Lalaïna Nomenjanahary

Lalaina Nomenjanahary
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-06-01) June 1, 1986
Place of birth Antananarivo, Madagascar
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Left back, Left midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Paris FC
Number 32
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Ajesaia
2009–2010 SS Capricorne
2010–2011 CS Avion 9 (0)
2011–2012 RC Lens B 15 (1)
2011–2016 RC Lens 121 (8)
2016– Paris FC 3 (0)
National team‡
2006– Madagascar 26 (7)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:0214 October 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 August 2015

Lalaina Nomenjanahary (born June 1, 1986) is a Malagasy footballer who currently plays for French club Paris FC in France.[1]

Personal life

Nomenjanahary grew up in a poor family in Antananarivo and during his youth he sold toys that he made from recycled tin cans.[2] He is married to Julia and since arriving in France most of his and his wife's family live there as well.[2] Nomenjanahary is sometimes referred to by his childhood nickname Bolida.[3] He is good friends with fellow Malagassy footballer Faneva Andriatsima,[3] and he looks up to Hervé Arsène as a mentor.

Club career

Early on, Nomenjanahary gained attention as a mobile defender. His first club was Ajesaia before he moved to JS Saint-Pierroise on the nearby island of Réunion.[2] On the advice of fellow Malagasy player Hervé Arsène, Nomenjanahary decided to sign for Arsène's former club RC Lens in 2012.[2] After two seasons, Nomenjanahary's impressive performances earned him a new three-year contract, keeping him at the club until 2016.[3] When Lens made their return to the Ligue 1 in the 2014-15 season, Nomenjanahary played 26 of the team's 38 matches, and in the third game of the season he scored the only goal in a shock 1-0 win over Olympique Lyonnais.[4] Despite this, Lens ended the season as the bottom of the table team and were relegated. On 11 May 2016, after four years with Lens, Nomenjanahary was released from the team at the end of his contract.[5][6] On 9 September 2016 Nomenjanahary joined fellow Ligue 2 team Paris FC on a one-year contract.[7][8] On 10 October 2016 Nomenjanahary scored his first goals for Paris as he netted a brace in a 7-0 victory over Val d'Europe in the fifth round of the Coupe de France.[9]

International career

As of October 2015 Nomenjanahary has made 26 appearances for Madagascar's national football team and scored 7 goals. He says that it is his dream for Madagascar to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Lalaïna Nomenjanahary profile at Soccerway
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Nomenjanahary: Let's put Madagascar on the map". FIFA.com. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Payet, Mickaël (8 November 2013). "Bolida vous salue bien" (in French). clicanoo.re (archived). Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Olympique Lyonnais - RC Lens". 24 August 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "RC Lens – Mercato : Lalaïna Nomenjanahary libéré" (in French). Foot Minute. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Fin de contrat pour Nomenjanahary" (in French). Foot-Sur-7. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  7. ↑ Briand, Kévin (9 September 2016). "Lalaina Nomenjanahary s'engage au Paris FC" (in French). Paris FC.com. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  8. ↑ Midi Madagasikara (12 September 2016). "Football : Lalaina Nomenjanahary dit Bolida au Paris FC" (in French). Madagasikara. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Doublé et large victoire pour Lalaina Nomenjanahary avec le Paris FC". lensois.com (in French). 10 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
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