Mathias Oyewusi

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Mathias Oyewusi
Personal information
Full name Mathias Kehinde Oyewusi
Date of birth (1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Jos, Nigeria
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Valenciennes
Number 90
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 Ankaran 4 (3)
2019–2020 Bilje 28 (16)
2020–2021 Gorica 28 (3)
2022–2023 Žalgiris 53 (28)
2024– Valenciennes 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024

Mathias Kehinde Oyewusi (born 2 February 1999) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for French Championnat National club Valenciennes.

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Early life

Oyewusi joined a Nigerian youth academy at the age of seventeen. [1]

Career

In 2023, Oyweusi signed for French side Valenciennes. [2]

Style of play

Oyewusi mainly operates as a striker and has been described as "endowed with a very good capacity for acceleration." [3]

Personal life

Oyewusi is the son of a Nigerian footballer. [4]

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