Albert Rafetraniaina
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Tokinirina Rafetraniaina | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Ambohitrony, Madagascar | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) |
Defender Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bisceglie | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2010 | SC d'Air Bel | ||
| 2010–2012 | Nice | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2019 | Nice B | 84 | (0) |
| 2012–2019 | Nice | 27 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Red Star (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | Bisceglie | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | France U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | France U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018– | Madagascar | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2018 | |||
Albert Tokinirina Rafetraniaina (born 9 September 1996) is a Malagasy professional footballer who plays for Italian club Bisceglie. He plays as a defender or defensive midfielder.
Career
Rafetraniaina made his professional debut on 6 October 2012 appearing as a substitute in a 3–1 defeat to Reims.[2]
On 16 August 2019 he was bought out by Serie C team Bisceglie.[3] He debuted following 25 August to become first Malagasy footballer to have played professionally in Italy.
International career
A former youth international for France, Rafetraniaina represented the Madagascar national football team in a friendly 0–0 tie with Togo on 21 March 2018.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 17 December 2016[5]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup[nb 1] | Europe[nb 2] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Nice | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 21 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| Red Star | 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
Notes
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophée des champions
- ^ Includes UEFA Super Cup
References
- ^ "Albert Rafetraniaina UNFP Profile". National Union of Professional Footballers (in French). Retrieved 31 October 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Reims v. Nice Match Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 6 October 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ^ http://www.tuttocalciopuglia.com/bisceglie/bisceglie-squadra-presentata-ultimo-colpo-ufficializzato-rafetraniaina-29267
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Togo vs. Madagascar (0:0)". www.national-football-teams.com.
- ^ "A. Rafetraniaina". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
External links
- Albert Rafetraniaina – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Albert Rafetraniaina at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Albert Rafetraniaina at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Analamanga
- Association football defenders
- Malagasy footballers
- Madagascar international footballers
- French footballers
- France youth international footballers
- French people of Malagasy descent
- OGC Nice players
- Red Star F.C. players
- A.S. Bisceglie Calcio 1913 players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Serie C players
- Malagasy expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Italy