# Rayan Raveloson

Rayan Ny Aina Arnaldo Raveloson (Malagasy:; born 16 January 1997) is a Malagasy professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Super League club Young Boys. He also holds French nationality as he was raised in Réunion, where his mother is from.

## Youth career

Raveloson is a product of Réunionnais club SS Jeanne d'Arc.

## Club career
### Tours

Raveloson started his career at French club Tours FC. He spent time with both the first team and the reserve team.

### Troyes

In 2018, Raveloson signed for French Club ES Troyes AC. He helped them win promotion to Ligue 1 in the 2020/2021 season.

### LA Galaxy

On 20 May 2021, Raveloson signed with Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy. He won an MLS Goal of the Week award in his first season for his bicycle kick goal against the Portland Timbers.

### Auxerre

On 4 August 2022, LA Galaxy announced that it had transferred Raveloson to newly promoted Ligue 1 side Auxerre for a reported fee of $1.78 million, with potential add-ons to boost it above two million.

### Young Boys

On 18 January 2025, Raveloson signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Young Boys in Switzerland.

## International career

Raveloson made his Madagascar national team debut on 2 June 2019, in a friendly against Luxembourg, as a half-time substitute for Faneva Imà Andriatsima. He played at 2019 Africa Cup of Nations when Madagascar made a sensational run to the quarterfinals.

## Career statistics

    As of matches played on 16 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Tours B | 2014–15 | Championnat National 3 | 22 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 2 |
| Tours B | 2015–16 | Championnat National 3 | 8 | 0 | – | – | — | — | – | – | 8 | 0 |
| Tours B | 2016–17 | Championnat National 3 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| Tours B | 2017–18 | Championnat National 3 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| Tours B | Total | Total | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Tours | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Tours | 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | – | – | 8 | 0 |
| Tours | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 1 |
| Tours | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 33 | 2 |
| Tours | Total | Total | 53 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 62 | 3 |
| Troyes | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 32 | 5 |
| Troyes | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 0 |
| Troyes | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 2 | — | — | — | — | – | – | 35 | 2 |
| Troyes | Total | Total | 87 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 90 | 7 |
| Troyes B | 2018–19 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| LA Galaxy | 2021 | MLS | 22 | 5 | — | — | — | — | – | – | 22 | 5 |
| LA Galaxy | 2022 | MLS | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | – | – | 26 | 3 |
| LA Galaxy | Total | Total | 44 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — | – | – | 48 | 8 |
| Auxerre | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | – | – | 37 | 4 |
| Auxerre | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | – | – | 35 | 4 |
| Auxerre | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | – | – | 14 | 1 |
| Auxerre | Total | Total | 81 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | — | – | – | 86 | 9 |
| Young Boys | 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 313 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 335 | 31 |
* ↑ "Championnat de France Amateur 2" until 2017

### International

    As of match played 18 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Madagascar | 2019 | 8 | 2 |
| Madagascar | 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| Madagascar | 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| Madagascar | 2022 | 5 | 1 |
| Madagascar | 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| Madagascar | 2024 | 8 | 3 |
| Total | Total | 37 | 6 |
    Scores and results list Madagascar's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Raveloson goal.
List of international goals scored by Rayan Raveloson :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 14 June 2019 | Annexe de Grand Stade Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco | Mauritania | 1–0 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 2 | 16 November 2019 | Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar | Ethiopia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3 | 27 September 2022 | El Bachir Stadium, Mohammedia, Morocco | Benin | 1–3 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 4 | 22 March 2024 | Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar | Burundi | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 7 June 2024 | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | Comoros | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 7 June 2024 | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | Comoros | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |

## Honours

Troyes
* Ligue 2: 2020–21
Auxerre
* Ligue 2: 2023–24
Individual
* Best XI (Match Day 26): Ligue 2 Domino's 2020
Orders
* Knight Order of Madagascar: 2019