Morgan Amalfitano
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Amalfitano with West Ham United in July 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| 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 | |||
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Current team
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Rennes | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cannes | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2008 | Sedan | 126 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Lorient | 110 | (14) |
| 2011–2014 | Marseille | 60 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 28 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | West Ham United | 24 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Lille | 21 | (2) |
| 2017– | Rennes | 4 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | France | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:36, 18 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 February 2012 |
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Morgan Amalfitano (born 20 March 1985 in Nice) is a French professional footballer who is currently playing for Stade Rennais F.C.. He plays as a midfielder and has played for Cannes, Sedan, Lorient, Marseille, West Bromwich Albion and West Ham United. Amalfitano has earned one cap for the France national team, representing his country in a friendly in February 2012.
His main position is as a wide midfielder but he can also operate as an attacking or central midfielder. His younger brother Romain also plays professional football.
Amalfitano made his professional debut with CS Sedan Ardennes 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.
In the summer of 2008, Amalfitano moved to Ligue 1 side Lorient. He scored his first goal for Lorient, and his first professional goal, on 15 November 2008, scoring his side's first goal as they came from 2–0 down to defeat Marseille 2–3. On 23 December 2009, Amalfitano scored two goals as Lorient twice came from a goal behind to defeat Valenciennes 3–2.
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