Lalaïna Nomenjanahary

Lalaïna Henintsoa Nomenjanahary (born 16 January 1986) is a Malagasy professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championnat National 2 club Paris 13 Atletico and the Madagascar national team.[2][1][3]

Lalaina Nomenjanahary
Nomenjanahary with Lens in 2014
Personal information
Full name Lalaïna Henintsoa Nomenjanahary[1]
Date of birth (1986-01-16) 16 January 1986
Place of birth Antananarivo, Madagascar
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left back, left midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Paris 13 Atletico
Number 12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Ajesaia
2009–2010 SS Capricorne
2010–2011 CS Avion 9 (0)
2011–2012 Lens B 15 (1)
2011–2016 Lens 121 (8)
2016–2021 Paris FC 133 (7)
2021– Paris 13 Atletico 15 (7)
International career
2006–2021 Madagascar 44 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:18, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

Personal life

Nomenjanahary grew up in a poor family in Antananarivo and during his youth he sold toys that he made from recycled tin cans.[4] He is married to Julia and since arriving in France most of his and his wife's family live there as well.[4] Nomenjanahary is sometimes referred to by his childhood nickname Bolida.[5] He is good friends with fellow Malagassy footballer Faneva Andriatsima,[5] and he looks up to Hervé Arsène as a mentor.

Club career

Early on, Nomenjanahary gained attention as a mobile defender. His first club was Ajesaia before he moved to JS Saint-Pierroise on the nearby island of Réunion.[4]

On the advice of fellow Malagasy player Hervé Arsène, Nomenjanahary decided to sign for Arsène's former club RC Lens in 2012.[4] After two seasons, Nomenjanahary's impressive performances earned him a new three-year contract, keeping him at the club until 2016.[5] When Lens made their return to the Ligue 1 in the 2014–15 season, Nomenjanahary played 26 of the team's 38 matches, and in the third game of the season he scored the only goal in a shock 1–0 win over Olympique Lyonnais.[6] Despite this, Lens ended the season as the bottom of the table team and were relegated. On 11 May 2016, after four years with Lens, Nomenjanahary was released from the team at the end of his contract.[7][8]

On 9 September 2016, Nomenjanahary joined fellow Ligue 2 team Paris FC on a one-year contract.[9][10] On 10 October 2016, Nomenjanahary scored his first goals for Paris as he netted a brace in a 7–0 victory over Val d'Europe in the fifth round of the Coupe de France.[11]

In 2021, after his Paris FC contract expired, he joined 4th tier side Paris 13 Atletico.

International career

As of October 2015 Nomenjanahary has made 26 appearances for Madagascar's national football team and scored 2 goals. He has said that it is his dream for Madagascar to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[4] He played at 2019 Africa Cup of Nations when Madagascar made a sensational advance to the quarterfinals.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of 14 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Total Ref.
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CS Avion 2010–11 National 2 90000090 [2]
Lens B 2011–12 National 2 141––141 [2]
2012–13 10––10 [2]
2015–16 10––10 [2]
Total 1610000161 –
Lens 2011–12 Ligue 2 20000020 [2]
2012–13 3424010392 [2]
2013–14 3445010404 [2]
2014–15 Ligue 1 2710010281 [2]
2015–16 Ligue 2 2810010281 [2]
Total 125890401388 –
Paris FC B 2016–17 National 3 30––30 [2]
Paris FC 2016–17 National 2330000233 [2]
2017–18 Ligue 2 3621120393 [2]
2018–19 3220010332 [2]
2019–20 2301020260 [2]
Total 117721501248 –
Career total 267161119028717 –

International
As of matches played on 12 July 2019[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Madagascar 200620
200792
200850
200910
201020
201130
201200
201300
201400
201500
201600
201710
201860
201961
Total353
As of 12 July 2019
Scores and results list Madagascar's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nomenjanahary goal.
List of international goals scored by Lalaïna Nomenjanahary
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 November 2007 Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh, Mitsamiouli, Comoros  Comoros 1–1 2–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 2–1
3 22 June 2019 Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt  Nigeria 1–0 2–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
4 19 November 2019 Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niger  Niger 1–1 6–2 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5 2–1

Honours

Ajesaia

Madagascar

Madagascar U20

Individual

  • Best Player of the THB Champions League: 2007
  • Lens Player of the year: 2012[19]
  • Ligue 2 Player of the Month: September 2018[20]
  • Trophy OFC: Finalist for African Player revelation of the year: 2019[21]

Orders

References
  1. Lalaïna Nomenjanahary at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. Lalaïna Nomenjanahary at Soccerway
  3. Lalaïna Nomenjanahary at L'Équipe Football (in French)
  4. "Nomenjanahary: Let's put Madagascar on the map". FIFA.com. 7 October 2015. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  5. Payet, Mickaël (8 November 2013). "Bolida vous salue bien" (in French). clicanoo.re (archived). Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  6. "Olympique Lyonnais - RC Lens". 24 August 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  7. "RC Lens – Mercato : Lalaïna Nomenjanahary libéré" (in French). Foot Minute. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  8. "Fin de contrat pour Nomenjanahary" (in French). Foot-Sur-7. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  9. Briand, Kévin (9 September 2016). "Lalaina Nomenjanahary s'engage au Paris FC" (in French). Paris FC.com. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  10. Midi Madagasikara (12 September 2016). "Football : Lalaina Nomenjanahary dit Bolida au Paris FC" (in French). Madagasikara. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  11. "Doublé et large victoire pour Lalaina Nomenjanahary avec le Paris FC". lensois.com (in French). 10 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  12. "CAFOnline.com".
  13. "Madagascar 2007". RSSSF.
  14. "Madagascar 2009". RSSSF.
  15. "Madagascar 2009". RSSSF.
  16. "Madagascar 2006".
  17. "Jeux des Iles de l'Océan Indien".
  18. https://www.madagascar-football.com/pages/madagascar-football/barea-u20/reportages-barea/madagascar-football-barea-u20-vainqueur-cosafa-u20-2005-de-durban.html
  19. à 07h00, Par Laurent Pruneta Le 21 décembre 2016 (21 December 2016). "" Je reviens de tellement loin... "". leparisien.fr.
  20. "Facebook". fr-fr.facebook.com.
  21. "Facebook".
  22. "Madagascar : Les Barea décorés chevalier de l'ordre national". 15 July 2019.

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