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, correct 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]

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]}