Romain Spano Rahou (born 31 October 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Annecy.

Romain Spano
Spano in 2015
Personal information
Full name Romain Spano Rahou
Date of birth (1994-10-31) 31 October 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Aubagne, France[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Annecy
Number 9
Youth career
2009–2011 Grenoble
2011–2014 Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Saint-Étienne II 43 (16)
2014–2016 Lens II 28 (5)
2016–2017 Andrézieux 54 (19)
2017–2019 Clermont 4 (0)
2017–2019 Clermont II 3 (4)
2018–2019Bourg-en-Bresse (loan) 20 (3)
2019– Annecy 66 (28)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2024

Career

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Spano trained as a youth player with Grenoble and Saint-Étienne before joining the Lens training centre. He joined Andrézieux in the winter of 2015–16.[2]

After a successful start to the 2017–18 season with Andrézieux (scoring 10 goals in 13 league appearances), Spano signed his first professional contract with Clermont of the French Ligue 2 on 19 December 2017.[3] He made his professional debut with Clermont in a 0–0 Ligue 2 tie with Tours on 12 January 2018.[4] In June 2018 he joined Bourg-en-Bresse on loan for the 2018–19 season.[5]

In July 2019, Spano terminated his contract with Clermont, signing for Annecy on a two-year deal.[6]

Personal life

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Spano was born in France to an Italian father and an Algerian mother.[7][8] Spano is the twin brother of Maxime Spano, who is also a professional footballer.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Romain Spano, nouveau renfort offensif". 19 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Le Clermont Foot 63 recrute Romain Spano et renforce son attaque" (in French). francetvinfo.fr. 20 December 2017.
  3. ^ Rédaction. "Clermont recrute l'attaquant Romain Spano à Andrézieux (N2)".
  4. ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2017/2018 - 20ème journée - Tours FC / Clermont Foot". www.lfp.fr.
  5. ^ "Clermont Foot : Spano prêté à Bourg-en-Bresse" (in French). La Montagne. 17 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Annecy : Un attaquant de Clermont est arrivé (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 5 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Toulouse: Un défenseur du TFC prêt à rejoindre l'équipe d'Algérie". www.20minutes.fr.
  8. ^ François, Lo Presti. "Maxime Spano, défenseur du TFC au GF38".
  9. ^ "Dans la famille Spano, Romain (Andrézieux) rit, Maxime (Grenoble) fait grise mine (vidéo) - LSD - Le Sport Dauphinois". 20 November 2016.
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