Romain Amalfitano

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Romain Amalfitano
Personal information
Full name Romain Grégoire Clément Amalfitano[1]
Date of birth (1989-08-27) 27 August 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Nice, France
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
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)
2020–2022 Al-Faisaly 40 (5)
2022–2023 Western Sydney Wanderers 25 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2023

Romain Grégoire Clément Amalfitano (born 27 August 1989) is a French professional footballer who last played as an attacking midfielder for Western Sydney Wanderers. He previously played for Reims, Châteauroux, Evian, Newcastle United, Dijon FCO and Al-Faisaly.

Career[edit]

Châteauroux[edit]

Born in Nice, he joined the Châteauroux academy, where he played until the end of the 2009 season.

Evian[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

On 25 October 2020, Amalfitano signed with Saudi Professional League club Al-Faisaly.[8] On 31 January 2022, he was released by Al-Faisaly.[9]

Western Sydney Wanderers[edit]

On 4 June 2022, Amalfitano signed with A-League Men club Western Sydney Wanderers.[10]

In May 2023, it was announced that Amalfitano was leaving the club at the end of his contract.[11]

Personal life[edit]

He is the younger brother of Morgan Amalfitano.[12]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 30 May 2021[13]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
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
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Al-Faisaly

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Newcastle Sign Amalfitano". Newcastle United F.C. 23 May 2012. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Atromitos 1-1 Newcastle". BBC. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Maritimo 0-0 Newcastle". BBC. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Games played by Romain Amalfitano in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Amalfitano Heads Out On Loan". Newcastle United F.C. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  7. ^ Douglas, Mark (1 July 2014). "Romain Amalfitano is the latest Newcastle United departure as he heads for Dijon". Evening Chronicle.
  8. ^ "Amalfitano signed with Al-Faisaly". Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  9. ^ "الفيصلي يفسخ عقد الفرنسي رومان امالفيتانو".
  10. ^ "Wanderers Sign French Midfielder". Western Sydney Wanderers. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Wanderers confirm four Isuzu UTE A-League departures". Western Sydney Wanderers. 24 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Châteauroux: Amalfitano vu par son frère". Football365 (in French). 14 January 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  13. ^ "R. Amalfitano". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2018.

External links[edit]

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