Julio Kenny Donisa (born 15 January 1994) is a professional

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who plays as a forward for

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club Sablé. Born in France, he formerly represented the Martinique national team before switching to represent the Madagascar national team.

Club career

Having arrived from Martinique, Donisa trained with CS Brétigny-sur-Orge and later played with the U19 team of

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. Having almost secured a move to

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whilst at Rouen, a move which fell through over a disagreement about compensation due to the Brétigny club, he moved to Italy anyway, playing with Battipagliese and

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. In 2015 he joined AS Pagny-sur Moselle after being involved in a training match organised by his agent. In his second season with the club he scored thirteen goals, and was signed by

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to play in the

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. Donisa was designated revelation of the Championnat National for the 2017–18 season, and earned a move to

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, signing a two-year professional contract at the start of the 2018–19 season. On 27 July 2018, the first matchday of the 2018–19 season, Donisa made his

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debut with Red Star in a 2–1 home defeat to

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. In January 2019, he was loaned to AS Lyon-Duchère from Red Star until the end of the season. Whilst at Lyon-Duchère he caught the eye of recruiters from

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, and eventually signed a two-year contract with them in August 2019. In June 2020, Donisa signed for

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International career

Martinique

Donisa was born in France and is of Martiniquais and Réunionnais-Malagasy descent. He made his debut for the

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in a 1–0

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win over

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on 13 October 2018.

Madagascar

In May 2022, he was called up to represent the Madagascar national team. He debuted with Madagascar in a 3–0

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loss to

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on 1 June 2022.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Madagascar's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Donisa goal.''

References

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