Marvin Elimbi

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Marvin Elimbi
Personal information
Full name Marvin Adolphe Fabrice Elimbi Gilbert [1]
Date of birth (2003-02-20) 20 February 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Strasbourg, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Gil Vicente
Number 4
Youth career
2012–2016 Epinay-sur-Seine
2016–2018 Reims
2018–2021 Strasbourg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 Strasbourg II 14 (0)
2022–2023Orléans II (loan) 2 (0)
2022–2023Orléans (loan) 23 (0)
2023–2024 Torrense 30 (1)
2024– Gil Vicente 11 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:26, 7 July 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:26, 7 July 2025 (UTC)

Marvin Adolphe Fabrice Elimbi Gilbert (born 20 February 2003) is a French professional football player who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente.

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Career

Elimbi is a youth product of Reims and Strasbourg. [2] On 31 May 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Strasbourg and was promoted to their reserves. [3] On 23 June 2022, he joined Orléans on loan in Ligue 2. [3] On 1 July 2023, he transferred to the Liga Portugal 2 club Torrense. [4] On 29 August 2024, he transferred to the Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente on a contract until 2028. [5]

Personal life

Born in France, Elimbi is of Cameroonian descent and holds dual-citizenship. [3] [6] He is the older brother of the women's footballer Tara Elimbi Gilbert. [7]

References

  1. "M. Elimbi". Maisfutebol.
  2. "Marvin Elimbi Gilbert, le jeune attaquant devenu muraille d'Orléans". La Tribune Mancelle. 15 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Esanji, Isaac (3 June 2021). "RC Strasbourg : 1er contrat pro pour une pépite camerounaise".
  4. "Torreense oficializa Marvin Elimbi". www.record.pt.
  5. "Gil Vicente reforça defesa com Marvin Elimbi". www.zerozero.pt.
  6. "MARVIN ELIMBI ESTÁ ASSEGURADO". Gil Vicente Futebol Clube. 29 August 2024.
  7. rédaction, La (21 July 2025). "EXCLU - Tara Elimbi : « Je ne voulais pas qu'on fasse de différence parce que j'étais une fille »". Onze Mondial.