Titouan Safidy Fortun (born 28 January 2004) is a Malagasy professional footballer who plays as a left-back for the French club Nantes II and the Madagascar national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Titouan Safidy Fortun | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Sahabe, Madagascar | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nantes II | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | JGE Sucé | ||
| 2010–2023 | Nantes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Nantes II | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Madagascar | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:35, 18 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:35, 18 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editFortun began playing football with JGE Sucé at the age of 5, before moving to Nantes' youth academy in 2010. On 8 February 2023, he signed a youth contract with Nantes.[1] He helped the Nantes U19s win consecutive Championnat National U19 titles in 2021–22 and 2022–23.[2] He captained and scored in the final for 2022–23 to clinch trophy.[3]
International career
editFortun debuted for the senior Madagascar national team in a 0–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tie with Angola on 7 September 2023.[4] He received his second call-up to the team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in November 2023.[5]
References
edit- ^ "FC Nantes : trois espoirs de l'Académie font un pas de plus vers le monde pro • Actufoot • Actu du foot pro/amateur". Actufoot.
- ^ "FOOTBALL - CHAMPIONNAT DE FRANCE U19 - Safidy Fortun sacré pour la deuxième fois de suite". L'Express de Madagascar. October 20, 2023.
- ^ Lavergne, Morgan (August 28, 2023). "Première sélection pour Titouan Fortun (FC Nantes) avec l'équipe nationale de Madagascar". Tribune Nantaise.
- ^ "FC Nantes : Titouan Fortun appelé avec Madagascar". OneFootball. November 21, 2023.
- ^ "Mali Actu - Titouan Fortun, jeune défenseur du FC Nantes, appelé pour représenter Madagascar en Coupe du Monde".
External links
edit- Titouan Fortun at Soccerway
- Titouan Fortun at National-Football-Teams.com