Romain Amalfitano

Romain Grégoire Clément Amalfitano (born 27 August 1989) is a French professional footballer who last played as an attacking midfielder for Western Sydney Wanderers. He previously played for Reims, Châteauroux, Evian, Newcastle United, Dijon FCO and Al-Faisaly.

Romain Amalfitano

Amalfitano in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Romain Grégoire Clément Amalfitano[1]
Date of birth	(1989-08-27) 27 August 1989 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth	Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
2003–2009	Châteauroux
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	Evian	22	(3)
2010–2012	Reims	58	(6)
2012–2014	Newcastle United	0	(0)
2013–2014	→ Dijon (loan)	24	(2)
2014–2020	Dijon	182	(5)
2020–2022	Al-Faisaly	40	(5)
2022–2023	Western Sydney Wanderers	25	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 May 2023

Career

Châteauroux

Born in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes,^[2] Amalfitano joined the Châteauroux academy, where he played until the end of the 2009 season.^{[citation needed]}

Evian

He began his professional career at Evian, playing in 28 games for them in the 2009–10 Championnat National, where Evian finished as champions.^{[citation needed]}

Reims

He then signed a two-year deal with Stade de Reims, scoring 10 goals in his 58 appearances for the club. The team finished 10th in the 2010–11 Ligue 2 and second in the 2011–12 Ligue 2, winning promotion to Ligue 1.^{[citation needed]}

Newcastle United

On 1 July 2012, Amalfitano signed for Premier League team Newcastle United on a three-year contract. Amalfitano joined Newcastle on a free transfer after his contract at Reims expired on 30 June 2012. He made his club debut in a friendly match that ended in a 1–0 defeat away to 3. Liga club Chemnitzer FC on 13 July.^[4] He made his competitive debut for the club in a Europa League tie against Atromitos F.C. on 23 August, which ended with a 1–1 scoreline.^[5] Amalfitano made his first start for the club in Madeira when Newcastle played Maritimo in their opening group stage game of the Europa League, the match ended 0–0.^[6] He made four appearances in total for Newcastle, all in the Europa League.^[7]

Dijon

On 4 September 2013, it was announced that Amalfitano had joined Dijon FCO on loan.^[8] On 1 July 2014, he signed a permanent three-year deal with the club on a free transfer.^[9]

Al-Faisaly

On 25 October 2020, Amalfitano signed with Saudi Professional League club Al-Faisaly.^[10] On 31 January 2022, he was released by Al-Faisaly.^[11]

Western Sydney Wanderers

On 4 June 2022, Amalfitano signed with A-League Men club Western Sydney Wanderers.^[12]

In May 2023, it was announced that Amalfitano was leaving the club at the end of his contract.^[13]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Morgan Amalfitano.^[14]

Career statistics

As of 30 May 2021^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Evian	2009–10	Ligue 2	22	3	2	0	0	0	—		24	3
Reims	2010–11	Ligue 2	32	3	4	4	2	0	—		38	7
	2011–12	Ligue 2	26	3	0	0	1	0	—		27	3
	Total		58	6	4	4	3	0	—		65	10
Newcastle United	2012–13	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	5[a]	0	5	0
Dijon (loan)	2013–14	Ligue 2	24	2	3	0	0	0	—		27	2
Dijon	2014–15	Ligue 2	28	1	1	0	1	0	—		30	1
	2015–16	Ligue 2	35	3	0	0	4	0	—		39	4
	2016–17	Ligue 1	26	0	2	0	1	0	—		29	0
	2017–18	Ligue 1	33	0	1	0	1	0	—		35	0
	2018–19	Ligue 1	32	0	3	0	2	0	1	0	38	0
	2019–20	Ligue 1	26	1	2	0	1	0	–		29	1
	2020–21	Ligue 1	2	0	0	0	0	0	–		2	0
	Total		182	3	9	0	10	0	1	0	202	5
Al-Faisaly	2020–21	Saudi Pro League	23	1	3	0	–		–		26	1
Career total			309	17	21	4	13	0	6	0	349	21

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Al-Faisaly

• King Cup: 2020–21^{[citation needed]}