]

On 14 June 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Dijon.[4]

International career

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Ahlinvi was born in France to a Beninese father and French mother. He was a youth international for France.[5] He debuted for the Benin national team in a friendly 2–0 win over Gabon on 12 October 2020.[6]

Personal life

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Ahlinvi's brother Joris Ahlinvi is also a footballer, who was called up to represent the Benin national football team.[7]

Career Statistsics

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Club

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As of 4 June 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division!Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps
Guingamp II 2016-17 Championnat National 3 4 1 4 1
2017-18 12 2 12 2
2018-19 5 0 5 0
Total 21 3 21 3
Guingamp 2016-17 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0
2017-18 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nimes II 2019-20 Championnat National 2 17 0 17 0
2020-21 Championnat National 3 1 0 1 0
Total 18 0 18 0
Nimes 2019-20 Ligue 1 1 0 1[a] 0 2 0
2020-21 20 2 1 0 21 2
Total 20 2 2 0 1 0 23 2
Dijon II 2021-22 Championnat National 3 7 1 7 1
2022-23 4 2 4 2
Total 11 3 11 3
Dijon 2021-22 Ligue 2 23 0 2 0 25 0
2022-23 21 2 0 0 21 2
Total 44 2 2 0 46 2
Čukarički 2023-24 Serbian SuperLiga 3 0 2 0 1[b] 0 6 0
Västerås SK 2024 Allsvenskan 12 2 3 1 15 3
Career Total 129 12 9 1 1 0 1 0 140 13
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Coupe de la Ligue
  2. ^ Appearances(s) in UEFA Europa League

References

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  1. ^ "Football : Mattéo Ahlinvi signe un contrat amateur à Nîmes Olympique". midilibre.fr.
  2. ^ "Nîmes vs. Lens - 29 October 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  3. ^ "Nîmes : Un jeune Croco passe pro (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 24 June 2020.
  4. ^ "MATTÉO AHLINVI, NOUVELLE RECRUE DU DFCO !" (in French). Dijon. 14 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Gabon-Bénin: Matteo Ahlinvi, l'autre surprise… | Wa sé xo". 1 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Gabon 0#2 Bénin : que retenir ?". Bénin Web TV. 11 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Mattéo Ahlinvi, itinéraire d'une première". Ouest-France.fr. 31 August 2017.
  8. ^ Mattéo Ahlinvi at Soccerway
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