Mario Rabiu

Mario Rabiu
Personal information
Full name Rabiu Mario Oyindamola Riliwan
Date of birth (2000-02-06) 6 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Skënderbeu
Number 6
Youth career
2016-2017 Abuja Football College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Modena 48 (3)
2022 → Grosseto (loan) 11 (0)
2023 Viterbese 10 (0)
2023– Skënderbeu 54 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 March 2024

Rabiu Mario Oyindamola Riliwan (born 6 February 2000), known as Mario Rabiu, is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Albanian club Skënderbeu.[1][2]

Career

Modena

After three years of playing with Abuja Football College, Mario Rabiu moved to Italian club Modena, in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy on 5 October 2018, Starting his first senior career matches. He won promotion (playoffs) with the club in the Serie D campionato, moving to Serie C, Then winning Serie C campionato, moving to Serie B with The club.[3][4][5][6] He made his Serie C debut for Modena on 31 August 2019 in a game against Piacenza.[7]

Loan to Grosseto

On 18 January 2022, Mario Rabiu joined Serie C club Grosseto on loan from Modena .[8][9][10] He made his professional Serie C debut for Grosseto on 9 April 2022 in a game against Delfino Pescara 1936.[11]

At the end of his loan at Grosseto, Mario Rabiu was released on 1 September 2022, his contract terminated by mutual consent by Modena.[12][13]

Viterbese

On 3 January 2023, Mario Rabiu moved to Serie C club Viterbese on a two-year contract.[14] He made his Serie C debut for Viterbese on 7 January 2023 in a game against Fidelis Andria.[15]

Honours

Modena

References

  1. ^ Mario Rabiu at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Mario Rabiu at Soccerway
  3. ^ "RABIU MARIO OYNDAMOLA RILIWAN Profile by TuttoCalciatori" (in Italian). TuttoCalciatori. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Il Modena tessera Rabiu giovane del 2000 scommessa di Tosi" (in Italian). gazzettadimodena.it. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Statistiche su Rabiu Riliwan Mario" (in Italian). carrierecalciatori.it. 10 December 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  6. ^ "MODENA, RABIU: "HO AVUTO PAURA, MA ADESSO MI SENTO BENE. RINGRAZIO TUTTI PER IL SUPPORTO"" (in Italian). modenasportiva.it. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  8. ^ "RABIU IN PRESTITO AL GROSSETO". modenacalcio.com (in Italian). 18 January 2022.
  9. ^ "UFFICIALE – Modena Fc, Mario Rabiu ceduto in prestito al Grosseto". parlandodisport.it (in Italian). 18 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Grosseto, dal Modena arriva Mario Rabiu". tuttoc.com (in Italian). 31 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Pescara Calcio v Grosseto game report". Soccerway. 9 April 2022.
  12. ^ "Grosseto, dal Modena arriva Mario Rabiu". tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). 1 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Modena, Rabiu ai saluti: rescissione di contratto del centrocampista". footballnews24.it (in Italian). 1 September 2022.
  14. ^ "La Viterbese apre la finestra di mercato: ufficiali Mario Rabiu e Christophe Renault". usviterbese.it (in Italian). 3 January 2023.
  15. ^ "FIDELIS ANDRIA V VITERBESE Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 7 January 2023.


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