Rayan Raveloson

Rayan Ny Aina Arnaldo Raveloson (Malagasy: [ˈrajan raˈvelʷsun]; born 16 January 1997) is a Malagasy professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Super League club Young Boys.^[3][4] He also holds French nationality as he was raised in Réunion, where his mother is from.^[5][6]

Rayan Raveloson

Raveloson in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Rayan Ny Aina Arnaldo Raveloson[1]
Date of birth	(1997-01-16) 16 January 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Anosibe Ifanja, Madagascar[2]
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Young Boys
Number	45
Youth career
	SS Jeanne d'Arc
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2018	Tours B	38	(2)
2014–2018	Tours	53	(2)
2018–2021	Troyes	87	(6)
2019	Troyes II	1	(0)
2021–2022	LA Galaxy	44	(8)
2022–2025	Auxerre	81	(7)
2025–	Young Boys	23	(2)
International career‡
2019–	Madagascar	39	(7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 March 2025

Youth career

Raveloson is a product of Réunionnais club SS Jeanne d'Arc.^[5]

Club career

Tours

Raveloson started his career at French club Tours FC. He spent time with both the first team and the reserve team.

Troyes

In 2018, Raveloson signed for French Club ES Troyes AC. He helped them win promotion to Ligue 1 in the 2020/2021 season.

LA Galaxy

On 20 May 2021, Raveloson signed with Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy. He won an MLS Goal of the Week award in his first season for his bicycle kick goal against the Portland Timbers.

Auxerre

On 4 August 2022, LA Galaxy announced^[7] that it had transferred Raveloson to newly promoted Ligue 1 side Auxerre for a reported fee of $1.78 million, with potential add-ons to boost it above two million.^[8]

Young Boys

On 18 January 2025, Raveloson signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Young Boys in Switzerland.^[9]

International career

Raveloson made his Madagascar national team debut on 2 June 2019, in a friendly against Luxembourg, as a half-time substitute for Faneva Imà Andriatsima.^[10] He played at 2019 Africa Cup of Nations when Madagascar made a sensational run to the quarterfinals.^[11]

Career statistics

As of matches played on 10 August 2025^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tours B	2014–15	Championnat National 3[a]	22	2	–		–		–		22	2
	2015–16		8	0	–		—		–		8	0
	2016–17		4	0	–		–		–		4	0
	2017–18		4	0	–		–		–		4	0
	Total		38	2	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Tours	2014–15	Ligue 2	1	0	–		–		–		1	0
	2015–16		7	0	1	0	—		–		8	0
	2016–17		19	1	0	0	1	0	–		20	1
	2017–18		26	1	3	0	4	1	–		33	2
	Total		53	2	4	0	5	1	–		62	3
Troyes	2018–19	Ligue 2	29	4	0	0	3	1	–		32	5
	2019–20		23	0	0	0	0	0	–		23	0
	2020–21		35	2	—		—		–		35	2
	Total		87	6	0	0	3	1	–		90	7
Troyes B	2018–19	Championnat National 3	1	0	—		—		–		1	0
LA Galaxy	2021	MLS	22	5	—		—		–		22	5
	2022		22	3	4	0	—		–		26	3
	Total		44	8	4	0	—		–		48	8
Auxerre	2022–23	Ligue 1	34	2	3	2	—		–		37	4
	2023–24	Ligue 2	34	4	1	0	—		–		35	4
	2024–25	Ligue 1	13	1	1	0	—		–		14	1
	Total		81	7	5	2	—		–		86	9
Young Boys	2024–25	Swiss Super League	19	2	2	0	—		0	0	21	2
	2025–26	Swiss Super League	4	0	0	0	—		0	0	4	0
	Total		23	2	2	0	—		0	0	25	2
Career total			327	27	15	2	8	2	0	0	350	31

1. "Championnat de France Amateur 2" until 2017

International

As of match played 19 March 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Madagascar	2019	8	2
	2020	3	0
	2021	7	0
	2022	5	1
	2023	6	0
	2024	10	2
	2025	1	2
Total		39	7

Scores and results list Madagascar's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Raveloson goal.

List of international goals scored by Rayan Raveloson^[13]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	14 June 2019	Annexe de Grand Stade Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco	Mauritania	1–0	1–3	Friendly
2	16 November 2019	Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar	Ethiopia	1–0	1–0	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3	27 September 2022	El Bachir Stadium, Mohammedia, Morocco	Benin	1–3	1–3	Friendly
4	7 June 2024	FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	Comoros	1–0	2–1	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
5				2–0
6	19 March 2025	Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco	Central African Republic	1–1	4–1	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
7				2–1

Honours

Troyes

• Ligue 2: 2020–21

Auxerre

• Ligue 2: 2023–24^[14]

Individual

• Best XI (Match Day 26): Ligue 2 Domino's 2020^[15]

Orders

• Knight Order of Madagascar: 2019^[16]

External links

• Rayan Raveloson at National-Football-Teams.com