Arohasina Andrianarimanana
{{short description|Malagasy footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Andriamirado Dax Andrianarimanana
| image =
| fullname = Andriamirado Arohasina Andrianarimanana
| height = 1.71 m
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|04|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Antananarivo, Madagascar
| currentclub = Black Leopards
| clubnumber = 9
| position = Midfielder
| years1 = 2014–2018
| clubs1 = Fosa Juniors
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2018–2019
| clubs2 = Kaizer Chiefs
| caps2 = 10
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2019–
| clubs3 = Black Leopards
| caps3 = 5
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2016–
| nationalteam1 = Madagascar
| nationalcaps1 = 21
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| club-update = 10:01, 14 July 2019 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 10:02, 14 July 2019 (UTC)
}}
Andriamirado Arohasina Andrianarimanana (born 21 April 1991), commonly known by the nickname Dax,{{cite web| url = https://twitter.com/kaizerchiefs/status/1026429475100213248| title = Kaizer Chiefs Twitter}}{{cite news|title=Kaizer Chiefs confirm arrival of Malagasy Andrianarimanana|url=https://ewn.co.za/2018/08/06/kaizer-chiefs-confirm-arrival-of-madagascan-andrianarimanana|date=6 August 2018|accessdate=25 August 2018|publisher=Eyewitness News (South Africa)}} is a Malagasy footballer who plays as a midfielder. He plays for the national team and Black Leopards in South Africa.{{soccerway|arohasina-andrianarima/488493}}
Club career
In August 2018, Andrianarimanana made the move to Kaizer Chiefs. The transfer was a controversial one as his former club Fosa Juniors FC insisted that the player was still under contract with their club, while the Kaizer Chiefs' staff said that they were under the impression that Andrianarimanana was a free agent.{{cite web|first=Yusuf|last=Variava|url=http://www.goal.com/en-za/news/kaizer-chiefs-new-signing-andriamirado-andrianarimanana/tn1n4bwos453103mgzzd7b9a7|title=Kaizer Chiefs' new signing Andriamirado Andrianarimanana finally arrives|date=6 August 2018|work=Goal.com|accessdate=25 August 2018}} Andrianarimanana signed a two-year deal with the club.{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/articles/local/categories/south-africa/andriamirado-dax-andrianarimanana-has-finally-arrived-at-kaizer-chiefs/299724|title=Dax Finally Joins Up With Amakhosi! Andriamirado 'Dax' Andrianarimanana Has Finally Arrived At Kaizer Chiefs|date=6 August 2018|work=Soccer Laduma|accessdate=25 August 2018}}
International career
Andrianarimanana played at the 2017 and 2018 COSAFA Cup, in the latter competition he was named player of the tournament.
Career statistics
=International=
{{Updated|matches played on 14 July 2019}}{{NFT player|67711/}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
| colspan="3"|Madagascar national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| Total||20||1 |
=International goals=
:Scores and results list Mozambique's goal tally first.
| class="wikitable"
! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| 1. | 27 May 2018 | Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa | {{fb|MOZ}} | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–1 | 2018 COSAFA Cup |
| 2. | 23 July 2022 | Complexe Sportif de Côte d'Or, Saint Pierre, Mauritius | {{fb|SEY}} | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–0 | 2022 African Nations Championship qualification |
Honours
=Club=
Fosa Juniors
- Coupe de Madagascar : 2017{{cite web| url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/madag2017.html| title = Madagascar 2017}}, RSSSF.com
- THB Champions League (1): 2023
Kaizer Chiefs
- Nedbank Cup : Runner-up: 2019{{cite web|title=Kaizer Chiefs 0-1 TS Galaxy - 18 mai 2019 / Nedbank Cup 2018/2019|url=https://www.footballdatabase.eu/fr/match/resume/1837505-kaizer_chiefs-ts_galaxy|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027114523/https://www.footballdatabase.eu/fr/match/resume/1837505-kaizer_chiefs-ts_galaxy |archive-date=2020-10-27 }}
=Individual=
Kaizer Chiefs
National Team
- Man of the Match Mozambique group A (1) : COSAFA CUP 2018{{cite web| url = https://www.observer.co.za/cosafa-tournament-off-to-a-good-start/| title = Reference at www.observer.co.za}}
- Man of the Match South Africa Quarter-finals (1) : COSAFA CUP 2018{{cite web| url = http://www.midi-madagasikara.mg/sports/2018/06/11/cosafa-cup-2018-dax-elu-meilleur-joueur-du-tournoi/| title = Cosafa Cup 2018 : Dax élu meilleur joueur du tournoi – Midi Madagasikara}}
- best player of the tournament (1) : COSAFA CUP 2018{{cite web| url = https://lexpress.mg/11/06/2018/football-cosafa-dax-elu-meilleur-joueur/| title = Football - COSAFA - Dax élu meilleur joueur}}
- Knight Order of Madagascar: 2019{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportinter.tv/2019/07/15/madagascar-les-barea-decores-chevalier-de-lordre-national/|title = Madagascar : Les Barea décorés chevalier de l'ordre national|date = 15 July 2019}}
- African Nations Championship third place: 2022
- Man of the Match Niger Third place play-off (1) : CHAN 2022{{cite web| url = https://midi-madagasikara.mg/chan-2022-dax-et-rakool-dans-lequipe-type-de-la-caf/| title = DAX homme du match MadagascrvsNiger}}
- Man of the Match Mozambique Quarter-finals (1) : CHAN 2022{{cite web| url = https://www.africatopsports.com/2023/01/29/chan-2022-madagascar-3-1-mozambique-aro-hasina-dedie-son-trophee-dhomme-du-match-aux-barea//| title = DAX homme du match MadagascrvsMozambique}}
- Team of the Tournament : CHAN 2022{{cite web| url = https://www.afrik-foot.com/chan-2022-l-equipe-type-avec-5-senegalais-et-4-algeriens-seulement-3-pays-representes| title = DAX BEST XI of the Tournament}}
=Record=
- First Malagasy player elected best player of the COSAFA cup : 2018{{cite web| url = http://www.midi-madagasikara.mg/sports/2020/07/14/football-jai-cree-fc-dax-pour-partager-aux-nouvelles-generations-ce-que-jai-vecu-dixit-arohasina-andriamirado/| title = Football : " J’ai créé FC Dax pour partager aux nouvelles générations ce que j’ai vécu" dixit Arohasina Andriamirado – Midi Madagasikara}}
References
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{{Madagascar squad 2019 Africa Cup of Nations}}
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Category:Malagasy men's footballers
Category:Madagascar men's international footballers
Category:Malagasy expatriate men's footballers
Category:Malagasy expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
Category:Fosa Juniors FC players
Category:Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players
Category:Black Leopards F.C. players
Category:South African Premier Division players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
Category:Footballers from Antananarivo
Category:Recipients of orders, decorations, and medals of Madagascar