Mattéo Ahlinvi

Mattéo Ahlinvi
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-07-02) 2 July 1999
Place of birth Arcachon, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Farul Constanța
Number 70
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)
2025–2026 Arsenal Tula 34 (3)
2026– Farul Constanța 0 (0)
International career‡
2017 France U19 1 (0)
2020– Benin 28 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 June 2026

Mattéo Ahlinvi (born 2 July 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as midfielder in Liga I for Farul Constanța. Born in France, he plays for the Benin national team.

Career

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

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

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

Career Statistsics

Club

As of 16 May 2026[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division!AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsApps
Guingamp II 2016-17 Championnat National 3 41———41
2017-18 122———122
2018-19 50———50
Total 213———213
Guingamp 2016-17 Ligue 1 00———00
2017-18 00——0000
Total 00——0000
Nimes II 2019-20 Championnat National 2 170———170
2020-21 Championnat National 3 10———10
Total 180———180
Nimes 2019-20 Ligue 1 —10—1[a]020
2020-21 20210——212
Total 20220—10232
Dijon II 2021-22 Championnat National 3 71———71
2022-23 42———42
Total 113———113
Dijon 2021-22 Ligue 2 23020——250
2022-23 21200——212
Total 44220——462
Čukarički 2023-24 Serbian SuperLiga 30201[b]0—60
Västerås SK 2024 Allsvenskan 26341——304
Arsenal Tula 2024–25 Russian First League 81———81
2025–26 Russian First League 26240——302
Total 34340——383
Career Total 17716141101019317
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Coupe de la Ligue
  2. ↑ Appearances(s) in UEFA Europa League

References

  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. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 12 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