Rio Mavuba

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rio Mavuba
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 8, 1984(1984-03-08)
Age	40
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Horoscope	Pisces

Rio Mavuba Biography

Rio Mavuba is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on March 8, 1984 in Democratic Republic of the Congo. After spending a year at Villarreal, he joined Lille as a midfielder in 2008. In 2004, he was a member the French national team.

He was a teammate with KarimBenzema, the French national team’s coach.

Rio Antonio Zoba Mavuba (born 8 March 1984) is a French footballer who plays for Football Club des Écureuils de Mérignac-Arlac as a midfielder.

Mavuba won his first cap for the senior side on 18 August 2004, in a 1–1 friendly draw with Bosnia and Herzegovina in Rennes. From 2008 to 2011, he did make one single appearance.

His father Mafuila Mavuba participated in the 1974 World Cup of Zaire.

Rio Mavuba Net Worth

Rio Mavuba is one of the richest Soccer Player from Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rio Mavuba 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He made his soccer debut for Bordeaux in January, 2004.

While he was an Under-21 footballer, he declined an offer to join the Congo DR team.

Mavuba’s father was Mafuila Mavuba, a footballer who appeared at the 1974 FIFA World Cup with Zaire, while his mother was an Angolan national. He was born on board a boat in international waters during the period of the Angolan Civil War, and later stated that his birth certificate did not have a nationality on it, reading only “born at sea”; he received French nationality in September 2004.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Rio Mavuba Dating?

According to our records, Rio Mavuba married to Elodie Mavuba. As of December 1, 2023, Rio Mavuba’s is not dating anyone.

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The transfer was made subsequently permanent in summer 2008, with the player penning a four-year contract for a reported fee of €7 million. He appeared in 46 matches between the league and the Coupe de France in his third year, helping Les Dogues win both competitions, the former after a 57-year wait.

Facts & Trivia

Rio Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Rio Mavuba celebrates birthday on March 8 of every year.

Mavuba suffered a knee injury midway through the 2012–13 season, being sidelined for more than three months. On 22 December 2013, the team captain scored his first goal of the new campaign, helping to a 2–2 draw at Paris Saint Germain F.C. and being involved in a scuffle with Zlatan Ibrahimović, with both players being booked late into the first half.

Which player was born at sea?

Personal information
Full name| Rio Antonio Zoba Mavuba
Date of birth| 8 March 1984
Place of birth| Born at sea
Height| 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)

Where was Mavuba born?

Angola

What is your citizenship if born at sea?

United States. U.S. law holds that natural persons born on foreign ships docked at U.S. ports or born within the limit of U.S. territorial waters are U.S. citizens.

How many people are born at sea?

The portion of people born at sea is but a very minor drop in the ocean of population growth in the U.S. Nationally, the nation’s born at sea cohort peaked in 1900 with an estimated 8,100 persons , as detailed in a 2006 Census report about the foreign-born population of the U.S.

What happens if a baby is born on a plane over the ocean?

The United States, for example, grants citizenship to babies born in its airspace even if the newborn has foreign parents , so long as the birth takes place in U.S. airspace or waters, while babies born in British airspace are not granted United Kingdom citizenship.