Ibrahim Samuel Amada (born 28 February 1990) is a
Malagasy professional
footballer
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who last played for
Ratchaburi
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Ratchaburi town covers the entire ''tambon'' Na Mueang (หน้าเมือง) of Mueang Ratchaburi District. As o ...
and the
Madagascar national football team
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as a
midfielder
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.
Club career
Amada was born in
Antananarivo
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, Madagascar.
On 30 January 2011, Amada went on trial with Algerian club
JS Kabylie
Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie (Kabyle grammar, Kabyle: Ilemẓiyen inaddalen n leqvayel; Berber languages, Tamazight: ⵉⵍⵎⵣⵢⵏ ⵉⵏⴰⴷⴰⵍⵏ ⵏ ⵍⵇⵠⴰⵢⵍ; ), known as JS Kabylie or simply JSK, is an Algerian profession ...
. A few days later, he signed a one-year contract with the club becoming the first Malagasy player to sign in Algeria. On 4 March 2011, Amada made his official debut for JS Kabylie in a
2010–11 Algerian Cup
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match against
ES Mostaganem
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playing the entire game as JS Kabylie won 1–0. Amada was released from the club at the end of season, making just 11 league appearances.
On 28 July 2012, Amada signed a three-year contract with
USM El Harrach
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.
On 30 January 2022, Amada joined Saudi Arabian club
Al-Qadsiah.
International career
On 11 October 2008, Amada made his debut for the
Madagascar national football team
The Madagascar national football team, nicknamed ''Barea'' after the island's zebu, is the national team of Madagascar and is controlled by the Malagasy Football Federation. It has never qualified for the finals of the World Cup. It took part i ...
in
2010 FIFA World Cup
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qualifier against
Ivory Coast
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as a substitute in the 74th minute. However, Madagascar went on to lose the game 3–0.
Career statistics
International
International goals
:''Scores and results list Madagascar's goal tally first.''
Honours
Academie Ny Antsika
*
THB Champions League
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: 2008
ES Sétif
*
Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1
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:
2016–17
*
Algerian Super Cup
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:
2015
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* International Year of Light
* International Year of Soil __TOC__
Events
January
* January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
JS Kabylie
*
Algerian Cup
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:
2011
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MC Alger
*
Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1
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Best Foreign Player:
2018–19
Individual
* THB Champions League Best Player: 2008
Award
*
Knight Order of Madagascar: 2019
References
External links
DZFoot ProfileAcadémie JMG Profile*
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Living people
1990 births
Malagasy men's footballers
Madagascar men's international footballers
Men's association football forwards
Academie Ny Antsika players
JS Kabylie players
AS Khroub players
USM El Harrach players
ES Sétif players
MC Alger players
Al-Khor SC players
Al-Markhiya SC players
Al Qadsiah FC players
Ibrahim Amada
Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
Qatar Stars League players
Qatari Second Division players
Saudi First Division League players
Ibrahim Amada
Malagasy expatriate men's footballers
Malagasy expatriate sportspeople in Algeria
Malagasy expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
Malagasy expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Malagasy expatriate sportspeople in Thailand
Expatriate men's footballers in Algeria
Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand
Footballers from Antananarivo
2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
Recipients of orders, decorations, and medals of Madagascar