Carolus Andriamatsinoro

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Carolus Andriamatsinoro
Stade rennais vs USM Alger, July 16th 2016 - Andria Carolus.jpg
Andriamatsinoro playing for USM Alger in 2016
Personal information
Full name Charles Carolus Andriamatsinoro [1]
Date of birth (1989-07-06) 6 July 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Mahajanga, Madagascar
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Al-Rawdhah
Number 2
Youth career
2003–2005 Academie Ny Antsika
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2011 Academie Ny Antsika
2011–2012 Paradou AC 0 (0)
2011–2012 → WA Tlemcen (loan) 32 (12)
2012–2017 USM Alger 97 (14)
2017–2018 Ohod 10 (1)
2018–2021 Al-Adalah 63 (32)
2020–2021 → Al-Qadsiah (loan) 28 (7)
2021–2022 Ohod 34 (25)
2022 Kuwait 0 (0)
2022–2023 Najran 22 (4)
2023–2024 Al-Kawkab 29 (18)
2024– Al-Rawdhah
International career‡
2009– Madagascar 49 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2024

Charles Carolus Andriamatsinoro (born 6 July 1989), simply known as Andria, is a Malagasy professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi club Al-Rawdhah and the Madagascar national team.

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Club career

WA Tlemcen

On 31 January 2011, Carolus signed for Algerian club WA Tlemcen. [2] On 19 March 2011, he made his debut for the club in a 1–1 away draw USM Annaba, scoring his first goal for the club in the 90th minute of the game. [3] On 18 February 2012, he scored his first hat-trick for the club in a 4–2 home win against MC Oran, his first, a shot from the edge of the penalty box in the 10th minute, his second, heading in from close range in the 78th minute, and his third, receiving the ball in the opposition half, dribbling past three defenders and finishing past the keeper in the 90th minute. [4] He finished with 10 goals in 22 appearances in the second season at the club.

USM Alger

On 28 May 2012, Carolus signed for Algerian club USM Alger. On 16 April 2014, he made his league debut in a 1–0 away defeat to ASO Chlef, coming in at the 55th minute after being subbed on for Mohamed Seguer. In his first season at the club, he missed 9 months due to a serious injury to the knee, [5] and until the end of the season, was only able to play in 6 matches, including the final of the 2013 Algerian Cup and the 2013 UAFA Club Cup, winning both of them in his debut season. On 24 August 2013, in his second season, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 home win against MO Béjaïa. After being subbed in at the 66th minute mark for Lamouri Djediat, in the 68th minute, he received a pass from Hamza Koudri and finished low in the left corner to make it 2–0 in favour of USMA, four minutes later, he scored his second for the club after beating keeper Mourad Berrefane in a one-on-one situation. [6] On 11 January 2014, he scored in a 2–0 win against ES Sétif in the 2013 Algerian Super Cup, scoring in the 40th minute, after Farès Benabderahmane had made a defensive mistake, seconds earlier. [7] He eventually won the 2013–14 Ligue 1 title and also finished as USMA's top scorer of the season with six goals, along with Ahmed Gasmi and Abdelmalek Ziaya.

In the 2014–15 season, Carolus signed a new deal which would keep him at the club for two more seasons. On 15 February 2015, he made his CAF Champions League debut in a 3–0 home win against Foullah Edifice in the 2015 CAF Champions League preliminary round, also scoring his debut goal in the competition in the same game. He scored his second goal in the competition in a 1–1 away draw against Guinean club AS Kaloum and helped USMA qualify for the 2015 CAF Champions League group stage. [8] On 10 July 2015, he made his CAF Champions League group stage debut in a 1–0 home win against Sudanese side Al-Merrikh. USMA eventually reached the final of the competition for the first time in the history, where they faced Congolese side TP Mazembe. Carolus missed the first leg due to suspension, but was part of the squad in the second leg, as USMA lost 4–1 on aggregate to finish runners-up. [9]

"Thank you so much to everyone for having supported me during these last five years at L'USMA, It's been a very big pleasure to defend the colours [and] I've spent some great memories here with you.

— A message of thanks and farewell from Andria on Facebook. [10]

Next season, he scored four league goals and won his second Ligue 1 title. On 12 May 2017, he scored his first CAF Champions League group stage goal in a 3–0 home win against Libyan side Al-Ahli Tripoli. He scored his last goal for the club in a 2–1 home win against MC Oran. Carlous left the club in 2017, after his contract was expired. He finished his USMA career with 20 goals in 132 games and won six titles in the process. [10]

Ohod Club

On 12 August 2017, Carolus made his Ohod debut in a 2–1 away win against Al-Shabab. On 7 September 2017, Carolus scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 penalty loss to Al-Fateh in the 2017–18 Saudi Crown Prince Cup round of 16. On 19 October 2017, he scored his first league goal for the club in a 2–2 home draw against Al-Nassr. Carolus scored one goal in 10 league appearances and joined Al-Adalah in June 2018. [11]

On 5 August 2021, Carolus returned to Ohod on a one-year contract. [12]

Kuwait

On 7 July 2022, Carolus joined Kuwaiti club Kuwait SC. [13] On 22 August 2022, Carolus was released from his contract. [14]

Najran

On 31 August 2022, Carolus joined Najran. [15]

Al-Kawkab

On 26 August 2023, Carolus joined Al-Kawkab. [16]

Al-Rawdhah

On 7 September 2024, Carolus joined Al-Rawdhah. [17]

International career

In March 2011, Carolus was part of the Madagascar U23s who participated in the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship qualification. Madagascar lost 4–0 on aggregate to Algeria in the first qualifying round and were not able to qualify for the finals. [18]

On 12 July 2009, Carolus made his national team debut in a 2–2 friendly draw against Mayotte. On 19 July 2009, he played his first match against a FIFA nation in a 1–0 friendly loss against South Africa. On 18 May 2014, he scored his first ever senior international goal in a 2–1 win against Uganda in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations first qualifying round.

On 12 June 2019, he was named in Madagascar's 23-man squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. [19] On 22 June 2019, at the 55th minute mark, in the opening match against Guinea, Carolus ran on to a long ball and shot past Aly Keita to score Madagascar's second ever goal in the Africa Cup of Nations. The match subsequently ended in a 2–2 draw. [20] On 30 June 2019, he scored in a 2–0 win against Nigeria, shooting in the 53rd minute from a free kick, the ball took a huge deflection off Wilfred Ndidi and ended in the top right corner of the goal. Madagascar thus qualified for the round of 16, after they topped the group ahead of Nigeria. [21]

Personal life

In 2013, Carolus converted to Islam and married an Algerian, with whom he has one son. He also holds Algerian nationality. [22] [23]

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 September 2024
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] League Cup [b] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
WA Tlemcen 2010–11 Ligue 1 10200———102
2011–12 221044———2614
Total321244———3616
USM Alger 2012–13 Ligue 13010—0 [c] 02 [d] 060
2013–14 21520——1 [e] 1246
2014–15 28132—6 [f] 11 [e] 0385
2015–16 24410—7 [f] 0—324
2016–17 21430—7 [f] 11 [e] 0325
Total9714102—2035113220
Ohod 2017–18 SPL 1010011——112
Total1010011——112
Al-Adalah 2018–19 MS League 332210———3422
2019–20 SPL 301048———3418
Total633258———6840
Al-Qadsiah 2020–21 SPL 28720———307
Total28720———307
Ohod 2021–22 SFDL 32250000——3225
Total32250000——3225
Najran 2022–23 SFDL 2240000——224
Total2240000——224
Al-Kawkab 2023–24 SSDL 29180000——2918
Total29180000——2918
Career total31311321141120351360132
  1. ↑ Includes the Kings Cup and Algerian Cup
  2. ↑ Includes the Saudi Crown Prince Cup
  3. ↑ All appearance(s) in CAF Confederation Cup
  4. ↑ All appearance(s) in UAFA Club Cup
  5. 1 2 3 All appearances in Algerian Super Cup
  6. 1 2 3 All appearance(s) in CAF Champions League

International

As of 9 September 2024 [24]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Madagascar 200920
201020
201110
201210
201421
201560
201631
201754
201841
2019114
202020
202150
202310
202441
Total4912

International goals

As of 12 July 2019 [24]
Scores and results list Madagascar's goal tally first.
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 May 2014 Rabemananjara Stadium, Mahajanga, MadagascarFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 2–02–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.26 March 2016 Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, MadagascarFlag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 1–01–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3.26 March 2017Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe 3–13–2 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4.9 June 2017Al-Ubayyid Stadium, Al-Ubayyid, SudanFlag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 2–03–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5.4 October 2017 Lugogo Stadium, Kampala, UgandaFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 1–12–1 Friendly
6.2–1
7.18 November 2018Vontovorona Stadium, Antananarivo, MadagascarFlag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 1–21–32019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8.2 June 2019 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, LuxembourgFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 3–13–3Friendly
9.22 June 2019 Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, EgyptFlag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 2–12–2 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
10.30 June 2019Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2–02–0
11.19 November 2019 Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, NigerFlag of Niger.svg  Niger 4–16–2 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12.9 September 2024 Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, Tunis, TunisiaFlag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 1–01–1 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Academie Ny Antsika

USM Alger

Individual

Record

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