Mathieu Valbuena is a French international footballer who plays for Dynamo Moscow in the Russian Premier League. He plays as an attacking midfielder and a winger and is known for his pace, technical ability, and tenacious style of play. He is described by his former coach at Libourne Saint-Seurin Didier Tholot as "an explosive player who is capable of quickly taking two opponents out of the game to create space, above all due to his dribbling skills." Due to his small stature, Valbuena is nicknamed le petit v�lo, which translates to "the small bike". This is a play on Valbuena's size and the fact that Marseille's home ground is called the Stade V�lodrome. Valbuena began his career at professional club Bordeaux. He was let go from the club after two seasons and subsequently joined amateur club Langon-Castets in the fifth division of French football. In 2004, Valbuena joined Libourne Saint-Seurin in the Championnat National, the third level of French football. The midfielder had a good 2005?06 season with the club and signed with Ligue 1 club Marseille, prior to the 2006?07 season. 

September 28th, 1984 in Bruges (Age 39)