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My Take
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.
Overview
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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- 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
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 175 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from France →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.