Romain Métanire
Minnesota United in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 28 March 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Metz, France | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Spokane Velocity | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2016 | Metz II | 32 | (2) |
2010–2016 | Metz | 161 | (2) |
2016–2017 |
KV Kortrijk | 18 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Reims | 59 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Reims II | 2 | (0) |
2019–2022 | Minnesota United | 77 | (1) |
2023 | Seraing | 10 | (0) |
2024– | Spokane Velocity | 2 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2018– | Madagascar | 27 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 January 2024 |
Romain Métanire (born 28 March 1990) is a professional
Club career
Metz
Métanire was born in
As a result of his performances in the reserve team, Métanire was selected on the substitutes' bench for the match away at
In the 2011–12 season, Métanire established himself as Metz' first-choice right-back, starting in all of the side's first 21 matches of the campaign.
On 5 February 2016, he scored a goal against
Kortrijk
On 15 July 2016, Métanire left Metz for Belgian club
Reims
On 18 January 2017, after just six months with Kortrijk, Métanire returned to his native France joining Stade Reims on a 1.5-year contract.[3]
Métanire helped Stade de Reims win the 2017–18 Ligue 2 and promote to the Ligue 1 for the 2018–19 season.[4]
Minnesota United
On 25 January 2019, Métanire signed with
Seraing
On 6 September 2023, Métanire signed a one-year contract with Seraing in Belgium.[7] On 1 January 2024, Métanire's contract was terminated as he asked to rejoin his family in the US.[8]
Spokane Velocity
Métanire joined USL League One expansion club Spokane Velocity on 23 January 2024. He scored the first home goal five minutes into the home opener for Spokane in a 2-1 victory.[9]
International career
Métanire was born in France, and is of Malagasy descent. He was called up to the Madagascar national team on 11 August 2018.[10] He made his debut for Madagascar in a 2–2 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tie with Senegal on 9 September 2018.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 December 2020[12]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Metz | 2010–11 | Ligue 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
2011–12 | Ligue 2 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | Championnat National | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | ||
Total | 161 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 2 | ||
KV Kortrijk
|
2016–17 | Belgian First Division A
|
18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
Reims | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
Total | 59 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | ||
Minnesota United | 2019 | MLS | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
2020 | MLS | 20 | 0 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||
Total | 47 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 1 | ||
Career total | 285 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 310 | 3 |
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
International
- As of matches played on 17 November 2020[13]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Madagascar | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
2019 | 9 | 0 | |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 14 | 0 |
Honours
Metz
Minnesota United
- U.S. Open Cup runner-up: 2019
Individual
- UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year: 2013–14[14]
- Knight Order of Madagascar: 2019[16]
References
- ^ "Romain Métanire". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Romain Métanire (Metz) signe au KV Courtrai (D1 belge)". L'Equipe (in French). 15 July 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Romain Métanire va s'engager à Reims" [Romain Métanire to join Reims]. L'Equipe (in French). 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Ensemble, fêtons nos champions ! – Stade de Reims". 7 May 2018.
- ^ "Minnesota United acquires French defender Romain Metanire". Star Tribune. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Minnesota United 2022 End of Season Roster Update | Minnesota United FC". MNUFC.
- ^ "ROMAIN MÉTANIRE REJOINT LE RFC SERAING" [ROMAIN MÉTANIRE JOINS RFC SERAING] (in French). Seraing. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "ROMAIN MÉTANIRE QUITTE LE RFC SERAING" [ROMAIN MÉTANIRE LEAVES RFC SERAING] (in French). Seraing. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Former MLS All-Star Romain Métanire brings wealth of experience to Spokane". USLLeagueOne.com. USL League One. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "William Gros et Romain Métanire arrivent chez les Barea de Madagascar". www.orange.mg.
- ^ Football, CAF – Confederation of African. "CAF – Competitions – 32nd Edition of Total Africa Cup of Nations – Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
- ^ Romain Métanire at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ Romain Métanire at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Palmarès". Trophées UNFP du Football (in French). Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "2019 MLS All-Star Roster". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "Madagascar : Les Barea décorés chevalier de l'ordre national". 15 July 2019.
External links
- Romain Métanire – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Romain Métanire at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Romain Métanire at FootballDatabase.eu
- Romain Métanire career statistics at FootNational
- Romain Métanire at Soccerway