Morgan Amalfitano
 Amalfitano with Lorient in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Morgan Amalfitano | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Nice, France | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | West Bromwich Albion (on loan from Marseille) | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cannes | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2008 | Sedan | 126 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Lorient | 110 | (14) |
| 2011– | Marseille | 58 | (2) |
| 2013– | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012– | France | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 May 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Morgan Amalfitano (born 20 March 1985 in Nice) is a French professional footballer who plays for West Bromwich Albion on loan from Marseille, as a midfielder. His younger brother Romain also plays professional football. His main position is as a wide midfielder but he can also operate as an attacking or central midfielder.
Club career
Sedan
Amalfitano made his professional debut in a 1–1 draw against Marseille on 6 August 2006 under coach Serge Romano. He went on to play 30 games that season, starting in 28 of them. However, Sedan finished 19th and they were relegated to Ligue 2. The next season, Sedan managed to finish fourth failing to regain promotion under coach Jose Pasqualetti.
Lorient
The following offseason, Amalfitano moved to Ligue 1 side FC Lorient. In 3 seasons with the club, Amalfitano played 102 matches and scored 14 goals.
Marseille
In July 2011, Amalfitano joined Marseille on a free transfer, signing a contract until 2015.[1] He made his debut for the club in the Trophee des Champions against Lille in a 5–4 win on 27 July, coming on as a substitute and later hitting the woodwork with his first show for the club.[2] His competitive debut for the club came on 6 August in the first round of the new Ligue 1 season, he was substituted in the 66th minute for Mathieu Valbuena as Marseille had to settle for a 2–2 draw at home to Sochaux.[3] He made his Champions League debut in a 1–0 win against Olympiakos on 13 September 2011.[4][5] He scored his first goal for the club on 27 November 2011 in a 3–0 home victory against Paris Saint-Germain,[6] as well as providing the assist for Jordan Ayew's goal that sealed the emphatic win.[7] On 6 December 2011 in the final match of the group stage of the Champions League, Amalfitano provided assists for Loic Remy and Andre Ayew as a late Valbuena strike earned Marseille a 3–2 victory over Borussia Dortmund and a place in the knockout phase.[8]
Amalfitano played the full 120 minutes on 14 April 2012 as Marseille defeated Lyon 1–0, thanks to a late Brandão strike, to gain the Coupe de la Ligue trophy.[9][10] Amalfitano finished the season with 49 appearances for the club but the up and down campaign which ended with the club missing out on the Champions League resulted in Amalfitano asking for a transfer request.[11]
West Bromwich Albion
On 1 September 2013, it was confirmed that Amalfitano had signed for West Bromwich Albion on a season-long loan deal with a view to a permanent transfer.[12] He scored his first goal for West Brom against Sunderland on 21 September 2013 in a 3–0 win.[13] He scored his second league goal the following weekend, taking the ball from midfield and then knocking it through Rio Ferdinand's legs, Amalfitano then nonchalantly dinked the ball over David De Gea, helping West Brom to a 2–1 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford.[14]
International career
Amalfitano made his debut in a 2–1 victory for France in a friendly against neighbors Germany on 29 February 2012. He replaced his then Marseille teammate Mathieu Valbuena after 67 minutes and provided the cross from which Florent Malouda scored their second goal of the game.[15] He has not been capped since.
Career statistics
Club
Statistics accurate as of match played 11 November 2012[16][17]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other[18] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Sedan | 2004–05 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2005–06 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007–08 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Total | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 0 | 2 | |
| Lorient | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–09 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2009–10 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 6 | |
| 2010–11 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 16 | |
| Total | 110 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 15 | 24 | |
| Marseille | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–12 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2012–13 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 6 | |
| Total | 58 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 3 | 16 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–14 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | - | |
| Total | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | - | |
| Career total | 310 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 349 | 20 | 42 | |
Honours
- Trophée des Champions: 2011
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2012
References
- ↑ "Morgan Amalfitano". Sky Sports News.
- ↑ "Lille 4-5 Marseille: Andre Ayew scores hat-trick as stunning OM comeback seals Trophee des Champions". Goal.com. 27 July 2011.
- ↑ "Marseille 2 -2 Sochaux". ESPN. 6 August 2011.
- ↑ "Marseille make winning start at Olympiacos". UEFA. 13 September 2011.
- ↑ "Olympiakos 0 - 1 Marseille". ESPN. 13 September 2011.
- ↑ Goal.com http://www.goal.com/en-us/match/60887/marseille-vs-psg/report
|url=missing title (help). - ↑ "Marseille 3 - 0 Paris Saint-Germain". ESPN. 27 November 2011.
- ↑ "Dramatic comeback secures Marseille's passage". UEFA. 6 December 2011.
- ↑ "Olympique Lyonnais - Olympique de Marseille". Ligue de Football Professionel. 14 April 2012.
- ↑ Bairner, Robin (14 April 2012). "Olympique Lyonnais 0-1 Olympique de Marseille (aet): Brandao secures Coupe de la Ligue for record-breaking OM". Goal.com.
- ↑ "Amalfitano keen to leave Marseille - report". Goal.com. 26 May 2012.
- ↑ "Transfer deadline day: Morgan Amalfitano joins West Brom". BBC Sport. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ↑ "West Brom 3 - 0 Sunderland". BBC Sport. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ↑ "Manchester United 1 West Brom 2: Boos at Old Trafford as Moyes faces more misery". Daily Mail. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ↑ White, Jim (29 February 2012). "Germany 1 France 2: match report".
- ↑ "La Carrière de Morgan Amalfitano". LFP. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ↑ "Loic Remy". Football Database.
- ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Trophée des champions, UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup, FIFA Club World Cup
External links
- Morgan Amalfitano career stats at Soccerbase
- Morgan Amalfitano French league stats at LFP.fr (French)
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