Marco Ilaimaharitra

Marco Ilaimaharitra (born 26 July 1995) is a Malagasy professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for the Belgian First Division A club Sporting Charleroi and the Madagascar national team.[2] He is a former member of the under-19 and under-20 national teams of France.

Marco Ilaimaharitra

Personal information
Full name	Marco Ilaimaharitra[1]
Date of birth	(1995-07-26) 26 July 1995
Place of birth	Mulhouse, France
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Sporting Charleroi
Number	26
Youth career
2003	AS Coteaux Mulhouse
2004–2008	FC Mulhouse
2008–2013	Sochaux
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2017	Sochaux	91	(1)
2017–	Sporting Charleroi	94	(5)
National team^‡
2013	France U19	5	(0)
2014–2015	France U20	6	(0)
2017–	Madagascar	13	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:06, 19 July 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:07, 19 July 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Mulhouse, Ilaimaharitra started his career with his hometown club, AS Coteaux Mulhouse. Later, he joined FC Mulhouse. In 2008, he joined the youth team of FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. His professional debut came on 14 December 2013, in a 1–0 away defeat against OGC Nice.[3] Four days later, he featured in the Coupe de la Ligue against OGC Nice.

International career

Ilaimaharitra was born in France, and is of Malagasy and Réunionnais descent. Previously a youth international for France, he made his debut for Madagascar in a friendly match against Comoros on 11 November 2017.[4]

On 27 June 2019, Ilaimaharitra scored a late 76th minute free-kick against Burundi to secure a 1–0 win and historic first ever win for Madagascar in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 July 2019[6][2]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sochaux II	2012–13	CFA	4	0	–		–		–		4	0
	2013–14		7	0	–		–		–		7	0
	2014–15		3	0	–		–		–		3	0
	2015–16		2	0	–		–		–		2	0
	2016–17	CFA2	4	0	–		–		–		4	0
	Total		20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
Sochaux	2013–14	Ligue 1	12	0	2	0	1	0	–		15	0
	2014–15	Ligue 2	27	1	0	0	1	0	–		28	1
	2015–16		29	0	5	0	2	0	–		36	0
	2016–17		23	0	0	0	4	0	–		27	0
	Total		91	1	7	0	8	0	0	0	106	1
Charleroi	2017–18	Belgian First Division A	23	1	3	0	–		10	1	36	2
	2018–19		25	1	2	0	–		9	0	36	1
	Total		48	2	5	0	0	0	19	1	72	3
Career total			159	3	12	0	8	0	19	1	198	4

International

As of matches played on 19 July 2019[7]

Madagascar national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2017	1	0
2018	4	0
2019	7	1
Total	12	1

International goals

Scores and results list Madagascar's goal tally first.[7]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	27 June 2019	Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt	Burundi	1–0	1–0	2019 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

National Team

• Man of the Match Burundi group B (1) : Africa Cup Of Nation 2019 [8]

References

1. "Madagascar" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 13. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
2. Marco Ilaimaharitra at Soccerway
3. "Nice vs. Sochaux - 14 December 2013 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
4. "Football amical : Les Barea tenus en échec par les Cœlacanthes". 13 November 2017.
5. "Joue-la comme Ilaimaharitra".
6. "Marco Ilaimaharitra » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
7. "Marco Ilaimaharitra". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
8. http://www.midi-madagasikara.mg/a-la-une/2019/06/28/football-can-2019-les-barea-a-un-pas-des-huitiemes-de-finale/

External links

• Marco Ilaimaharitra at Soccerway
• Marco Ilaimaharitra at the French Football Federation (in French)