Sylvio Ronny Rodelin (born 18 November 1989) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Early career

Rodelin began his youth and senior career at

Rodez Rodez (, , ; , ) is a small city and commune in the South of France, about 150 km northeast of Toulouse. It is the prefecture of the department of Aveyron, region of Occitania (formerly Midi-Pyrénées). Rodez is the seat of the communau ...

. During the 2007–08 season, he scored 1 goal in 23

Championnat National The Championnat National (), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, is the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, the Championnat National operates on a system of ...

matches. In July 2008 he signed for

Ligue 1 Ligue 1 (; ), officially known as Ligue 1 McDonald's France, McDonald's for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in France and the highest level of the French football league system. Administered by the Ligue de ...

club

Nantes Nantes (, ; ; or ; ) is a city in the Loire-Atlantique department of France on the Loire, from the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast. The city is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, sixth largest in France, with a pop ...

. On 28 January 2010, Championnat National club

Troyes Troyes () is a Communes of France, commune and the capital of the Departments of France, department of Aube in the Grand Est region of north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about south-east of Paris. Troyes is situated within ...

signed him on loan from Nantes until the end of the 2009–10 season. He played the 2010–11 season in Ligue 2 with

, making 19 appearances (15 of them in Ligue 2) and scoring 5 goals (all of them scored in Ligue 2) in all competitions.

Lille

On 13 June 2011, he signed a four-year contract to join

club

Lille Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in F ...

. On 6 August 2011, he made his competitive debut for Lille, coming on as a substitute for

Florent Balmont Florent Balmont (born 2 February 1980) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Balmont began his career at Olympique Lyonnais in the 2002–03 Ligue 1 season after coming through the junior ranks. In the 2 ...

in the 87th minute in the Ligue 1 away match against

AS Nancy Association Sportive Nancy Lorraine (), known as AS Nancy Lorraine, and more commonly as Nancy, is a French football club founded in 1967 and based in Nancy, Grand Est. The club plays its home matches at the Stade Marcel Picot located in Tomb ...

which ended in a 1–1 draw.

Mouscron-Péruwelz (loan)

On 2 February 2015, Rodelin was loaned to

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club Mouscron-Péruwelz.

Caen (loan)

On 31 August 2015, Rodelin joined

club

Stade Malherbe Caen Stade Malherbe Caen (; commonly known as SM Caen, Malherbe, or simply Caen) is a Football in France, French professional football team, based in the city of Caen in Normandy (administrative region), Normandy, that competes in the Championnat Na ...

on a year-long loan, with Caen given an option to buy him. On 12 September 2015, he made his competitive debut for Caen, starting in the Ligue 1 away match against

Troyes AC Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne (ESTAC), commonly known as Troyes, is a football in France, French professional association football club based in Troyes that competes in Ligue 2. It plays its home matches at the Stade de l'Aube. Foun ...

which Caen won 3–1. He played in all of Caen's remaining 33 (starting in 32 of them) Ligue 1 matches of the 2015–16 season. He was Caen's second-highest scorer (behind

Andy Delort Andy Delort (; born 9 October 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for French club Montpellier, on loan from Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club MC Alger, and the Algeria national team. Born in France, Delort was a Fr ...

) during the 2015–16 season with 10 goals (all of them scored in Ligue 1) and 2 assists in all competitions.

Caen

On 26 July 2016, Caen activated the clause to permanently sign Rodelin; he signed a three-year contract with Caen. On 20 May 2017, the last matchday of the 2016–17 Ligue 1 season, Rodelin scored the goal (his 9th and final Ligue 1 goal of the 2016–17 season) that ensured Caen remained in

for the 2017–18 season. With Caen needing a win against 2016–17 Ligue 1 runners-up

Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain () or simply PSG, is a French professional Association football, football club based in Paris. They compete in Ligue 1, the French football league system, top d ...

to be sure of avoiding relegation, Rodelin had a penalty saved in the second half when Caen was down 1–0 before eventually finding the equalizer a minute into added time; the final score was 1–1.

Guingamp

In August 2018, Rodelin joined league rivals

En Avant de Guingamp En Avant Guingamp (, ), commonly referred to as EA Guingamp, EAG, or simply Guingamp (), is a French professional football club based in the commune of Guingamp, in France's Brittany region. The club was founded in 1912 and play in Ligue 2, ...

Servette

On 6 July 2021, he moved to

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in Switzerland on a two-year contract. He made his competitive debut on 25 July in a 2–1 league win away over

FC Sion Football Club Sion, commonly known as simply FC Sion or Sion, is a Swiss Association football, football club from the city of Sion, Switzerland, Sion. The club was founded in 1909 and play their home matches at the Stade Tourbillon. They have wo ...

, coming on as a substitute for Kastriot Imeri in the 58th minute. His first goal came on 22 August, scoring the final goal of a 4–1 win over

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, less than 30 seconds after coming off the bench.

International career

Born in

Réunion Réunion (; ; ; known as before 1848) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately east of the isl ...

, Rodelin is of Malagasy descent and was approached to join the Madagascar national team in March 2018.

Honours

Guingamp *

Coupe de la Ligue The Coupe de la Ligue (), known outside France as the French League Cup, was a knockout cup competition in French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel. The tournament was established in 1993 and, unlike the Coupe de France ...

runner-up: 2018–19

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