Romain Amalfitano

Romain Amalfitano is the sort of footballer I find quietly admirable. Born in Nice, an attacking midfielder who passed through Reims, Newcastle United, Dijon, Al-Faisaly and finally Western Sydney Wanderers, he built a career out of constant movement across leagues and continents. That nomadic path isn't glamorous, but it takes real grit to keep earning a place far from home. I value players like him more than the headline stars, because they show the unglamorous endurance the game is actually built on. A boy from the Mediterranean coast ending up chasing a ball on the far side of the planet is its own kind of romance.

Name (English)

Romain Amalfitano

Name (Japanese)

ロマン・アマルフィターノ

Reading

ろまん・あまるふぃたーの

Born

August 27, 1989 (age 36)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Snake

Origin

Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Height

175 cm

Occupation

association football player

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8E

Tags

• Alpes-Maritimes
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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