Charles Carolus Andriamatsinoro (born 6 July 1989), simply known as Andria, is a Malagasy professional

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who plays as a

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for Saudi club Al-Rawdhah and the Madagascar national team.

Club career

WA Tlemcen

On 31 January 2011, Carolus signed for

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n club

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. On 19 March 2011, he made his debut for the club in a 1–1 away draw

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, scoring his first goal for the club in the 90th minute of the game. On 18 February 2012, he scored his first hat-trick for the club in a 4–2 home win against

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, his first, a shot from the edge of the penalty box in the 10th minute, his second, heading in from close range in the 78th minute, and his third, receiving the ball in the opposition half, dribbling past three defenders and finishing past the keeper in the 90th minute. He finished with 10 goals in 22 appearances in the second season at the club.

USM Alger

On 28 May 2012, Carolus signed for

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. On 16 April 2014, he made his league debut in a 1–0 away defeat to

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, coming in at the 55th minute after being subbed on for

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. In his first season at the club, he missed 9 months due to a serious injury to the knee, and until the end of the season, was only able to play in 6 matches, including the final of the 2013 Algerian Cup and the 2013 UAFA Club Cup, winning both of them in his debut season. On 24 August 2013, in his second season, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 home win against

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. After being subbed in at the 66th minute mark for

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, in the 68th minute, he received a pass from

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and finished low in the left corner to make it 2–0 in favour of USMA, four minutes later, he scored his second for the club after beating keeper

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in a one-on-one situation. On 11 January 2014, he scored in a 2–0 win against

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in the

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, scoring in the 40th minute, after

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had made a defensive mistake, seconds earlier. He eventually won the

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title and also finished as USMA's top scorer of the season with six goals, along with

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and

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. In the 2014–15 season, Carolus signed a new deal which would keep him at the club for two more seasons. On 15 February 2015, he made his

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debut in a 3–0 home win against

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in the 2015 CAF Champions League preliminary round, also scoring his debut goal in the competition in the same game. He scored his second goal in the competition in a 1–1 away draw against Guinean club

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and helped USMA qualify for the 2015 CAF Champions League group stage. On 10 July 2015, he made his CAF Champions League group stage debut in a 1–0 home win against Sudanese side

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. USMA eventually reached the final of the competition for the first time in the history, where they faced Congolese side

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. Carolus missed the first leg due to suspension, but was part of the squad in the second leg, as USMA lost 4–1 on aggregate to finish runners-up. Next season, he scored four league goals and won his second Ligue 1 title. On 12 May 2017, he scored his first CAF Champions League group stage goal in a 3–0 home win against Libyan side Al-Ahli Tripoli. He scored his last goal for the club in a 2–1 home win against

. Carlous left the club in 2017, after his contract was expired. He finished his USMA career with 20 goals in 132 games and won six titles in the process.

Ohod Club

On 12 August 2017, Carolus made his Ohod debut in a 2–1 away win against Al-Shabab. On 7 September 2017, Carolus scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 penalty loss to

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in the

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round of 16. On 19 October 2017, he scored his first league goal for the club in a 2–2 home draw against

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. Carolus scored one goal in 10 league appearances and joined Al-Adalah in June 2018. On 5 August 2021, Carolus returned to Ohod on a one-year contract.

Kuwait

On 7 July 2022, Carolus joined Kuwaiti club

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. On 22 August 2022, Carolus was released from his contract.

Najran

On 31 August 2022, Carolus joined

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Al-Kawkab

On 26 August 2023, Carolus joined Al-Kawkab.

Al-Rawdhah

On 7 September 2024, Carolus joined Al-Rawdhah.

International career

In March 2011, Carolus was part of the Madagascar U23s who participated in the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship qualification. Madagascar lost 4–0 on aggregate to

in the first qualifying round and were not able to qualify for the finals. On 12 July 2009, Carolus made his national team debut in a 2–2 friendly draw against

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. On 19 July 2009, he played his first match against a FIFA nation in a 1–0 friendly loss against

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. On 18 May 2014, he scored his first ever senior international goal in a 2–1 win against

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in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations first qualifying round. On 12 June 2019, he was named in Madagascar's 23-man squad for the

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in Egypt. On 22 June 2019, at the 55th minute mark, in the opening match against

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, Carolus ran on to a long ball and shot past

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to score Madagascar's second ever goal in the

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. The match subsequently ended in a 2–2 draw. On 30 June 2019, he scored in a 2–0 win against

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, shooting in the 53rd minute from a free kick, the ball took a huge deflection off

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and ended in the top right corner of the goal. Madagascar thus qualified for the round of 16, after they topped the group ahead of Nigeria.

Personal life

In 2013, Carolus converted to Islam and married an Algerian, with whom he has one son. He also holds Algerian nationality.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Madagascar's goal tally first.''

Honours

Academie Ny Antsika *

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: 2008 USM Alger *

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: 2013-14, 2015–16 *

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runner-up:

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Individual *Best Player of the

: 2009 *Top scorer

: 2008, 2009, 2010 *Nominees shortlist for African Player of the Year based in Africa: 2015 *Man of the Match Nigeria group B : Africa Cup Of Nation 2019 *Group Stage best squad: Africa Cup Of Nation 2019 *Trophy OFC: revelation of Africa Cup Of Nation 2019 * Knight Order of Madagascar: 2019 *Best Player of the MS League: 2019 * Saudi First Division Golden Boot : 2018–19, 2021–22 *Top scorer 2019–20 King Cup: 2020 *Nominees shortlist for African Player of the year: 2019 Record *First malagasy player nominated for the African Player of the Year based in Africa trophy

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andriamatsinoro, Carolus 1989 births Living people Malagasy men's footballers Madagascar men's international footballers WA Tlemcen players Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Paradou AC players USM Alger players People from Boeny Men's association football forwards Academie Ny Antsika players Expatriate men's footballers in Algeria Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait Malagasy expatriate sportspeople in Algeria Malagasy expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Saudi Pro League players Ohod Club players Al-Adalah FC players Al Qadsiah FC players Kuwait SC players Najran SC players Al-Kawkab FC players Al-Rawdhah Club players Saudi First Division League players Kuwait Premier League players Saudi Second Division players Naturalized citizens of Algeria Malagasy Muslims Converts to Islam Malagasy expatriate men's footballers 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players Recipients of orders, decorations, and medals of Madagascar