Ibrahim Samuel Amada (born 28 February 1990) is a Malagasy professional footballer who last played for Ratchaburi and the Madagascar national football team as a midfielder.

Ibrahim Amada
Personal information
Full name Ibrahim Samuel Amada
Date of birth (1990-02-28) 28 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Antananarivo, Madagascar
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2011 Academie Ny Antsika
2011 JS Kabylie 11 (0)
2011–2012 AS Khroub 13 (1)
2012–2015 USM El Harrach 72 (8)
2015–2017 ES Sétif 36 (1)
2017–2019 MC Alger 38 (4)
2019–2020 Al-Khor 22 (3)
2021–2022 Al-Markhiya 0 (0)
2022 Al-Qadsiah 15 (0)
2024 Ratchaburi 8 (0)
International career
2008– Madagascar 47 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 4 May 2024 (EST)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of  22:00, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Amada was born in Antananarivo, Madagascar.

On 30 January 2011, Amada went on trial with Algerian club JS Kabylie.[1] A few days later, he signed a one-year contract with the club becoming the first Malagasy player to sign in Algeria.[2] On 4 March 2011, Amada made his official debut for JS Kabylie in a 2010–11 Algerian Cup match against ES Mostaganem[3] playing the entire game as JS Kabylie won 1–0. Amada was released from the club at the end of season, making just 11 league appearances.[4]

On 28 July 2012, Amada signed a three-year contract with USM El Harrach.[5]

On 30 January 2022, Amada joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Qadsiah.[6]

International career

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On 11 October 2008, Amada made his debut for the Madagascar national football team in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Ivory Coast as a substitute in the 74th minute.[7] However, Madagascar went on to lose the game 3–0.

Career statistics

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International

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As of matches played on 14 November 2024[8]
Madagascar
Year Apps Goals
2008 1 0
2009 2 0
2010 2 0
2017 1 0
2018 6 0
2019 11 1
2020 2 1
2021 8 0
2022 4 1
2023 3 0
2024 7 1
Total 47 4

International goals

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As of matches played 14 November 2024[8]
Scores and results list Madagascar's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 7 July 2019 Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt   DR Congo 1–0 2–2 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
2. 17 November 2020 Barikadimy Stadium, Toamasina, Madagascar   Ivory Coast 1–1 1–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3. 24 September 2022 Stade El Bachir, Mohammedia, Morocco   Congo 2–2 3–3 Friendly
4. 14 November 2024 Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa   Tunisia 2–2 2–3 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

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Academie Ny Antsika

ES Sétif

JS Kabylie

MC Alger

Individual

  • THB Champions League Best Player: 2008[11]

Award

References

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  1. ^ "L1 - Transferts : JSK, Amada plutôt que B. Zanelli ?". Archived from the original on 7 March 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  2. ^ L1 - Transferts : JSK, Amada arrive, Dindin renvoyé Archived 10 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "ESM 0-1 JSK". Archived from the original on 2014-02-24. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
  4. ^ "JSK : Hannachi l'a bel et bien confié à ses collaborateurs : "C'est fini le recrutement estival !"". Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  5. ^ Abbad, Rachid (29 July 2012). "Amada signe un contrat de trois ans à l'USMH" (in French). Liberté Algerie. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  6. ^ "كابتن منتخب مدغشقر إبراهيم أمادا قدساوياً".
  7. ^ FIFA.com - 2010 Fifa World Cup South Africa Archived 3 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ a b Ibrahim Amada at National-Football-Teams.com
  9. ^ "Madagascar 2008".
  10. ^ "Ballon d'Or : Amada, meilleur joueur étranger du championnat".
  11. ^ "Antsika – Madagascar".
  12. ^ "Madagascar : Les Barea décorés chevalier de l'ordre national". 15 July 2019. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
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