Marco Ilaimaharitra

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]

Marco Ilaimaharitra
Ilaimaharitra in 2015
Personal information
Full name Marco Ilaimaharitra[1]
Date of birth (1995-07-26) 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 186 (11)
International career‡
2013 France U19 5 (0)
2014–2015 France U20 6 (0)
2017– Madagascar 21 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2023

Club career

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

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

Club
As of match played 19 July 2019[6][2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sochaux II 2012–13 CFA 40–––40
2013–14 70–––70
2014–15 30–––30
2015–16 20–––20
2016–17 CFA2 40–––40
Total 200000000200
Sochaux 2013–14 Ligue 1 1202010–150
2014–15 Ligue 2 2710010–281
2015–16 2905020–360
2016–17 2300040–270
Total 9117080001061
Charleroi 2017–18 Belgian First Division A 23130–101362
2018–19 25120–90361
Total 4825000191723
Career total 1593120801911984

International
As of matches played on 19 July 2019[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Madagascar national team 201710
201840
201971
Total121

International goals
Scores and results list Madagascar's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ilaimaharitra goal.[7]
List of international goals scored by Marco Ilaimaharitra
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 June 2019Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt Burundi1–01–02019 Africa Cup of Nations
2.12 October 2020Stade El Abdi, El Jadida, Morocco Burkina Faso1–12–1Friendly
3.24 September 2022Stade El Bachir, Mohammedia, Morocco Congo3–33–3Friendly

Honours

Individual

National Team

References
  1. "Madagascar" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 13. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. Marco Ilaimaharitra at Soccerway
  3. "Nice vs. Sochaux - 14 December 2013 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  4. "Football amical : Les Barea tenus en échec par les Cœlacanthes". 13 November 2017.
  5. "Joue-la comme Ilaimaharitra".
  6. "Marco Ilaimaharitra » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  7. "Marco Ilaimaharitra". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  8. "Distinction - Marco élu homme du match". 28 June 2019.
  9. "Madagascar : Les Barea décorés chevalier de l'ordre national". 15 July 2019. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
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