Carolus Andriamatsinoro
![]() Andriamatsinoro playing for USM Alger in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Charles Carolus Andriamatsinoro[1] | ||
Date of birth | 6 July 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Mahajanga, Madagascar | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Adalah | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2005 | Academie Ny Antsika | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2011 | Academie Ny Antsika | ||
2011–2012 | Paradou AC | 0 | (0) |
2011–2012 | → WA Tlemcen (loan) | 32 | (12) |
2012–2017 | USM Alger | 97 | (14) |
2017–2018 | Ohud | 10 | (1) |
2018– | Al-Adalah | 42 | (29) |
International career‡ | |||
2009– | Madagascar | 37 | (11) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:54, 12 July 2019 (UTC) |
Charles Carolus Andriamatsinoro (born 6 July 1989) is a Malagasy professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Professional League side Al-Adalah and the Madagascar national team.
Club career
WA Tlemcen
On 31 January 2011, Carolus signed for Algerian club WA Tlemcen.[2] On 19 March 2011, he made his debut for the club in a 1–1 away draw USM Annaba, scoring his first goal for the club in the 90th minute of the game.[3] On 18 February 2012, he scored his first hat-trick for the club in a 4–2 home win against MC Oran, his first, a shot from the edge of the penalty box in the 10th minute, his second, heading in from close range in the 78th minute, and his third, receiving the ball in the opposition half, dribbling past three defenders and finishing past the keeper in the 90th minute.[4] He finished with 10 goals in 22 appearances in the second season at the club.
USM Alger
On 28 May 2012, Carolus signed for Algerian club USM Alger. On 16 April 2014, he made his league debut in a 1–0 away defeat to ASO Chlef, coming in at the 55th minute after being subbed on for Mohamed Seguer. In his first season at the club, he missed 9 months due to a serious injury to the knee,[5] and till the end of the season, was only able to play in 6 matches, including the final of the 2013 Algerian Cup and the 2013 UAFA Club Cup, winning both of them in his debut season. On 24 August 2013, in his second season, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 home win against MO Béjaïa. After being subbed in at the 66th minute mark for Lamouri Djediat, in the 68th minute, he received a pass from Hamza Koudri and finished low in the left corner to make it 2–0 in favour of USMA, four minutes later, he scored his second for the club after beating keeper Mourad Berrefane in a one-on-one situation.[6] On 11 January 2014, he scored in a 2–0 win against ES Sétif in the 2013 Algerian Super Cup, scoring in the 40th minute, after Farès Benabderahmane had made a defensive mistake, seconds earlier.[7] He eventually won the 2013–14 Ligue 1 title and also finished as USMA's top scorer of the season with six goals, along with Ahmed Gasmi and Abdelmalek Ziaya.
In the 2014-15 season, Carolus signed a new deal which would keep him at the club for two more seasons. On 15 February 2015, he made his CAF Champions League debut in a 3–0 home win against Foullah Edifice in the 2015 CAF Champions League preliminary round, also scoring his debut goal in the competition in the same game. He scored his second goal in the competition in a 1–1 away draw against Guinean club AS Kaloum and helped USMA qualify for the 2015 CAF Champions League group stage.[8] On 10 July 2015, he made his CAF Champions League group stage debut in a 1–0 home win against Sudanese side Al-Merrikh. USMA eventually reached the final of the competition for the first time in the history, where they faced Congolese side TP Mazembe. Carolus missed the first leg due to suspension, but was part of the squad in the second leg, as USMA lost 4–1 on aggregate to finish runners-up.[9]
"Thank you so much to everyone for having supported me during these last five years at L'USMA, It's been a very big pleasure to defend the colours [and] I've spent some great memories here with you.
— A message of thanks and farewell from Andria on Facebook.[10]
Next season, he scored four league goals and won his second Ligue 1 title. On 12 May 2017, he scored his first CAF Champions League group stage goal in a 3–0 home win against Libyan side Al-Ahli Tripoli. He scored his last goal for the club in a 2–1 home win against MC Oran. Carlous left the club in 2017, after his contract was expired. He finished his USMA career with 20 goals in 132 games and won 6 titles in the process.[10]
Ohod Club
On 12 August 2017, Carolus made his Ohod debut in a 2–1 away win against Al-Shabab. On 7 September 2017, Carolus scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 penalty loss to Al-Fateh in the 2017–18 Saudi Crown Prince Cup round of 16. On 19 October 2017, he scored his first league goal for the club in a 2–2 home draw against Al-Nassr. Carolus scored 1 goal in 10 league appearances and joined Al-Adalah in June 2018.[11]
International career
In March 2011, Carolus was part of the Madagascar U23s who participated in the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship qualification. Madagascar lost 4–0 on aggregate to Algeria in the first qualifying round and were not able to qualify for the finals.[12].
On 12 July 2009, Carolus made his national team debut in a 2–2 friendly draw against Mayotte. On 19 July 2009, he played his first match against a FIFA nation in a 1–0 friendly loss against South Africa. On 18 May 2014, he scored his first ever senior international goal in a 2–1 win against Uganda in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations first qualifying round.
On 12 June 2019, he was named in Madagascar's 23-man squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.[13] On 22 June 2019, at the 55th minute mark, in the opening match against Guinea, Carolus ran on to a long ball and shot past Aly Keita to score Madagascar's second ever goal in the Africa Cup of Nations. The match subsequently ended in a 2–2 draw.[14] On 30 June 2019, he scored in a 2–0 win against Nigeria, shooting in the 53rd minute from a free kick, the ball took a huge deflection off Wilfred Ndidi and ended in the top right corner of the goal. Madagascar thus qualified for the round of 16, after they topped the group ahead of Nigeria.[15]
Personal life
In 2013, Carolus converted to Islam, and married to an Algerian, with whom he has one son. He also holds an Algerian nationality.[16][17]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 13 November 2019
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
WA Tlemcen | 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
2011–12 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 26 | 14 | |||||
Total | 32 | 12 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 36 | 16 | |||||
USM Alger | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0[c] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
2013–14 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1[e] | 1 | 24 | 6 | ||||
2014–15 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 6[f] | 1 | 1[e] | 0 | 38 | 5 | |||
2015–16 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 7[f] | 0 | — | 32 | 4 | ||||
2016–17 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 7[f] | 1 | 1[e] | 0 | 32 | 5 | |||
Total | 97 | 14 | 10 | 2 | — | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 132 | 20 | |||
Ohod Club | 2017–18 | SPL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||
Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||||
Al-Adalah | 2018–19 | MS League | 33 | 22 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 22 | |||
2019–20 | SPL | 21 | 8 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | 25 | 16 | ||||
Total | 54 | 30 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | 59 | 38 | |||||
Career total | 193 | 57 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 238 | 76 |
- ^ Includes the Kings Cup and Algerian Cup
- ^ Includes the Saudi Crown Prince Cup
- ^ All appearance(s) in CAF Confederation Cup
- ^ All appearance(s) in UAFA Club Cup
- ^ a b c All appearances in Algerian Super Cup
- ^ a b c All appearance(s) in CAF Champions League
International
- As of 12 July 2019[18]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Madagascar | 2009 | 1 | 0 |
2010 | 2 | 0 | |
2011 | 1 | 0 | |
2012 | 1 | 0 | |
2014 | 2 | 1 | |
2015 | 6 | 0 | |
2016 | 3 | 1 | |
2017 | 4 | 2 | |
2018 | 4 | 1 | |
2019 | 7 | 3 | |
Total | 31 | 8 |
International goals
- As of 12 July 2019[18]
- Scores and results list Madagascar's goal tally first.
Honours
Club
- THB Champions League (1) : Champion : 2008 [19]
- Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (2) : Champion : 2013-14, 2015-16
- Algerian Cup (1): 2013
- Algerian Super Cup (2): 2013, 2016
- UAFA Club Cup (1): 2013
- CAF Champions League : Runners-up (1) 2015
Individual
Academie Ny Antsika
- Best Player of the THB Champions League (1) : 2009
- Top scorer THB Champions League (3) : 2008, 2009, 2010 [20]
USM Alger
- Nominees shortlist for African Player of the Year based in Africa : 2015 [21]
National Team
- Man of the Match Nigeria group B (1) : Africa Cup Of Nation 2019 [22]
- Group Stage best squad (1) : Africa Cup Of Nation 2019 [23]
- Trophy OFC (1) : revelation of Africa Cup Of Nation 2019 [24]
- Best Player of the MS League (1) : 2019
- Top scorer MS League (1) : 2019
- Top scorer 2019–20 King Cup (1) : 2020
- Nominees shortlist for African Player of the year : 2019 [25]
Record
- First malagasy player nominated for the African Player of the Year based in Africa trophy
References
- ^ "Madagascar" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 13. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Ratovo, Andry (8 February 2011). "Transferts - Carolus en Algérie" (in French). AllAfrica. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Fiche de Match". dzfoot.com. 19 March 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "تعادل شباب بلوزداد مع اتحاد الجزائر بالدوري الجزائري". Al-Quds Al-Arabi. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Je pourrai rejouer avant la fin du mois" (in French). vitaminedz.org. 3 March 2013. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "أندريا، جديات وتزهى اليامات" (in Arabic). El Heddaf. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "اتحاد الجزائر يتوّج باللّقب على حساب وفاق سطيف" (in Arabic). El Heddaf. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "AS Kaloum 1-1 USM Alger, l'USMA qualifiée à la phase de poules" (in French). djazairess.com. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ Zineb, Abbès (4 October 2015). "Meftah et Andrea suspendus pour la finale aller". algerie1.com. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ a b Ed Dove (3 July 2017). "Madagascar's Carolus Andriamatsinoro confirms USM Alger exit". KweséESPN. ESPN FC. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
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(help) - ^ "LE MALGACHE COURTISÉ" (in French). Africa Top Sports. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Les Barea Laminent Saint Denis" (in French). L'Express de Madagascar. 11 March 2011. Archived from the original on 11 March 2011.
- ^ "قوائم أمم إفريقيا: مدافع ليون وفوافي على رأس أغلبية فرنسية باختيارات مدغشقر" [Africa Cup of Nations: Jérémy Morel and Paulin Voavy included in Madagascar's final squad]. FilGoal (in Arabic). 12 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ Homewood, Brian (23 June 2019). "Debutants Madagascar hold Guinea in Nations Cup". Alexandria: Reuters. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "Madagascar 2-0 Nigeria". BBC Sport. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "أندريا سيطلب الجنسية الجزائرية ويقرّر الاعتزال في الجزائر". El Heddaf. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ "Je dois avoir la nationalité algérienne". Liberté. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ a b Carolus Andriamatsinoro at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/madag08.html
- ^ https://www.jmgfootball.com/academies/antsika-madagascar/
- ^ https://fr.allafrica.com/stories/201510131310.html https://comorosfootball269.blogspot.com/2015/10/ballon-dor-africain-victor-wanyama-seul.html
- ^ https://lexpress.mg/01/07/2019/homme-du-match-carolus-recoit-le-trophee-motm/
- ^ https://lexpress.mg/05/07/2019/can-2019-selection-africaine-anicet-et-carolus-dans-lequipe-type/ https://www.facebook.com/abelanicet/photos/a.617994878307923/2320060011434726/?type=3&theater
- ^ https://www.jmgfootball.com/2019/07/22/carolus-meilleure-revelations-de-la-can-2019/
- ^ https://orangefootballclub.com/fr/articles/ballon-dor-africain-nommes/ https://lexpress.mg/25/11/2019/football-caf-awards-trois-nominations-pour-madagascar/
External links
- DZFoot Profile
- Carolus Andriamatsinoro at Soccerway
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Malagasy footballers
- Madagascar international footballers
- WA Tlemcen players
- Expatriate footballers in Algeria
- Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
- Malagasy expatriates in Algeria
- Paradou AC players
- USM Alger players
- Association football forwards
- Academie Ny Antsika players
- Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Professional League players
- Ohod Club players
- Al-Adalah FC players
- Prince Mohammad bin Salman League players
- Naturalized citizens of Algeria
- Malagasy Muslims
- Converts to Islam
- Malagasy expatriate footballers
- 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players