Dorian Bertrand

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Dorian Bertrand

| fullname =

| image = RC Lens - AS Béziers (04-01-2019) 42.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Bertrand in 2019

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|5|21|df=y}}

| birth_place = Saint-Denis, Réunion

| height = 1.76 m

| position = Attacking midfielder, winger{{Worldfootball.net|dorian-bertrand}}

| currentclub = Argeș Pitești

| clubnumber = 24

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2011

| youthclubs1 = Saint-Denis

| youthyears2 = 2011–2012

| youthclubs2 = Nantes

| years1 = 2012–2013

| clubs1 = Angers II

| caps1 = 11

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2013–2018

| clubs2 = Cholet

| caps2 = 114

| goals2 = 24

| years3 = 2018–2019

| clubs3 = Angers

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2018–2019

| clubs4 = Angers II

| caps4 = 8

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2019

| clubs5 = → Béziers (loan)

| caps5 = 10

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2019–2022

| clubs6 = Nancy

| caps6 = 56

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2021

| clubs7 = Nancy II

| caps7 = 6

| goals7 = 3

| years8 = 2022–2024

| clubs8 = Argeș Pitești

| caps8 = 37

| goals8 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2021–

| nationalteam1 = Madagascar

| nationalcaps1 = 8

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 30 November 2023

| ntupdate = 20 November 2023

}}

Dorian Bertrand (born 21 May 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Liga II club Argeș Pitești. Born in Réunion, France, he plays for the Madagascar national team.

Club career

A youth product of Saint-Denis FC in his native Réunion, Bertrand moved to mainland France in 2011 and spent most of his early career with Cholet. After being named the player of the season for the Championnat National in 2018, Bertrand transferred to Angers.{{cite web|url=https://www.footamateur.fr/dorian-bertrand-la-revanche-dun-joueur-rempli-de-talent/|title=Dorian Bertrand, la revanche d'un joueur rempli de talent|first=Jérome|last=Bouchacourt|language=fr|website=footamateur.fr|publisher=Foot Amateur|date=6 May 2018|access-date=21 April 2021}}

Bertrand made his debut for Angers in a 0–0 (3–2) penalty shoot-out loss in the Coupe de la Ligue to Guingamp on 31 October 2018. In January 2019, Bertrand was loaned to Béziers for the rest of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.asb-foot.com/2019/01/28/dorian-bertrand-lasb-merite-de-rester-en-ligue-2/|title=Dorian Bertrand : " L’ASB mérite de rester en Ligue 2 "|website=asb-foot.com|publisher=AS Béziers Football|language=fr|date=28 January 2019|access-date=21 April 2021}}

International career

Born in Réunion, France, Bertrand is of Malagasy descent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.clicanoo.re/Sport/Article/2018/11/02/Fortunes-diverses-pour-les-Kreopolitains_555819|title=Fortunes diverses pour les Kréopolitains|website=Clicanoo.re}} He debuted for the Madagascar national team in a 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Benin on 11 November 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/qualifiers/caf/match-center/origin1904-p.cxm.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/qualifiers/caf/match-center/400209504|title=FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™|website=www.fifa.com}}

=International=

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
rowspan="3"\|Madagascar \|2021	2	0
2022	1	0
2023	5	0
colspan="2"\|Total\|\|8\|\|0