The Beninese international will cross the road to Nîmes Olympique next season since he has chosen to continue his career at DFCO, also relegated to Ligue 2.
At the end of the contract, defensive midfielder Mattéo Ahlinvi, 21, refused the extension proposed by Olympic Nimes. He preferred to join another club relegated to Ligue 2, Dijon, where he signed up on Monday, June 14, in the evening, for the next three seasons.
? ️ Mattéo #Ahlinvi : “The project, the speeches and the club’s infrastructure made me want to take up this challenge. I felt a lot of interest from the club and the #DFCO has a great training center. I’m really looking forward ! “#WelcomeMatteo pic.twitter.com/sakaGw30Qw
– Dijon FCO (@DFCO_Officiel) June 14, 2021
The Beninese international arrived in August 2019 with the Crocs, from Guingamp. Amateur, he distinguished himself with the reserve team and signed his first professional contract in June 2020.
20 appearances in Ligue 1, 2 goals scored
Last season, Ahlinvi appeared 20 times in Ligue 1, including 10 times as a starter (2 goals). Revelation of the first part of the championship, it had disappeared from circulation when Pascal Plancque had taken over the team.
Plancque, who only established him once, during the last match in Rennes, remaining in place with the Crocos, Mattéo Ahlinvi saw fit to pursue his career in new horizons. Director of recruitment for Dijon, Gérard Bonneau, on the site of the Burgundy club, is pleased to welcome “a technically comfortable player, with a good left foot.
His good vision of the game allows him to play quickly, with one touch. He is able to break lines and take up space. “
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