- Players under contract with Rennes
- 1 Benoit Costil
- 30 Abdoulaye Diallo
- Cheick N’Diaye
- 4 Onyekachi Apam
- 25 John Boye
- 29 Romain Danzé
- Dimitri Foulquier
- 24 Pape Malick Kandji
- 22 Yassine Jebbour
- 15 Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik
- 5 Kader Mangane
- 3 Chris Mavinga
- 26 Kévin Théophile-Catherine
- 20 Yacine Brahimi
- 10 Stéphane Dalmat
- 28 Tongo Hamed Doumbia
- 8 Julien Féret
- 23 Kamal Issah
- 14 Georges Mandjeck
- 17 Yann M’Vila
- 26 Vincent Pajot
- Quentin Rouger
- 6 Alexander Tettey
- 12 Razak Boukari
- 11 Jirès Kembo Ekoko
- 9 Mevlüt Erding
- 19 Youssouf Hadji
- 21 Víctor Hugo Montaño
- 7 Jonathan Pitroipa
- Johann Carrasso (AS Monaco)
- Frank Julienne (Le Havre)
- John Verhoek (ADO Den Haag)
- Frédéric Antonetti (Manager)
- Pierre Dréossi (General Manager)
- Jean-Marie De Zerbi (Assistant Manager)
- Christophe Revel (Goalkeepers Coach)
- Nicolas Dyon (Fitness Coach)
- Pierrick Hiard (Head of Recruitment)
- Éric Guérit (Scout)
- Marcel Campagnac (Scout)
Arrived in Rennes at 14, Yann M'Vila is one of the jewels of Stade Rennes’ Academy. A midfielder, excellent at recovering the ball and organising the play, he soon earned his reputation as a wonderkid, which he strengthened with multiple caps in the French youth national teams and a final victory in the 2008 Gambardella Cup. After being launched in the deep-end with the professional team, in 2009 by Frédéric Antonetti, M'Vila soon became an key-member of the Rennes team, affirming himself (…)
His transfer was a long soap opera in summer 2009. Alexander Tettey was highly rated by Pierre Dréossi and Frederic Antonetti, before eventually signing after two months of negotiations. A Norwegian international with Ghanaian origins, he was recruited as a substitute to Stéphane M’Bia. An essential man in Rosenborg’s midfield, Tettey arrived in Brittany with a mission to hold the same role (or even more) in Rennes. High hopes were placed on him, but the opening stages of his first season (…)
Born in Congo, Lucien Aubey grew up in the Île-de-France (Greater Paris) region. After a short spell at the Paris FC, he did most of his training in Cannes. In 2001, he was recruited by Toulouse, relegated in National (3rd division) on administrative grounds. In Toulouse, Aubey took part on a continuous accession from 3rd division to 3rd place in Ligue 1. Recruited by Lens in 2007, the strong, very physical defender had a hard time in the North of France, first being hit by a nasty injury (…)
Technical ability and vision, these are the qualities that best sum up Kévin Bru. Younger brother of Jonathan, also trained in Rennes and Gambardella Cup winner in 2003, Kévin Bru had his first taste of professional football in January 2007. An essential element of the Reserves, he signed his first professional contract with Rennes within the same month. However, he didn’t have the chance for more first-team football and was loaned a year later to Chateauroux, and then to Clermont (both (…)
Recruited in Summer 2006, Bruno Cheyrou wasn’t unanimously welcomed in Rennes. However, after a difficult start, he imposed himself as a leader in the midfield. Very technical, left footed, he is at his best in central position, either just ahead of the defensive line or right behind the forwards. The former Liverpool man had a difficult second season, Guy Lacombe even trying him as a Centre Back, with little success. His 2008-2009 season was more successful, even though he didn’t manage to (…)
Junichi Inamoto was the first Japanese player to sign for the Stade Rennais. With 70 international caps to his name, he played in the 2002 (Japan) and 2006 (Germany) World Cups. After starting his career at Gamba Osaka, he came to England in 2001, but never really managed to break into the Premier League. After a short spell at Galatasaray (Turkey), he spent two years in Frankfurt (Germany). After his contract expired, he signed for Rennes in June 2009, with the aim of making it to a first (…)
Arrived in summer 2005, the striker took a season to get used to his new team. In 2006-2007, he proved himself by scoring 15 goals with the Reserves, despite being regularly positioned on the left flank of the attack. Quick, powerful, a good dribbler and a rather efficient goal scorer, he was logically offered a first professional contract. After an unconvincing first season, he was loaned to Clermont in 2008-2009 to gather some professional experience. Back in Rennes in the summer of (…)
Ismaël Bangoura arrived in Summer 2009 to reinforce Rennes forward line. An explosive, very quick and skilled striker, he signed from Dynamo Kiev for a fee of 11M€. Very familiar with the French leagues, he had played for the Gazelec Ajaccio in the third League, before signing for Le Mans, then a newcomer in Ligue 1. In Le Mans, Bangoura proves himself a highly valuable player, and attract many interests. In 2007, the Dynamo Kiev is eventually obtaining his transfer and attracts the player (…)
Trained at Rennes’ Academy, Jimmy Briand has all the qualities of a modern striker. His pace and his explosive power are amongst the qualities that seduced all of his coaches so far. However, Jimmy struggled to impose himself as a regular starter for the club. For three years, he remained a substitute to strikers such as Frei and Utaka. In 2006-2007, eventually, he became one of Rennes’ main offensive weapons. Since then, he impressed by his power and fighting spirit on the front of (…)
Observed for 2 years by the Stade Rennais, Asamoah Gyan arrived in Brittany in July 2008. The Ghanaian international player (who scored the first ever goal for Ghana in a World Cup, in 2006) had signed for Udinese Calcio (Italy) in 2003, and was loaned to Modena the following year. He spent 2 years there, scoring 15 goals in 52 Serie B games. Back to Udinese, Gyan scored 10 goals in 31 games, but his final season was plagued by a nasty injury. Recruited by Rennes, he spent most of his first (…)
Born in 1988 in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo), Jirès Kembo Ekoko arrived in France very young. Starting his career in Bondy (Greater Paris Area), he soon joined the INF Clairefontaine. Three years later, he moved to Britanny and Rennes’ Football Academy. The powerful striker quickly found his marks in Rennes, and soon became a major pied of the Reserves squad, scoring goal after goal during two seasons. After signing a first professional contract, and despite obvious qualities (…)
Winner of the Best Player award in the Junior African Nations Cup in January 2007, Fabrice N'Guessi arrived in Rennes the following summer, aiming to impress with his technical and physical skills, but also with his goalscoring ability. At the end of a rather average season with the Reserves, learning the ways of European football, he was loaned to Créteil to keep on learning, make his mark in the third division team and maybe brighten his future with Rennes. Unfortunately, his loan spell (…)
This experienced striker broke onto the main stage only late in his career, playing his first Ligue 1 game when he was already 28 years old. Before that, he had spent several years between the Ligue 2 and National championship, continuously showing his goal scoring ability. Recruited by Sochaux, he soon become a valuable Ligue 1 player and was highly esteemed by the fans and managers alike, as he was later in Strasbourg and Marseille. In 2007, he joined Rennes and brought his experience (…)
Let on the side of the first team for many seasons, Moussa Sow had a rather discrete start to his professional career, only showing glimpses of his talent during three seasons. A rather positive loan experience in Sedan (Ligue 2), in 2007/2008, allowed him to gain some useful playtime and score a few goals, and his return to Rennes was marked by a renewed goal-scoring ability. Often decisive, Moussa Sow was one of the biggest satisfactions of the 2008-2009 season, and the striker was (…)
Recruited during the 2007 winter transfer window, Olivier Thomert had the heavy mission to replace Olivier Monterrubio on the left wing of Rennes’s squad. Often disliked by a fair share of Rennes Supporters, who criticized his nonchalance and his limited technical ability, Olivier Thomert eventually managed to impose his very athletic presence on the starting eleven. Even though he couldn’t compare to the elegance and technical skills of “Rubio”, the former Lens player had the ability to be (…)
A small-size playmaker with a technical ability as brilliant as confusing to his opponents, Yacine Brahimi was initially trained at the INF Clairefontaine. He was a centre part to the 2008 Gambardella Cup victory, and, coveted by some of Europe’s greatest teams, he signed his first professional contract soon after the final. Loaned to Clermont for the 2009-2010 season, he impressed the fans and experts by his abilities to eliminate direct opponents and create goals. The following season (…)
After Marco Grassi and Alexander Frei, another striker came from Switzerland in December 2006. Julian Esteban, a young and talented striker from Servette Geneve, seemed a bright prospect for the Stade Rennais. Targeted by a number of clubs, Esteban, of Spanish ascent, decided to join Rennes to continue learning. Unfortunately, his first years in Rennes were spoilt by repetitive injuries, preventing him to prove his talent. In July 2009, he was loaned to his first club to try and manage (…)
A quick and unpredictable left winger, Abdoul Razzagui Camara was part of the 2008 Gambardella Cup winning team. 2007-2008 was a difficult season, however, for the young Guinea born player, because of a big injury. After signing a first professional contract, his next season was much more positive, and he proved himself as a valuable member of Laurent Huard’s reserve team. He was even called by Guy Lacombe to make his Ligue 1 debut at the end of that season. In Summer 2009, he was loaned (…)
A very rangy defender, Bira Dembélé worked his way through the Stade Rennais’ youth team. Excellent in the air, thanks to his height and an impressive jumping ability, Dembélé still needs to improve his game with the ball. Pairing with Prince Oniangue to compose a highly efficient central defense with the Reserves, Bira Dembélé took profit of numerous injuries in the professional squad to play his first games in Ligue 1, in January 2008. His performances were good enough to convince the (…)
A forward born in Franche-Comté, Yoann Lasimant joined Rennes’ Academy rather late, aged nearly 17 years. He took profit of his first two seasons to make his way as a first choice in attack, both in the U18 and CFA squad. A winner in the 2008 Gambardella Cup, he was called in the professional squad by Guy Lacombe for the first time, for a game in Nancy. At the end of the 2008-2009 season, he signed his first professional contract, and was soon loaned to Sedan, in order to win playing time (…)
Born in Saint Malo, Maxime Le Marchand has been playing for the Stade Rennais for many years. A left midfielder converted into a left fullback, his progress was slowed down by several bad injuries. This didn’t prevent him to be in the 2008 Gambardella Cup winning squad and become U18 France champion. After signing his initial professional contract, he was loaned to Le Havre for the 2009-2010 Ligue 2 season. His composure and his technical skills helped him to become a regular in the first (…)
Decisive in his interventions, very able in reading the game and strong in the air, Prince Oniangue has made himself a key-player in Rennes’ reserve team. at his ease as a defensive midfielder or a Centre back, Oniangue proved his value during his first professional season, managing to get the trust of the staff. In 2009-2010, he was loaned in Angers and imposed his presence once again, as a key element in the Ligue 2 side.
Following Guy Lacombe’s departure, Frédéric Antonetti was appointed as Rennes’ new manager in June 2009. A former midfielder, he spent most of his football player career in second division teams. After becoming a coach for the Academy of his favourite club, the SC Bastia, he unexpectedly took the reins of the professional team in October 1994. Since then, his volcanic behaviour made most of his reputation, but he is also known to be a real team-leader, always obtaining good results despite (…)
An experienced man in the French football, Pierre Dréossi played near to 500 games in the French First and Second divisions (for 10 european games) in a 16 years long playing career. After signing his first professional contract with Lille in 1976, the young centre back left his home region to join the FC Sochaux. He then played for Nice, Paris Saint Germain and Cannes, where he ended his career as a player to become the Academy’s coach. He went on to manage the professional team for one and (…)
A former player for SC Bastia, Jean-Marie De Zerbi was involved, early in his career, in the Corsican club’s epopee in the 1977-1978 Uefa Cup (losing in final against the PSV Eindhoven). At the end of a relatively modest career as a player, De Zerbi reconverted in the insurance business, to finally come back to football as Frédéric Antonetti’s assistant at Bastia’s Academy. From then, the two men remained together in all occasions, except when Antonetti went to spend a year coaching in Japan.
Born in Brittany (Cotes d’Armor), Christophe Revel had a rather unusual career. As a player, he travelled from Guingamp to Vannes, via Beveren (Belgium) and the Stade Rennais, where he played for the Amateur and Regional team as well as with the professionals. The highlight of his playing career his certainly the ascencion of Vannes, where he went from the CFA (4th division) to Ligue 2 and a Coupe de la Ligue final in 2009. A goalkeeper coach in Rennes’ Academy between 2003 and 2005, Revel (…)
A young physio, Nicolas Dyon aimed to make a career as a footballer. Trained in Louhans Cuiseaux and Dijon, a bad injury ended up his dream of professional football. He then decided to pursue studies, in order to become a physio. In 1999, aged 21, he took charge of the young players at Saint Etienne’s Academy. After a short spell in Qatar, he came back to Forez and met Frédéric Antonetti. From then on, he has remained part of Antonetti's coaching team, following him to Nice, and then to the (…)
An historical figure of the Stade Rennais, this pure-bred Rennes man made his way as one of the best goalkeepers to ever play for the club. Winner in the 1973 Gambardella Cup, along with Jean-Luc Arribart and Christian Gourcuff, he quickly became the first choice as a keeper in the professional team. The team’s financial difficulties force him to leave for Bastia, where he won a Coupe de France, made his way to the UEFA Cup final and received his first and only cap with France. Back in (…)
A former professional player, having notably played for the Girondins de Bordeaux, Éric Guérit first aimed to reconvert as a manager, a function he first experienced for 7 matchs, while still a player for Bordeaux. A team-mate of Pierre Dréossi in Cannes, Guérit was called in January 2007 by the Stade Rennais manager, and since holds a position as a Scout in Rennes’ staff.
Before becoming a scout, Marcel Campagnac was known as a good striker. Trained in Lille where he played alongside Pierre Dréossi, he then went on playing for several Division 2 teams, even becoming the league’s top goalscorer in 1980-1981. At the end of his career, he managed regional teams, before joining his “longtime friend”, Pierre Dréossi, in Lille. When Dréossi left to Rennes, he naturally followed him, to hold a position as a scout in Rennes’ staff.