Alaixys Romao
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Full name | Jacques-Alaixys Romao | |||||||||
Date of birth | 18 January 1984 | |||||||||
Place of birth | L'Haÿ-les-Roses, France | |||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||
Playing position | Midfielder | |||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||
Current team | Stade Reims | |||||||||
Number | 4 | |||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
2002–2004 | Toulouse B | 71 | (0) | |||||||
2004–2007 | Louhans-Cuiseaux | 82 | (5) | |||||||
2007–2010 | Grenoble | 96 | (2) | |||||||
2010–2013 | Lorient | 83 | (2) | |||||||
2013–2016 | Marseille | 106 | (4) | |||||||
2016–2018 | Olympiacos | 35 | (3) | |||||||
2018– | Stade Reims | 20 | (0) | |||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||
2002–2003 | France U-18 | 0 | (0) | |||||||
2005– | Togo | 67 | (0) | |||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 November 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 January 2017 |
Jacques-Alaixys Romao (born 18 January 1984), commonly known as Alaixys Romao, is a French-born Togolese football midfielder, who currently plays for Stade Reims in the Ligue 1.
He also is a regular member of the Togolese national team.
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Club career[edit]
Early career[edit]
Romao started his professional career with Toulouse FC but only managed appearances for the B team in 2004–05 and was then transferred for free to Louhans-Cuiseaux in the Championnat National, the French third tier.[citation needed]
Grenoble[edit]
In the 2007–08 season, he was traded for free to Grenoble and his career took off. A solid and rugged defensive midfielder, Romao proved a valuable asset for Grenoble. His first season with the club saw him appear 30 times in Ligue 2 with 2 goals and 10 yellow cards topped with a promotion to Ligue 1.[citation needed]
In 2008–09, he made 37 appearances, 32 of them as a starter in Ligue 1 and managed to avoid the drop. The next season, Romao made 29 appearances for Grenoble and 2 assists. However, Grenoble was not able to avoid the drop this time and was relegated.[citation needed]
Lorient[edit]
Romao was then signed by FC Lorient in July 2010 for a reported fee of 8,000.00 GBP. In the 2010–11 season, his first with FC Lorient, Romao made 33 appearances in Ligue 1 with a goal and 2 assists, 2 appearances in the Ligue Cup and 2 appearances in the French Cup competition with 1 goal. Romao made another 32 appearances as a starter in the 2011–12 season with a goal and an assist but also 11 yellow cards and 2 red cards.[citation needed]
Marseille[edit]
On 31 January 2013, Romao was signed by Marseille. According to L'Équipe, the transfer fee paid to Lorient was €2 million and the duration of Romao's contract was 3.5 years.[1] At the end of his contract in summer 2016, he was released by the club having made 127 appearances in all competitions scoring 4 goals.[2][3]
Olympiacos[edit]
On 31 August 2016, Romao joined Greek club Olympiacos signing a two-year with the option of another year.[2] At the end of the season helped the club to win the 7th consecutive Super League title.
On 16 August 2017, he scored his first international goal with the club, as Olympiacos come from behind, in first half, to win 2–1 against HNK Rijeka in added time for the 1st leg of UEFA Champions League play-offs.[4] On 16 September 2017, he signed a new contract with the club, which would keep him at the club till the summer of 2020.[5]
Stade Reims[edit]
On 24 July 2018, Romao joined French club Stade Reims signing a two-year with the option of another year.[6]
International career[edit]
The French-born player has featured for the French under-18 national team,[citation needed] but is now a member of the Togolese national team, for which he was called up to the 2006 World Cup.[7]
In March 2019, Romao was called up for the first time since October 2017, being selected for the decisive 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Benin.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Les détails du transfert de Romao" [Details of the Romao transfer]. Le Phoceen (in French). 1 February 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ a b "OM - Transfert : Alaixys Romao rejoint l'Olympiakos (Off.) !" [OM - Transfer: Alaixys Romao joins Olympiakos!]. Foot Sur 7 (in French). 31 August 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "Alayxis Romao à l'Olympiakos (off)" [Alaixys Romao to Olympiakos]. L'Équipe (in French). 31 August 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "Olympiakos vs Rijeka 2-1". www.uefa.com. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Ανανέωσε με Ρομαό ο Ολυμπιακός". www.sport24.gr. 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Επίσημο: Ο Ρομαό στη Ρεμς" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Arsenal's Adebayor in Togo squad". BBC Sport. 16 May 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ Barrie, Mohamed Fajah (6 March 2019). "Emmanuel Adebayor: Veteran striker in Togo squad for crucial Afcon qualifier". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
External links[edit]
- Scoresway.com Profile
- Alaixys Romao – FIFA competition record
- Alaixys Romao at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from L'Haÿ-les-Roses
- Naturalized citizens of Togo
- Togolese people of French descent
- Association football midfielders
- Togolese footballers
- French footballers
- Togo international footballers
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- Togolese expatriate footballers
- Togolese expatriate sportspeople in France
- Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Louhans-Cuiseaux FC players
- Grenoble Foot 38 players
- FC Lorient players
- Olympique de Marseille players
- Olympiacos F.C. players
- Stade de Reims players
- French people of Togolese descent
- 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Sportspeople from Val-de-Marne