| Lalaina Nomenjanahary | |
| Fullname: | Lalaïna Henintsoa Nomenjanahary |
| Birth Date: | 1986 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Antananarivo, Madagascar |
| Height: | 1.77 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 2006–2009 |
| Clubs1: | Ajesaia |
| Years2: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs2: | SS Capricorne |
| Years3: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs3: | CS Avion |
| Caps3: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs4: | Lens B |
| Caps4: | 15 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2011–2016 |
| Clubs5: | Lens |
| Caps5: | 121 |
| Goals5: | 8 |
| Years6: | 2016–2021 |
| Clubs6: | Paris FC |
| Caps6: | 133 |
| Goals6: | 7 |
| Years7: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs7: | Paris 13 Atletico |
| Caps7: | 15 |
| Goals7: | 7 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2006–2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | Madagascar |
| Nationalcaps1: | 44 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 5 |
| Club-Update: | 18:18, 5 July 2022 (UTC) |
Lalaïna Henintsoa Nomenjanahary (born 16 January 1986) is a former Malagasy professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Nomenjanahary grew up in a poor family in Antananarivo. During his youth, he made toys from recycled tin cans to sell them.[1] He is married to Julia and since arriving in France, most of his and his wife's family live there as well.[1]
Known for his speed, Nomenjanahary is sometimes referred to by his childhood nickname Bolida.[2] He is good friends with fellow Malagasy footballer Faneva Imà Andriatsima[2] and he looks up to Hervé Arsène as a mentor.
Early on, Nomenjanahary gained attention as a wing-back. His first club was Ajesaia before moving to play on the island of Réunion.[1]
On the advice of fellow Malagasy player Hervé Arsène, Nomenjanahary decided to sign for Arsène's former club RC Lens in 2012.[1] After two seasons, Nomenjanahary's impressive performances earned him a new three-year contract, keeping him at the club until 2016.[2] When Lens made their return to the Ligue 1 in the 2014–15 season, Nomenjanahary played 26 of the team's 38 matches, and in the third game of the season he scored the only goal in a shock 1–0 win over Olympique Lyonnais.[3] Despite this, Lens ended the season in the bottom of the table and were relegated. On 11 May 2016, after four years with Lens, Nomenjanahary's contract expired.[4] [5]
On 9 September 2016, Nomenjanahary joined fellow Ligue 2 team Paris FC on a one-year contract.[6] [7] On 10 October 2016, Nomenjanahary scored his first goals for Paris as he netted a brace in a 7–0 victory over Val d'Europe in the fifth round of the Coupe de France.[8]
In 2021, after his contract with Paris FC expired, he joined 4th-tier side Paris 13 Atletico.
From 2006 to 2021, Nomenjanahary made 44 appearances and scored 5 goals for the Madagascar national team, including one at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt in a surprise victory over Nigeria.[9] He has said that it is his dream for Madagascar to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| CS Avion | 2010–11 | National 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Lens B | 2011–12 | National 2 | 14 | 1 | – | – | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | – | |||
| Lens | 2011–12 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 4 | ||||
| 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |||
| Total | 125 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 138 | 8 | – | |||
| Paris FC B | 2016–17 | National 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Paris FC | 2016–17 | National | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 3 | |||
| 2018–19 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 117 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 124 | 8 | – | |||
| Career total | 267 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 287 | 17 | – | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madagascar | 2006 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Total | 35 | 3 | ||
Scores and results list Madagascar's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nomenjanahary goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 November 2007 | Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh, Mitsamiouli, Comoros | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 2 | 2–1 | |||||
| 3 | 22 June 2019 | Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations | |
| 4 | 19 November 2019 | Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niger | 1–1 | 6–2 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
| 5 | 2–1 |
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