Njiva Rakotoharimalala

Njiva Tsilavina Martin Rakotoharimalala (born 6 August 1992) is a Malagasy football winger who plays for Thai club Ratchaburi.

Njiva Rakotoharimalala
Personal information
Full name Njiva Tsilavina Martin Rakotoharimalala[1]
Date of birth (1992-08-06) 6 August 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Antananarivo, Madagascar[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Ratchaburi
Number 40
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2017 CNaPS Sport 76 (44)
2018 Ratchaburi Mitr Phol 3 (1)
2018Sukhothai (loan) 28 (11)
2019 Samut Sakhon 15 (8)
2019 FC Fleury 91 6 (1)
2020 Nongbua Pitchaya 12 (8)
2022–2023 Al-Jandal
2023– Ratchaburi 11 (9)
International career
2014– Madagascar 50 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:09, 5 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:00, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Club career edit

A FOX Sports Asia article listed him as one of the top five players in matchday 13 of the Thai League 1.[2]

On 12 August 2022, Njiva joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Jandal.[3]

Career statistics edit

International edit

As of match played 20 November 2023[1]
Madagascar
Year Apps Goals
2014 1 0
2015 13 4
2016 2 0
2017 7 4
2018 6 1
2019 9 0
2021 6 2
2022 2 1
2023 4 2
Total 50 14

International goals edit

Scores and results list Madagascar's goal tally first.[1]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 20 May 2015 Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng, South Africa   Tanzania 1–0 2–0 2015 COSAFA Cup
2. 4 August 2015 Stade Michel Volnay, Saint-Pierre, Réunion   Maldives 3–0 4–0 2015 Indian Ocean Island Games
3. 10 October 2015 Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar   Central African Republic 2–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 13 November 2015 Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar   Senegal 2–0 2–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5. 29 April 2017 Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi   Malawi 1–0 1–0 2018 African Nations Championship qualification
6. 16 July 2017 Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar   Mozambique 1–1 2–2
7. 2–1
8. 23 July 2017 Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique   Mozambique 2–0 2–0
9. 16 October 2018 Vontovorona Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar   Equatorial Guinea 1–0 1–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
10. 7 September 2021 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania   Tanzania 1–2 2–3 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
11. 10 October 2021 Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar   DR Congo 1–0 1–0
12. 5 June 2022 Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar   Angola 1–0 1–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
13. 20 November 2023 Stade Municipal d'Oujda, Oujda, Morocco   Chad 1–0 3–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
14. 2–0

Honours edit

CNaPS Sport

Madagascar

  • COSAFA CUP 2015 third place: 2015

Individual

Award

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "Njiva Rakotoharimalala". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Fox Sports".
  3. ^ "قائد منتخب مدغشقر " نجيفا" جندلاوي".
  4. ^ "Ligue des champions : Un 5e titre pour CNaPS Sport ! (Midi-Madagascar)". 13 November 2017.
  5. ^ [1][dead link]
  6. ^ https://www.clicanoo.re/Sport/Article/2012/06/11/Cnaps-de-fin-pour-Saint-Paul_210532 [dead link]
  7. ^ "हेर्नको लागि लग इन वा साइन अप गर्नुहोस्".
  8. ^ Rakotondrazaka, Haja Lucas (18 December 2015). "Madagascar: Njiva Rakotoharimalala – "Il se pourrait que je parte jouer à l'étranger"". L'Express de Madagascar (in French). Antananarivo. Retrieved 25 August 2022 – via AllAfrica.
  9. ^ "Football – France : Présentation officielle de Njiva au FC Fleury". 7 October 2019.
  10. ^ "L'Équipe type de la semaine internationale (2/2)".
  11. ^ "Madagascar : Les Barea décorés chevalier de l'ordre national". 15 July 2019.

External links edit