Faneva Imà Andriatsima (born 3 June 1984) is a Malagasy professional

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who plays as a forward.

Career

Born in the Malagasy capital,

Antananarivo Antananarivo (French language, French: ''Tananarive'', ), also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known as Antananarivo-Renivohitra ("An ...

, Andriatsima began his career at homeland club AS St-Michel. In 2004, he joined

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and scored 45 goals in 60 appearances for his new side. In 2007, he made the switch to French Ligue 2, where he joined

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. On 7 January 2008, he joined

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side

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on loan, for the remainder of the season, playing 16 games and scoring 4 goals. In June 2008, Andriatsima joined side

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in the French second tier, again on loan, for the 2008–09 season. He was given the number nine shirt. On 11 July 2009, he left Nantes and signed for Amiens SC. In 2016, he moved to

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International

Andriatsima played internationally for Madagascar, and was his side's top scorer in

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qualification. In 2019, Andriatsima confirmed he would retire from international football. He played at

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when

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made a sensational advance to the quarterfinals.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

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

Honours

Club

USCA Foot *

THB Champions League The Pro League Championnat de Football National Division 1 (known as Orange Pro League Madagascar for sponsorship reasons) is the premier football league in Madagascar. Prior to 2019, it was known as the Three Horses Beer-sponsored THB Champion ...

(1) : Champion : 2005 *

Coupe de Madagascar The Coupe de Madagascar is the top knockout tournament in Malagasy football. It was created in 1974. Winners *1974: Fortior Mahajanga *1975: Fortior Mahajanga *1976: Fortior Mahajanga *1977: Fortior Mahajanga *1978: AS Sotema *1979: AS Sotema ...

(1) : 2005 Créteil *

(1) : 2013

Individual

National Team *Nominees shortlist for African Player of the year : 2018 *Top scorer Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group A : 2019 * Knight Order of Madagascar: 2019

Record

*First malagasy player nominated for the African Player of the year trophy : 2018

References

External links

* * * Living people 1984 births People from Antananarivo Association football forwards Malagasy footballers USCA Foot players FC Nantes players AS Cannes players US Boulogne players Amiens SC players AS Beauvais Oise players US Créteil-Lusitanos players FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players Le Havre AC players Clermont Foot players Abha Club players Al-Fayha FC players Al Hamriyah Club players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Saudi Professional League players UAE First Division League players Madagascar international footballers Malagasy expatriates in France 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates Recipients of orders, decorations, and medals of Madagascar {{Madagascar-footy-bio-stub