Romain Amalfitano
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Romain Grégoire Clément Amalfitano[1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 August 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Nice, France | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Faisaly | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2009 | Châteauroux | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | Evian | 22 | (3) |
2010–2012 | Reims | 58 | (6) |
2012–2014 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Dijon (loan) | 24 | (2) |
2014–2020 | Dijon | 182 | (5) |
2020– | Al-Faisaly | 23 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 May 2021 |
Romain Grégoire Clément Amalfitano (born 27 August 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Al-Faisaly. He previously played for Reims, Châteauroux, Evian, Newcastle United and Dijon FCO.
Career[]
Châteauroux[]
Born in Nice, he joined the Châteauroux academy, where he played until the end of the 2009 season.
Evian[]
He began his professional career at Evian, playing in 28 games for them in the 2009–10 Championnat National, where Evian finished as champions.
Reims[]
He then signed a two-year deal with Stade de Reims, scoring 10 goals in his 58 appearances for the club. The team finished 10th in the 2010–11 Ligue 2 and second in the 2011–12 Ligue 2, winning promotion to Ligue 1.
Newcastle United[]
On 1 July 2012, Amalfitano signed for Premier League team Newcastle United on a three-year contract. Amalfitano joined Newcastle on a free transfer after his contract at Reims expired on 30 June 2012. He made his club debut in a friendly match that ended in a 1–0 defeat away to 3. Liga club Chemnitzer FC on 13 July.[2] He made his competitive debut for the club in a Europa League tie against Atromitos F.C. on 23 August, which ended with a 1–1 scoreline.[3] Amalfitano made his first start for the club in Madeira when Newcastle played Maritimo in their opening group stage game of the Europa League, the match ended 0–0.[4] He made four appearances in total for Newcastle, all in the Europa League.[5]
Dijon[]
On 4 September 2013, it was announced that Amalfitano had joined Dijon FCO on loan.[6] On 1 July 2014, he signed a permanent three-year deal with the club on a free transfer.[7]
Al-Faisaly[]
On 25 October 2020, Merkel signed with Saudi Professional League club Al-Faisaly.[8]
Personal life[]
He is the younger brother of Morgan Amalfitano.[9]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of 30 May 2021[10]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Evian | 2009–10 | Ligue 2 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | |
Reims | 2010–11 | Ligue 2 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 7 | |
2011–12 | Ligue 2 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | ||
Total | 58 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 65 | 10 | |||
Newcastle United | 2012–13 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Dijon (loan) | 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | |
Dijon | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |
2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 39 | 4 | ||
2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 29 | 1 | ||
2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 182 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 202 | 5 | ||
Al-Faisaly | 2020–21 | Saudi Pro League | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 1 | ||
Career total | 309 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 349 | 21 |
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours[]
Club[]
Al-Faisaly
References[]
- ^ "Entreprise Amalfi RM à Fréjus (83600)" [Company Amalfi RM in Fréjus (83600)]. Figaro Entreprises (in French). Société du Figaro. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
"Romain Amalfitano". BFM Business (in French). Retrieved 3 February 2019. - ^ "Newcastle Sign Amalfitano". Newcastle United F.C. 23 May 2012. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ "Atromitos 1-1 Newcastle". BBC. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ "Maritimo 0-0 Newcastle". BBC. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Romain Amalfitano in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ "Amalfitano Heads Out On Loan". Newcastle United F.C. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ Douglas, Mark (1 July 2014). "Romain Amalfitano is the latest Newcastle United departure as he heads for Dijon". Evening Chronicle.
- ^ "Amalfitano signed with Al-Faisaly". Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Châteauroux: Amalfitano vu par son frère". Football365 (in French). 14 January 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ^ "R. Amalfitano". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
External links[]
- Romain Amalfitano – French league stats at LFP – also available in French
- Romain Amalfitano at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Romain Amalfitano at Soccerway
- Living people
- 1989 births
- Sportspeople from Nice
- French footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Thonon Evian Grand Genève F.C. players
- Stade de Reims players
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Dijon FCO players
- Al-Faisaly FC players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Saudi Professional League players
- French expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia
- French expatriate sportspeople in England
- French expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia