Arohasina Andrianarimanana

Andriamirado Arohasina Andrianarimanana (born 21 April 1991), commonly known by the nickname Dax,^[2][3] is a Malagasy footballer who plays as a midfielder. He plays for the national team and Black Leopards in South Africa.^[4]

Andriamirado Dax Andrianarimanana

Personal information
Full name	Andriamirado Arohasina Andrianarimanana
Date of birth	(1991-04-21) 21 April 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Antananarivo, Madagascar[1]
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Black Leopards
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2018	Fosa Juniors
2018–2019	Kaizer Chiefs	10	(1)
2019–	Black Leopards	5	(0)
International career‡
2016–	Madagascar[1]	21	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:01, 14 July 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:02, 14 July 2019 (UTC)

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.^[5] Andrianarimanana signed a two-year deal with the club.^[6]

International career

Andrianarimanana played at the 2017 and 2018 COSAFA Cup, in the latter competition he was named player of the tournament.^[5]

Career statistics

International

As of matches played on 14 July 2019^[1]

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.^[1]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	27 May 2018	Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa	Mozambique	1–0	2–1	2018 COSAFA Cup
2.	23 July 2022	Complexe Sportif de Côte d'Or, Saint Pierre, Mauritius	Seychelles	1–0	1–0	2022 African Nations Championship qualification

Honours

Club

Fosa Juniors

• Coupe de Madagascar : 2017^[7]
• THB Champions League (1): 2023

Kaizer Chiefs

• Nedbank Cup : Runner-up: 2019^{[citation needed]}

Individual

Kaizer Chiefs

• Best Squad (1) : ABSA Premiership 2019^[8]

National Team

• Man of the Match Mozambique group A (1) : COSAFA CUP 2018^[9]
• Man of the Match South Africa Quarter-finals (1) : COSAFA CUP 2018^[10]
• best player of the tournament (1) : COSAFA CUP 2018^[11]
• Knight Order of Madagascar: 2019^[12]
• African Nations Championship third place: 2022
• Man of the Match Niger Third place play-off (1) : CHAN 2022^[13]
• Man of the Match Mozambique Quarter-finals (1) : CHAN 2022^[14]
• Team of the Tournament : CHAN 2022^[15]

Record

• First Malagasy player elected best player of the COSAFA cup : 2018^[16]