Yann M'Vila

Yann Gérard M'Vila, born on 29 June 1990, is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. He started playing at six for ES Sains-Saint-Fussien, joined Amiens SC in 1999 and entered the Rennes academy in 2004, where he won the under-18 league title and the 2008 Coupe Gambardella. After a first professional contract in 2007 and a debut against Nice in 2009, he became a regular for Rennes and was named in the UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year after the 2010-11 season. A French international at every youth level he was eligible for, he captained the under-19 side that reached the semi-finals of the 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and played at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He made his senior debut in a friendly against Norway on 11 August 2010 and was in the French squad that reached the Euro 2012 quarter-finals.