Mathias Oyewusi

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|name = Mathias Oyewusi

|image =

|full_name = Mathias Kehinde Oyewusi

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|2|2|df=y}}

|birth_place = Jos, Nigeria

|height = 1.84 m

|position = Striker

|currentclub = Valenciennes

|clubnumber = 27

|years1 = 2018

|clubs1 = Ankaran

|caps1 = 4

|goals1 = 3

|years2 = 2019–2020

|clubs2 = Bilje

|caps2 = 28

|goals2 = 16

|years3 = 2020–2021

|clubs3 = Gorica

|caps3 = 28

|goals3 = 3

|years4 = 2022–2023

|clubs4 = Žalgiris

|caps4 = 53

|goals4 = 28

|years5 = 2024–

|clubs5 = Valenciennes

|caps5 = 40

|goals5 = 8

|pcupdate = 26 May 2025

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Mathias Kehinde Oyewusi (born 2 February 1999) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for French {{French football updater|Valenciennes}} club Valenciennes.

Early life

Oyewusi joined a Nigerian youth academy at the age of seventeen.{{Cite web|url=https://www.15min.lt/sportas/naujiena/futbolas/zalgirio-legionieriaus-istorija-nuo-gresusios-deportacijos-iki-selsmo-cempionu-lygoje-24-1901894|title=Mathias Oyweusi - nuo grėsusios deportacijos iki šėlsmo Čempionų lygoje|publisher=15min.lt}}

Career

In 2023, Oyweusi signed for French side Valenciennes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/1400247/article/2023-11-23/football-vafc-mathias-oyewusi-un-renfort-offensif-pour-l-hiver|title=Mathias Oyewusi, un renfort offensif pour l’hiver|publisher=lavoixdunord.fr}}

Style of play

Oyewusi mainly operates as a striker and has been described as "endowed with a very good capacity for acceleration."{{Cite web|url=https://archive.today/20240106231828/https://www.dailymercato.com/news/mercato-valenciennes-qui-est-mathias-oyewusi-le-nouvel-attaquant-du-vafc|title=Qui est Mathias Oyewusi?|publisher=dailymercato.com (Archived)}}

Personal life

Oyewusi is the son of a Nigerian footballer.His twin brother is also a footballer{{Cite web|url=https://www.15min.lt/sportas/naujiena/futbolas/zalgirio-ataku-lyderis-apie-sudetinga-sezona-religija-ir-sklandancias-kalbas-24-2115588|title=Mathias Oyewusi - – apie sudėtingą sezoną, religiją ir sklandančias kalbas|publisher=15min.lt}}