Francis Rasolofonirina

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Francis Rasolofonirina
Personal information
Full name Maminiaina Francis Rasolofonirina [1]
Date of birth (1986-07-22) 22 July 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth Tsihombe, Madagascar
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position Centre-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
North Star
2007 USCA Foot
2008–2016 Petite Rivière Noire
2016–2018 Cercle de Joachim SC
2019–2024 AS Vacoas-Phoenix
International career
2015–2023 Mauritius 47 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maminiaina Francis Rasolofonirina (born 22 July 1986) is a former footballer who played as a centre-back. [1] Born in Madagascar, he made 47 appearances for the Mauritius national team scoring twice.

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Club career

Rasolofonirina was born in Tsihombe, Madagascar. [2] He moved to Toliara to play for North Star before joining USCA Foot. [2] After one season with USCA Foot, he signed with Mauritian club Petite Rivière Noire. [2] He remained with Petite Rivière Noire until 2016, when he moved to Curepipe-based Cercle de Joachim SC who offered a "huge contract". [2] The transfer fee paid to Petite Rivière Noire was reported as Rs50,000. [3] For the 2019–20 season, he went to AS Vacoas-Phoenix. [2]

International career

Rasolofonirina made his debut for the Mauritius national team in 2015. [4] In March 2016 he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win in 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification against Rwanda, preserving Mauritius' chances of qualification. [4]

Style of play

In 2016 Mauritian newspaper Défi Sport described Rasolofonirina as "one of the best full-backs" in the country. [4] In 2020 Clément Rabary of Midi Madagasikara highlighted Rasolofonirina's "intelligence and vision" as centre-back. [2]

Personal life

Rasolofonirina has Mauritian nationality. [2] He is married to a Mauritian woman with whom he has a son. [2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year [5]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mauritius 201580
201671
2017121
201870
2019100
202330
Total472
Scores and results list Mauritius' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rasolofonirina goal.
List of international goals scored by Francis Rasolofonirina [5]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
126 March 2016 Stade Anjalay, Belle Vue Maurel, MauritiusFlag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 1–01–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [6]
222 April 2017Stade Anjalay, Belle Vue Maurel, MauritiusFlag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 2–02–1 2018 African Nations Championship qualification

References

  1. 1 2 3 Francis Rasolofonirina at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rabary, Clément (15 May 2020). "Football : Francis Rasolofonirina, la fierté des… Mauriciens" [Football: Francis Rasolofonirina, the pride of... Mauritius]. Midi Madagasikara (in French). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "MBPL : Rasolofonirina passe au Cercle de Joachim" [MBPL: Rasolofonirina moves to Cercle de Joachim]. Défi Sport (in French). 7 February 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 Li, Olivier (25 April 2016). "Maurice, terre d'accueil pour les sportifs malgaches" [Mauritius, a welcoming land for Madagascan sportsmen and women]. Défi Sport (in French). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Francis Rasolofonirina". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Mauritius 1-0 Rwanda". cafonline.com. CAF. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.


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