Marco Ilaimaharitra
 Ilaimaharitra in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Ilaimaharitra[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 July 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Mulhouse, France | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting Charleroi | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003 | AS Coteaux Mulhouse | ||
| 2004–2008 | Mulhouse | ||
| 2008–2013 | Sochaux | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Sochaux | 91 | (1) |
| 2017– | Sporting Charleroi | 212 | (15) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | France U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | France U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017– | Madagascar | 21 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2023 | |||
Marco Ilaimaharitra (born 26 July 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for the Belgian First Division A club Sporting Charleroi. Born in France, he is a former member of its the under-19 and under-20 national teams but represents Madagascar at senior international level.[2]
Club career[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Club[edit]
| 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[edit]
- As of matches played on 19 July 2019[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madagascar national team | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 1 | |
International goals[edit]
- Scores and results list Madagascar's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ilaimaharitra goal.[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 |
| 2. | 12 October 2020 | Stade El Abdi, El Jadida, Morocco |  Burkina Faso |
1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 3. | 24 September 2022 | Stade El Bachir, Mohammedia, Morocco |  Congo |
3–3 | 3–3 | Friendly |
Honours[edit]
Individual[edit]
National Team
- Man of the Match Burundi group B (1) : Africa Cup Of Nation 2019 [8]
- Knight Order of Madagascar: 2019[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Madagascar" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 13. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ a b Marco Ilaimaharitra at Soccerway
- ^ "Nice vs. Sochaux - 14 December 2013 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Football amical : Les Barea tenus en échec par les Cœlacanthes". 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Joue-la comme Ilaimaharitra".
- ^ "Marco Ilaimaharitra » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Marco Ilaimaharitra". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "Distinction - Marco élu homme du match". 28 June 2019.
- ^ "Madagascar : Les Barea décorés chevalier de l'ordre national". 15 July 2019. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
External links[edit]
- Marco Ilaimaharitra at Soccerway
- Marco Ilaimaharitra at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Marco Ilaimaharitra at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- Malagasy men's footballers
- Madagascar men's international footballers
- 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Malagasy people of Réunion descent
- Belgian Pro League players
- Royal Charleroi S.C. players
- Malagasy expatriate men's footballers
- Malagasy expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- French men's footballers
- Footballers from Mulhouse
- France men's youth international footballers
- French sportspeople of Malagasy descent
- French people of Réunion descent
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Recipients of orders, decorations, and medals of Madagascar