Andriamirado Aro Hasina Andrianarimanana (born 21 April 1991), commonly known by the nickname Dax, is a Malagasy

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who plays as a

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. He plays for the national team and

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in South Africa.

Club career

In August 2018 Andrianarimanana made the move to

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. The transfer was a controversial one as his former club

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and

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, in the latter competition he was named player of the tournament.

Career statistics

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Mozambique's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

Fosa Juniors *

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: 2017 *

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(1): 2023 Kaizer Chiefs *

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: Runner-up: 2019

Individual

Kaizer Chiefs * Best Squad (1) : ABSA Premiership 2019 National Team *Man of the Match Mozambique group A (1) : COSAFA CUP 2018 *Man of the Match South Africa Quarter-finals (1) : COSAFA CUP 2018 *best player of the tournament (1) : COSAFA CUP 2018 * Knight Order of Madagascar: 2019 *

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third place:

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*Man of the Match Niger Third place play-off (1) : CHAN 2022 *Man of the Match Mozambique Quarter-finals (1) : CHAN 2022 *Team of the Tournament : CHAN 2022

Record

*First Malagasy player elected best player of the COSAFA cup : 2018

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Andrianarimanana, Arohasina 1991 births Living people Malagasy men's footballers Madagascar men's international footballers Malagasy expatriate men's footballers Malagasy expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Fosa Juniors FC players Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players Black Leopards F.C. players South African Premier Division players Men's association football midfielders 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players Sportspeople from Antananarivo Recipients of orders, decorations, and medals of Madagascar Madagascar men's A' international footballers 2022 African Nations Championship players