Lalaïna Nomenjanahary

Lalaïna Henintsoa Nomenjanahary (born 16 January 1986) is a Malagasy professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French club Paris FC and the Madagascar national team.[2][3][4]

Lalaina Nomenjanahary
Nomenjanahary with Lens in May 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
Club information
Current team
 Paris FC
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– Paris FC 91 (7)
National team‡
2006– Madagascar 44 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:50, 30 June 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:42, 12 July 2019 (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.[5] He is married to Julia and since arriving in France most of his and his wife's family live there as well.[5] Nomenjanahary is sometimes referred to by his childhood nickname Bolida.[6] He is good friends with fellow Malagassy footballer Faneva Andriatsima,[6] 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.[5]

On the advice of fellow Malagasy player Hervé Arsène, Nomenjanahary decided to sign for Arsène's former club RC Lens in 2012.[5] After two seasons, Nomenjanahary's impressive performances earned him a new three-year contract, keeping him at the club until 2016.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8][9]

On 9 September 2016, Nomenjanahary joined fellow Ligue 2 team Paris FC on a one-year contract.[10][11] 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.[12]

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.[5] He played at 2019 Africa Cup of Nations when Madagascar made a sensational advance to the quarterfinals.[13]

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]
Madagascar YearAppsGoals
200620
200792
200850
200910
201020
201130
201200
201300
201400
201500
201600
201710
201860
201961
Total353

International goals
As of 12 July 2019
Scores and results list Madagascar's goal tally first.
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.17 November 2007Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh, Mitsamiouli, Comoros Comoros1–12–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.2–1
3.22 June 2019Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt Nigeria1–02–02019 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

Club

Ajesaia

Lens

International

Individual

Lens

  • Lens Player of the year: 2012[22]
  • Best XI (Match Day 3): Ligue 1 2014[23]

Paris FC

  • Best XI (Match Day 7): Ligue 2 Domino's 2018[24]
  • Player of the month september Paris FC: Ligue 2 Domino's 2018[25]
  • Best XI (Match Day 6): Ligue 2 Domino's 2019[26]
  • Best XI (Match Day 17): Ligue 2 Domino's 2019[27]

International

  • Trophy OFC: Finalist for African Player revelation of the year: 2019[28]

References
  1. Lalaïna Nomenjanahary at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. Lalaïna Nomenjanahary at Soccerway
  3. Lalaïna Nomenjanahary at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. Lalaïna Nomenjanahary at L'Équipe Football (in French)
  5. "Nomenjanahary: Let's put Madagascar on the map". FIFA.com. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  6. Payet, Mickaël (8 November 2013). "Bolida vous salue bien" (in French). clicanoo.re (archived). Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  7. "Olympique Lyonnais - RC Lens". 24 August 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  8. "RC Lens – Mercato : Lalaïna Nomenjanahary libéré" (in French). Foot Minute. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  9. "Fin de contrat pour Nomenjanahary" (in French). Foot-Sur-7. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  10. Briand, Kévin (9 September 2016). "Lalaina Nomenjanahary s'engage au Paris FC" (in French). Paris FC.com. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  11. Midi Madagasikara (12 September 2016). "Football : Lalaina Nomenjanahary dit Bolida au Paris FC" (in French). Madagasikara. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  12. "Doublé et large victoire pour Lalaina Nomenjanahary avec le Paris FC". lensois.com (in French). 10 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  13. https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa-cup-of-nations/teams/21/
  14. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/madag07.html
  15. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/madag09.html#nat
  16. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/madag07.html
  17. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/madag09.html#supcup
  18. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/madag06.html
  19. https://www.madagascar-football.com/pages/madagascar-football/barea-u20/reportages-barea/madagascar-football-barea-u20-vainqueur-cosafa-u20-2005-de-durban.html
  20. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/ind-ocean.html#j07
  21. https://www.sportinter.tv/2019/07/15/madagascar-les-barea-decores-chevalier-de-lordre-national/
  22. https://www.rclensois.fr/divers/bolida-elu-lensois-de-lannee-a19977.html https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/ile-de-france/je-reviens-de-tellement-loin-21-12-2016-6479919.php
  23. https://www.rclensois.fr/ligue-1/2-lensois-lequipe-type-a185845.html http://agir.avec.madagascar.over-blog.com/article-football-en-france-bolida-dans-l-equipe-type-124458545.html
  24. https://fr-fr.facebook.com/nomenjanahary.dit.bolida/photos/a.113922302283283/527990944209748/?type=3&theater
  25. https://fr-fr.facebook.com/nomenjanahary.dit.bolida/photos/a.113922302283283/540888592919983/?type=3&theater
  26. https://fr-fr.facebook.com/nomenjanahary.dit.bolida/photos/a.113922302283283/751932585148915/?type=3&theater
  27. https://fr-fr.facebook.com/nomenjanahary.dit.bolida/photos/a.113922302283283/810767305932109/?type=3&theater
  28. https://fr-fr.facebook.com/nomenjanahary.dit.bolida/photos/a.113922302283283/1092000897808747/?type=3&theater
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