Alaixys Romao

Alaixys Romao

Personal information
Full name	Jacques-Alaixys Romao
Date of birth	(1984-01-18) 18 January 1984
Place of birth	L'Haÿ-les-Roses, France
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Marseille
Number	20
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2004	Toulouse B	71	(0)
2004–2007	Louhans-Cuiseaux	82	(5)
2007–2010	Grenoble	96	(2)
2010–2013	Lorient	83	(2)
2013–	Marseille	106	(4)
International career‡
2002–2003	France U-18	0	(0)
2005–	Togo	52	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:01, 14 May 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 February 2013

Jacques-Alaixys Romao (born 18 January 1984), commonly known as Alaixys Romao, is a French-born Togolese football midfielder, who plays for Marseille in the Ligue 1.

He also is a regular member of the Togolese national team.

Club career

Romao started his professional career with Toulouse FC but only managed appearances for the B team in 2004–05 and was then transferred for free to Louhans-Cuiseaux in the French third tier called National. In the 2007–08 season, he was traded for free to Grenoble and his career took off. A solid and rugged defensive midfielder, Romao proved a valuable asset for Grenoble. His first season with the club saw him appear 30 times in Ligue 2 with 2 goals and 10 yellow cards topped with a promotion to Ligue 1.

In 2008–09, he made 37 appearances, 32 of them as a starter in Ligue 1 and managed to avoid the drop. The next season, Romao made 29 appearances for Grenoble and 2 assists. However, Grenoble was not able to avoid the drop this time and was relegated. Romao was then signed by FC Lorient in July 2010 for a reported fee of 8,000.00 GBP.

In the 2010–11 season, his first with FC Lorient, Romao made 33 appearances in Ligue 1 with a goal and 2 assists, 2 appearances in the Ligue Cup and 2 appearances in the French Cup competition with 1 goal. Romao made another 32 appearances as a starter in the 2011–12 season with a goal and an assist but also 11 yellow cards and 2 red cards.

In 2012–13, on 31 January 2013, he was signed by Marseille.

International career

The French-born player has featured for the French under-18 national team, but is now a member of the Togolese national team, for which he was called up to the 2006 World Cup.

External links

• Alaixys Romao – FIFA competition record
• Alaixys Romao at National-Football-Teams.com