# Marco Ilaimaharitra

Marco Ilaimaharitra (born 26 July 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Kortrijk. Born in France, he is a former member of its the under-19 and under-20 national teams but represents Madagascar at senior international level.

## Club career

Born in Mulhouse, Ilaimaharitra started his career with his hometown club, AS Coteaux Mulhouse. Later, he joined FC Mulhouse. In 2008, he joined the youth team of FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. His professional debut came on 14 December 2013, in a 1–0 away defeat against OGC Nice. Four days later, he featured in the Coupe de la Ligue against OGC Nice.
On 15 January 2025, Ilaimaharitra signed a contract with Kortrijk until the end of the 2024–25 season, with an option to extend for 2025–26.

## International career

Ilaimaharitra was born in France, and is of Malagasy and Réunionnais descent. Previously a youth international for France, he made his debut for Madagascar in a friendly match against Comoros on 11 November 2017.
On 27 June 2019, Ilaimaharitra scored a late 76th minute free-kick against Burundi to secure a 1–0 win and historic first ever win for Madagascar in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 19 July 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Sochaux II | 2012–13 | CFA | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| Sochaux II | 2013–14 | CFA | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| Sochaux II | 2014–15 | CFA | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| Sochaux II | 2015–16 | CFA | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Sochaux II | 2016–17 | CFA2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| Sochaux II | Total | Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Sochaux | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 |
| Sochaux | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 1 |
| Sochaux | 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 0 |
| Sochaux | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 |
| Sochaux | Total | Total | 91 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 1 |
| Charleroi | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 | 36 | 2 |
| Charleroi | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division A | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Charleroi | Total | Total | 48 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 72 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 159 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 198 | 4 |

### International

    As of matches played on 19 July 2019
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Madagascar national team | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Madagascar national team | 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| Madagascar national team | 2019 | 7 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 12 | 1 |

### International goals

    Scores and results list Madagascar's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ilaimaharitra goal.
List of international goals scored by Marco Ilaimaharitra :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 27 June 2019 | Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt | Burundi | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 2. | 12 October 2020 | Stade El Abdi, El Jadida, Morocco | Burkina Faso | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 3. | 24 September 2022 | Stade El Bachir, Mohammedia, Morocco | Congo | 3–3 | 3–3 | Friendly |

## Honours
### Individual

National Team
* Man of the Match Burundi group B (1) : Africa Cup Of Nation 2019
* Knight Order of Madagascar: 2019