Jean-Yves Mvoto

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.

Jean-Yves Mvoto

Mvoto playing for Oldham Athletic in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Jean-Yves Mvoto Owono[1]
Date of birth	(1988-09-06) 6 September 1988 (age 36)[1]
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

Mvoto 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

Mvoto is a former France Under-19 international.^[20]

Career statistics

As of 5 May 2018^[21]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
		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

1. Appearances in Football League Trophy
2. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Championship play-offs
3. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References

1. "Jean-Yves Mvoto". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
2. "Frenchman Mvoto joins Sunderland". BBC Sport. 15 January 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
3. "Mvoto loaned to Shrimpers". Sky Sports. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
4. "Oldham 2–2 Southend". BBC Sport. 24 April 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
5. "Pair head out on loan". SAFC.com. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
6. "Oldham 4–2 Plymouth". BBC Sport. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
7. "Oldham 4–2 Plymouth". Oldham Athletic AFC. 13 January 2011. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
8. "M'Voto back at Latics". Oldham Athletic AFC. 18 March 2011. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
9. "Sunderland to release eight". Sunderland AFC. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
10. "Oldham Athletic secure defender Jean Yves Mvoto". BBC Sport. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
11. "Barnsley beat Doncaster to defender Jean-Yves M'Voto". BBC Sport. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
12. "O's add Frenchman M'Voto". Leyton Orient F.C. 20 November 2015.
13. "NEWS: M'voto departs". Leyton Orient F.C. 20 January 2016.
14. "Jean-Yves M'voto w Zawiszy Bydgoszcz". Zawisza Bydgoszcz. 28 January 2016.
15. "Rovers Capture M'Voto". Raith Rovers F.C. 8 July 2016.
16. "M'voto joins the Pars". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
17. "M'voto departs". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
18. Hart, Ross (7 June 2018). "Jean-Yves M'Voto leaves Dunfermline after contract expires". Dunfermline Press. Newsquest. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
19. "Jean-Yves Mvoto Owono - Profil".
20. "Paul Dickov hopes Mvoto will return to Oldham Athletic". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
21. Jean-Yves Mvoto at Soccerbase
22. "Games played by Jean-Yves Mvoto in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
23. "Games played by Jean-Yves Mvoto in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
24. "Games played by Jean-Yves Mvoto in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
25. "Games played by Jean-Yves Mvoto in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
26. "Games played by Jean-Yves Mvoto in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
27. "Games played by Jean-Yves Mvoto in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
28. "Games played by Jean-Yves Mvoto in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
29. Jean-Yves Mvoto at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
30. "Games played by Jean-Yves Mvoto in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
31. "Games played by Jean-Yves Mvoto in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2017.

External links

• Jean-Yves Mvoto at Soccerbase