Faneva Imà Andriatsima (born 3 June 1984) is a Malagasy professional

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who plays as a

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Career

Born in the Malagasy capital,

Antananarivo Antananarivo (Malagasy language, Malagasy: ; French language, French: ''Tananarive'', ), also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana (), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known ...

, Andriatsima began his career at homeland club AS St-Michel. In 2004, he joined

USCA Foot USCA Foot (''Union Sportive de la Commune Urbaine d'Antananarivo'') is a football club based in Antananarivo, Madagascar They won the THB Champions League and the Coupe de Madagascar in 2005 and were runners-up in the Coupe in 2004 and 2006. It ...

and scored 45 goals in 60 appearances for his new side. In 2007, he made the switch to French

Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship reasons, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Prof ...

, where he joined

FC Nantes Football Club de Nantes, commonly referred to as FC Nantes or simply Nantes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Naunnt''), is a French professional association football, football club based in Nantes in Pays de la Loire. The club was founded on 21 Ap ...

. On 7 January 2008, he joined

Championnat National The Championnat National (), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, is the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, the Championnat National operates on a system of ...

side

AS Cannes Association Sportive de Cannes Football (; commonly referred to as AS Cannes or simply Cannes) is a French association football club based in Cannes. The club was formed in 1902 as a sports club and currently plays in the Championnat National 2 ...

on loan, for the remainder of the season, playing 16 games and scoring 4 goals. In June 2008, Andriatsima joined side

US Boulogne Union Sportive de Boulogne-sur-Mer Côte d'Opale (commonly referred to as US Boulogne, USBCO or frequently, simply Boulogne) is a French association football club based in the commune of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The club was founded in 1898 and cur ...

in the French second tier, again on loan, for the 2008–09 season. He was given the number nine shirt. On 11 July 2009, he left Nantes and signed for

Amiens SC Amiens Sporting Club (; commonly referred to as Amiens SC or simply Amiens) is a French association football club based in the northern city of Amiens in the Hauts-de-France region. The club was formed in 1901 and play in Ligue 2, the second d ...

. In 2016, he moved to

Sochaux Sochaux () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography Sochaux lies east of Montbéliard, and southeast of Paris. Population Inhabitants are known as ''Sochaliens''. Economy ...

International

Andriatsima played internationally for Madagascar, and was his side's top scorer in

2010 FIFA World Cup The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national Association football, football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010. ...

qualification. In 2019, Andriatsima confirmed he would retire from international football. He played at

2019 Africa Cup of Nations The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (abbreviated as AFCON 2019 or CAN 2019), known as the Total SE, Total 2019 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's associati ...

when

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made a sensational advance to the quarterfinals.

Personal life

Andriatsima holds both Malagasy and French nationalities.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

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

Honours

Club

USCA Foot *

THB Champions League The PFL Championnat de Football National Division 1, known as the Coca-Cola Pureplay Football League for sponsorship reasons, is the premier association football league in Madagascar. Prior to 2019, it was known as the Three Horses Beer-sponsored ...

(1) : Champion : 2005 *

Coupe de Madagascar The Coupe de Madagascar is the top knockout tournament in Malagasy football. It was created in 1974. Winners *1974: Fortior Mahajanga *1975: Fortior Mahajanga *1976: Fortior Mahajanga *1977: Fortior Mahajanga *1978: AS Sotema *1979: AS ...

(1) : 2005 Créteil *

(1) : 2013

Individual

National Team *Nominees shortlist for African Player of the year : 2018 *Top scorer Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group A : 2019 * Knight Order of Madagascar: 2019

Record

*First malagasy player nominated for the African Player of the year trophy : 2018

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Andriatsima, Faneva Living people 1984 births Footballers from Antananarivo Men's association football forwards Malagasy men's footballers Naturalized citizens of France French men's footballers USCA Foot players FC Nantes players AS Cannes players US Boulogne players Amiens SC players AS Beauvais Oise players US Créteil-Lusitanos players FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players Le Havre AC players Clermont Foot players Abha Club players Al-Fayha FC players Al Hamriyah Club players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Saudi Pro League players UAE First Division League players Madagascar men's international footballers Malagasy expatriates in France 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players Malagasy expatriate sportspeople in France Malagasy expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Recipients of orders, decorations, and medals of Madagascar 21st-century French sportsmen