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French footballer
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Romain Grégoire Clément Amalfitano | ||
Date of birth | (1989-08-27) 27 August 1989 (age 35) | ||
Place of birth | Nice, France | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2009 | Châteauroux | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | Evian | 22 | (3) |
2010–2012 | Reims | 58 | (6) |
2012–2014 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Dijon (loan) | 24 | (2) |
2014–2020 | Dijon | 182 | (5) |
2022– | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2022 |
Romain Grégoire Clément Amalfitano (born 27 August 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Western Sydney Wanderers. He previously played for Reims, Châteauroux, Evian, Newcastle United, Dijon FCO and Al-Faisaly.
Career
Châteauroux
Born in Nice, he joined the Châteauroux academy, where he played until the end of the 2009 season.
Evian
He began his professional career at Evian, playing in 28 games for them in the 2009–10 Championnat National, where Evian finished as champions.
Reims
He then signed a two-year deal with Stade de Reims, scoring 10 goals in his 58 appearances for the club. The team finished 10th in the 2010–11 Ligue 2 and second in the 2011–12 Ligue 2, winning promotion to Ligue 1.
Newcastle United
On 1 July 2012, Amalfitano signed for Premier League team Newcastle United on a three-year contract. Amalfitano joined Newcastle on a free transfer after his contract at Reims expired on 30 June 2012. He made his club debut in a friendly match that ended in a 1–0 defeat away to 3. Liga club Chemnitzer FC on 13 July. He made his competitive debut for the club in a Europa League tie against Atromitos F.C. on 23 August, which ended with a 1–1 scoreline. Amalfitano made his first start for the club in Madeira when Newcastle played Maritimo in their opening group stage game of the Europa League, the match ended 0–0. He made four appearances in total for Newcastle, all in the Europa League.
Dijon
On 4 September 2013, it was announced that Amalfitano had joined Dijon FCO on loan. On 1 July 2014, he signed a permanent three-year deal with the club on a free transfer.
Al-Faisaly
On 25 October 2020, Amalfitano signed with Saudi Professional League club Al-Faisaly. On 31 January 2022, he was released by Al-Faisaly.
Western Sydney Wanderers
On 4 June 2022, Amalfitano signed with A-League Men club Western Sydney Wanderers.
Personal life
He is the younger brother of Morgan Amalfitano.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 30 May 2021
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Evian | 2009–10 | Ligue 2 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | |
Reims | 2010–11 | Ligue 2 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 7 | |
2011–12 | Ligue 2 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | ||
Total | 58 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 65 | 10 | |||
Newcastle United | 2012–13 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Dijon (loan) | 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | |
Dijon | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |
2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 39 | 4 | ||
2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 29 | 1 | ||
2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 182 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 202 | 5 | ||
Al-Faisaly | 2020–21 | Saudi Pro League | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 1 | ||
Career total | 309 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 349 | 21 |
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Club
Al-Faisaly
References
- "Entreprise Amalfi RM à Fréjus (83600)" [Company Amalfi RM in Fréjus (83600)]. Figaro Entreprises (in French). Société du Figaro. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
"Romain Amalfitano". BFM Business (in French). Retrieved 3 February 2019. - "Newcastle Sign Amalfitano". Newcastle United F.C. 23 May 2012. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- "Atromitos 1-1 Newcastle". BBC. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- "Maritimo 0-0 Newcastle". BBC. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- "Games played by Romain Amalfitano in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- "Amalfitano Heads Out On Loan". Newcastle United F.C. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- Douglas, Mark (1 July 2014). "Romain Amalfitano is the latest Newcastle United departure as he heads for Dijon". Evening Chronicle.
- "Amalfitano signed with Al-Faisaly". Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- "الفيصلي يفسخ عقد الفرنسي رومان امالفيتانو".
- "Wanderers Sign French Midfielder". Western Sydney Wanderers. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- "Châteauroux: Amalfitano vu par son frère". Football365 (in French). 14 January 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- "R. Amalfitano". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
External links
- Romain Amalfitano – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Romain Amalfitano at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Romain Amalfitano at Soccerway
Western Sydney Wanderers FC – current squad | |
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Nice
- French footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Thonon Evian Grand Genève F.C. players
- Stade de Reims players
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Dijon FCO players
- Al-Faisaly FC players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Saudi Professional League players
- French expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia
- French expatriate sportspeople in England
- French expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia